(fwd) Re: Long Roll film back question?

[w.j.markerink@xxxxx (Willem-Jan Markerink)]

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Subject: Re: Long Roll film back question?
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>> >I just yesterday received an email from Kodak telling me 70 mm
>> >film was no longer available in 12/15 ft lengths, only in 100 ft
>> >rolls.
>>
>> Good to know, as I was contemplating a 70 back for my Hasselblad.  Do not
>want
>> to go through the bother of bulk loading and the inevitable added
>scratches.
>
>Too much bother for me too (Though having a couple of those backs doing
>nothing for a very long time now seems a waste.)
>
>But i'm still wondering if Kodaks message perhaps applies to the european
>market only. So...
>
>Help! Does anybody know, how is the 70 mm film situation world wide?
>And how about other manufacturers?
>
>(FYI: i adressed my query to Kodak via http://www.kodak.com/go/members , it
>was subsequently redirected to some adress at
>"Someone-or-his-brother"/Europe/EKC@xxxxxxxxx so perhaps Kodaks answer is
>only valid in Europe?)
>

I think that 70mm will be around for many, many years. It is all we use in the
school photography business. You can buy a 70mm back for the Hasselblad that
does take the 100ft of film, its from Beattie.
Peter


photography


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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

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is sometimes far less intelligent than
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