Within the last year, ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have all ceased production of their film cameras to focus exclusively on the design and manufacture of digital cameras. According to ARRI, the company has only built film cameras to order since 2009. Panavision built its last Millennium XL in 2009.
Film Craft, a lab in Detroit, closed its doors after 90 years of business, leaving one film lab (Astro) in the Midwest. And despite Cinesite, Kodak is slowly fading to black as they prepare to file Chapter 11.
I've been predicting the end of film since the Ikegami EC 35 with it's fancy Plumbicon tubes but now that the end is actually here it's kinda sad. I'll miss the sound of film purring through the gate.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kodak-prepares-chapter-11-bankruptcy-278689
http://www.ikegami.com/br/products/sdtv/ec35.html
Film Craft, a lab in Detroit, closed its doors after 90 years of business, leaving one film lab (Astro) in the Midwest. And despite Cinesite, Kodak is slowly fading to black as they prepare to file Chapter 11.
I've been predicting the end of film since the Ikegami EC 35 with it's fancy Plumbicon tubes but now that the end is actually here it's kinda sad. I'll miss the sound of film purring through the gate.
But I won't miss the weight of a Platinum with a grand on my shoulder...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kodak-prepares-chapter-11-bankruptcy-278689
http://www.ikegami.com/br/products/sdtv/ec35.html
Still waiting for black as of Oct 2015.
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