Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Tim, You're joking, right? I mean yours was a mock rant, wasn't it - all tongue in cheek? But if you're not, I'm happy to let wannabe "artistes" buy b&w disposables at Walmart, and then wonder why their prints suck. It only makes me look better... My take on all this is that Kodak (and everyone else, probably) has way too much C41 b&w sitting around, because no one's buying it. Trying to make this into a popular fad may be their way of dumping unsold stock by sticking it into disposables... cheers, frank Tim Atherton wrote: > God no! The last thing we need is the unwashed unsophisticated masses going > out shooting some pseudo C41 black and white film and coming back from the > 1hr lab thinking they are "photographers". Especially when you or I have > spent $2,000 - $3,000 - $4,000 or more on our wonderful Leica glass and then > we go round to Johnny-next-door's house and he has an 8x10 "B&W" print up on > his wall blown up from something he took with some little plastic lensed > disposable point and shoot. It's just going to take away from the enjoyment > and reputation of real photographers who've spent many years and many more > dollars learning how to do it properly. > > What on earth is Kodak thinking... jeesh > > tim.. > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > ;-) > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- "I don't believe in God, but I do believe in pi" - Henri Cartier-Bresson - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html