Re: The bargain of APS: I had originally canned APS as a format following use of a cheap Point & Shoot....

I just think that in cases like this, where you have a niche product that really
no one else wants to produce (least of all Kodak), the Department of Justice
should give them a free pass.  The same goes for Kodachrome, which has all but
been destroyed due to antitrust action which resulted in no sustainable
competitors.  There is a logic in bundling the film and processing.  Poor
processing would kill the product e.g. 120 sized Kodachrome.

"Woody W." wrote:

> Maybe so, but if you do manage to get it here to the US, when you send it
> for processing they will very happily send the processed slides back at no
> extra charge!
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > They make it in the US, ship it overseas, but make sure American citizens
> like me
> > can't get their hands on it!  This is the worst form of punishment!
> > I believe the reason why Fuji won't market the slide film in the US is
> because they
> > bundle the film and processing overseas.  This practice is illegal in the
> US.
> >
> > Anna Nimotti wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:27:05 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > > I believe Fuji just discontinued their 100 speed film in the US.  Are
> they
> > > > marketing it abroad?  And what about the Fuji slide film - is it still
> available
> > > > outside the US?  I checked on the Jessops (UK) website and couldn't
> find it
> > > > anymore.  I believe Kodak has recently added a 100 speed Advantix
> "High
> > > > Definition" film overseas.  Any chance that might make it into the US?
> > >
> > > Kodak HD100 APS is widely available in the UK. I recently bought a
> > > 3-pack on which the outer packaging carried the words "Made in USA".
> > > Apparently, either the packaging is wrong, or they make the packaging
> > > in the US but not the film or they make the film in the US but don't
> > > sell it there.
> > >
> > > Fuji APS slide film was still in the last Jessops printed catalogue I
> > > saw, so if they discontinued, it's very recent.
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