They'll just have to digital, just like everbody else... -----Original Message----- >From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> >Sent: Dec 23, 2008 7:04 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Another Casualty. > >From: "frank theriault" >> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:44 PM, Scott Loveless <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > On 12/22/08, Bruce Dayton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> I never felt like that brand name was all that special. My >>>> >> experience over the years was that they did well with instant films, >>>> >> but the image quality was always mediocre at best. It had a use, but >>>> >> a quality brand name it was not. >>> > >>> > I like Karen Nakamura's definition. "A company with great products >>> > but absolutely horrendous marketing. The opposite of Microsoft >>> > Corporation." >> >> I saw an exhibit last year (I think) of a bunch of Polaroids taken by >> Kertesz, and they were amazing. Kind of small, but amazing. >> >> I know that they found a tiny niche market among some artsy types, and >> of course they could be handy in a studio back in the days of film. I >> guess digital killed the latter use. >> >> Whatever, their use among pros was very limited and narrow at best. >> For the most part they were a novelty among family snapshooters (an >> expensive novelty at that - price of film was horrendous). I also >> didn't like the idea that each film packet had a little battery in it >> to power the camera (so you never ran out of batteries) - not very >> environmentally conscious. >> >> I doubt they'll be missed much. Into the trash bin of history they go! > >Back in the day, Polaroid 4x5s were used for pulling proofs before >committing E6. > >And Type 55 produces gorgeous negatives. I still have a box in the fridge. > >But most of all, I wonder what's going to happen to these bad boys? > >http://www.polaroid.com/studio/20x24/rental/index.html > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions.
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