Bob, That may be good for those of us with those backs, but does anybody know about those with SX70? I had a friend drop by the other day and give my a bunch of old cameras just for the shelf, but she also wanted me to show her how to use the SX70 her other Polaroid. If there will be no SX70 it does make sense for her to get it repair at all. But if there is, does anybody know of a repair facility in the US? I'd move on to other opportunities but I told her I'd ask the great knowledge bank of Pure Silver. Eric Eric Neilsen Photo 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 214 827-8301 http://ericneilsenphotography.com SKype ejprinter _____ From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BOB KISS Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 6:09 AM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Polaroid to stop film manufacture DEAR PURE SILVER, I posted the following to the 'Blad User's group yesterday. I am sorry to hear that Polaroid is getting out of the instant film business but most of the pros that I know who still use film use the far superior Fuji Instant Film, available at most suppliers. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?shs=Fuji+Instant+Film <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?shs=Fuji+Instant+Film&ci=0&; sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t> &ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t Sooooooooo, hold on to those Polaroid backs because Fuji has regularly affirmed its dedication to making film. CHEERS! BOB -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Rosen Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 9:12 PM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Polaroid to stop film manufacture Sad news but hardly surprising . . . http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7236106.stm -Aaron -------------------------------------------------------- Hi Everyone, The irony is that Polaroid is about the closest medium we had for straight photography. Sure, there were exotic ways to play around with modifying the image, using time and temperatures different from the factory specs, but when the film was used as directed the images were purely photographic. I used the Pack camera film types. I think 109 was a positive/negative stock that produced B&W prints and a high quality negative. I think Polaroid was among the first outfits to offer 35mm negative scanners. I don't know why they left the field. Polaroid will now market digital cameras. However, they'll license their patents to any outfit that wants to continue to make original Polaroid film. Frankly, I think that the high price of Polaroid film discouraged folks from buying it. And Pack film wasn't available at most consumer outlets. I hope Polaroid will rise again. Bob ============================================================================ ================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. __________ NOD32 2861 (20080209) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com