[HUG ] Re: On the subject of equipement cost
- From: "Franc Flipsen" <fujifan@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:28:39 -0600
I was at my dealer yesterday and he told me that he received notice from Kodak
that his order for 8x10 sheet film was canceled because they have no stock and
it will no longer be produced, and production of 4x5 will stop at the end of
the month.
Franc
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin F. Knotzke
To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 12:44 PM
Subject: [HUG ] Re: On the subject of equipement cost
Kodak is no longer making LF ? LF as in 8x10 or 4x5 as well ? When was this
announced ?
J
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From: "Franc Flipsen" <fujifan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:04:16 -0600
To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HUG ] Re: On the subject of equipement cost
Well, with Kodak's announcment that it has discontinued LF sheet film will
the MF be far behind?. As to MF digital, it is now in the hobbiests price range
with new backs in the $10,000 range and used ones about half of that. Consider
this, you've spent $$2000 on a body, $1200 on the 80mm, $1000 on a prism
finder, heck a 30mm CFi goes for over $5000, I don't think that $10,000 for a
CFV is out of line considering the technology and work involved in the
production of it. Obsolete? I don't think so superceeded yes but not obsolete
(un-useable). My phase H25 is 5 years old it's still available today the fellow
I purchased it from paid $27,000 USD for it new in Oct./03. I purchased it in
Apr./08 for $6700. it works perfect and it has been upgrade to current
software/firmware. I'll bet you paid more than that for your V system. Yes I
know it's alot for 1 piece of the system, but so is the 30mm
Franc
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Schiff
To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 10:16 AM
Subject: [HUG ] Re: On the subject of equipement cost
Bill,
You said it. I high line pro in NYC can bill in a day what the best
digital body costs. It's also worth it for them as when they are on a fashion
shoot in the barbados the image can be streamed live to art directors and
clients and corrections can e made before the shutter is released. Everyone is
happy and no re-shoots.
Unfortunately this cuts out about 85% of the market of FA and hobby
shooters Hasselblad used to have. They just can't afford the stuff... and
sometimes within a few months the stuff is obsolete with re-sale value 1/2 of
what it had been. The life cycle of digital detectors can now be measured in
months... and it's going to get shorter. New MF films are continuing to come
out and unlike 35mm MF will be around for quite a while as hardly anyone can
afford MF digital... It IS however only a matter of time before someone comes
out with a high quality MF back that's cheap enough to be affordable by the
rest of us...
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> From: bs.pearce@xxxxxxx
> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [HUG ] On the subject of equipement cost
> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:54:19 -0500
>
> I thought I had posted this some time ago in July, but perhaps not.
>
> In June, I went to Italy and took a photo workshop. We were driving in
the
> Tuscan countryside, and pulled over to get photos. A large mercedes
pullled
> up behind us, and into one of the long tree lined roads to a farmhouse. A
> man got out and set up a tripod and put on it one of the Fujiblads.
Several
> of the workshop participants were nearby, and went for a look.
>
> The man was shooting for stock. He had, along with the standard outfit,
> essentially the entire catalog of digtital H stuff. One case probably
held
> more in cash value than the car.
>
> It turns out that he spends about two months in Tuscany every year
shooting
> stock. The other ten months, he lives in Boston, where he is a lawyer.
>
> That's who can afford this new stuff.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
>
>
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