Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wasn't one of Kodak's first products in the late 19th century a box camera that came loaded with film and had to be returned to Kodak for processing and reloading? Those were the days when real men used albumen to sensitize glass plates. Patrick - --- rodgersd@fosterfarms.com wrote: > Bill> There was another interesting Journal article about > companies that reload > and sell single use cameras. Fuji owns a key patent > on single use camera. > Kodak pays a royalty to Fuji. Both are trying to > stop the practice of > commercial reloading. I guess SU cams can be > reloaded and resold up to 7 or > 8 times. Pretty big market in single use cameras. > And, of course, they all > use film. > > Should be noted that reloading differs from > recyling. Fuji is apparently > buying as many spent cameras as they can for > recyling, thus driving up the > price for the reloaders. An interesting legal > argument involves whether or > not reloading a single use camera is just a repair, > or something more. > (sounds like fodder for an interesting thread) A > mere repair would not > infringe on the patent. > > My only question is, "are they using UV filters?" > > DaveR > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html