That appeal to immediate gratification is what Polaroid capitalized on.
When I got my first color printer, I was amazed at how great one of my pictures printed. I can understand how people are amazed by the darkroom. But getting an 8 1/2"x11" print in a couple of minutes is pretty terrific too.
Don't you have to pay the ISP for the internet cable connect?
20 or so years ago, one could get 35mm amateur color film just about anywhere: department stores, drug stores, convenience stores, hotels, airports, you name it--even gas stations. And in just about any town that had a traffic signal. In Los Angeles there were one-hour photo labs almost on every block in every strip mall. And Fotomat kiosks in supermarket parking lots. Dozens of camera stores selling everything from disposable cameras to high-end amateur gear. And dozens more selling professional equipment. Ads for camera gear with hundreds of times listed tiny type every week in the newspaper (oops, those are gone, too). This is not coming back. Freestyle has moved to a location that is maybe less than half the size of their old store. Samy's just shut down their store on the westside. You can call me a naysayer, but those are the facts. Fuji no longer makes color film. Agfa has disappeared. Whatever blip there may be in film sales is just that. I am not celebrating the fact that film is slowly fading, I need it to be available, Actually, I am more concerned that so many film photographers do not develop or print their photos. So darkroom chemistry and photo paper are the more likely victims. And if they go away, I would take down the darkroom and drop film altogether.
Samy's closed that store because the property owner would not renew the lease. The property is undergoing major construction.
Did they reopen the store at another location?
[...] Whatever blip there may be in film sales is just that. I am not celebrating the fact that film is slowly fading, [...]
Neither pessimism nor optimism is realism. Realistically, film has declined into a niche product, and is now increasing due to the young crowd.
Pleas tell me where those stores are. I'd love not to have to drive halfway across town to be able to browse for something I probably don't really need. Or discover that I needed all this time but didn't know. Samy's is the only "real" camera store I know of in the area, either Fairfax or Pasadena.No the store has not been replaced. The other nearby stores pick up its business and much more than that.
Pleas tell me where those stores are. I'd love not to have to drive halfway across town to be able to browse for something I probably don't really need. Or discover that I needed all this time but didn't know. Samy's is the only "real" camera store I know of in the area, either Fairfax or Pasadena.
I guess I misunderstood. I thought you were referring to other camera stores, not other Samy's locations. I know where those are.Find Samy's Camera store locations, hours, and contact details across California. Visit us in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Ana, and more.
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I can't help on the locations, but I've been buying cameras, film and paper online from Sammy's for a long time. They're great people to buy from.
Don't tell Samy I said it, but he does look a bit like a jolly (if tall) Hobbit.So Lower Earth is Southern California
Don't tell Samy I said it, but he does look a bit like a jolly (if tall) Hobbit.
Lights off and a red filter in front of the laptop screenShut the lights off.
..Fuji no longer makes color film.
Sorry to bum you out but they do. My fresh stock just bought 200 and 400 say made in japan.
As much as you want film photography to die, it has not.
I have a Roku TV, and watched Antenna TV on it for 2 years before figuring out it could connect to the internet. That's turned out to be a huge step backwards. In many ways its worse than Antenna TV because the TV/internet/"smart" phone/laptop are all one now. Advertisers hound and track me day and night.
It's ridiculous. I don't see the benefits. Cable at least was reliable. Streaming works only as well as your connection at that moment in time.
Sure. But I'd have that ANYWAY.Don't you have to pay the ISP for the internet cable connect?
Actually, I am more concerned that so many film photographers do not develop or print their photos. So darkroom chemistry and photo paper are the more likely victims. And if they go away, I would take down the darkroom and drop film altogether.
Me too. If I couldn't develop and print my own film I wouldn't bother with film at all. It's really the darkroom work that I enjoy so much.
That's what I thought. Yet the owner of CatLABS in the recent thread hawking his new film told me I was wrong when I said most young film enthusiasts don't have darkrooms. Sometimes it's hard to know what's true on the internet.But you're now in a minority even in the hobby of film shooting.
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