2006-10-19 11:21:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Kodak was once the largest user of silver in the world. However, that was changed byteh Hunt brothers and I will leave that up to you to figure out.
Black and white films were all silver salts which reacted to light differently, color films were also basically silver salts and perhaps other chemicals also.
The beloved HUnt brothers started buying silver in such quantities that the prices for silver went over the wall. Kodak decided that they would not be held at bay by super rich individuals and used other methods. The price of silver collapsed, the hunts went broke and that is the end of the story.
2006-10-21 02:41:37 · answer #1 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Non Silver photography uses materials other than silver that are photosensitive.
2006-10-19 20:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by Victor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but Kodak developed the T-MAX films in response to skyrocketing prices of silver. It doesn't use silver in the film emulsion.
2006-10-19 19:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