Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well...come to think of it...I recall a truly depressing evening about 15 years ago - the very thought of it can cause me to lose sleep! - when I was trapped with a few friends at a neighbor's house, 'watching' slide after slide of their glorious vacation to some ghastly place in Eastern Europe..."And this is Ethel in front of a street lamp." :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim Shulman Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:22 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodak Release When you think of it, when was the last time middle America sat through one of those ghastly un-edited slide shows? At least 20 years. Since the early 80s it's been the stack of smudged triple-print, almost-in-focus shots passed around the dinner table. [ca-chunk] "This is me an Ethel in front of what the French were calling the Arch of Triumph" [ca-chunk] "Now, this one is Ethel in focus" [ca-chunk] "Now, with this one the bus was moving too fast, but if you could see it beyond the left side of the picture was one of the most beautiful churches in all a Yurp." Best, Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of bdcolen Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodak Release No, Jim, that sound was a collective sigh of relieve from the tens of millions of Americans who have had to sit through vacation slide night at the next door neighbors. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim Shulman Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 3:04 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodak Release You mean the way they [Leica] continued to produce enlargers? I wouldn't count on it. If slide sales keep diving, and demand drops further, and Leica/Hermes continues to have the expected business profit pressures, the slide projectors won't stand a chance. We now live in an era where many people consider a laptop projector to be more than adequate. The march to lower quality drags onward! The sound you heard was Walther Benser turning over in his grave. Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Afterswift@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:31 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak Release Dear Colleagues, The reason for Kodak's termination of slide projectors is simply that consumers drifted away from slides during the 1980s, long before the advent of the digital projector. I think that the popular video camera is responsible for that change. Our local camera club still holds slide competitions and it's a major part of their activities. I still shoot slides. I assume that Leica will continue to produce slide projectors. br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html