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Your Excellency: Hello! Will electronic digital completely replace the film machine in photographic equipment?

As far as digital and film are concerned, as far as I know, it can be said that it has basically replaced, and film is still alive in only a few fields; However, in a few territories where digital technology is underdeveloped, movies have not lost their vitality for the time being. As for the traditional film machine, now it is more to add a digital camera to continue the vitality of its equipment.

From the performance point of view, today's high-end digital images have completely approached or even surpassed the traditional film in terms of pixel, dynamic range, sensitivity and other core indicators, but they have completely surpassed in the later stage, production cycle, transmission and comprehensive cost. Therefore, it is an indisputable fact that digital images completely replace traditional films. There are two aspects that are most convincing. First, in the field of business and news photography, the original film camp has been renamed in a large area, and even people who use traditional machines now mostly output through the back of the machine; Second, film manufacturers and development shops have shrunk dramatically. Kodak is closing its factories at the rate of one a year. Fuji has shifted its focus to digital, and various film models have been shrinking and discontinued.

At present, the film material still has the following advantages:

The color gamut of feature films is still better than digital, and there is still a market in the commercial field where personal photography and production level can reach;

The printing and processing effects of some films still have unique charm, especially in the field of black-and-white photography. Even the original silver plate process is still favored by a few photographers.

Products such as film "instant development" and lomo machine still have a few markets among ordinary consumers.

It can be said that even if it can't be completely replaced, the era of film has passed, and today's dominance is digital.