Why did the film resume production?

The recovery of film production is due to people's nostalgia, preference for film texture, the pleasure of making their own photos, and more importantly, the film has irreplaceable functions. The biggest advantage of film is that it can be seen and touched, and it can be kept for a long time. This is particularly valuable under the premise that the preservation of digital files is still unstable today.

It is reported that the William Institute of Imaging in the United States has done special research, and the conclusion is that black and white color negative and photos can be preserved for thousands of years under the conditions of-18 degrees Celsius and relative humidity of 20-30. Of course, most of us don't have this condition, but under normal temperature and humidity conditions, especially in the north, it is no problem to keep it for decades. It is not difficult to keep the film and photos by yourself and avoid high temperature and strong sunlight.

Although photos can be drawn now, collectors prefer developed photos, which is also a reason for remake. Although the film production photos are expensive, they are also of high value.

Up to now, it seems that there are very few movies that really return to work. In recent years, Kodak has vowed to resume the production of some classic films, but it only pays lip service and has not seen any real action. Even fujifilm has recently stopped production or reduced the variety and scale of existing films.

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Some films with fresh names you see are actually unknown and obscure, or it may be that a factory concentrates on branding and then sells them under different trademarks.

For the resumption of film production, I have the following current situation and views to share with you:

A noble and decent Shanghai brand film has really resumed production.

Among domestic black-and-white movies, Le Kai, AD and Shanghai are all good brands.

It is said that Le Kai has reserved a production line and can resume production at any time if it wants to. And in itself, it is really easy to resume production of black and white film, and the difficulty is not high.

In A.D., it was probably the best domestic black-and-white movie ever. Due to complicated historical and property rights reasons, it is very difficult to resume production estimation and there is little hope.

However, the production of Shanghai brand films has resumed. Now there are 120 specifications, 4x5, 8x 10, and the sales volume is not bad. Looking forward to the resumption of production of 135 specifications!

Instead of trying some unknown so-called European classics, we should honestly use Shanghai famous brands.

Second, Kodak film

The best color reversal films in history, Kodakrom and kodakchrome, may never be made again. This kind of color reversal film itself is very troublesome. At that time, only a few print shops in the world could develop it.

As for some classic color reversal films that Kodak has vowed to resume production, I'm afraid it's impossible because there are too many fine chemical raw materials needed. Once production is stopped and abandoned, it is really difficult to reorganize production. Besides, the United States has abandoned its weapons and moved a lot of industrial manufacturing abroad. Now Trendup understands that the manufacturing industry must be revived. This is the same as Shenzhen in China. I am in a hurry to abolish the manufacturing industry now, and I will invite it back later.

In short, Kodak itself is now deeply involved in various disputes and chaotic relations. The key point is that the output of color reversal film was not high at that time, and it is impossible to be high now and in the future. After all, the authenticity of film photography is still black and white photography. Therefore, I feel that the resumption of production of Kodak color reversal films is far away.

Color negatives are easy to develop and scan, and only large factories can produce them. I am afraid that only Kodak fujinon will have such a production line in the future. As for the non-Kodak Fuji color negative, it should also be made by Kodak or Fuji.

Third, it is possible for small factories to maintain the production of black and white films.

For large factories, the output value of black and white is too low, which is really not cost-effective.

In fact, for black and white film, a production line can produce many models with less than 100 people. Therefore, the future of black and white film is destined to be dominated by small factories.

Of course, there are some so-called old brand black-and-white films that did not appear in the textbooks of1980s. These films should all be produced by a factory, and it is unlikely that this brand really has its own production line.

The best black and white film brand, Yi Erfu, is a famous small factory.

Recently, Fuji also announced that it would stop producing all black-and-white films and black-and-white photographic paper.

First of all, the recovery of film production lies in the social demand for it. As people say, existence is reasonable, because film photography has its unique charm, that is, film color characteristics, its hierarchical transition is naturally rich and tolerant, and film photography has a unique feeling. The ability to enlarge photos with ordinary 135 film is quite good, and larger 120 film is also common. 6X6, 6X9 and even more professional 4X5 inch 5X7 inch and 8X 10 inch film cameras can release very professional photos.

In addition, photography originated from the appearance of negative film using chemical emulsion, from which the word photography was born, such a thing in the world. Its history of more than one hundred years has formed a culture. Its cultural characteristics, historical characteristics, cameras around 100 years ago, and cameras 60 or 70 years ago, many of which can still be used now, have all produced a cultural relic feature and historical feature. Formed a living history and its continuity. All these have created its comprehensive charm and culture. Its preciousness also makes some people with vision decide to inherit this culture and its continuity. And this continuation continues.

It's been about 60 years, and it still works normally (Soviet camera)

A camera more than 60 years ago

On the negative side,

In principle, there will be supply if there is demand, but the scale of demand has a great influence on the price. Too little demand will inevitably lead to high prices, which in turn will further curb demand, so it spirals down and finally enters the museum.

When did it stop production?

I think the topic itself is a false proposition. This film has never stopped production from its birth to its decline. Old Kodak Fuji has them, and the models range from 135-8 10 color negative to black-and-white reversal, but with the popularity of offline stores and digital products, most of the sales points are online. Post-development and printing extensions (most of which have been scanned now) are still very rich, so there are many choices! However, there are not many traditional potions that can be washed according to laboratory standards!

This is for the rich.

Film has been on sale.