Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] TRI-X: RIP
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:57:56 -0500
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Screw Tri-X I want, no I need 120 Plus-X! And to be precise, I want 160NC, 
too.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lew Schwartz
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 11:14 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] TRI-X: RIP

It is premature, but I think the main concern for most photographers,
realistic or not, is going to be their umbilical, mythological connection
with bw history. Once they sell the brand and the technology, everyone will
start wondering if the producers will trouble to duplicate the Kodak
process especially since the new owners will likely be ones with their own
production facilities already in place.

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:52 AM, jshulman at judgecrater.com <
jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:

> Isn't this death notice a bit premature? From what I've read, Kodak has
> only announced its intention to sell their film division. They also said
> that film production will continue with the current product line.  The
> intellectual property for the sale, the formulary, product names, logos,
> are an intrinsic part of any sale.
>
> Of course, eventually there will likely not be enough demand for the
> product, as we go further and further away from.the analog camera era. 
> But
> then, eventually well be gone, too (g).
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716 at gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Aug 25, 2012 11:28 am
> Subject: [Leica] TRI-X: RIP
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>
> I can't get too upset about it. The recent tri-x, with all it's
> 'improvements' wasn't the tri-x everyone is beating their chests about
> anyway. I know many have very loyal, nostalgic feelings about this and an
> imagined connection to past great photographers, but they missed the bus
> some time ago, imo. My main iso 400 film has been HP5+ for years and the
> Freestyle emulsions (whoever makes them) aren't bad either.
>
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