Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, Didn't mean to step on your toes. And of course you're right about the profit motive. Henry >Sure, I'll be happy to give you my thoughts. We print all of our color work >on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, >accelerated fade test have the paper out past 100 yrs in the very best of >conditions. So I would be will >to bet that the work we are producing will last past 25 yrs. Really I don't >think there is a film or camera >company out there that is not interested in the bottom line. If not we would >have nothing to shoot. >Cheers Wilber >----- Original Message ----- >From: henry <henry@henryambrose.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 10:28 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Portra 400 BW (Was: Film Demise) > > >> I think you are right. The whole reason for the existence is this film is >> so that wedding guys can offer a "black& white" service and still have >> all their film and prints run on a machine. The images will look like B&W >> to the bride and her mother. And look like faded crap in 25 years. At >> this level it makes perfect sense. But why would I want to pay double >> price for a roll of film if I don't work this way? I already have XP2 and >> its cheap and excellent quality. >> >> Its more about Kodak getting your money than it is about anything else. >> Short circuiting craft and art. >> >> That said I'd like to hear your impressions of the film when you get a >> chance. >> >> Henry >> >> >> >Calumet has it for $7.00 @ roll in the 36/36exp-5 roll pack. Wonder what >B&H >> >wants for it. >> >One good point on the stuff from the Pro Portrait Photographers stand >point >> >is that it is become >> >damn hard to find anyone to do finishing in black and white-almost a dead >> >art for retouchers >> >and print finishers. I think this will be welcome by a lot of people if >the >> >stuff is any good. If it >> >works like the other portra films it could be very good. Will test and >post >> >some of the results. >> >Would be great for wedding PJ work and they say that it has a latitude >from >> >asa 50 to 1600. >> >We shall see. >> >Cheers Wilber Jeffcoat >> >www.jeffcoatphotography.com > >