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Al Denelsbeck choreographed a chorus line of high-kicking electrons to
spell out: Okay, I was, for some indeterminate reason, poking around in the photo department of Wal-Mart yesterday, and for those unfamiliar with this line of stores, they are a do-it-all-halfass chain of department stores specializing in snack foods... Well, it's good to see that you and at least a small portion of Florida have made it through the most recent hurricane OK... Best question I heard recently involved whether a Pentax 90WR could be used as a manual SLR. -- __ A L L D O N E! B Y E B Y E! (__ * _ _ _ _ __)|| | |(_)| \ "...and then, the squirrels attacked." |
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"jimkramer" wrote in message ... Good points, Jeremy, but where do you get most of your film now? At my warehouse club. But these places cater to a mass market. When film camera use drops below some threshold of critical mass, they won't carry it anymore. Try to find a roll of Kodachrome at your local drug store, and you'll immediately understand. Just about everyone I know has gotten a digital camera, and has stopped using film. For these amateurs, digital imaging meets their needs. And now, with easy editing programs such as Kodak EasyShare software, they can do minor tweaks to color balance, brightness and contrast, and end up with images that are better than those that came back from their old drugstore film processors. Even the consumers that do not do any tweaking are reaping the benefits of processors such as Kodak's Ofoto, which offers "Perfect Touch" printing, where the processor applies automatic enhancements to improve contrast and raise midtones that are too dark. I believe that they can even recognize and correct red-eye now. Kodak is offering this same technology in their film processing and printing. The consumer is getting a better color print back than he ever did before. Granted, it is not up to professional standards, but it certainly looks good to the guy that used to shoot an Instamatic. Like it or not, the demographics are shifting away from film for the ordinary consumer in America. |
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"jimkramer" wrote in message ... Good points, Jeremy, but where do you get most of your film now? At my warehouse club. But these places cater to a mass market. When film camera use drops below some threshold of critical mass, they won't carry it anymore. Try to find a roll of Kodachrome at your local drug store, and you'll immediately understand. Just about everyone I know has gotten a digital camera, and has stopped using film. For these amateurs, digital imaging meets their needs. And now, with easy editing programs such as Kodak EasyShare software, they can do minor tweaks to color balance, brightness and contrast, and end up with images that are better than those that came back from their old drugstore film processors. Even the consumers that do not do any tweaking are reaping the benefits of processors such as Kodak's Ofoto, which offers "Perfect Touch" printing, where the processor applies automatic enhancements to improve contrast and raise midtones that are too dark. I believe that they can even recognize and correct red-eye now. Kodak is offering this same technology in their film processing and printing. The consumer is getting a better color print back than he ever did before. Granted, it is not up to professional standards, but it certainly looks good to the guy that used to shoot an Instamatic. Like it or not, the demographics are shifting away from film for the ordinary consumer in America. |
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"Al Denelsbeck" wrote in message
... Okay, I was, for some indeterminate reason, poking around in the photo department of Wal-Mart yesterday, and for those unfamiliar with this line of stores, they are a do-it-all-halfass chain of department stores specializing in snack foods... So I was chatting with the woman staffing the photo department about the wonderful range of digital cameras they offer there, most of which I would have trouble finding in the same pocket as my keys. What came next stunned me though, as I was informed that some digitals have now advanced beyond 35mm cameras - they go up to 38mm! Forgive my cynical laughter- but you ain't heard nothing yet. Neither have I- but, as Jacobs Photographic have offered me a full-time contract, I will have very soon. So, some good Joe Public stories- how about the woman who, when offered a camera for £249 which she had been previously offered for £299, demanded she be charged £299? Or the woman whose face fell when told her newly acquired Nicomatic SL,NR (Sh***y lens, no refund) camera, was worth less than the roll of film she bought and would prbably have been overpriced in a Poundstretcher. She didn't disclose the sum paid, but she hardly moved for over a minute... Or the young couple who wanted a gift for a photography-enthusiast relative, asked for "the best, most professional film camera we stocked", were confronted with price lists and specifications, and eventually left with a Canon Ixus III APS p'n's (with a free roll of Konica-cast-off Jacobs film)? Or the gentlemen who asked for his four 35mm films be developed, before allowing all beautifully fogged, unfurled rolls of emulsion out of the translucent plastic containers onto the counter? And the look of horror on his face when he realised his photos of the wedding were "probably not going to come out"? Hold on, i've got tons more... -- Martin Francis http://www.sixbysix.co.uk "Go not to Usenet for counsel, for it will say both no, and yes, and no, and yes...." |
