Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Kodak changes Tri-X and Plus-X emulsions -- Why?
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 17:23:52 -0500

Alan Wafkowski worries:
> 
> I don't want to sound paranoid, but I don't think Kodak is telling us
> the whole story. ........

> Kodak
> has been dropping B&W films like pigeons drop feces on statues. The
> state-of-the-art manufacturing plant sounds like a last ditch effort to
> keep B&W materials profitable rather than a renewed commitment to B&W.
> That's okay with me. If they can't make a profit on B&W they will drop
> the materials, leaving us with even fewer choices.
>
> I do not at all like T-Max films.
>
> Allan
>

Alan,

I do not think you should worry because there are Tri-X & Plus-X for cinema
cameras and as long as they keep making it for those we are all ok.

sl
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