Film has never quit making good pictures. I believe that film makes better photograhy skills because of the tendency to make every shot count. Although I enjoy digital very much I also enjoy film as a distinct medium. Artists don't just paint on canvas and they don't all use oils.
Briefly comment on your reaction to Kodak's announcement of a new color negative film.
- Log in or register to post comments
![](/sites/all/themes/hometech/images/headicon.png)
![John R. Harris, Sr.'s picture John R. Harris, Sr.'s picture](https://www.stereophile.com/images/default_user_85x85.jpg)
I teach photography at the College of So. MD (CSM) and teach my digital students that shooting film and then scanning in the slides or negs is a preferred way to capture fine detail. I'm glad Kodak is still giving us new, better film.
![Mitch Preston's picture Mitch Preston's picture](https://www.stereophile.com/images/default_user_85x85.jpg)
In the fall of 1999, I took a course at Maine Photographic Workshops, led by David Middleton. He was so impressed with the color saturation I obtained with Kodak 100VS film that it prompted him to include a mention of this film along side of the Fuji film that for years had been a professional's standard. I use 100VS to this day.
![Richard A. Auchter's picture Richard A. Auchter's picture](https://www.stereophile.com/images/default_user_85x85.jpg)
Hard to believe that the 35mm film format of this color negative will find a market. Medium and large format sizes may still find a market, but it is hard to imagine myself purchasing any more 35mm film for my Nikon 35mm film cameras. They have not just taken a back seat, but have exited the bus entirely and gone into the museum......
![Daniel Rees 's picture Daniel Rees 's picture](https://www.stereophile.com/images/default_user_85x85.jpg)
I own both digital and film cameras. The film cameras do things digital cannot as of yet and I have no trouble seeing image through the camera. The 35mms are not battery " hogs" either as many digitals can be and loose power at an inconvenient time. There is space for both and film will probably remain in use as vinyl phonograph discs have.
![John Rivard's picture John Rivard's picture](https://www.stereophile.com/images/default_user_85x85.jpg)
Digital cameras have gotten so good, along with the editing software, that I rarely even think of film anymore. If I want a certain "look" that one of my old films or lenses delivered, I only have to tweak a few settings on my DSLR and slightly adjust my Photoshop work-flow. I do not miss the "wet" darkroom or waiting for slides to come back, only to be scanned for inkjet printing anyway.
![William Huebsch's picture William Huebsch's picture](https://www.stereophile.com/images/default_user_85x85.jpg)
Sadly, film left me. On vacation in 2003, I dropped off some film to be processed at what had been a reputable photo processor. Only the tech who normally ran the mini-lab was also on vacation. Ruined film, ruined vacation, create one digital convert.