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To: mishedlo who wrote (251666)	7/23/2003 2:41:44 PM
From: Bill/WA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

mis, have you used the new fuji velvia 100f yet? Bill/WA

To: mishedlo who wrote (251666)	7/23/2003 8:37:18 PM
From: GraceZ	Respond to of 436258

Back when Velvia first came out, we had the Kodak rep come over to the studio for a visit. I and a client tried to tell the rep that there was little reason to suffer through using Kodachrome with it's slow speeds and overnight development when Fuji made an E6 film that was every bit as good that we could get processed in an hour. The guy started arguing with us, trying to tell us that the prepress guys at the offset printers didn't like Velvia (the red in people's faces in the shadows -I take it out all the time and it's not really an issue). After showing the guy several tests and comparisons complete with offset printed pieces that looked terrific the guy was still arguing with us. Finally I walked away in disgust muttering something like, "You guys deserve to lose your lunch money to these guys." Later I heard that people higher up were fired at Kodak for bringing up the fact that Fuji had a film that directly competed with Kodachrome and had numerous advantages over Kodachrome. The moral of the story is that when the customer gives you valuable information you should listen to them, not tell them they are wrong for thinking the way they do.