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Summer Wind - 30 Nov 2006 14:22 GMT
The amount of both Kodak and Fuji film on the shelves at Wal-Mart, Target,
etc seems down from last year, but there are still a large number of single
use cameras on the racks.  Convenience and grocery stores still sell film
and the amount of rack space doesn't seem to have changed as much as the
discount stores.  Wal-Mart no longer has slide film.  Back when I was doing
food photography, they were my source for Sensia.

After a couple of years of use, my Elan 7N is still going strong.  I use it
mainly for table-top still lifes and city-scapes.  I opened a gift shop a
few months ago and I'm selling my own work, a gratifying experience.  I'll
continue to use film for those applications, but I'm warming up to digital.
My gift shop is in an historic district frequented by camera toting
tourists, and I've been amazed not only at the proportion of digital to film
cameras, but who is using digital.  Little old ladies are using digital
cameras.  Maybe growing old with cell phones and PCs has made them more
adaptive to change.  Digital cameras are probably easier for them because
they don't have to fumble around with film.  I've downloaded a couple of
DSLR manuals and I might get a Canon body within the next few months, but
there is no pressing need.  The longer you wait, the more bang you get for
your buck.  If I have any questions, I can always find a little old lady to
give me a hand.

SW
jeremy - 30 Nov 2006 14:26 GMT
> The amount of both Kodak and Fuji film on the shelves at Wal-Mart, Target,
> etc seems down from last year, but there are still a large number of
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>
> SW

And your point is . . . ?

Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that, except
for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no longer using
film.

That does not mean that film is dead.  It merely means that Wal-Mart isn't
selling much of it.
Thomas T. Veldhouse - 30 Nov 2006 16:13 GMT
> And your point is . . . ?
>
> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that, except
> for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no longer using
> film.

The "Great Unwashed in America"?

To Whom are you referring anyway?

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Chris Loffredo - 30 Nov 2006 09:28 GMT
>> And your point is . . . ?
>>
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> To Whom are you referring anyway?
>  

You certainly can't say that American brains aren't washed...
;-)
William Graham - 30 Nov 2006 16:40 GMT
>> And your point is . . . ?
>>
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>
> To Whom are you referring anyway?

Not me....I showered just last night........
Starlord - 30 Nov 2006 21:28 GMT
And I KNOW he didn't mean this Disablied Vitnam Vet.

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>> And your point is . . . ?
>>
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>
> To Whom are you referring anyway?
Starlord - 30 Nov 2006 16:13 GMT
There's a photo store down the road from me and I can get all kinds of film
there. It's far from being dead.

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>> The amount of both Kodak and Fuji film on the shelves at Wal-Mart,
>> Target, etc seems down from last year, but there are still a large number
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> That does not mean that film is dead.  It merely means that Wal-Mart isn't
> selling much of it.
Advocate54 - 30 Nov 2006 16:15 GMT
> And your point is . . . ?
>
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> That does not mean that film is dead.  It merely means that Wal-Mart isn't
> selling much of it.

"the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
William Graham - 30 Nov 2006 16:42 GMT
>> And your point is . . . ?
>>
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>
> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.

That should be "ash", shouldn't it?

This is a tongue-in-cheek term for the common man, and shouldn't be taken
too seriously......
Thomas T. Veldhouse - 30 Nov 2006 18:33 GMT
>> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>
> That should be "ash", shouldn't it?
>
> This is a tongue-in-cheek term for the common man, and shouldn't be taken
> too seriously......

We know what it means ... and it is clearly derrogatory.

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William Graham - 30 Nov 2006 19:49 GMT
>>> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>>
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>
> We know what it means ... and it is clearly derrogatory.

How about, "Tongue in cheek"? - Do you know what that means?
Thomas T. Veldhouse - 04 Dec 2006 13:35 GMT
>>>> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>>>
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>>
> How about, "Tongue in cheek"? - Do you know what that means?

Tongue in cheek does not have to be derrogatory.  His was.

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jeremy - 04 Dec 2006 17:51 GMT
>>>>> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>>>>
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>
> Tongue in cheek does not have to be derrogatory.  His was.

