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Email Kodak To Save HIE-135
by Jimmy Williams
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Fellow Infrared List Members,
Below I have copied an email I just sent to Patrick Hamilton, Public Relations Director, Kodak CDG EAMER: patrick.hamilton@... Mr. Hamilton has encouraged me to write Kodak and is aware that I am attempting to start an email campaign to save HIE-135. He has assured me that he will get the messages to the appropriate people. I ask each and every one of you to please take a moment and write an email to Kodak. Copy my letter if you like. Even if you don't ever plan to use film again, consider those of us who do and make this tiny effort. I plan to post a very similar message to APUG, Photo.net and to flickr's IR group. If any of you know of other forums I should post to please send me that information. Please contact me offlist if you like: nighthawkjw@... Thank you all for your assistance. I know we can make this happen if we try! Sincerely, James C. Williams ________________________________________________ Dear Kodak, This message is to be distributed to those responsible for the choice to delete or discontinue Kodak's HIE-135 infrared film. The purpose of this message is to persuade those people to reverse that choice. Among the many applications of photography there is a unique type of film that produces very unusual photographs, infrared film. It's initial and major commercial purpose has been for scientific and security purposes. However, aside from these mundane applications, a much more visually appealing application is fine art photography using infrared film. Many fine art photographers recognise the great benefits of using film and prefer film to digital. In the case of infrared photography, there are many people trying different approaches to using digital cameras, but that system has problems to be solved and the results are not nearly as good as those produced by HIE-135. Among other infrared films, HIE-135 is also unique and superior. The extended range of 900nm produces a greater sensitivity to the infrared spectrum, and the absence of an anti-halide backing makes it ideal for producing images evoking surreal and ethereal properties that no other film produces. No other film manufacturer producing infrared film today makes a film like HIE-135. Discontinuing the manufacture and distribution of HIE-135 infrared film will mean that photographers like myself will have to compromise future bodies of work. It will mean that perhaps the best infrared photographer, Sir Simon Marsden, who has dedicated 30 years to producing thousands of images on HIE-135, will have to either adapt or end his career now. The responsibility of a creative medium for many people lies in this decision. It not only represents the choice to stop making a specific type of film, but is indicative of the future of all film. Kodak was responsible for the popularity of photography, and needs to be responsible for safeguarding the future of it as well. -- Sincerely, James C. Williams Photographer specializing in infrared photography. Online Galleries: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nighthawkjw/sets/ http://photo.net/photos/James%20C.%20Williams ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ * **** ******* ****************************************************** * To remove yourself from this list, send: * * UNSUBSCRIBE INFRARED * * to * * MAJORDOMO@... * *----------------------------------------------------* * For the IR-FAQ, IR-Gallery and heaps of links: * * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm * ****************************************************** |
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Re: Email Kodak To Save HIE-135
by Peter Badcock
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Hi James,
I think it would also be effective to register the letter as a petition online http://www.petitiononline.com/ that way you will get many more people in support of your letter. regards Peter On 22/11/2007, Jimmy Williams <nighthawkjw@...> wrote: > Fellow Infrared List Members, > > Below I have copied an email I just sent to Patrick > Hamilton, Public Relations Director, Kodak CDG EAMER: > patrick.hamilton@... > > Mr. Hamilton has encouraged me to write Kodak and is > aware that I am attempting to start an email campaign > to save HIE-135. He has assured me that he will get > the messages to the appropriate people. > **** ******* ****************************************************** * To remove yourself from this list, send: * * UNSUBSCRIBE INFRARED * * to * * MAJORDOMO@... * *----------------------------------------------------* * For the IR-FAQ, IR-Gallery and heaps of links: * * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm * ****************************************************** |
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Infrared Film Available
by George L Smyth-2
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In case there is any interest, I have placed some of my infrared film on sale
at eBay. All film has been in my freezer since purchase. 100+ feet of HIE - http://tinyurl.com/2mzy6s 10 Rolls of Konica Infrared Film - http://tinyurl.com/3c32l4 10 Rolls of Konica 120 Size Infrared Film - http://tinyurl.com/3a3e5a If there is any interest then I will make my boxes of HSI available. Cheers - george ------------------------------------- Eclectic Mix: http://EclecticMix.com One Minute How-To: http://OneMinuteHowTo.com DRiP Investing: http://DRiPInvesting.org Handmade Photographic Images: http://www.GLSmyth.com - Blog: GLSmyth.Wordpress.com * **** ******* ****************************************************** * To remove yourself from this list, send: * * UNSUBSCRIBE INFRARED * * to * * MAJORDOMO@... * *----------------------------------------------------* * For the IR-FAQ, IR-Gallery and heaps of links: * * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm * ****************************************************** |
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