Re: [APML] The End of Tech Pan???

[Glenn Shaw <gshaw@alaska.net>]

With regard to the possible disapperence of Tech Pan film, why can't we write
Kodak and find out factual information? Kodak has a long and distinquished
history of helping science endeavors and amateurs. Though young buck business
people are terrible aggressive and trained in the present blather of business,
there usually are a significant cadre of older, more tuned in businessmen (and
increasingly businesswomen) who belong to Rotary clubs, want to serve their
community and do good deeds. Some are in high managerial positions in Kodak. I
imagine a well written letter following up with some phone conversations might
solve the problem of Kodak's decision to discontinue this film, if indeed it is a
decision.

Certainly the production cost of an emulsion can't be that high and perhaps Kodak
could agree to periodically produce a batch, say once every couple years. Isn't
it true that hypered Tech Pan can be stored for a couple years without
degradation?

In summary, my own experience with business people isn't as "severe" as the
popular image is often painted to be. Modern American businesses are full of
church or synagoge-going, community serving, decent and understanding people.
Find the ones in high positions in Kodak that belong to Rotary clubs and appeal
to them. I think in this way, specialized films that have unique applications for
deep sky photography can be salvaged. For example, Kodak made runs of the
spectroscopic 103 series on glass plates far after they were commercially viable
and just as "service" to the acquisition of human knowledge.

Sincerely,

Glenn Shaw

Chuck Vaughn wrote:

> Rob,
>
> > Do you really believe that? Also what about the expense for a film scanner?
> > Those babies can cost at least as much as an ST7 or even ST8.
> > Rob Gendler
>
> My suggestion to avoid the cost of an expensive scanner and inkjet printer
> with paper/ink supplies is to contract out those services. For example, let
> Tony scan your negatives on his SS120 and when you _really_ want to have
> a hard copy of an image, send that to Tony or Autumn Color for a print.
> You can do this for years for the cost of buying the equipment.
>
> Chuck <aa6g@aa6g.org>
>
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