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[Karl]

Thank you Waynemel,you brought some memories back with (suspense instead of instant feedback).That was exaclty how it felt when I first started taking photos in my teens,the wait was half the fun.The,did I get the shot or not,was a great feeling a

[M_currie]

My wife and I shot a bunch of film last week on vacation, and when I took it to the local processor, he said he'd gotten a lot of film in recently.  I don't think it's dead yet.  
 
I sure hope not anyway.  I think there will still be film f

[Fallisphoto]

I've been hearing that for years now, and they are still making it.

[Msteen1314]

While no one can contest the speed at which digital results can be obtained for immediate viewing, film does indeed force you to slow down and give each exposure the respect it deserves.
While not ideal, I take my rolls of 35mm to the pharmacy who

[Waynemel]

Where can you get processing for $3? I can take my film to Shoppers Drugmart and it costs $7 with prints (they do not have the option of scans and negs only).

[Msteen1314]

I thought the price may surprise some.  
 
We have a Shoppers Drug Mart in Moncton, New Brunswick that process the film and does a straight scan to CD. The cost is $2.99. Whether you process 1 film or 6, the price is $2.99 as long as they are goin

[Waynemel]

That's a good deal.
I have recently started processing my own C-41 at home, so the cost is also very cheap. If I could get 35mm done for $3, the home processsing wouldn't make much sense. Medium format however is about $8 to have processed, n

[Jeffk]

I notice that the local supermarkets and drug stores no longer sell film, so I either buy some at the professional shop that I use to develop and print/mount my negatives or slides, or lately I just buy it online.  35 mm, 120, 4x5, 5x7, or 8x1

[Electricnerve]

Film is dying? Then fogging an entire roll is one sure way to kill it
 
Karl was talking about grabbing rolls of film from disposable cameras:  
 
the single use camera mostly just has a normal 35mm cassette in the back so if you are in a jam

[Neuberger]

Let us be brave.  
The short pragmatic answer to OP's question is yep, meanwhile film is as dead as a dodo, no, deader as any dodo could ever be. In other words, game over, gone forever. Sad but true. No film available, no lab processing i

[Paul Ron]

Well here we are again 3 years later n film is still alive n doing just fine.
 
I love when this thread comes back up, it is like our journal, documenting the survival of a good old friend suffering from a terminal desease.
 
So how many of

[Brianshaw]

Well, film is faultering slightly.  Let's face realityin a realistic manner.  But as long as it is still staggering we'll be OK.

[Brianshaw]

p.s.  Still shooting film 99% of the time... but less of it than ever.

[G3bill]

I'm glad to see the finer camera shops are carrying many types of film and some at not bad prices. I'm glad this thread proves some things can continue but perhaps not exactly as before. In my area Costco used to have many bins to pic up your prints a

[Biloraguy]

I just read that 35 million rolls of film were bought in this country last year. When that figure hits 27, I will start to worry. And then I'll make my own film.