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im copping a sr2 right now and bunch of film to support

04:10 “ … so there’s a little money grabbing going on … “ Ya think? Kodak’s demise when the digital era took over was a beautiful example of karma. They still haven’t learnt their lesson but at least they are now small fry - exactly where they belong. In the early eighties I was a sizeable customer for their slide films. One of their greedy little managers decided it would be a hit to buy up a large percentage of the world’s silver stocks on the quiet. Then, oh, quelle surprise, they announced that as there was a shortage of silver, that they were forced to increase the price of film, developers, and anything else that used silver. As an example, a roll of Kodachrome 25 almost doubled over night. Then, part two of the plan was to float all that hoarded silver back on the market - for a profit, of course - and then somehow “forget” to drop their prices. The rest is very satisfying history …

As much as I acknowledge your opinion on the topic.... please remember to do the edit of your video after filming it. ;)

i took my mum’s cybershot took a couple of photos, expecting to get some retro vibes, turns out it looked just like a smartphone camera. digicam is the most overrated camera now by a long shot. but please keep film a secret cus my film prices are spiraling out of control

When Kodak introduced Vericolor, in 120 and 220 formats, in the mid-1970s, it was a professional game-changer, confirming the switch from monochrome to colour for most social photography. The competition from Fuji came later.

Bro you weren't lying. Literally no one has seen this, this video is fucken fire too my dude!

The future of consumer film photography will likely be determined by whatever pension fund takes over Alaris. Maybe Eastman can take it over and become Kodak again. Consumer film photography is past its peak of 2023. If 2025 continues the drop of 2024 then I don't see how Alaris can use the consumer film boom to make itself attractive. I'm not optimistic that Alaris, Eastman , Fuji and whoever runs the German film coating lab can revive a decline. These companies did not create the consumer film growth starting in 2015, (I give Lomo credit for that), so they have been reacting to rather than driving this phenomenon. I'm not optimistic for continued consumer film use, let alone growth.

A fellow southerner making film photography videos and you have a decent following and high quality videos! I'm glad to have found your channel bud. I think this is good news indeed. I hope so anyway since I've just made a large commitment to shoot film for life with the acquisition of a quite expensive new film camera. My gut feeling is film isn't going anywhere. People thought it was dead for over a decade before and here we are now.

FAO Shwarz sold this same camera around 4 years ago

I always prefered Fujifilm tho.

Strangely, the advent of mobile phone cameras is helping the film industry. More people are shooting photos, which gets them involved and makes them want to learn more. At some point, they learn about various film stocks and how they create different kinds of photos. I shoot mostly digital, but I also have two 35mm film cameras. It's fun to use them.

Keep going kodak ! Just keep track of your spending ! Control your quality !

This is what happens when there is a monopoly

You say most of us want to see new products. I don't. I have no interest in new film products - only in Kodak continuing to produce the same photographic supplies as they did in the 1980s, before the advent of consumer digital photography.

For some of us, it’s not a „hobby“. It’s how I earn money. Film has a look, and there are those willing to pay for that look, always will be. I remember Tri-X (the formulation before the current coating machines were installed) costing 99¢ per roll. Also remember 4x5 25sheets HP5+ costing $4.99. Films I was shooting just 15 years ago are gone. But I’ve been shooting since 1979 with film, and I’m going to continue to.

Thanks for sharing your insight. What a bummer to see the price hikes especially when the film is getting more popular than ever. Kodak Gold 200 is my favorite to use with my Rolleiflex!

Bring back the dye transfer process

All very positive. Let's hope Fuji takes notice and rebuilds their production facilities. Personally I never liked and used Fuji film, but I do think it is good for the industry to see more film production returning. The more factories, the more secure film photography's future will be, and the more choices we will have.

I got one with my body for $325 and it might be the best purchase I’ve made

I'd like to add the Canon EOS. They can be found for under 50-60 bucks (I've never paid more than 40 and I have 3 of em). Reliable, easy to use for beginners, lots of features for more advanced users, loads of lenses available. The biggest down side are the batteries are a bit much, and lenses csn be more expensive than the bodies.

I want free dog or xmp file is it possible

$800 is a lot with the rough edges it has. $600 would have been more fair, but still... in a world where a lousy Mju ii is $600 and can break the following day with zero repair options, this Rollei is very compelling. I gave up 120 film this year when I realized every time I clicked the shutter I was dropping 3 dollars on the ground. Couldn't tolerate it. Even Instax Wide is only $0.90 a click.

I dont understand the film hype. Its outdated tech and not needed for anything

Bring back Kodachrome!!!!!

I’ll never forget what they did to tri-x prices. I moved to Ilford out of spite.

