Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/28

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Subject: [Leica] Polaroid Type 55 update
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Wed Feb 28 09:36:18 2007
References: <AE21A7CE-E620-4E7E-B376-E7A8CAADA2A3@mac.com> <a2f8f4470702280647y2f5f904cq3ae360aab36efe8@mail.gmail.com>

That at least buys me more time. I just started a project  
photographing artists in the Port of LA. With that 2 year window, and  
maybe 10+ cases, I can do a lot of damage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelsgate/tags/slobodandimitrov/

s.d.
http://sdimitrovphoto.com/



On Feb 28, 2007, at 6:47 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Sounds exactly like the answer I got from Agfa when I asked if they
> were going to discontinue 120 film after the Swedish Agfa rep informed
> me.
>
> No, they said.
>
> What they meant was they already had discontinued. The stock they had
> was calculated to last a year (just like this film, 2007) and in 2008
> they will decide if they will start up production again or not.
>
> Agfa lied through their teeth. This person sounds honest.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On 2/28/07, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
>> I wrote to Polaroid re: the rumor that 55 will be discontinued.
>> Here's their response:
>> ----------------------------------
>> Subject
>> Will 55 be discontinued?
>>
>>   Discussion Thread
>>   Response (SUE GAGNON)
>> 02/27/2007 08:24 PM
>> We are fine for 2007 and in 2008 we will re-assess because sales are
>> dropping.
>>
>> I wish I knew the answer myself after being here since 1967.
>>
>> Keep checking in. I'll let you know what I know.
>>
>> But in the meantime, if things do change, I can only suggest you
>> explore other options to meet your long term photographic needs.
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george@imagist.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Polaroid Type 55 update)
Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Polaroid Type 55 update)