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"Al Denelsbeck" wrote in message
... Okay, I was, for some indeterminate reason, poking around in the photo department of Wal-Mart yesterday, and for those unfamiliar with this line of stores, they are a do-it-all-halfass chain of department stores specializing in snack foods... So I was chatting with the woman staffing the photo department about the wonderful range of digital cameras they offer there, most of which I would have trouble finding in the same pocket as my keys. What came next stunned me though, as I was informed that some digitals have now advanced beyond 35mm cameras - they go up to 38mm! Forgive my cynical laughter- but you ain't heard nothing yet. Neither have I- but, as Jacobs Photographic have offered me a full-time contract, I will have very soon. So, some good Joe Public stories- how about the woman who, when offered a camera for £249 which she had been previously offered for £299, demanded she be charged £299? Or the woman whose face fell when told her newly acquired Nicomatic SL,NR (Sh***y lens, no refund) camera, was worth less than the roll of film she bought and would prbably have been overpriced in a Poundstretcher. She didn't disclose the sum paid, but she hardly moved for over a minute... Or the young couple who wanted a gift for a photography-enthusiast relative, asked for "the best, most professional film camera we stocked", were confronted with price lists and specifications, and eventually left with a Canon Ixus III APS p'n's (with a free roll of Konica-cast-off Jacobs film)? Or the gentlemen who asked for his four 35mm films be developed, before allowing all beautifully fogged, unfurled rolls of emulsion out of the translucent plastic containers onto the counter? And the look of horror on his face when he realised his photos of the wedding were "probably not going to come out"? Hold on, i've got tons more... -- Martin Francis http://www.sixbysix.co.uk "Go not to Usenet for counsel, for it will say both no, and yes, and no, and yes...." |
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In article ,
"Al Denelsbeck" writes: So I was chatting with the woman staffing the photo department about the wonderful range of digital cameras they offer there, most of which I would have trouble finding in the same pocket as my keys. What came next stunned me though, as I was informed that some digitals have now advanced beyond 35mm cameras - they go up to 38mm! 38mm, does this count as moderate format? -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk |
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In article ,
"Al Denelsbeck" writes: So I was chatting with the woman staffing the photo department about the wonderful range of digital cameras they offer there, most of which I would have trouble finding in the same pocket as my keys. What came next stunned me though, as I was informed that some digitals have now advanced beyond 35mm cameras - they go up to 38mm! 38mm, does this count as moderate format? -- http://www.petezilla.co.uk |
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Al Denelsbeck wrote:
So I was chatting with the woman staffing the photo department about the wonderful range of digital cameras they offer there, most of which I would have trouble finding in the same pocket as my keys. What came next stunned me though, as I was informed that some digitals have now advanced beyond 35mm cameras - they go up to 38mm! She's behind already... as of the close of markets today, they crested the 40mm mark that poeple have been expecting for some time... profit taking may briefly bring it under 40mm temporarilly, but I think after a couple more weeks there will be no looking back. P.S. Alan, this is NOT my entry for SI-FI, since I think you said those had to be made up... Every good story can be wrapped around a kernel of real life. Cheers, Alan. -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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Jim Phelps wrote:
Hey, Wrong forum. This is the 35mm group, not the 38mm group... You're right! Let's create a new newsgroup NOW! -- -- rec.photo.equipment.38mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe38mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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Jim Phelps wrote:
Hey, Wrong forum. This is the 35mm group, not the 38mm group... You're right! Let's create a new newsgroup NOW! -- -- rec.photo.equipment.38mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe38mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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