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BJP just reprints/repeats press releases. It's Kodak reps' job to make soothing noises to customers. The "duty" and "mission" stuff is a bit fanciful.
Hello Daniel,
which is confirmed by the bjp article posted above and also here in a German article quoting a Kodak rep saying Kodak intends to continue production of film and photopaper:
http://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Kodak-versucht-es-wieder-analog-article5457701.html
+1.
People can make a difference, consumers can make a difference, we all film shooters can make a difference and change things.
Not only shooting film on a regular basis by ourselves, but also spread the word being active to get others interested in the joy of shooting film.
Film has so much to offer.
If you show it to others interested in photography, especially younger photographers (at least that is my experience) and explain the possibilities and strengths of the medium and what makes it unique, you will have success (again my experiences; I've got many people into shooting film during the last years).
Imagine, if each film shooter convince at least two or three others to shoot film.
Then photo film will be on the safe(r) side.
But of course it is not only our mission. It is definitely the duty of all companies which earn their income by selling film, photochemicals, photopaper and development services.
It is the duty not only of film manufacturers, but especially the duty of specialised distributors like Freestyle, Maco, Fotoimpex etc., and the duty of professional labs.
They must stop their inactivity and start marketing for film.
They want to sell film, therefore they have to convince consumers to buy film.
Best regards,
Henning
There's already a dead end taking shape with mirror-less bodies designed to look like their film ancestors, e.g., the Olympus OM-D, Pentax K-01 and the Fuji X10. EVFs are making mirrors and prisms obsolete--Sony's NEX bodies a case in point.
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Does anyone remember Polaroid's instant slide film? Does anyone remember Polaroid? I have one of the processor's in hardly used condition ... any offers?[/U]
* No mention if the pun was intended...
good riddance, The only people I know that own them can't figure out how to use them.
If you are talking about the 35mm processor, Polaroid was loaning them at first, then selling them, and practically giving them away later. I still have some film in unused condition... any offers?
Mmmmm....
DSLR sales are at an all-time high despite mirrorless intrusions.
Nikon just released God's DSLR the D800 with an OVF.
I think the OVF is here to stay.
Prisms are static and powerful, more than any sensor at relaying 100% Dr with no latency. Mirrors are a decades-old sunk cost, so have no R&D run-up.
About film, the concern is for how much longer.
The "duty" and "mission" stuff is a bit fanciful.
Sure, if you're willing to spend 3 large+ for the D800 or 6 large for the D4. The finder on the D7000 is just barely passable. Most dslrs use cheap, dim penta-mirrors, not heavier, pricier glass prism finders.The Sony EVF on the NEX 7 and tack-on OLED finder for the NEX5n are great for anyone not shooting fast action. Mirrorless cameras are also tiny compared to the bulk of a dslr.
Kodak will apparently stay in the film business fir a kibg tune
PE
Film shooters, and film distributors, have the choice. They can be part of the problem, or they can be part of the solution.
Those who are permanently penetrating forums with "film is dead" and "the sky is falling" statements are part of the problem.
Because they discourage photographers, especially new, young film shooters, to use film.
Who wants to join a club, which is permanently debating its closure? No one.
All these "film is dead discussions" of the last years significantly hurt film sales.
Market analysts know that. And that is the reason why the "film is dead" argument has been an essential part of marketing for digital cameras ("you have to go digital because there will be no film in the future").
Those film shooters and distributors/labs who encourage other photographers and interested people to shoot film are part of the solution. They stabilise the film user base.
If you fight you may loose.
If you don't fight you have definitely lost, in every case.
I love freedom, the freedom to have choices and variety. I want to have the choice between film and digital, the possibility to choose the right tool for the job and what I like best.
I am convinced the world of photography is best when this choice stay alive. I don't want to live in a digital only world. It would be a much poorer world.
That is the reason why I do my part to keep film alive.
Best regards,
Henning
Chan
The Polaroid slide film no longer exists.
Brian,
Agreed. I used Pola Blue mainly to photograph text to use in a projected lecture series.
Jeff
Those film shooters and distributors/labs who encourage other photographers and interested people to shoot film are part of the solution. They stabilise the film user base.
If you fight you may loose.
If you don't fight you have definitely lost, in every case.
Best regards,
Henning
I looked at my keyboard and cracked the code, but I still prefer to think of this as a fine old Gaelic expression, and I will try to use it wherever possible.
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