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From: "Mishka"
Subject: Re: Carl Zeiss and the Future of Film
Besides, it's not just about if film is available, it's also about if
film
processing will be available.
bw processing is trivial, from chemical standpoint. you can buy stuff
methol,
hydroquinone and thiosulfate anywhere in any quantities, from places
unrelated
to film processing.
You are rather overstating things. Last time I tried to buy raw chemistry,
some of what was required came in 100 pound sacks.
Glacial acetic acid was only available to me in 5 gallon pails, and I had to
do a massive amount of paperwork to get "permission" to buy it, including
sign a waiver that I would not be taking the stuff into a residential area,
or anywhere that a chemical spill could cause personal hazard.
I suspect since the terrorists started their little game of checkers, it is
much more than merely difficult to aquire the required chemistry, even
though for the most part, it is pretty innocuous stuff.
Notwithstanding, this might serve the black and white hobbiest (the three
that are left), but colour is a different ballgame, it's kinda the dominant
film type out there, and not very many people are overly interested in doing
home processing.
Cheers
William Robb
