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The effect on me is going to be the urge to sell my opened box of tmax 100 8x10. I don't want to waste anymore time shooting this film now that it will be hard to get, especially when I didn't love it in the first place.
Re: I take an inventory...
I agree John,
my fridge and freezer were all yellow when I stocked up before the 2007 change over in Tri-x production. As that stock dwindled in the last year or so, I have slowly gone white.
Kodak's announcement will not effect me much.
I do worry about people like Jim Kitchen who has 8x10 Tmax mastered like few others.
It will be interesting to see if he moves to TXP, which prints well but scans like shit, or to HP-5 which scans better than TXP.
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Any photographer worth his salt will be able convert to a different film/developer combination and never slow up.
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Jim Noel
Any photographer worth his salt will be able convert to a different film/developer combination and never slow up.
If you search these forums and see exactly how much Jim Kitchen knows about Tmax, you will understand better this comment above. He's put an enormous amount of work into it, beyond what most photographers would ever consider as their "good enough" stopping point. For some people a deep understanding of their tools is part of their process, for others maybe that is not as important.
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John K,
Let's just say that at the age of 52, I expect to be shooting 35mm, 120/220, 5x7, 8x10 and 7x17 for quite a few more years. Next year, I become an empty nester. The PLAN is to take 2-4 photo trips/year. My inventory of yellow FILM boxes will last almost 10 years. My inventory of yellow Azo boxes will last my lifetime, and then some. I expect my inventory of 8x20 Lodima will also last my lifetime. My inventory of photographic chemicals should outlast me. Hell, I even have extra incandescent lightbulbs on hand to contact print the Azo/Lodima.
It has taken me a little over 5 years to pull this all together. When I think of how much I have invested in 8x10 and 7x17 cameras, holders and lenses it just made sense to me to have a stockpile of the consumables on hand.
So, I'm not worried, just glad I planned ahead.
PS, I think of it as "pre-funding" my retirement. :-)
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John Bowen
John K,
Let's just say that at the age of 52, I expect to be shooting 35mm, 120/220, 5x7, 8x10 and 7x17 for quite a few more years. Next year, I become an empty nester. The PLAN is to take 2-4 photo trips/year. My inventory of yellow FILM boxes will last almost 10 years. My inventory of yellow Azo boxes will last my lifetime, and then some. I expect my inventory of 8x20 Lodima will also last my lifetime. My inventory of photographic chemicals should outlast me. Hell, I even have extra incandescent lightbulbs on hand to contact print the Azo/Lodima.
It has taken me a little over 5 years to pull this all together. When I think of how much I have invested in 8x10 and 7x17 cameras, holders and lenses it just made sense to me to have a stockpile of the consumables on hand.
So, I'm not worried, just glad I planned ahead.
PS, I think of it as "pre-funding" my retirement. :-)
At my rate of fire, I could be well stocked with film & paper to last me until I clock out, but I find that my preferences aren't static. I know in the future I'll be shooting more 8x10 HP-5+ (of which I am currently out of) and printing more on Fomabrom N111----and this isn't taking into account ULF, 5x7 & 4x5 formats:eek:
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Originally Posted by
John Bowen
John K,
Let's just say that at the age of 52, I expect to be shooting 35mm, 120/220, 5x7, 8x10 and 7x17 for quite a few more years. Next year, I become an empty nester. The PLAN is to take 2-4 photo trips/year. My inventory of yellow FILM boxes will last almost 10 years. My inventory of yellow Azo boxes will last my lifetime, and then some. I expect my inventory of 8x20 Lodima will also last my lifetime. My inventory of photographic chemicals should outlast me. Hell, I even have extra incandescent lightbulbs on hand to contact print the Azo/Lodima.
It has taken me a little over 5 years to pull this all together. When I think of how much I have invested in 8x10 and 7x17 cameras, holders and lenses it just made sense to me to have a stockpile of the consumables on hand.
So, I'm not worried, just glad I planned ahead.
PS, I think of it as "pre-funding" my retirement. :-)
I believe that I am almost in as good a shape as John with materials. Add 11x14 and 8x20 to the mix instead of 7x17 and we are just about next of kin.
I would go crazy buying a box or two of film or paper and small lots of chemistry at a time.
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Holy crap. Are you guys kidding? If not, I have some questions:
What is your process/motivation for buying film/paper/chemicals? Do you just continue to build inventory or, did you build up to a predetermined inventory and now you're just in replenishment mode?
Do you earn a living from your photography?
Why do you stock so much? Are you trying to buy current products in anticipation of, for example, the recent Kodak announcement or, are you constantly hoarding already discontinued products like AZO?
Will either of you sell me some 8x10 TXP and/or AZO?
:D
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Michael Kadillak
I believe that I am almost in as good a shape as John with materials. Add 11x14 and 8x20 to the mix instead of 7x17 and we are just about next of kin.
I would go crazy buying a box or two of film or paper and small lots of chemistry at a time.
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Originally Posted by
Pawlowski6132
Holy crap. Are you guys kidding? If not, I have some questions:
What is your process/motivation for buying film/paper/chemicals? Do you just continue to build inventory or, did you build up to a predetermined inventory and now you're just in replenishment mode?
Do you earn a living from your photography?
Why do you stock so much? Are you trying to buy current products in anticipation of, for example, the recent Kodak announcement or, are you constantly hoarding already discontinued products like AZO?
Will either of you sell me some 8x10 TXP and/or AZO?
:D
John can state his rational for his inventory building.
If I am not mistaken we went through this subject in a post previously and you stated very clearly that you had absolutely no interest in buying forward. Your post has me more than a bit confused.
Do I make a living in photography? - No. And in this market I am damn glad that I don't.
I own my own business in another industry.
For years I have gone out of my way to stock my favorite photographic materials and chemicals simply because: 1) I do not want to put my desire to participate in LF/ULF to be dictated by events that I cannot predict or control and 2) I want to show my support for analog photography with action and the only language that matters in this dialog comes from my pocketbook. About every three months I make a serious materials purchase so this is a regular activity for me. It is like I have an insurance policy against the unknown and for me anyway, it feels very good. This is an extension of how I invest and live my life.
The good news is that you can still buy Lodima and TXP so you do not have to ask anyone to sell you anything.
People do not plan to fail, they fail to plan....