Hi Doug. Isn't the "gray market" an interesting phenomena? The same
product is worth less in another country! How clever!

Its what I ment in a post some time ago about the value of manufactured
goods not being absolute.

BTW.

Did you know:

A 20 oz coke you pay $1.09 costs 1.7326 cents to manufacture and ship!
(Source; 1998 stockholder's report)

Now That's what I call a markup!

A Chevy Silverado Pickup that costs $28,894.00 (msrp) Costs $1278.00 to
manufacture. The paint & tires are the most expensive components.
(source; 2002 stockholder's report)

A $10,000 diamond ring costs $42.00 to make + the diamond. Diamonds are
a free product of nature, and the value is artificially kept high by
DeBeers Inc, who holds the world wide monopoly on the stones. All
diamonds are supplied through Debeers Inc. There are approximately 1000
tons of unreleased diamonds in DeBeers vaults. Now that is what I call a
markup! (Source; The Lapidary Journal)

Capt. Frank

Doug Kanter wrote:

By the way, they also offer "grey market" goods for most cameras & lenses.
In other words, product that was intended for other countries and has a
different warranty. You'll usually see this offered alongside the normal USA
product. For some stuff, the warranty may not be that crucial to you, so
it's worth a look. And, it's the same product anyway, at least when it's
from any of the name-brand established manufacturer's that we're all
familiar with.

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Thanks Doug! Not only do they have the film, but also offer processing,
and at a lower rate then I have been paying at the local "specialty lab."

Capt. Frank

Doug Kanter wrote:


Go to B&H Photo for your film, if you can't find it locally. I'm lucky
enough to have Rochester Institute of Technology here, so there are a

couple

of amazing photo stores that stock almost everything. For stuff they

don't

stock, I've ordered from B&H and been happy.

www.bhphotovideo.com


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Unfortunately that is true. Kodak optics are not the best. They use a
lot of plastic lens technology, which is adequate for throw away
cameras, but not too good for the semi professional quality I am looking
for. This is probably a good reason for Kodak being the overall #3 loser
in stock prices last year. I suppose, I shall have to keep the old
Roliflex a few more years if I can still find 120 film. I have the same
problem with super-8 movie film. Still, I wish I could find a good
quality, USA built, video camera. There just don't seem to be any at

all.

Maybe a few of us in this group should get together and make a new
american manufacturing company. We could build high quality widgets, and
people will pay for quality! Investor Call!

Capt. Frank

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Well Bass,
Bush got elected by a "questionable" 347 votes in Florida. I don't

think



that will happen again.

I do think that a Mars/Moon program would provide massive jobs IF

the



parts, software, and supplies and raw materials are "Made In USA"

Absolutely! Very good points!

Well....except for the cameras, of course, since we haven't made a

decent



camera here since the early 1950s.

Kodak is coming around with their new digital cameras.


Like I said..... :-)

They're a great company. I use lots of their film and chemicals. But,

with


the exception of joint projects with Nikon, and specialty items made

for

the


government, they haven't had decent optics in almost 50 years.