Canon Halts Film Camera Production

[focker]

Canon will continue to produce the cameras it currently makes but no longer work on developing new ones. Not really a shocker to anyone I'm sure.
http://news.com.com/Canon+to+halt+development+of+film+cameras/2100-1041_3-6076876.html?tag=st_lh

[cjm]

Not a shock at all. If anything its more of a shock that this didnt happen sooner. I haven't seen a film camera in awhile on store shelves and when I have it was the Elan 7abcdefg. Eos 1 and Eos 3 I have not seen in a long time.

[NYC2BGI]

Makes good business sense. Even the die hard film photographers are realizing that digital has now passed film and are making the switch.

[saravrose]

the end of an era.. truly it doesn't affect me. I've never shot film.. and in all honesty the film photographers I know don't switch out to the newest model every other year so not sure if it will really bother them all that much... the best film photographer I know has a twenty year old pentax.... I do wonder about the large format and medium format crowd... losing 35mm cameras is one thing.. but the medium/large format cameras I might have a bit of a reaction to... mostly because I think there process of creating a photo is really incredible..

sari

[MichelleK]

I took out my film camera the other day...looking for something in the camera bag...It had 11 pictures left on it and I really think the pictures on the film are from when I gave birth to my first child...who just celebrated her 3rd birthday!!!

Michelle K

[Michaelmjc]

At first I thought you were talking about video cameras, I havent heard the word film in a long time. Ya thats a good business decision, it's be stupid to continue making/ developing new ones.