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Subject: [Leica] Is film making a comeback?
From: dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com (Dennis Kushner)
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:28:47 -0400
References: <CAEFt+w-jOG+t+YDGR+_-LtAx3gd2qWYoYZPnmV9zmKfvLg+Ptw@mail.gmail.com> <E5B2AFF4-9477-454C-AF86-D3249D75E523@frozenlight.eu> <F66E198B-977A-46CB-BE16-C9CDD4099C64@gmail.com> <CANzMCD8nc-ScuX0yMzHRjLDPCx=USVWtEH-hfjP0s4UBvLn-Kg@mail.gmail.com>

Jim, you inspire us all to use more film.
Or at least digital B&W.  :D



On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at 
judgecrater.com>wrote:

> I'm doing my level best to keep it alive!
> On Aug 24, 2013 11:57 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My problem was not so much that film was dying off? It was the
> > availability of chemicals. A perfect storm of (1) post 911 restrictions
> on
> > chemicals in the mail, (2) the demise of local brick and mortar stores
> > post-Katrina, and (3) my college deciding that it was unlawful for me to
> > receive mail at the school put a damper on my souping of films.
> >
> > Jeffery
> >
> >
> >
> > On Aug 24, 2013, at 5:07 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I would not say comeback in the sense that it will ever become
> > mainstream again. It will not die out completely, just as vinyl records
> are
> > still around, but it will remain a niche product for aficionados. Some of
> > those will be young, artistic types, yes.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nathan
> > >
> > > Nathan Wajsman
> > > Alicante, Spain
> > > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> > > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> > >
> > > YNWA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Aug 24, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Dan Khong wrote:
> > >
> > >> Friends
> > >>
> > >> Many years ago, lots of folks who enjoyed talking about Leica cameras,
> > >> signature of various lenses and the attributes of the many films
> > available,
> > >> jettisoned their film equipment and then joined the bandwagon that
> > echoed,
> > >> "Film is dead!"
> > >>
> > >> Today, we can still get film AND many old film cameras are holding
> their
> > >> prices. I am seeing young people toting film cameras. Hand phone
> > cameras in
> > >> one hand and film cameras in the other.
> > >>
> > >> Is it possible that film is not that dead but is actually making a
> > comeback?
> > >>
> > >> Dan K
> > >>
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> > >>
> > >
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In reply to: Message from dankhong at gmail.com (Dan Khong) ([Leica] Is film making a comeback?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Is film making a comeback?)
Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Is film making a comeback?)
Message from jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Is film making a comeback?)