You are much too judgmental and over-sensitive.  I was not directing any
insult toward any identifiable segment of people.  You really should look up
the word "sarcasm" in the dictionary.
Thomas T. Veldhouse - 04 Dec 2006 18:14 GMT
> You are much too judgmental and over-sensitive.  I was not directing any
> insult toward any identifiable segment of people.  You really should look up
> the word "sarcasm" in the dictionary.

No identifiable segment?  Not the poor ones?  

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jeremy - 04 Dec 2006 18:16 GMT
>> You are much too judgmental and over-sensitive.  I was not directing any
>> insult toward any identifiable segment of people.  You really should look
>> up
>> the word "sarcasm" in the dictionary.
>
> No identifiable segment?  Not the poor ones?

I was NOT referring to "Poor People," I was referring to the ones that had
little knowledge of photo technique, and who didn't really care about
learning.
Thomas T. Veldhouse - 04 Dec 2006 20:23 GMT
>>> You are much too judgmental and over-sensitive.  I was not directing any
>>> insult toward any identifiable segment of people.  You really should look
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> little knowledge of photo technique, and who didn't really care about
> learning.

So, you are saying that "The Great Unwashed" refers to photographers with
little knowledge of photo technique.  Somehow, I doubt that is what the term
refers to.

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William Graham - 04 Dec 2006 23:26 GMT
> So, you are saying that "The Great Unwashed" refers to photographers with
> little knowledge of photo technique.  Somehow, I doubt that is what the
> term
> refers to.

This was why I suggested that Wal-Mart was installing a public shower room
near their photographic department.....:^)
   On another list, I suggested that the great unwashed masses have Thomal
Kinkaid's hanging on their walls, but we elete's hang Van Gogh's.
Alan Browne - 01 Dec 2006 00:25 GMT
>>>"the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>
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>
> We know what it means ... and it is clearly derrogatory.

Sure, derrogatory.  Also, in context, more along cynical humour lines, a
bit on the mean side, but not to be taken too seriously either.  If you
feel targetted however...

Cheers,
Alan

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John McWilliams - 04 Dec 2006 06:33 GMT
>>>> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>>
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> bit on the mean side, but not to be taken too seriously either.  If you
> feel targetted however...

Well, targeted derogatory statements are common here in the lower 48. Or
the continental contiguous 48 in case someone wants to point out that
the Hawaiian islands are south of Florida.

Besides, I thought the term originated downunder as a poke at the Brits
who did not bathe as often as the Strines, and could be derogatory or
friendly, depending.

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Richard Polhill - 04 Dec 2006 15:21 GMT
>>> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.
>>>
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>
> We know what it means ... and it is clearly derrogatory.

Is it? Why?

Quoted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton, I believe.

Dictionary.com defines it as
–noun
the general public; the populace or masses.

With no mention of any derogatory meaning.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=great+unwashed
Thomas T. Veldhouse - 04 Dec 2006 16:27 GMT
> With no mention of any derogatory meaning.
>
> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=great+unwashed

Bonehead, as a description for you, is not derogatory either.

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Richard Polhill - 04 Dec 2006 16:31 GMT
>> With no mention of any derogatory meaning.
>>
>> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=great+unwashed
>
> Bonehead, as a description for you, is not derogatory either.

That's nice.
Richard Polhill - 04 Dec 2006 16:34 GMT
>> With no mention of any derogatory meaning.
>>
>> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=great+unwashed
>
> Bonehead, as a description for you, is not derogatory either.

Sounds like you've got personality problems you need to resolve matey.
jeremy - 04 Dec 2006 17:55 GMT
"Richard Polhill" <richard.news@polhill.vispa.invalid> wrote in message
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> Sounds like you've got personality problems you need to resolve matey.

Beware of falling into that trap.

To quote from Ken Rockwell:

"Look at any forum on any subject from art to zebras, and you'll see many
who spend more time calling each other stupid than discussing the topic.
Many who live in these forums take more pleasure in hurling epithets than in
discussing the topic. As any high-school psychology student knows, these
guys are confirming Freud's observations that all human action is based on
making oneself feel important."

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/2-kinds-of-photographers.htm

And, to anyone that suggests that the sentiments are invalid, strictly
because of who expressed them I offer no apologies.
jeremy - 04 Dec 2006 17:52 GMT
>> With no mention of any derogatory meaning.
>>
>> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=great+unwashed
>
> Bonehead, as a description for you, is not derogatory either.

