[rollei_list] Re: Large Format film availability

I'm having some minor difficulty getting half plate, as the format was 
discontinued seventy years back, but it was available from Mr Cad in London, 
last time I ran out.
All the best
Larry Cuffe
On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 01:19PM, "Aaron Reece" <oboeaaron@xxxxxxx> 
wrote:
>
>On Apr 30, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Don Quixote wrote:
>
>> I listened to a former head of photography at the Museum of Natural  
>> History
>> tell me that if she was buying large format today she wouldn't  
>> purchase a
>> 5x7 camera.  She doesn't think film will be in available in that  
>> size soon
>
>I doubt it. Film is still available in 11x14, 7x17, 12x20, and 20x24  
>sizes if one knows where to look. If manufacturers can still find a  
>market for those sizes, I imagine that the relatively pedestrian 5x7  
>format will be well-supplied for some time as well. However, the  
>choice of film stock (esp. color) is already comparatively limited in  
>those formats, so depending on her needs this may make sense.  
>Windmills, Ho!
>
>-Sancho Panza
>
>(Aaron Reece)
>Oswego, NY, USA
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