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Subject: [Leica] The "impending doom" of film
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Sun Jan 22 22:53:26 2006

Have a look at http://www.retrophotographic.co.uk/

Steve
 

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From: lug-bounces+lug=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+lug=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Rose Scollard
Sent: 23 January 2006 00:40
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] The "impending doom" of film

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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