Why steer the discussion along these lines?  Now you are using derogatory
words and associating them with a specific individual.  Let it rest,
already.
jeremy - 30 Nov 2006 19:48 GMT
>> And your point is . . . ?
>>
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>
> "the Great Unwahsed in America"... you are indeed an a.s.

And You are, indeed, plonked!
Al Denelsbeck - 30 Nov 2006 17:59 GMT
> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
> longer using film.

       "The Great Unwashed," I love it! But what's so great about them?

    - Still Clean Al.

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Joseph Kewfi - 30 Nov 2006 19:32 GMT
>    "The Great Unwashed," I love it! But what's so great about them?

The sheer amount of the dirty SOB's. ;-]

>> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
>> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> - Still Clean Al.
William Graham - 01 Dec 2006 00:35 GMT
>>    "The Great Unwashed," I love it! But what's so great about them?
>
> The sheer amount of the dirty SOB's. ;-]

I understand that Wal-Mart is considering the installation of showers near
their front entrances....They are always on the lookout for a way to make a
few extra dollars......
That_Rich - 01 Dec 2006 01:00 GMT
>>>    "The Great Unwashed," I love it! But what's so great about them?
>>
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>their front entrances....They are always on the lookout for a way to make a
>few extra dollars......

I've always wondered why "The Great Unwashed" always wait to get to
Wal-Mart to beat their children (?)

I remain,
    one that does NOT shop at Wal-Mart,
        and encourage others to do the same,

RP©
William Graham - 01 Dec 2006 06:50 GMT
>>>>    "The Great Unwashed," I love it! But what's so great about them?
>>>
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
> RP©

Well, If you can afford to shop anywhere you want, then that's a pretty
shallow attitude. There are some however, who can't afford to shop anywhere
else. I was kind of pissed at some big station anchor man who makes over a
million a year when he sanctimoniously said that he, "refuses to shop at
Wal-Mart."
Starlord - 01 Dec 2006 14:25 GMT
good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.

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>>>>>    "The Great Unwashed," I love it! But what's so great about them?
>>>>
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> makes over a million a year when he sanctimoniously said that he, "refuses
> to shop at Wal-Mart."
Scott W - 01 Dec 2006 15:54 GMT
> good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.

"Red" China? are we still calling it red China? I did not know that.

Anyway I would like to challenge anyone to live here and not shop at
Wal-Mart, pretty much impossible.

I may not like Wal-Mart but around here often they are the only choice.

Scott
Starlord - 01 Dec 2006 17:05 GMT
I got there maybe once a month if at all, this month will be a no show as I
just came from the market and spending almost $90 for my monthy supplys, so
the takes away the need to go to wal-mart and I live on a fixed income too.

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>> good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.
>
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>
> Scott
John McWilliams - 04 Dec 2006 06:36 GMT
>> good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.
>
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>
> I may not like Wal-Mart but around here often they are the only choice.

Come to da Mainland, bra'a; you no go Walmart no mo.

<s>

john mcwilliams
Scott W - 04 Dec 2006 11:42 GMT
> >> good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.
> >
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Come to da Mainland, bra'a; you no go Walmart no mo.

Yeah sure on mainland I no go but here what if I need dakine? then I
got to go to Wal-Mart.

Scott
Starlord - 04 Dec 2006 16:03 GMT
When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.

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>> >> good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.
>> >
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>
> Scott
rafe b - 04 Dec 2006 16:15 GMT
> When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.

There are at least two Costcos there.  Much better place to shop.

rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com
Scott W - 04 Dec 2006 16:39 GMT
> > When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.
>
> There are at least two Costcos there.  Much better place to shop.

We have a Costco here and will getting everything we can there as it is
much
better then Wal-Mart.  But Costco does not carrry everything that you
might need.
As an example my DVD burner went out on my computer and I needed
another one,
whereas Costco sometimes has DVD burners at this time they did not, I
went out of
my way to check at Costco before giving in and buying at Wal-Mart. You
need a USB 2 hub, Costco may or may not have it at any given time but
Wal-Mart will have it all the time.

