Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't be so sure - according to Freestyle, one of the Eastern European producers shut down a plant due to the cost of upgrading for environmental regs. From an environmental standpoint, Kodak probably has the most modern plant in the business. Dante On Aug 25, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > -- > -Lew Schwartz > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information