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<p>There is no image sensor that has a spectral sensitivity that matches the human eye. (Portra film comes as close as anything, but it still has differences.) TV sets are designed to look good to people with little consideration of how they will photograph.</p> <p>The channel mixer in Photoshop will allow a partial correction of colors. To get an image exactly right, you will need to do a lot of custom editing on selected areas of the image. </p>

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<p>That's right. This is just for support. Kodak discontinued acetate production two years ago. They said they had enough in inventory for the foreseeable future. I'm sure they have some unused emulsion making equipment, but they probably won't put it up for sale until they quit making emulsions. They are probably scavenging parts to keep one emulsion maker going. The computer controlled reactor vessels could be used for many types of chemical production.<br> The film coating equipment is not very portable. The coating hoppers rest on pedestals that go down to bedrock. The drying alleys cover a large part of building 38. When Kodak quits color film production, no one else will need this equipment. I'm afraid all this equipment is destined for the scrap heap (unless we can get someone like Mark Cuban interested.)</p>

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<p>Is it possible? Sure! All we need is one of those billionaires who buys a pro sports franchise for the fun of it. We sell him or her on the fun of owning the last color film factory. We could probably turn out quality color film with a manufacturing cost of $30 to $50 per roll. Since this would be a hobby rather than a business, we would sell the film for $3 to $5 per roll. With a billion dollars, we could keep this operation going for decades. </p> <p>Anybody have contact information for Mark Cuban? </p>

<p>The first thing you will need is flexible clear support. Why not make your own? You can buy the equipment on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-60-Acetate-Film-Roll-Roller-Coating-Coater-Line-/131098319489?ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en&fromMakeTrack=true">eBay</a>.</p> <p> There are a few details in the <a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2014/07/07/kodak-acetate-film-coating-line-ebay/12289093/">news story</a>.</p> <p> </p>

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<p>When I was in college I used to use my grandfather's 4x5 Crown Graphic at football games. I would buy 5 inch wide rolls of Plus-X Aero film and cut 4x5 sheets. As John found, with large format, you don't need a telephoto lens--just crop. I once got two distinct images from the same negative. Down field the receiver was catching the ball while in the backfield, the quarter back had been knocked down after the pass. </p>

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