FWIW we spend about $20 at Costco for every $1 spent at Wal-Mart, but
still we find ourselves going to Wal-Mart a fair bit, as does everyone
else in town.

Scott
William Graham - 04 Dec 2006 23:19 GMT
>> > When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.
>>
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>
> Scott

Yes.....My wife and I call Wal-Mart a "$100 store", because we usually spend
less than $100 whenever we go there. We also have a Costco, but we call that
a "$300" store.....:^)
Starlord - 04 Dec 2006 18:02 GMT
For my photo grear, the shop down near the then new HPD cental station
wasn't bad, and I also went to the two shops on the Ft.Street mall too.

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>> When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.
>
> There are at least two Costcos there.  Much better place to shop.
>
> rafe b
> www.terrapinphoto.com
Scott W - 04 Dec 2006 20:51 GMT
> For my photo grear, the shop down near the then new HPD cental station
> wasn't bad, and I also went to the two shops on the Ft.Street mall too.

Unless Costco has it I can get photo gear cheaper ordering from B&H and
paying the shipping then I can locally.

Scott
Pudentame - 04 Dec 2006 22:31 GMT
>> When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.
>
> There are at least two Costcos there.  Much better place to shop.
>
> rafe b
> www.terrapinphoto.com

If you can justify the membership. Fine for family's that can buy in
bulk occasionally, but doesn't do it for a single guy who eats out a lot.
Scott W - 04 Dec 2006 16:21 GMT
> When I lived on Oahu I didn't use the wal marts there either.

If I lived on Oahu I would not shop at them either, but I live on the
Big Island on the Kona side.

Scott
Pudentame - 01 Dec 2006 17:35 GMT
> good for him, maby he doesn't want a lot of made in red china goods.

Doesn't really matter where you shop, that's all you're likely to find
now-a-days.

Or "made in some third-world hellhole sweatshop" goods.
Pudentame - 30 Nov 2006 21:41 GMT
>> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
>> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
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>
>     - Still Clean Al.

Great as in "there's lots of 'em".

It's 19th century literary slang referring to working & agricultural
people who didn't have access to indoor plumbing. Many bathed twice a
year; in the fall when they donned their winter underwear and in the
spring when they took it off again.

That's because the lower income classes had to go to some location that
had bathtubs (often quite literally a galvanized washing tub) and pay
for hot water and the use thereof. Many didn't have running water in
their homes.

There was also a fear that bathing caused sickness. Probably not
altogether irrational when working people had to share bath water with
strangers.

Many rural parts of the US didn't get indoor plumbing until the 1960s
(one of the benefits of rural electrification actually ... electricity
to run well pumps that could supply running water and power hot water
heaters).
jeremy - 30 Nov 2006 22:51 GMT
>>> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
>>> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
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> of the benefits of rural electrification actually ... electricity to run
> well pumps that could supply running water and power hot water heaters).

What is the big deal?  Has no one ever heard that phrase before?  I was
referring to unsophisticated consumer amateur users, and I used a euphemism
in a comical way.  The comment was directed at no one in particular.

Had I called him "Joe Sixpack" would that have generated so many responses?

Jeez, chill out already!
William Graham - 30 Nov 2006 23:25 GMT
"jeremy" <jeremy@nospam.com> wrote in message news:VfJbh.12292>

What is the big deal?  Has no one ever heard that phrase before?  I was
> referring to unsophisticated consumer amateur users, and I used a
> euphemism in a comical way.  The comment was directed at no one in
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>
> Jeez, chill out already!

To paraphrase FDR, you can not insult some of the people all the time, and
all the people some of the time, but it is impossible to not insult all the
people all the time........:^)
Summer Wind - 01 Dec 2006 01:37 GMT
> To paraphrase FDR, you can not insult some of the people all the time, and
> all the people some of the time, but it is impossible to not insult all
> the people all the time........:^)

You're paraphrasing Lincoln.

SW
William Graham - 01 Dec 2006 06:38 GMT
>> To paraphrase FDR, you can not insult some of the people all the time,
>> and all the people some of the time, but it is impossible to not insult
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> SW

Errrrr....Right you are.......
Pudentame - 01 Dec 2006 17:42 GMT
> "jeremy" <jeremy@nospam.com> wrote in message news:VfJbh.12292>
>
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> all the people some of the time, but it is impossible to not insult all the
> people all the time........:^)

Yer' syntax is as mangled as yer' history. It was Abraham Lincoln who
said ...

