On 2/08/07 12:45 PM, "Adam Maas", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kodak wants to sell its film line, not shut it down. I suspect that if > they sell it, the film unit will outlast Kodak proper. I understand that Fuji has been instigating "return to film" (paraphrasing) campaign for quite some time. Not really a front line flashy one, but quiet and persistent one. I read their management interview, betting that, when digital fever begin to subside, it will be followed by the resurgence of film. I think they actually believe it (not motivated by film biz promotion alone). If they are serious about it, and persevere to preserve at least the minimum film development/production capability, it is admirable. At least in Japan, many (do not know the proportion) advanced amateurs are slowly returning to film. I am sure some are very fussy about the image quality and they prefer film rendition, yet some are sick of too fast a product cycle of essentially the same thing etc. I am sure they of course use DSLR as well, but just reflecting on the advantageous parts of film. Some probably do not like the trend that the photography has turned into a processing by computer geeks rather than true sense of it, etc etc. Curious to know exactly what are driving them back to film. No, I am not a film advocate, just passing info :-) Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
