Originally Posted by
sun of sand
I'd be more interested in the "nutjobs" desire for things that are now obselete as evidence pointing to where film photography still has potential
that might be more for the smaller company to fill in with niche products but really kodak could do the same if they wanted to
since kodak is only interested in and perhaps only equipped for the sale of massive amounts of everday photographic essentials
I think they'd know which products to keep and which to kill off
350 bonafide photographers?
Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld, Mitch Epstein, William Eggleston, Thomas Struth, Andreas Gursky and so on.
those types of guys would carry SOME weight
I'm sure they've heard from them
If they don't make it easy to contact them because of the ranting nuts
they must know the ranting nuts ideas dont help their business
I don't think you caan find 350 BONAFIDE photographers on LFF so theyd be worthless as well
"This film is essential to the practice"
If the practice itself is essential they wouldn't discontinue it
nobody discontinues soap
"I do believe that there is currently a huge resurgence of interest in large format photography and for many new photographers an eventual transition to 8x10 is inevitable"
that's not gonna work. I do believe? People believe in UFO's. Resurgence? I'm not sure kodak has the patience to keep losing money or not making enough of it to continue production based on a guys prediction of the &*#future^*# esp when digital is so apparent
Kodak would have to wait for this flush of LF bloom in 4x5 and then wait for SOME of those people to move to 8x10 and for only SOME of those people to choose color
"Large format photography in colour is not only increasingly common at universities, but in major museums and art galleries. The majority of which is shot on portra 160 or 400nc."
I'm sure they know if true as made to sound. I don't think they've been producing it hoping someone will like it and use it..they've been making it for the people they know will
Some of those people are probably dropping out.
They'd now have to wait on that LF bloom to make up for only the current losses they could count on before
what if they keep losing regulars?
"priceless advertising and promotion"
Kodak had nascar ..don't think it was a smashing success.
What are a few famous photographers going to do for their sales? majority of nascar watchers don't care
the people who do care about those artists
already do
"my opinion"
I'm sure they have opinions of their own backed up by current reality
I believe Kodak could still make ALL these products
satisfy the current user
the nutjobs desire for panatomic and azo
develop mo better products for the future participant
but they'd have to downsize
I don't think kings become princes ..they die off
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