They needa bring back ektachrome 160 T for cinema and still photography

Great news from Kodak and although a lot more people are shooting film, I think a lot has to do with the movie industry. Lots of new movies and shows are being shot on film ,for instance Amazon's show Fallout is shot on film. To put in perspective how much film they might use, 1 hour of film is ~5,400 feet, or the equivalent of ~1,200 36exp 35mm rolls. Take into account that a conservative shooting ratio for most films is around 1:10(taking into account,errors, b-roll,vfx,test shows,etc) , they might use 54,000 ft or 12,000 36exp rolls of film for each episode. The first season is 8 episodes long so ~ 432,000 feet or 96,000 rolls. For a tight-90 movie, it would be pretty fair to expect somewhere around 100,000 FT or ~22,000 rolls of 36exp film. If you bought that much Kodak Gold , that would be nearly $200k, not including developing!

This happened in November and production is now resumed as explained.

pls, don't do it to us kodak.

I don’t think we really need new things personally, that’s not why I shoot film, I just hope the market remains large enough that they continue and maybe other players get into it again.

He was quite literal. Film is made in the dark. And you need light to work on the machines.

HELL YEAH, good news, I would also like it, if gold 200 and a few other stocks where available in 4x5" sheets, and affordably priced, I have shot Kodak Gold 200 120 in my sinar F2 and LOVE it, even with a wide 65 and 90mm lens (20 and 28 equivalents {135 format}) just am excited to shoot, just wish I had a colour film I could afford (as an 'emerging' photographer) in this format. Another suggestion would be to make a polaroid like film, as a replacement for the new 55 stocks, so the 545j owners can still use this back.

Please no click bait I’ve just gone a bought a Leica and Hasselblad after using my 5x4 Horseman 45FA for a solid two years.

I didn't leave film, *film left me* Portra 120 has become $2/click after buying it, lab processing it and scanning it. Imagine, dropping 2 bucks on the floor every time you click the shutter? Hard pass. Fuji 50R with some Portra and Tri-X recipes. It's close enough. 35mm is a little more approachable, but still expensive.

This is a two-edged sword. Kodak has also recently said they will no longer sell ECN product to everyone. You must complete a document so they will verify the use of ECN will be a viable 'film project'. Kodak wants ECN used in film making, not respooled for shooting stills. I'm heart broken. I have been buying ECN, TriX and XX film for the past 3+ years and bulk rolling into cartridges for personal use. Guess that is no more.

But it looks like this pause is for the better good perhaps of film moving forward as it seems they are adjusting their production for demand hopefully. So it's not like they are ceasing production like some other companies have over the past few years. This all being said, I will probably stock up on 35mm film to cover me for a few months which wouldn't be that much, maybe 2 or 3 rolls per month.

I love Tri-X.

What he means by "bring light into the dark" is that certain repairs and upgrades require you to turn the lights on, so you have to stop making film or it's all ruined.

Wasn’t Fuji also shutting down “temporarily?”

Good to see that Kodak is investing in the future. A little worried though that we are at the beginning of a global trade war due to upcoming tariffs. Since I don't live in the United States I am preparing for a time when availability and price of products, including film, manufactured in the United States will be a big problem. I know that a lot of prominent companies supported (i.e. contributed to) these policies before the November election. I hope Kodak wasn't one of them. No matter, we will all have to deal with the results now. Hopefully the domestic markets in the United States can keep companies like Kodak afloat until this all blows over.

Long-term this is going to be good, but I'm not sure that they can eat the cost and we'll be seeing an increase in prices as stock thins until production comes back online.

Lets hope it is not corporate mumbo jumbo for exiting the market, at least comsumer market, or coming back with a premium pricing.

If they keep producing film, I'll keep using it.

I´ve been shooting Ilford films for some time and I rediscovered Fomapan from Czech Republic to use some alternative developing receipts ... so, it doesn´t bother me so much.

Hoping they bring us more affordable films again. Gold in 120 was so affordable now it’s going to stick with.

We have wideluxx to wait 😁

A plastic bag is everything you need (so that you're prepared to convince your friendly TSA agent to handcheck your film), otherwise there are 3d printed things to be had for a very small amount of money. Peter McKinnon is for him self and nothing much else.

I’m definitely optimistic for the future of film.. for however long that future might be of course.. I have hundreds of working cameras that will be going to new owners over the next 6 or 8 months and I certainly hope film will be available for them.

I hope they will continue to produce, it would be so sad to see Kodak dissapear. However, halting production just doesn't sound right to me, any other business would upgrade along side continuous production. For example half of the production line would be shutdown for updating whilst the other half would keep producing and then change over. If they said they were going to shutdown production totally nobody would purchase the remaining stock that has already been produced and people would start buying digital alternatives. I hope I'm wrong.

Beloved hobby indeed! A few years ago I started quietly building a stash of frozen film as a hedge against rising prices. Manufacturing capacity to replenish film at retail as it sells out is a major driver of prices in the market, so i hope Kodak is adding output to meet demand growth. That will help keep prices stable. If current (high) prices and demand levels make Kodak profitable and able to invest in capacity then I feel good about the long term outlook. Especially with all the great YTers (like yourself) continuing to build enthusiasm for shooting film.