[pure-silver] Re: Polaroid to stop film manufacture

  • From: "Eric Neilsen Photography" <ej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:40:16 -0600

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

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Dallas, TX 75226

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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

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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

 

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