Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, In the Anchell and Troop book (1998 edition) there is the following statement at the end of Chapter 5: "Although XTOL points the way to several promising paths future formulations of black and white developers could follow, it may also be noted as the swansong for black and white chemistry at Kodak. Kodak is no longer supporting research and development of black and white developers. XTOL is for the foreseeable future the last film developer which will be researched with the monumental thoroughness that only Kodak has had the financial and intellectual resources to achieve." Nathan Frank Filippone wrote: > Mark.. what is your basis for the comment about shutting down the B+W lab at > Kodak? This is very upsetting...... VERY UPSETTING...... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > Kodak is constantly coming out with revised literature on Xtol. > Xtol is their final black and white chemical product. > They closed down the whole black and white lab now that Xtol has come out. > > Mark Rabiner > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html