Comments on: Polaroid to Close Last Remaining Film Plants http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/ Photographs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:42:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Shane Godfrey http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2026 Shane Godfrey Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:00:41 +0000 http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2026 I suppose there is always fuji right? It is quite sad though. I have an sx-70 that I have been modding with filters so I can use 600 speed film in it. Probably the sharpest camera on earth. But really the only thing I'm interested in is what happens to the 20x24 studio. What will Chuck Close and Mary Ellen do?! Ps I met your teacher, shes pretty great. I suppose there is always fuji right? It is quite sad though. I have an sx-70 that I have been modding with filters so I can use 600 speed film in it. Probably the sharpest camera on earth. But really the only thing I’m interested in is what happens to the 20×24 studio. What will Chuck Close and Mary Ellen do?! Ps I met your teacher, shes pretty great.

]]> By: Baasch http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2025 Baasch Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:33:34 +0000 http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2025 This is what Polaroid was known for. This is part of what made photography fun. I can't get that same feeling with any other film. How sad. This is what Polaroid was known for. This is part of what made photography fun. I can’t get that same feeling with any other film. How sad.

]]> By: Noel Rodo-Vankeulen http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2024 Noel Rodo-Vankeulen Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:12:12 +0000 http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2024 This is the type of thing that makes me freak out. It was Ilford a couple of years ago with their b&w 35mm negs (if I’m correct), then single rolls of Portra, now this. I might just have to get into some alternative film process to rest my soul. I still don’t understand how film is dying. I know, I know, digital is just popular because it’s easy to use, but in terms of resolution and speed, digital cannot beat film yet. The 160 mega pixel digital camera and Better Light utilities are just a huge scanners, thus there can't be any movement in the frame or the images will be distorted. In twenty years I wonder which company will be the last to sell film. Any predictions? This is the type of thing that makes me freak out. It was Ilford a couple of years ago with their b&w 35mm negs (if I’m correct), then single rolls of Portra, now this. I might just have to get into some alternative film process to rest my soul.

I still don‚Äôt understand how film is dying. I know, I know, digital is just popular because it‚Äôs easy to use, but in terms of resolution and speed, digital cannot beat film yet. The 160 mega pixel digital camera and Better Light utilities are just a huge scanners, thus there can’t be any movement in the frame or the images will be distorted.

In twenty years I wonder which company will be the last to sell film. Any predictions?

]]> By: Chad http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2023 Chad Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:03:22 +0000 http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2008/02/08/polaroid-to-close-last-remaining-film-plants/#comment-2023 Wow, I just went onto Polaroid.com to buy a bulk amount of Spectras and they are all already gone. Wow, I just went onto Polaroid.com to buy a bulk amount of Spectras and they are all already gone.

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