[Leica] Re: FW: Kodak Makes Improvements to B&W Films

[Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>]

What the hell is the matter with those people at Kodak! Don't they know
that film is dead. That the current crop of digital cameras will blow film
cameras out of the water. And digital theaters are but a breath away.

Or did they actually look at the state of digital and decide that it is
indeed going to be a long while before Leicas, Hasselblads, Linhofs, Arris,
etc, are out gunned by a digital sensor. Unless you have a couple of
hundred grand to squander. Make that a couple hundred million. Maybe a billion.

Film is alive and well and still producing the best photographic results.

Long live Super-XX (I wish.) Long heel, long toe. The champion of dynamic
range.

I suppose XX will be different, but I'll bet it's good.

Jim


At 11:50 AM 3/20/01 -0500, Steve LeHuray wrote:
>I received this press release from Kodak this morning for new motion picture
>film and we can expect this to be soon available for stills.
>
>Steve
>Annapolis
>
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>From: Lisa Muldowney
>To:
>Subject: Kodak Makes Improvements to B&W Films
>Date: Tue, Mar 20, 2001, 11:43 AM
>
>
>Kodak Improves
>Two Black-And-White Films
>
>ROCHESTER, NY, March 20-Kodak has introduced markedly improved versions of
>the company's two popular black-and-white motion picture negative films. The
>new films incorporate advances in base and manufacturing technologies with
>an emphasis on improving ruggedness and physical performance.
>"Our goal is to leverage advances in technology to enable filmmakers to
>record pristine black-and-white images," says Marian Herz, product marketing
>manager for Kodak's Entertainment Imaging division. "This is another paint
>for their palette. We designed and developed physical characteristics for
>these films based upon suggestions made by cinematographers who choose to
>work in black-and-white format for aesthetic reasons."
>The new films have the same subtleties in tone scale that filmmakers expect.
>The main improvements are in physical performance, including a
>scratch-resistant backing enhanced with a built-in lubricant. It also has a
>rugged top layer that protects the emulsion during transport in the camera
>and in processing at the laboratory. These improvements allow better
>transport and reduced noise characteristics in the camera. The new films are
>also designed to keep longer with decreased risk of ferrotyping.
>The new EASTMAN PLUS-X Negative Film 5231/7231 is optimized for an exposure
>index of 80 in daylight (5500 degrees Kelvin) or 25 in tungsten light (3200
>degrees Kelvin). The new EASTMAN DOUBLE-X Negative Film 5222/7222 is
>optimized for an exposure index of 250 in daylight and 200 in tungsten
>light.