It's already becoming to be a nuisance..
The problem I had last time I wanted to buy film in a General Store, not
a photo store, as an emergency measure, was that they only had Kodak "Ultra"
and "Zoom" (I think) color films in *partially opaque* plastic tube-like
3-film packs. I turned the packaging around everyway but could not read the
ASA/DIN ratings since the plastic film was only showing the "front" face of
the cardboard box and cleverly hiding the base (where all the _obscure_ stuff
like ASA ratings are). I ended up buying a pack of each...
Maybe in the future we will have to carry around a little translation table:
kodak ultra = 400
kodak zoom =800
kodak party = 1600
fuji brilliant = 400
konica superb = 800
etc...ad nauseam
(Yes, my cameras don't read DX coding)
Fabrice
>>>>> "Patrick" == Patrick White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Patrick> I can't imagine that Kodak would alienate even the small number of
Patrick> customers that buy film by ISO number. Even before I understood what ISO
Patrick> numbers meant, I knew which I wanted to buy and shoot. Back then, when
Patrick> which film brand I shot was more a matter of price than anything else, I
Patrick> would have simply opted for some other brand of film if I couldn't figure
Patrick> out which Kodak film was the stuff I wanted.
Patrick> It would make sense for them to make the film-use part of the packaging
Patrick> more prominent than the ISO number. After all, every year a smaller
Patrick> percentage of the film-buying public understands what an ISO number means.
Patrick> However, I don't ever see them removing the ISO number completely. Heck,
Patrick> aren't _DIN_ numbers still to be found on 35mm film packaging (perhaps the
Patrick> cartridge itself) someplace? And how many people use those anymore?
Patrick> As far as I'm concerned, anything that helps chemical-based film
continue
Patrick> to sell is a good thing, even if I have to accept a slight insult to my
Patrick> education in order for it to happen.
Patrick> later,
Patrick> patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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