Except for Leica, there are presently no film cameras being manufactured. I think Nikon's flagship film camera was the last several years ago, and the number of other makes had been declining rapidly since 2000.
But there is an active market in used cameras. eBay is stocked full. And like everything the Internet influences, there are trends and must-haves and ridiculous pricing. Film saw an increase in sales after almost disappearing from existence. But it's only a matter of time before it completely ceases to exist. Film companies are eliminating film types, consolidating lines and otherwise winding down production. They're also raising prices on the few remaining types.
Film cameras are for all intent and purpose non-repairable as parts are non-existent, except for cannibalizing other broken cameras. It may be decades still before there are actually no more operational film cameras at all, but eventually it will happen.
It is sad that the era of film will eventually completely cease to exist. It is unquestionably an art form that can't be completely replaced by digital. But Tempus fugit.
I made a living and worked in film from the mid '50s to the early 2000s. With my first digital exposure in 2001, despite the limitations of that awful camera, I knew I would never go back.
Rich
