New film camera anyone ?
When Pentax brought out the *ist 20 years ago, you could get a slide film with processing for £7, the processed and mounted slides returned within 5 days....
If you could buy a 1GB Compact Flash or MicroDrive (remember them?) card for less than £100 you had a bargain... I was at Ffordes when they proudly announced you could get a 1Gb for £99.
We are at the tail end of 2022, B&W films still relatively affordable, Ilford good availability, less so with Kodak - wish they would reintroduce Plus X. Slide films now £21 for E100 and £19 for Velvia/Provia - my regular lab, Peak, has just gone out of business. Most of those that do E6 don't offer mounting. Meanwhile, having sold my D810 (kept my K-1 ) I can't even give away my 64Gb extreme (MPB offered £5!) - probably tells you that cameras using CF are a much faster dying breed..
However, I would be interested to see what results...
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon
Kodak are racing to ramp up production, Ilford are expanding their films and available formats... the future is promising for film for at least the next few years.
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Does anyone actually make a film SLR at all today ?
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F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon
But don't get too excited, they might eventually decide to make nothing at all. On the other hand, they might put a project up for crowd funding, which begs the question of how much you would be prepared to pay up front for a crowd funded project to develop a Pentax film camera. And your answer to that question is.... ???
Steve
Does anyone actually make a film SLR at all today ?
Leica M6
https://m.dpreview.com/news/9789670720/leica-re-releases-the-leica-m6-film-camer...
Steve
Does anyone actually make a film SLR at all today ?
Leica M6
https://m.dpreview.com/news/9789670720/leica-re-releases-the-leica-m6-film-camer...
Er, rangefinder camera actually but the point is still relevant. I seem to recall that Fujifilm’s Instax cameras are their biggest earner, a surprise considering all the digital cameras they produce.
I just hope this doesn’t mean development of new DSLRs will be impacted, if a new full frame body isn’t announced sometime soon they might as well give up the digital market.
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Does anyone get what this means: “ One of the new challenges we have taken on is the development of PENTAX-brand film cameras. We feel this will provide camera fans with a joy of photography totally different from what they experience in the digital format. I want to stress that this announcement does not mean we will release new film cameras.”?
How about they've taken up the challenge of development but haven't given a commitment to release a film camera? Lots of things get as far as starting development but get pulled before they are released if it's decided that they won't be profitable. If (for example) interest in film were to drop off in a couple of years time, it might not be sensible for Pentax to release a film camera even if development were well advanced.
Steve
I just hope this doesn’t mean development of new DSLRs will be impacted, if a new full frame body isn’t announced sometime soon they might as well give up the digital market.
Bah humbug
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I just hope this doesn’t mean development of new DSLRs will be impacted, if a new full frame body isn’t announced sometime soon they might as well give up the digital market.
Bah humbug
... he said, as the ghost of Pentax Past slowly materialised, holding in its skeletal hand a camera that was ... NOT DIGITAL!
Steve
I have loads of slides of Kodachrome which was a brilliant service and the quality unsurpassed and I even developed my own slide film from ektachrome slide film and mounted in slide film holders.
I can understand a large format film professional Photographer wanting something more modern with extra functions but film for the sake of film is a no no for myself, as its way to an expensive a journey and results will vary from lab to lab on the development of negative's.
K1ii and epson EC8550 printer for my new journey.
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