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people
some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time."
Pudentame - 01 Dec 2006 17:37 GMT
>>>> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
>>>> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Had I called him "Joe Sixpack" would that have generated so many responses?

Probably.
William Graham - 01 Dec 2006 23:35 GMT
>>>>> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
>>>>> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>
> Probably.

Wal-Mart doesn't sell beer. But after reading this thread, they have decided
to install their new shower facilities next to the photo department......
Joseph Kewfi - 02 Dec 2006 00:16 GMT
> Wal-Mart doesn't sell beer. But after reading this thread, they have
> decided to install their new shower facilities next to the photo
> department......

Any special offers on showers, so one can bring the whole family for a set
price with soap, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, toe nail clippers and stuff
like that? will digital cameras be installed in the shower booths and prints
provided afterwards, as to immortalise the Wal-Mart complete body hygiene
experience?

>>>>>> Wal-Mart caters to the mass consumer market.  We already know that,
>>>>>> except for single-use cameras, the Great Unwashed in America are no
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> decided to install their new shower facilities next to the photo
> department......
Alan Browne - 03 Dec 2006 17:29 GMT
> Wal-Mart doesn't sell beer.

http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/News/2005/08/25/Wal_Mart_s_Beer_Permit/ind
ex.shtml


http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/news/20050819-pdr.html

Many do but they have to fight through local/state regs to do so.

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William Graham - 03 Dec 2006 17:52 GMT
>> Wal-Mart doesn't sell beer.
>
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> Many do but they have to fight through local/state regs to do so.

Yes....I forgot about the, "Super Wal-Marts" they contain full bore grocery
stores, and they do carry beer.....They just upgraded a couple of their
stores to, "super" status here in Salem a couple of years ago.....The one I
usually deal with (because I pass by it once a week) is not a super store,
so it still doesn't carry it.
uw wayne - 01 Dec 2006 06:35 GMT
> The amount of both Kodak and Fuji film on the shelves at Wal-Mart, Target,
> etc seems down from last year, but there are still a large number of single
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> your buck.  If I have any questions, I can always find a little old lady to
> give me a hand.
Invest a few dollars and read the Koran.

> SW
Starlord - 01 Dec 2006 14:23 GMT
Na, just go to ebay, tons of bulk film being sold.

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Michael Benveniste - 02 Dec 2006 05:08 GMT
>Na, just go to ebay, tons of bulk film being sold.

I have no problem obtaining film.  Getting it developed is beginning to
be a challenge.  In my local area, at least 4 labs in the last year (and
one just this week) have stopped processing E-6 and traditional black
and white or have gone out of business entirely.  The lab nearest to me
has shifted to one-shot HC-110 and no longer does traditional analog
enlargements.  And if anyone knows of a place that can still handle 70mm
Tech Pan, please tell me.  I've got 40' of the stuff I'm afraid to
shoot.

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Summer Wind - 03 Dec 2006 15:40 GMT
>>Na, just go to ebay, tons of bulk film being sold.
>
> I have no problem obtaining film.  Getting it developed is beginning to
> be a challenge.

I still have all of my darkroom equipment, including a JOBO processor, that
I haven't touched in a few years.  I've been thinking of doing some
traditional B&W darkroom work while I can still get the chemistry locally.
For now, I'll probably just develop and scan the film, but maybe I'll be
bitten by the bug and enlarge some prints.

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Michael Benveniste - 03 Dec 2006 20:50 GMT
>I still have all of my darkroom equipment, including a JOBO processor, that
>I haven't touched in a few years.  I've been thinking of doing some
>traditional B&W darkroom work while I can still get the chemistry locally.
>For now, I'll probably just develop and scan the film, but maybe I'll be
>bitten by the bug and enlarge some prints.

I'm not sure I could go that way even if I wanted to.  Local law would
require off-site disposal of the spent chemicals, and I don't know of
anyone offering that service at a reasonable cost.

I do have access to "somebody else's darkroom," but so far I've been
able to avoid imposing on them.

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