Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim: I think that it took several years before the last Kodachrome medium format lab closed down after 12o Kodachrome was discontinued. Black and white film for 8x10 will be around for a long time after 8x10 color film will be discontinued because pros will stop uisng color in favor of digital. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Jim Shulman wrote: > That presupposes that Kodachrome can be processed after discontinuance. By > the time K64 and 200 march off into oblivion, how long will it be until the > last lab shuts down its k-14 operations? > > I have greater faith that 8x10 will be around for a while, given the > relative number of 8x10 cameras and devotees in circulation. The number of > films for that format may shrink as digital claims a great share of the > market, and prices and availability may become troublesome, but it should > still be with us for some time. > > 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 Jim Hemenway > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 6:56 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Testing Velvia 100F > > Ruben: > > No one... no one! is making 11x14 color film any longer. I managed to > score 26 boxes of Ektachrome 100 (2001) and 12 of Fujichrome 64T (1997) > which should keep me in film for awhile. > > There's still plenty of variety in 8x10, even color negative, but with > the increasing popularity of digital it won't be long before even that > format is discontinued. Doug Herr has indicated that he has a freezer > full of Kodachrome for his Leica R work. > > So, buy a lot now and freeze it. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html