But if thinning out the product line worries you in regard to Kodak, it must terrify you in regard to all the rest. Kodak is still the only company that provides films of all varieties in large format, infrared film, high contrast BW transparency film, and numerous other products. Where are the other guys? Paul
Mark Roberts wrote: > > Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Good point, Bill. Very good point. Kodak has been the backbone of > >photography for a long time. Yes, there are competitive products in some > >categories, but no one else offers such wide coverage. We need them as > >much as they need us. When I started shooting some twenty-five years > >ago, they were pretty much the only game in town. I guess I've hung in > >with them without giving it a lot of thought. I'm pleased that you've > >given it some thought. > >Paul > > What worries me about Kodak is the way they're thinning out their product line > be phasing out the films that sell least - in other words, the ones that appeal > to serious photographers - and keeping the mass market product. This will be > fine for a while, but when mainstream snapshot photography gets taken over by > digital, Kodak may have little to offer to the serious enthusiasts who are the > ones still shooting film. > > -- > Mark Roberts > www.robertstech.com > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
