Lost in the noise: No more Konica film

With all the fuss over Konica-Minolta getting out of the camera
business, I haven't seen much about the fact that they're also going to
stop making film and photo paper after March of next year. I never used
Konica film myself, but I know people who are fans of it.
I assume that there will be no more Konica minilabs for C-41
processing/printing, though I haven't seen it specifically mentioned.
http://news.com.com/Konica+Minolta+a...l?tag=nefd.top



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Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

Mark Roberts wrote:
With all the fuss over Konica-Minolta getting out of the camera
business, I haven't seen much about the fact that they're also going to
stop making film and photo paper after March of next year. I never used
Konica film myself, but I know people who are fans of it.
I assume that there will be no more Konica minilabs for C-41
processing/printing, though I haven't seen it specifically mentioned.
http://news.com.com/Konica+Minolta+a...l?tag=nefd.top



--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

From what I have read the minilabs are not going to be produced after
the end of March.

Scott

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Mark Roberts wrote:
With all the fuss over Konica-Minolta getting out of the camera
business, I haven't seen much about the fact that they're also going to
stop making film and photo paper after March of next year. I never used
Konica film myself, but I know people who are fans of it.
I assume that there will be no more Konica minilabs for C-41
processing/printing, though I haven't seen it specifically mentioned.

http://news.com.com/Konica+Minolta+a...l?tag=nefd.top



--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

From what I have read the minilabs are not going to be produced after
the end of March.

Konica was never the player in the US Minilab business that Kodak and Sony
were. This was unfortunate as their Impresa 50 was a fantastic portrait
film with the most incredible blues I've seen using a C41 film. I've read
that there's a special Impresa "channel", I presume only available on a
Konica machine, that provides optimal image quality. I've printed Impresa
on Kodak paper with very good results. I would be nice if Fuji picked up
some of the Konica film line, but doubtful.

I would be nice if Fuji picked up some of the Konica film line, but
doubtful.

Fuji would be mental not to cherry pick Agfa and Konica if you ask me, just
look at Konica's unit sales, they are still doing plenty business.

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Mark Roberts wrote:
With all the fuss over Konica-Minolta getting out of the camera
business, I haven't seen much about the fact that they're also going
to
stop making film and photo paper after March of next year. I never
used
Konica film myself, but I know people who are fans of it.
I assume that there will be no more Konica minilabs for C-41
processing/printing, though I haven't seen it specifically mentioned.


http://news.com.com/Konica+Minolta+a...l?tag=nefd.top



--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

From what I have read the minilabs are not going to be produced after
the end of March.

Konica was never the player in the US Minilab business that Kodak and Sony
were. This was unfortunate as their Impresa 50 was a fantastic portrait
film with the most incredible blues I've seen using a C41 film. I've read
that there's a special Impresa "channel", I presume only available on a
Konica machine, that provides optimal image quality. I've printed Impresa
on Kodak paper with very good results. I would be nice if Fuji picked up
some of the Konica film line, but doubtful.

I really liked their ISO 100 film. I assume that the exposure meters
(wonderful ones) and the film scanners are history too?

"Mark Roberts" wrote in message
...
With all the fuss over Konica-Minolta getting out of the camera
business, I haven't seen much about the fact that they're also going to
stop making film and photo paper after March of next year. I never used
Konica film myself, but I know people who are fans of it.
I assume that there will be no more Konica minilabs for C-41
processing/printing, though I haven't seen it specifically mentioned.
http://news.com.com/Konica+Minolta+a...l?tag=nefd.top



--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

"george" wrote:

I really liked their ISO 100 film. I assume that the exposure meters
(wonderful ones) and the film scanners are history too?


You can bet your life on it. There are plenty of wonderful exposure
meters from Sekonic, Gossen and others and plenty of wonderful film
scanners from Nikon and others, so don't shed too many tears.

The film scanner market is rapidly diminishing in any case.

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Konica was never the player in the US Minilab business that Kodak and Sony
were.

Could be, but I've seen a lot of them around my region.
Fuji is going to make supplies for the orphaned Agfa minilabs, so
there's a chance they may do the same for Konica.


--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com

george wrote:

I really liked their ISO 100 film. I assume that the exposure meters
(wonderful ones) and the film scanners are history too?

Scanners and meters are less critical as they are "standalone" products.
Unlike SLR's with system lenses and flashes and other accessories.

I've had 2 Sekonic meters and one Minolta. (I now have only a Sekonic).
But it wouldn't matter if I had the Minolta, it would last for another
20 years and be perfectly serviceable throughout. Frankly I don't like
the Sekonic as much as the Minolta's (ergonomics) but the Sekonics with
the optical spot meters are very good and very practical. (L-558 in my case)

I have a Minolta scanner, but will soon get a Nikon 9000 ED for medium
format. So the 5400 will be sold for a song for the lucky buyer.

I know a few people who are fierce defenders of some Konica films,
notably portrait negative films for weddings. I've never used it
myself. So it's sad that these will be dropped.

Cheers,
Alan.

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