"if it is the $$ involved the original KODAK cost $245 in 1885, which is over $6600 today"the dire consequences of selling repackaged film and lomo cameras are what exactly ?
they get people interested in film and keep labs .. labbing ?
yup, they existed in the 90s .. by the 2000s they had people interested in what they were doing, a website
and began building and selling out of brick and mortar stores. just as kodak was starting to look ike a dead goldfish you'd flush down the toilet.
IDK, i guess the problem is they have people shooting film like they were making cellphone snapshots. IDK, maybe i'm wrong, but
i think that's a lot better for the film industry as a whole than the serious weekender who spends 9 hours exposing 2 sheets of film on
a camera bought for 3$ at a swap meet on film horded 15 years before.
i'm guessing it wasn't the largeformat weekender that saved the film industry.
who cares if they repackage film ...
j+c, bregger, freestyle photowarehouse just to name a few do or did it,
and same with paper, i don't think LODIMA has their own factory ..
if it is the $$ involved the original KODAK cost $245 in 1885, which is over $6600 today
LOMO cameras are cheap by comparison !
As stated earlier, I can buy a pack of 3 lomography branded film for $13.90 cdn. My local lab charges $12-14 for ektar or portra. Kodak gold/fuji I can buy for a bit cheaper, around $9 for a single roll. I can get lomo rebrands for cheaper than I can buy the brand itself. Shipping costs negate some of this benefit but there is a break even point after only buying that second box of 3.The difference between Lomography and the numerous rebrands that preceded it, is the others made their own brand less expensive than the original. If you'd care to cite examples of Lomography providing cheaper film than the kosher item (in store promotions not withstanding), I'm listening.
Kodak Gold 200 is $3.85 for a 36 exposure roll at B&H.As stated earlier, I can buy a pack of 3 lomography branded film for $13.90 cdn. My local lab charges $12-14 for ektar or portra. Kodak gold/fuji I can buy for a bit cheaper, around $9 for a single roll. I can get lomo rebrands for cheaper than I can buy the brand itself. Shipping costs negate some of this benefit but there is a break even point after only buying that second box of 3.
Canadians can (and do) buy from B&H. There is no reason to pay $12-$15 for a roll of color film. Or am I missing something?Ces1um is in Canada. Film distribution here is the pits. Not just for Kodak. A 36 exposure roll of Kodak Gold 200 will be upwards of $15.00 CDN here in many "camera" stores - if they even sell film.
You're missing shipping, exchange rate and duty (b and h collects it). After exchange I'd pay 4.84. $15 for shipping making it $19.84 and duty which I have no clue about. Let's just say it would cost me $20 to get one roll here in Canada from b&h. Obviously additional rolls become far more cost effective.Canadians can (and do) buy from B&H. There is no reason to pay $12-$15 for a roll of color film. Or am I missing something?
The story is the same, but people tend to feel more connected to something when you have something physical in your hand as opposed to something digital on a screen. If someone wrote you something deep and heartfelt you would probably feel more appreciation for it it they gave it to you as a hand written note rather than as an email because of the time and energy that they put into it.Why are stories of traveling around in an RV in the snow any different because the participants shot film rather than digital?
no offense but are u saying Ektar or Portra are rebranded as Lomo film ?? citations ?
I practiced law for decades and witnessed thousands of contacts being signed. The few that were signed with a fountain pen were generally done by people who wanted to feel a heightened sense of importance, and who exhibited other affected behaviors. I wouldn't wish those characteristics on photographers who choose to shoot film (and is why I think the analogy is misplaced), but sometimes the shoe fits.
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