Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I happen to still have 5 rolls of fresh 125 PX in 120. Plus x and the 125 PX have been my favorite films for maybe 20 years now. I happen to not be using them... I'm trying to get Eastman 5222 Double-X to give me what I got from Plus-X. Their motion picture 35mm Double-X is the very oldest formulation they produce, dating back to the early 70's in its current iteration and back to the early 50's before that. Phil Forrest On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:57:56 -0500 "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest