“It’s about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby” — Elliot Erwitt
What's In That Bag..
Lens Wraps protect, but they also hide.
when you have just one item it is easy to remember what lies behind the blue wrapping. However, when your back is full, labeling or tagging those things is a better idea. If you label by writing on the lens-wrap, you have to keep it separate and sorted. I prefer to have movable labels.
This cryptic note lets me know that a Hasselblad A-12 back is loaded with IR(infrared) film and ready to use.
These tags are just “male” velcro so they a tenacious but temporary stickers on the “wrap.” It is easy to move them to another wrap. The hardest part is finding the velcro.
Does Anybody….
Another box at the door, today.
But, does anybody use this stuff? We got another case of 8×10 sheet film. Smaller quantity than just a year ago, let alone 3 years ago. Only a dozen boxes of film, and that will be enough for at least another year. Only a year ago we were using this much film every quarter. Three years ago — I think we were supporting Ilford’s 8×10 business.
The prices are up, and going higher, so we made a stock-up purchase.
Kodak, a year ago, made 8×10 film a special order item. I think they will only be doing that another few times. At some point they will use their existing stock of boxes and materials from third parties. When that happens, they will have to meet minimums from suppliers. I think that at that time Kodak will stop taking special orders and film, at least sheet film, will be ended.
The yellow god will no longer be able to keep you supplied. Even poppies don’t bloom through all seasons.
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