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Wikipedia has a page on aperture cards, for microfilm.
Yes demand is of course highest at the beginning roll out. I guess 50% are New People 50% are familar with old Ektachrome. In the longer term not all of the New People will stay - but some others beginn to fill up their freezer and that Ektachrome is just at this point relative cheap (it will not hold very long with 10bucks) is also quite clear.Not that I am a pessimist or anything, but I can't help but wonder after the initial pipeline is filled with the new Ektachrome, how long Kodak will be able to justify making it.
I doubt if the demand for it today will be even close to the demand for it when they decided to pull the plug.
Fortunately, they have less overhead to contend with, but..........
As long as we are engaging in idle speculation... I think...Yes demand is of course highest at the beginning roll out. I guess 50% are New People 50% are familar with old Ektachrome. In the longer term not all of the New People will stay - but some others beginn to fill up their freezer and that Ektachrome is just at this point relative cheap (it will not hold very long with 10bucks) is also quite clear.
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I strongly doubt your numbers. Maybe 90% of people on this forum. But in general, most older photographers who would have had experience with Ektachrome have moved on to digital and haven’t looked back. The majority of people in the real world who are interested in 35mm film these days are people who grew up with digital cameras being the primary option. They’re the ones who appreciate small format film. Whenever I see a film camera out in public, it’s usually in the hands of someone under 35. I looked at joining the two large local camera clubs in my area a while back, but they were both made up of entirely retirement aged people, and none of them shot film anymore. And none of them could comprehend why I’d shoot film in this day and age. I got lectured so many times on why film was worse than digital, I quit going.As long as we are engaging in idle speculation... I think...
90% had prior experience with both transparency film and Ektachrome in particular
Of that 90%: 20% are actually shooting it and the rest are squirreling it away... either to have in the future as a novelty or to later sell at exhorbinant prices on EBay.
Found an example. This is basic 35mm format. There were many other crop options for 120 film.The aperture card (there were many) cropped for the desired final print size, offered s place to record exposure and other printing information, and fit into certain enlarging systems. Plus they were compact storage. Old-skool wedding photographer’s dream. Apparently so archaic that I can’t even find a picture of one on the Internet. I think they are still made for microfilm but at one time they existed in many different crops for 35mm and several 120 film formats. If I can find a pic I’ll attach a link.
This is crazy. Can’t find an example to show you. SOMETHING IS MISSING FROM THE INTERNET... The end may be near!
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Found an example. This is basic 35mm format. There were many other crop options for 120 film.
I was reminded by a good friend (I hope) that pictures could be attached to posts. My feeble mind...
But now... finally... the Internet is complete. Ha ha ha.
I can respect your opinion, Jim#####.
Nobody even has a good guess as to the number of rolls released, but we all know it was insufficient to satisfy the demand... which we also can’t quantity or even estimate.
Repeated hand waving and unabashed enthusiasm can take the conversation so far...
I strongly doubt your numbers. Maybe 90% of people on this forum. But in general, most older photographers who would have had experience with Ektachrome have moved on to digital and haven’t looked back. The majority of people in the real world who are interested in 35mm film these days are people who grew up with digital cameras being the primary option. They’re the ones who appreciate small format film. Whenever I see a film camera out in public, it’s usually in the hands of someone under 35. I looked at joining the two large local camera clubs in my area a while back, but they were both made up of entirely retirement aged people, and none of them shot film anymore. And none of them could comprehend why I’d shoot film in this day and age. I got lectured so many times on why film was worse than digital, I quit going.
And I highly doubt that many people will be squirreling away Ektachrome. At least smart people. It won’t fetch huge numbers on eBay anytime soon. It’s a new formula. It hasn’t had time yet to gain a cult following. And even if it does, it won’t be discontinued anytime soon unless Kodak exits the film market entirely. It’s a hit for them right now, so there’s no reason to kill it. And if people decide it’s not as good as other options and it’s sales drop low enough to warrant its exit from the market, no one will be interested in buying it. If you want to stock up on film to resell at crazy prices later down the road, I think Provia would be a better bet. Kodak is looking for reasons to expand their line of film right now. Fuji is looking for reasons to contract. And since Ektachrome’s closest rival is Provia, that’s the one in most danger of disappearing. Hence that’s the one most likely to command high prices on eBay in the future.
This site is an extremely poor representation of real world demographics. Hence why it there aren’t any other sites like it in the world.
Sorry, but I’m laughing.
Aha - you may see just now the oportunity of that businessThat’s a lot of words... your fingers must be tired.
I think I might be starting to see your point. Not sure I fully understand, but I’ll keep thinking.
10 million per year does seem ludicrous. 1 million... maybe more realistic. And how do you think they are doing at meeting that goal for 2018... which is rapidly coming to a close.
But how much profit do you suppose is in 1 million sales? I’d guess a spit in the bucket in terms of corporate survival.
Now if they could simplify the delivery chain there might be a great opportunity for making more money... for whoever survives the transition.
The one I found was a little different AgX :Lightmeters came up around 1895.
These early meters hade a light sensitive paper (pop paper) darken under exposure to ambient light and then checked against a scale. There were many models.
The next group was optical and based on the visibilty of a scale under varying ND filtration, or similar effect. These were marketed until the 50s or so.
Or everything to be sunshine and roses.But of course it won't stop those whose overarching narrative of persecution needs the sky to be falling.
... if not more than that!Or everything to be sunshine and roses.
No, but there's clearly a market for whoever can make E-6 films in the right quantities (not multiple products 5 miles at a time) & some people have a problem with that because the customer profile doesn't match their prejudices.Or everything to be sunshine and roses.
The one I found was a little different AgX :
It was like a "slide rule" with markings for : location (longitude/altitude) date (month/day) time (hours in 15min. steps) and all kind of weather condition in around 30 parameters like (little clouds/more cloudy/fully coudy/little rain/freezing drizzle a .s . o.)
I don't see much of that but then I am not overly sensitive. I am happy E-6 is available for those that want to shoot it. Having two manufactures in the E-6 business is better than than one.No, but there's clearly a market for whoever can make E-6 films in the right quantities (not multiple products 5 miles at a time) & some people have a problem with that because the customer profile doesn't match their prejudices.
Ha..ha...Yes, but that is no lightmeter, but a exposure table
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