_Your_ balcony? -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 3 November 2003 3:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Anyone want to buy a film fridge?
You'll know by some balcony shots http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=309520 .. citysider :) Yourself? Rgds, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:29 AM Subject: Re: Anyone want to buy a film fridge? > Yes, Ryan, I couldn't find any cold-stored film anywhere. > BTW, where are you in Brisbane? > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 8:16 PM > Subject: Re: Anyone want to buy a film fridge? > > > > John, they've taken away the 2 or 3 fridges?? Is that saying that Velvia's > > now in a shelf display? Haven't been down to PC lately but I expect to go > > down when they give me a call to pick up a tripod case I ordered. Will > take > > a look.. That's disappointing. > > > > Cheers, > > Ryan > > > > From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Anyone want to buy a film fridge? > > > > > > > On this topic, I noticed that my better local camera store, Photo > > > Continental, has dropped it's cool storage for film, where you could buy > > > film batches in ten-packs, and all film is now relegated to tumble > > displays > > > without the option - a definite indicator that they consider digital to > be > > > more important. In addition, a recent store revamp has given two-thirds > > of > > > the space to digital, and film SLR's are now occupying the rear corner > of > > > the floor! > > > > > > John Coyle > > > Brisbane, Australia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 8:37 AM > > > Subject: Anyone want to buy a film fridge? > > > > > > > > > > ...because it looks as if a lot of camera shops are going to be > selling > > > > them soon. I just stopped in at my local store and discovered that > > > > they've cut down from three film refrigerators to one, and that one is > > > > only about 1/3 filled. I think I'm probably going to be *forced* to > buy > > > > my film by mail order before too long. > > > > I'm wondering if we're hitting the "knee" in the curve of digital > > > > replacing film. As more people go digital the demand for film drops, > > > > causing retailers to stock less film...which gives more people > incentive > > > > to go digital...which makes the shops reduce film stock further...and > so > > > > on in a self-stoking cycle. > > > > This kind of process starts out slow but accelerates wildly once a > > > > certain threshold is crossed. I expect professional-grade films and > > > > consumer films will hit this point at different times but I think it > may > > > > be happening now with respect to the good stuff. > > > > > > > > Time to start scrounging money for an *ist-D. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Mark Roberts > > > > Photography and writing > > > > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
