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Subject: [Leica] The "impending doom" of film
From: editor at frontenachouse.com (Rose Scollard)
Date: Sun Jan 22 16:40:11 2006
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20060121120149.1217d9b8@192.168.100.42> <5CFD2921-8FE4-491F-AC49-364C30DD153C@interlink.es>

I hadn't realized that Rollei was making emulsions now. Do you have any 
information on these? Thanks.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Miguel Casta?eda" <lmc@interlink.es>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] The "impending doom" of film


>
> On 21/01/2006, at 21:08, Richard wrote:
>
>> So it is a small market. So is Leica in the scheme of thing. So  film is 
>> slowly dying.
>
> Film will do a long way yet, perhaps at a higher price, perhaps  without 
> the giant companies we knew selling it, and surely as  alternative 
> process. B&W was a niche market long before that digital  was a serious 
> option, so ...
>
> Don't forget Ilford, they are making a whole set of nice products,  Rollei 
> is offering at least two of the finest emulsions available,  and for me, 
> I won't loose nothing if kodak gives away, they already  gave up with 
> almost everything I used...
>
>
>
> Saludos
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