Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wasn't aware that APX25 was available in bulk rolls. At least, my local dealer didn't think it was available that way. Based on the three rolls I just developed, my 60 rolls may not last as long as I anticipated. :-( Dan C. At 11:04 PM 07-11-00 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote: > > >>> We greatly appreciate your correspondence and welcome any additional comments >>> you may wish to share with us and our international headquarters. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Peter Kruka >>> Agfa Film Professional Products > > >Interesting, Johnny. The man has a very good point. > >Artists sometimes do such things. Paul Caponigro was rumored to have put in >a 20-year supply of DuPont Varilour when it was discontinued. And I have >seen with my own eyes the basement of Ctein's house. The house was mortgaged >so that Ctein could buy $30,000 worth of dye-transfer printing supplies. The >Pan Matrix film is stored in top-loading freezers and the paper, standing on >end in crates, fills most of the basement. > >A third of the price of a Leica lens will buy you a full-sized freezer, and >that should hold at least several hundred 100-ft. rolls of APX 25. There is >no need for anyone who loves this film (and I *do* sympathize, despite my >sometimes reflexively smartass tone) to do without. > >I wonder if I'd do that with Tri-X if Kodak ever discontinued it...probably >not. I'm not _that_ attached to it. Or...? > >--Mike > > >