Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is American speak, not Japanese speak. The difference? It was composed (not translated) in the US by an American... which is NOT where Fuji makes decisions....they are made in Japan, by Japanese. I have worked for a lot of Japanese companies, and this smacks of some American hot shot shooting off his mouth so that THE COMPANY's local US operations can placate the local US market, while Japan can do whatever they want. A terrific tactic, and something the Japanese Companies are pretty good at. BTW, the US guy usually has committed hari kari by his acts. He will get a "promotion" to some job which he will have forever.... after all, he did the dirty work: Loyalty is rewarded by Public humiliation followed by loyalty from the company. He is always an American, never Japanese. Be careful what you read......and make decision for yourself based upon your own intelligence. Not PR hype. My cut: Film will be with us for our generation ( over 50's group) but probably not easily available over that same time period. Buy film, buy a freezer, buy chemistry, buy paper, and be protected from the swarms of digititis. However, the yellow box, the green box, and probably a few other colors of boxes that we are all familiar with will go away. We will see new boxes from Eastern Europe, and Asia ( Referring to not Japan). We will see new companies do well in a small but not competitive market. The big guys are all planning their exit strategy. WE must be flexible and learn new materials. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net > > Silver halide photography, which is fundamental to photography, has > advantages over digital in such areas as power of expression, long > term storage capability, reasonable prices, easy handling and a highly > established and convenient photo development and print infrastructure. > > We intend to continue our silver halide photography business and to > further cultivate the culture of photography, and in so doing, > continue to support our customers and retailers and all those who > enjoy photography.