Fujifilm recently announced that its stock of APS (Advanced
Photo System) film has finally run out. Both Fuji & Kodak stopped
production of the 24mm film last year. Developed back in the mid 1990’s for the
amateur market it never really had a chance to catch on before the digital
revolution took over in spite of the emerging assortment of excellent compact
cameras for it.
Although 35mm and 120roll film remain significant markets
and there has even been a revival of interest lately in 110 and 126 film I
doubt we will see any more APS film. Oddly enough its legacy lay primarily in
the vast majority of DSLR’s that use the 24mm APS format for their digital
sensors. As technology improves these smaller digital cameras with the APS
sensors are even being used by professionals leaving just a couple “full sized”
sensor cameras on the market.
For a more thorough discussion of the various digital
sensors available and their relative sizes see my earlier blog post (Feb 7th, 2012)
entitled, “Why is Film Better than Digital."
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