Everything must go, REALLY!

Are you referring to the overpriced stuff from 'arsenall' - those dorks from Nuremberg, that also sell new stuff (also way overpriced) under different Ebay names; they are really hated on all German photo-related forums, because they always clog up all Ebay listings with their stuff everytime Ebay does one of those 'no listing fee' specials; there is one guy who hates them so much that he listed stuff like lens-caps for 10000 Euros, etc. with text making fun of them...

Roman
 
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I don't think Nikon would have bothered developing and introducing the F6 if they didn't think film had life left in it. For the casual snapshooter who only shoots a few pictures now and again and wants to share them on the web, the lower-end digital cameras probably make more sense than film when you factor in all the costs and convenience factors. Frankly, I myself shoot more digital than film and I consider myself fairly serious about photography, but this is more for the reason I don't have the space or the inclination to muck about in a darkroom. Maybe film will start to become more of a niche product, but as medium format didn't kill large format and 35mm didn't kill medium format, digital won't kill off 35mm. For some applications, film is still more appropriate.
 
35mm film will be around long after I am gone. I need to get a chance to shoot it through Oscar's Canon P when he sends it to me for my 70th Birthday in 2027. And just to be a good sport, I'll load a new fresh roll into it. I still have some Kodachrome from 1957, but that would not be sporting.
 
Roman said:
Are you referring to the overpriced stuff from 'arsenall' - those dorks from Nuremberg, that also sell new stuff (also way overpriced) under different Ebay names; they are really hated on all German photo-related forums, because they always clog up all Ebay listings with their stuff everytime Ebay does one of those 'no listing fee' specials; there is one guy who hates them so much that he listed stuff like lens-caps for 10000 Euros, etc. with text making fun of them...

Roman
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Ah. That explains it. I happened on Arsenal's Web site and emailed them, expressed interest in an item. 'Boris' eventually responded, letting me know it had been sold. I then asked how often the Web site is updated as I prefer not to waste time inquiring about things that are already sold. Still waiting for an answer to that one . . . :confused:

Thanks for the insight Roman!/ScottGee1
 
Just kidding about film becoming extinct. I was just suprised at the massive amount of overpriced listings from Arsenal.

DD
 
Oscar, I'll put the date down on my Xerox 820-II that I bought in 1980. It still works, and it is more than half-way to 2027. Those CP/m machines just keep going, and going, and going. Don't know about your PDA, hopefully it will make it until my next Birthday.
 
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