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Re: [OM] Stock up on film, the shortage will come

Subject: Re: [OM] Stock up on film, the shortage will come
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 11:11:14 -0500
How soon does everyone believe that every movie theatre in the world will
have switched to digital projection equipment.  Next month? Next year?

Uh, don't they use film.  Film that is remarkably similar to the film we use
in our little ol' OM bodies?

Tom

> For something that is going to be obsolete soon, it is strange how much
> money and time the major film manufacturers are putting into the
> development of new film products, the improvement of old ones, and
upgrades
> and improvements to the manufacturing machines and processes.  Why waste
so
> much time and money on something that has no future?
>
> Because even if every consumer in the private sector switches over to
> digital, there will still be enough film used in industry and scientific
> research to support the film industry.  AND, as long as film is available
> commercially, it will be available to us.(though we may have to buy it in
> bulk rolls and spool it ourselves...but then we can make a fortune selling
> those spools to those who are less ambitious.
>
> Charles Sdunek
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