Buy film, not equipment.

I just got the Sept 18th edition of AP (a British magazine) and there was
an interesting guest editorial in it. The author suggested that if you
wanted monochrome films to continue to be produced, you should avoid
spending your money on "illusionary upgrades" and spend it on film.

Geoff.

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U¿ytkownik "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
The author suggested that if you
wanted monochrome films to continue to be produced, you should avoid
spending your money on "illusionary upgrades" and spend it on film.
And he was damn right too :-)
I just need a bigger fridge, because mine is stuffed to the limits.
Mainly with Tri-X, Neopan and Astia ;-)

Regards,
Magdalena

In article , "Magdalena W."
wrote:

U¿ytkownik "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
The author suggested that if you
wanted monochrome films to continue to be produced, you should avoid
spending your money on "illusionary upgrades" and spend it on film.
And he was damn right too :-)
I just need a bigger fridge, because mine is stuffed to the limits.
Mainly with Tri-X, Neopan and Astia ;-)

I'm in fact considering boycotting Kodak, since their CEOs
are such fricking idiots and have discontinued too many of
my favorite films (Pan-X, KM 25, and now Tech Pan.)

If I have to, I'll use glass plates coated with my own
emulsion. Screw Kodak and I hope they read that...

O.K. rant over :-)

--
Tom Phillips

The real issue isn't to buy more, it is to use more.

Maybe we should each declare one day a week a Newsgroup Free Day, and go
photograph instead of cruising the 'net? Or make a solemn, kept promise to
ourselves that we will each find a way to make twice as many negatives and
prints next year as this year?

Kodak, et al aren't going to keep materials in production just because we (me
included) moan about them going away. The problem, as stated so well so long
ago, is us.

Excuse me, gotta go make some 8x10 negatives!

Best to all,

Bruce

"BBarlow690" wrote in message
...
The real issue isn't to buy more, it is to use more.

Maybe we should each declare one day a week a Newsgroup Free Day, and go
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

HERESY! Heaven forbid!

photograph instead of cruising the 'net? Or make a solemn, kept promise
to
ourselves that we will each find a way to make twice as many negatives and
prints next year as this year?

Kodak, et al aren't going to keep materials in production just because we
(me
included) moan about them going away. The problem, as stated so well so
long
ago, is us.

Excuse me, gotta go make some 8x10 negatives!

Best to all,

Bruce

Mark Fohl wrote:
"BBarlow690" wrote in message
...

The real issue isn't to buy more, it is to use more.

Maybe we should each declare one day a week a Newsgroup Free Day, and go

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

HERESY! Heaven forbid!


Actually he is right......

W

Mark Fohl wrote:
"BBarlow690" wrote in message
...

The real issue isn't to buy more, it is to use more.

Maybe we should each declare one day a week a Newsgroup Free Day, and go

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

HERESY! Heaven forbid!


Actually he is right......

W

Tom Phillips wrote in message ...
In article , "Magdalena W."
wrote:

U¿ytkownik "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
The author suggested that if you
wanted monochrome films to continue to be produced, you should avoid
spending your money on "illusionary upgrades" and spend it on film.
And he was damn right too :-)
I just need a bigger fridge, because mine is stuffed to the limits.
Mainly with Tri-X, Neopan and Astia ;-)

I'm in fact considering boycotting Kodak, since their CEOs
are such fricking idiots and have discontinued too many of
my favorite films (Pan-X, KM 25, and now Tech Pan.)

If I have to, I'll use glass plates coated with my own
emulsion. Screw Kodak and I hope they read that...

O.K. rant over :-)

And they will discontinue the rest sooner or later. Support Ilford. In
my opinion they have better products and they need you!

Least for B&W I agree, I received my 5 boxes of 4x5 and my 5 boxes
of 8x10 Delta 100.

I really like some of Kodaks E6 films, for certain applications.


In article ,
(Jytzel) wrote:

And they will discontinue the rest sooner or later. Support Ilford. In
my opinion they have better products and they need you!

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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

Gregory Blank wrote in message ...
I really like some of Kodaks E6 films, for certain applications.

The maker of the E6 films that I really loved (Scotchchrome 1000) have
gone out of the film business entirely, unfortunately. Oh well, I
don't shoot E6 anymore anyway.

Agfa 1000-speed E6 is no more either.

Tim.