----- Original Message ----- From: <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:35 AM Subject: Re: what goes around, comes around > > That makes it much less competitive, making it more of a novelity than a > solid product. > Roy absolutely. but.. as with many new camera developments, the mass marketed toy stuff may fund development of higher quality, larger sized items (printers in this case). tho whether it'll be a success, who knows. Polaroids instant transparency film HAD the dynamic range slide shooters often said they wanted, but it never looked poppy enough - it was low contrast / muddy.. and was a failure. A shame. a really unique slide film damned by it's actual success but percieved failure. it was convenient, relatively economical, superior sharpness to many other slide films being a thinner emulsion, greater dynamic range but it failed. Time will tell whether the Zero Ink process succeedes but it might be worth keeping an eye on :) k
