Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >