[LargeFormat] End of an Era at Arizona Highways
Bob Blakely
Bob at Blakely.com
Tue Jun 21 19:26:28 EDT 2005
LF exclusive???
Note: Back when Arizona Highways was, on occasion, publishing Barry
Goldwater, the photos were often medium format.
Regards,
Bob...
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From: "Schuyler Grace" <schuyler at bellsouth.net>
> I'm not saying it's an altogether bad thing, but Arizona Highways made a
> point of announcing in their latest issue that they have begun using some
> digital images. This won't end their 80-year association with LF
> photography, but they won't be LF-exclusive any more.
>
> Oh, and I'm now kind of hoping Kodak will do away with their B/W film
> products sooner than later. I processed a big batch of 8x10 TMY last
> night,
> and more than a few sheets had pinholes in the emulsion. Perhaps, I
> thought, Kodak's strategy isn't just following industry trends, but simply
> turning out worse and worse quality product, until no one wants to buy it.
> Then, they can announce the end of another unprofitable line to
> shareholders.
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