Amen Joel. You might wish to buy a little digicam for snapshots, but
you will gain more pleasure from your film use.
Chris
On 24 Jul 2004, at 22:07, Wilcox, Joel F wrote:
>
> Walt wrote:
>> Having been forced into assuming the role of Lone Curmudgeon
>> in Andrew F.'s absence, let me say that I consider this
>> unhappy occurrence to really be a lesson in the inestimable
>> advantages of continuing to USE FILM! I have slides and
>> negatives going all the way back to the late '50s that are
>> still in perfect condition. And I know just exactly where
>> they are. And I know what to do with them.
>
> I was almost at the point of ordering the C-5060 this morning from B&H.
> I stopped when I realized that the film purchases I was contemplating
> to
> fill out the order were getting me more excited in prospect.
>
> I shot a complete roll of Kodachrome 25 this morning among the day
> lilies on the piece of Iowa River bank that is my back yard. It's now
> in the mail to Fairlawn, NJ. I think I've got about 10 rolls left.
> Those 10 rolls are a microcosm. I'm now trying to shoot them before
> Kodak gives up processing Kodachrome, not that I know when that will
> be,
> but I do think it's a when not an if.
>
> It's been a contradictory day so far. If I had the choice between
> ordering up bricks of Kodachrome 25 and a new digicam, there's no
> question about what would give me more pleasure. Still, I expect to be
> in photography for a while. The future beckons and will no doubt have
> its own pleasant surprises.
>
> Joel W.
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