Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How long will it take for Fim to Disappear
From: "Mark Kronquist" <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:22:42 -0800
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20011114215713.00abb708@swiftnet.com>

I can still et film for my 127 camera commercialy. X brand may disapear but
film will be around for decades to come and I still am getting good results
from Ortho film datd 4-1962 so...
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From: David Rodgers <drodgers@swiftnet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] How long will it take for Fim to Disappear


> Steve,
>
> A person could look at this 2 ways. How long will new fim be available? Or
> how long will the fim I just developed today be around?
>
> Knowing the answer to the latter is "a long time" I hope that's the same
> answer to the first question.
>
> I don't think film will disappear. I hear people equate film with LPs and
> cassettes, but I don't think that's a valid comparison. Magazines didn't
> disappear with the advent of television. I can see selection and
> availability becoming more limited, perhaps. But disappearance?
>
> The results of the survey you reference is going to be skewed if for no
> other reason than it's being conducted on a digital medium. It's sort of
> like sending a survey to BMW owners asking them what's the best brand of
> automobile. Or asking a list of Leica users what's the best camera!
>
> Dave
>
> At 05:34 AM 11/15/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Thought you all might like to vote on this survey:
> >
> >http://www.zonezero.com/exposiciones/images.html#
> >
> >sl
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