Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As am I. ;-) Montie >I'm doing my level best to keep it alive! >On Aug 24, 2013 11:57 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> My problem was not so much that film was dying off? It was the >> availability of chemicals. A perfect storm of (1) post 911 restrictions on >> chemicals in the mail, (2) the demise of local brick and mortar stores >> post-Katrina, and (3) my college deciding that it was unlawful for me to >> receive mail at the school put a damper on my souping of films. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> >> On Aug 24, 2013, at 5:07 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >> > I would not say comeback in the sense that it will ever become >> mainstream again. It will not die out completely, just as vinyl records >> are >> still around, but it will remain a niche product for aficionados. Some of >> those will be young, artistic types, yes. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Nathan >> > >> > Nathan Wajsman >> > Alicante, Spain >> > http://www.frozenlight.eu >> > http://www.greatpix.eu >> > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> > >> > YNWA >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Aug 24, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Dan Khong wrote: >> > >> >> Friends >> >> >> >> Many years ago, lots of folks who enjoyed talking about Leica cameras, >> >> signature of various lenses and the attributes of the many films >> available, >> >> jettisoned their film equipment and then joined the bandwagon that >> echoed, >> >> "Film is dead!" >> >> >> >> Today, we can still get film AND many old film cameras are holding >> >> their >> >> prices. I am seeing young people toting film cameras. Hand phone >> cameras in >> >> one hand and film cameras in the other. >> >> >> >> Is it possible that film is not that dead but is actually making a >> comeback? >> >> >> >> Dan K >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information