Re: For sale...

From	"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: For sale...
Date	2011-03-08 12:19 +0000
Organization	MGT Consulting
Message-ID	<slrninc7de.tkc.gsm@cable.mendelson.com> (permalink)
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Tim Streater wrote:
> The film for which, as you have wittily pointed out, is no longer made.

That's not true. Film for 35mm cameras is still made. The market has changed
and while general purpose film has gone the way of the dodo (and some 
interesting special use films which happened to be useable for general
photography), there still are plenty of films around and choices. 

One of the big changes in the world is the disappearance of the corner
camera store, or the drugstore film rack. It's no longer a commodity
consumer item.

Kodachrome is gone not beacuse of lack of desire for what it produced,
but because the competition got better. Film with the color dyes in it
has gotten better over the years, the dyes are more stable, the film has
better color rendering, contrast and resolution and is not an
environmental disaster to develop.

There are even films with four color layers that in some circumstances take
BETTER slides than Kodachrome. 

Kodak's 1980's (Ektar 25/100) experiment to produce a color negative
film with results as good as Kodachrome failed due to lack of sales, but
it's not gone. The technology was rolled into their regular films and
they recently brought out a new version using 21st century technology.

Since slide film is almost dead anyway (try to buy a new slide projector),
print film with the same results is more desiable today. 

Meanwhile, I can still buy a roll of 120 film from a Chinese vendor on eBay
for slightly over $2 a roll including registered mail. It's actually much
better than the Chinese 35mm film, I'm not sure why it is not sold in that
format. 

The standard 35mm Chinese film sold in the west is called Lucky, and to be 
honest you have to be to use it. It's a decent film, but it's made using
1930's design technology. 

Ilford is still in the film (and paper business), but they renamed the paper.
I think too many people were trying to put silver based, light sensitive
paper in their ink jets (I actually read a review where someone did).

Geoff.

-- 
Geoffrey S. Mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to misquote it.

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                Re: For sale... AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2011-03-03 10:51 -0500
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                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 12:04 -0800
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-03 11:35 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 03:43 -0800
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-03 12:27 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 04:55 -0800
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-03 14:38 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 10:16 -0800
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-03 16:33 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 11:57 -0800
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-04 04:40 +1100
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-03 17:52 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 12:01 -0800
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-04 05:50 +1100
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                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-04 00:39 +1100
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                Re: For sale... Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2011-03-03 14:03 -0500
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                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-02 18:53 -0800
                Re: For sale... Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-03 18:34 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-04 13:24 -0800
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                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-04 00:36 +1100
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-03 10:22 -0800
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                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-05 11:56 +1100
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                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-05 16:25 -0800
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-06 10:06 +1100
                Re: For sale... Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> - 2011-03-05 18:22 -0600
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                Re: For sale... Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> - 2011-03-06 19:11 -0600
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                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-07 17:27 -0800
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                Re: For sale... "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2011-03-08 12:19 +0000
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-08 12:51 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-09 08:23 -0800
                Re: For sale... "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2011-03-09 13:34 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-09 09:55 -0800
                Re: For sale... Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-03-09 15:13 +0000
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                Re: For sale... "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2011-03-09 14:04 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-09 09:55 -0800
                Re: For sale... "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2011-03-09 19:34 +0000
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-09 15:20 -0800
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                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-07 12:56 +1100
                Re: For sale... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2011-03-07 06:34 +0000
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                Re: For sale... Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> - 2011-03-07 22:23 -0600
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                Re: For sale... Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2011-03-03 13:22 -0500
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                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-05 11:35 +1100
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                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-06 15:26 +1100
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                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-04 13:24 -0800
                Re: For sale... Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-04 19:12 +0000
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                Re: For sale... Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-05 03:36 +0000
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-05 15:41 +1100
                Re: For sale... Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-05 14:08 +0000
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-06 09:29 +1100
                Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-05 16:25 -0800
                Re: For sale... Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-06 03:02 +0000
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-06 14:59 +1100
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-05 11:36 +1100
                Re: For sale... Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-03 02:37 +0000
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-03 18:55 +1100
                Re: For sale... Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2011-03-03 13:56 -0500
                Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-04 06:26 +1100
        Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-02 07:40 -0800
        Re: For sale... Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-03-02 12:59 -0500
          Re: For sale... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-02 10:05 -0800
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        Re: For sale... Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2011-03-02 10:34 -0500
      Re: For sale... dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2011-03-03 04:44 +1100
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          Re: For sale... Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-03-02 13:24 -0500
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            Re: For sale... Steve Fenwick <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-02 16:36 -0800
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