film camera equipment
The advent of the digital camera has greatly changed the field of photography, as now it is much easier to process and manipulate the photographic image. Although much diminished, the photographic film industry still maintains an important niche in commercial photography.
Darkroom Supplies
The need for darkroom supplies and equipment is decreased because the amateur photographer has in many cases traded in their old "instantmatic" for a well-designed digital point and shoot camera.
Large Format Film
Any camera that uses a film size that is 2 and 1/4 inches or greater is relatively unaffected by the recent proliferation of digital imagery. In fact the larger the film size the less competition there is from digital cameras.
High-quality Scans
There is a market for scanning negatives and transparencies to create a digital image. This is a best-of-both-worlds scenario, where the high-quality film image is converted to a digital file in order to take advantage of the digital image manipulation software such as Photoshop or Fireworks.
Indoor or Outdoor
With a digital camera you can switch back and forth from artificial lighting to natural sunlight almost at will. All you need to do is to make a small adjustment on the camera. As a result, the demand for special indoor film and flash equipment is diminished, especially those made for 35mm cameras.
Photographic Paper
The market for photographic paper is also changing. The old light sensitive paper that had to be stored in a dark place is not the popular item that it once was, as digital images can be printed directly from the computer to paper. And furthermore, archival inks and papers are readily available to insure that the digital print remains stable for a long period of time.
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