Hi Adam, Recently, I have gotten some rolls of non-C41 B&W, some Fuji Acros 100. I see you mention mailers here, indicating that they are cheaper. What (or who) do you recommend for developing these prints? I would like to be economical--but get good quality--and a mailer would be fine. The mailers I had been looking at, though (about a year or so ago), seemed rather expensive (and one had to send several rolls in order to save what seemed like only a small amount of money). Please let me know what you think.
Regards, Glen On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > John Sessoms wrote: >> From: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> I think Adam is correct. The popularity of the disposals is >>> waning. Most cellphones can take a better picture than a plastic >>> lens, fixed focus disposable. And consumers will eventually >>> figure that out. But films that are applicable to fine art >>> photography will continue to be available indefinitely, although >>> at higher prices. >>> Paul >> >> May be. All I know is what I see, and I'm getting nine disposable >> 35mm >> cameras for every one 35mm roll of film. About half the 35mm rolls >> I do >> get are chromogenic B&W film and I get the occasional disposable >> camera >> loaded with that film. > > Remember that you aren't going to be seeing almost all B&W film (Since > that's mostly self-developed) and much E6 (since mailers are so much > cheaper). C41 is for the most part a consumer product, and that's what > you're seeing. When the disposables evaporate (and that's coming), > consumer film is dead. > >> >> I'd also say about half the disposable cameras are "No-Name" >> cameras in >> cardboard sleeves. When you open them they frequently turn out to be >> recycled disposables, held closed with electricians tape and >> loaded with >> whatever film the manufacturer bought at bulk rates. >> > > Not shocking, the no-name's are a fair bit cheaper. > > -Adam > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
