[pure-silver] Re: Photokina 2004
- From: "Edward C. Zimmermann" <edz@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:53:09 +0200
Quoting Gregory Blank <gregoryblank@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> God I just love the rumor mill, so typical.
>
> Are you sure about FORTE, word I have from Omega Satter
Forte is indeed insolvent. But they will restructure after they
divest themselves of large portions of their workforce and downsize
to a more appropriate scale..
> as of last week was their contact to the US has been ill
> but thats all. I just forwarded the message to Omega Satter,
> to my contact there. Omega sent two representatives to Hungry
> in conjunction with the show.
>
> I really hope your incorrect.
>
> On Oct 4, 2004, at 1:53 PM, DarkroomMagic wrote:
>
> > Just came back from Photokina, and I'll tell you, silver based
> > photography
> > is not dead.
It sure was at the Photo-China.
The slogan was "Hip kids don't use film"... or to paraphrase the Leica slogan
for the show "Kick me I'm a poor schlep that uses a film camera"
(well they used the phrase "Analog dinosaur")
> >
> > Nikon introduced a new film-based camera the Nikon F6.
> > Forget Kodak, Ilford or Agfa for film and paper. They are just not
> > interested anymore. On the other hand, Kentmere, Foma, Bergger, Maco
Wrong. If Agfa has no interest then why Agfaphot?
> > and
> > Adox are getting stronger. Forte (Hungry) is gone, went bankrupt a few
> > weeks
Adox are NOT getting stronger. Adox is the tradename squated by FotoImpex.
Maco? Right... Wanna buy a bridge? Bergger? Ha Ha..
Don't confuse these little dealers and branders with photochemical and
materials makers..
Or why not add Freestyle in Hollywood to you list of players?
> > ago. Remember not all of these manufacturers make their own products,
> > Kentmere, Foma and Adox do of which only the last two make film.
> >
FotoImpex (Adox) do not make films.
Neither really do Maco..
Maco's big thing right now is importing Lucky film from China.. :-)
> > Amazing! Rollei sponsored Maco to make 120 roll film in response to
> > their
Rollei did not sponsor Maco to make films. The films are based upon
Maco's Cube 400c film which is really a "their" new traffic film.
I suspect he's sitting on a couple of pancakes looking for a home..
> > camera customer requests and fears. It sells in wooden boxes at 66
> > rolls per
> > box. 120 roll-film availability may become the first issue for
> > traditional
> > photographers. Apparently, there are only 2 or 3 manufacturers for the
> > paper
> > backing in the world.
Who told you that...
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