David, Let me add my voice to those who hope you will be part of that entity (if you desire so). I went through a 6 month long careful decision a couple years ago deciding between a SS4000 and a Coolscan 2000. Polaroid's emphasis on customer service, which in no small part was personified by your presence, swayed me to the SS4000. I have not regretted it. I am happy that I repaid that in a small way by swaying a friend of mine who was leaning toward a Coolscan 8000 to get a SS120. He, too, is very happy he did so. I just hope that whoever buys Polaroid's scanner division shares Polaroid's commitment of customer service, and has the good sense to make people like you a part of that.
I'll never be a CEO. But, I can't for the life of me understand why Polaroid would shrink back to its core instant film products as I have read. It seems to me that instant film is on the way out, since digital cameras are getting better at a increasing rate. They, too, provide instant feedback. I'm a metallurgical engineer involved in metallography and failure analysis. A few years ago, we used a lot of Type 55P/N and smaller pack films in documenting failures. We now use digital cameras both in general and on our microscopes. I see scanners as more of the future than I do instant film. Regards, Lloyd -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Hemingway, David J Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] RE: Polaroid's future Jeremy, Not right now. Between you and I , I expect the scanner business to be sold off. Several companies are bidding. After that we will see. I expect but am not sure I will be part of the new entity. David ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
