35mm film, how much longer?

I have a D70s digital SLR, but recently I'm finding an attraction to going
back to film. I'd like some professional estimations on how long 35mm film
will still be available, and used in the U.S. Not necessarily main stream,
but still fairly common?
Thanks,
Tom

Tom Williams

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

The point is that it is very rare that a 16 bit / color scan makes any
differance at all, unlikly you even have one. So why worry about this
rather small detail when having someone else scan your film?
And if common sense says that more data is better then 100 bits/color
would be better then 16/color, but this is clearly not needed.
Scott


Scott W

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

Now that I think of it, the location of film developing places sure
matters when deciding whether I want to go on shooting film
(especially slides) or not. As it happens, the only place in town
(and one of the few remaining in my country) that develops E-6 on-site
is only 2 blocks away. They also do nice enlargements digitally, so
right now what happens is, I go and shoot film, drop it off for developing,
pick it up a few hours later, scan, photoshop, then maybe upload some of the
images to the same place where they are printed almost immediately
(I usually receive an e-mail notification telling me they're ready for
pick-up some 7-15 minutes after I have ordered the prints.)


Toni Nikkanen

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

I can get to mine in about 15 minutes on foot. It'd be quicker, only
about 5 min walking, if there wasn't a Krispy Kreme donut shop on the
way. ;-D
I only use the car to get there if I'm on the way to somewhere else I
need the car to get to.
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No_name

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

Not than sRGB 16-bit, which was my point.
It is common sense as there is more data to work with. I will leave it at
that, but there are several others here who will support this point if asked.
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Thomas T. Veldhouse

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

The point is with the gamma of sRGB 8 bits gives a larger dynamic
range.
Can you show a scan where this is true?
Scott


Scott W

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

The point is with the gamma of sRGB 8 bits gives a larger dynamic
range.
Can you show a scan where this is true?
Scott


Scott W

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

sRGB is any bit depth you want; not just 24-bit. Perhaps you are thinking of
JPEG, as that is a 8-bit/24-bit color depth ONLY file format.
As far as benefitting from a 16-bit scan (48-bit color); that all depends upon
your use. If you are using the file as a source for editing and adjusting
your image, then the more color available to you for modifications purposes
the better.
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Thomas T. Veldhouse

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

If you want 48 bit color you will either pay a lot per scan or you will
have to scan yourself. But they are most likely scanning with 16 bits
/color and converting to sRGB. It would be hard to find a scan that
benefits from more then 8 bits in this case.
Scott


Scott W

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

The nearest prolab for me is more than 20 miles away. I have to have a need
for that fast of turn around with the price of gas today. The cost of driving
there alone is as much as using a Fuji mailer.
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Thomas T. Veldhouse

Re: 35mm film, how much longer?

Yes, probably. A high-res TIFF might only yield 6 scans per CD ... so I
doubt it is a 48-bit color 4000 dpi TIFF. ;-) Still, at 29 cents, your
mileage may vary.
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