Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, B.D., Yes, my dentist, a young man who learned all of the new technical tricks in dental school, uses digital x-rays that amazed me the first time I saw the results. However, the "sensor holder" that they clamp in my mouth are not very comfortable. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film > The background is pretty obvious, Hoppy - Kodak, which used to own > photography, now has to give away film to try to hang on to its declining > film business. Speaking of which - has anyone else here experienced > digital > dental x-raying? It was quite an amazing experience - and I'm sure is yet > another nail in Kodak's film coffin. > > BTW - Kodak is not giving away a "new film emulsion" - It is giving away > samples of its "newest" film emulsions. And that's a big difference. (I > believe they have some "new" formulations of Portra films - at least > that's > the only vaguely recent press release they have related to anything "new" > in > film.) > > Bottom line? It's called P.R. > > > > On 10/18/06 5:14 PM, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > >> And add orders for the LUG Down Under folks ;-) >> Has anyone seen this sort of promotion previously or know the background >> to >> this? Very interesting that Kodak should be releasing a >> new emulsion. That seems contrary to the whole digital tsunami thingie. >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> vick.ko@sympatico.ca >> Sent: Thursday, 19 October 2006 02:53 >> To: idcc@kjsl.com; lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: re: [Leica] Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film >> >> Can someone order the film and send it to me in Canada: >> >> >> <http://www.kodak.com/global/mul/professional/support/wrt/campaigns/GC00369/en >> try.jhtml> >> >> ...Vick >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >