In these rapidly changing times and with the move to digital cinema
projection firmly underway, Christie has made the decision to phase out all
new production of film equipment.

Christie will accept non-cancellable purchase orders for film equipment
until October 31, 2009. Acceptance of these orders will be confirmed in
writing and will be subject to availability. Orders must be scheduled for
delivery prior to July 31st 2010.

We remain committed to our film customers and plan to support our film
products well into the future. Parts and upgrade kits will remain available
for as long as our customers require them. Christie will maintain a
sufficient inventory of service parts and in addition, our customer service
and technical support staff will continue to be dedicated to any service
needs going forward.

They also used to make really nice film storage cabinets but those seem
to have been discontinued long ago.

What about stuff like lamphouses, which could be used interchangeably
by film and digital cinema systems?

Steve Kraus <screen at (no spam) SPAMBLOCKfilmteknik.com> wrote:
In these rapidly changing times and with the move to digital cinema
projection firmly underway, Christie has made the decision to phase out
all
new production of film equipment.

You know, I'd feel better about this if Christie actually made projectors
that didn't tear their intermittents up, and actually worked reliably.

Christie will accept non-cancellable purchase orders for film equipment
until October 31, 2009. Acceptance of these orders will be confirmed in
writing and will be subject to availability. Orders must be scheduled for
delivery prior to July 31st 2010.

What about stuff like lamphouses, which could be used interchangeably by
film and digital cinema systems?

They had a nice make-up table too. It will be a shame to lose that.

They also used to make really nice film storage cabinets but those seem
to have been discontinued long ago.

We remain committed to our film customers and plan to support our film
products well into the future. Parts and upgrade kits will remain
available
for as long as our customers require them. Christie will maintain a
sufficient inventory of service parts and in addition, our customer
service
and technical support staff will continue to be dedicated to any service
needs going forward.

I sure hope they have lots of spare intermittents....
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I've been wondering the past 2-3 years if the equipment on shelves of rental
houses, manufacturers, etc. and what is already deployed in the film based
world for capture and projection is the last we will see of these products.
No more 16, 35, or 65mm cameras. lenses, processors, and projectors.
Perhaps no more new emulsions for photography, archiving, projection and
intermediate use. The end is near, yes?

=?iso-8859-1?Q?in_Technicolor=AE?= <$%^nobody at (no spam) nowhere.com> wrote:
I've been wondering the past 2-3 years if the equipment on shelves of rental
houses, manufacturers, etc. and what is already deployed in the film based
world for capture and projection is the last we will see of these products.
No more 16, 35, or 65mm cameras. lenses, processors, and projectors.
Perhaps no more new emulsions for photography, archiving, projection and
intermediate use. The end is near, yes?

Probably, but if you look at your local rental company, you'll see a lot
of the equipment there dates way back anyway. The good and the bad thing
about film gear is that the standards don't change much, so equipment made
in the 1920s is still usable today. There are plenty of old Bell and Howell
movements still running today in special purpose cameras.

The advancement in the past 50 years has mostly been in lenses, sound, and
emulsions. I still expect the first two to keep improving because those
improvements won't be specific to film presentation and production. The
emulsion technology, though, is what I most worry about stagnation in.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."