Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nope, Kodak and Hewlett Packard want to start making machines that use dry process. The problem is you don't get negatives since the film is destroyed in dry process. What a load of crap!! I'll still use those wet chemicals thank you. Chris Williams - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian McCarthy" <brian@imagespace.co.uk> To: "Leica Users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 3:26 AM Subject: [Leica] Digital Dry film process?? > The following is from the British Journal of Photography. Is this one of > those things you read about once and never hear anything about it ever > again? > > from bjp:------------------------- > Applied Science Fiction, the Texas-based developer of digital imaging > technologies, has received an estimated £38 million of capital in its > latest round of venture funding. The company, which supplies image > enhancement software to scanner manufacturers such as Acer, Minolta and > Nikon, is currently developing a revolutionary digital film processing > technology (BJP, 29 March 2000). In an exclusive test for BJP, ASF > demonstrated at photokina that its new process allows digital images to > be taken from exposed but unprocessed film (BJP, 18 October 2000). The > latest round of private investment, which attracted IBM among the > backers, is thought to take ASF's total funds raised to around £62 > million. If the digital dry film process proves successful, it could > change the face of the lab industry: according to reports, liquid > pollutants and fumes are reduced, allowing kiosks to be placed almost > anywhere. > --------------------------------------- > > Brian McCarthy > brian@imagespace.co.uk > www.imagespace.co.uk >