Digital BW, The Print

I get updates from Kodak almost weekly on discontinuance of black and  
white films and papers. It is a little scary. Just last week, no more  
Tech Pan film.

Mark

On Aug 24, 2004, at 11:01 AM, Nunan, Mike wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
>  > I would never have guessed that B&W would start to fade from view  
> this
>  quickly
>
>  You said it! I'm shocked at the pace of change, plus I would have  
> expected the
>  B&W materials to be the *last* to go by the wall, because digital  
> capture is
>  further away from replacing B&W film compared to colour. I would have  
> thought
>  the majority of B&W shooters would be exactly the kind of  
> niche/specialist
>  users who'd be more likely to keep buying film. In fact I wonder if  
> the film
>  side of the business isn't relatively healthy, with the printing
>  paper/chemicals being the real casualty. It will be a shame if they  
> prune away
>  more of the business than they really need to.
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Stephen Kobrin [mailto:kobrins@...]
>  Sent: 24 August 2004 13:25
>  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>  Subject: [Digital BW] Ilford
>
>
>  There is a similar article in the Times of London indicating that
>  Ilford had been put into "administration" and indicating that they
>  were focusing on digital products.� Assuming that there is a risk of
>  Ilford getting out of the B&W film business raises a question: how
>  long will film last in a freezer?� Given that Kodak has cancelled
>  production of Portra B&W (and the limitations of its replacement), I
>  would like to put in a stock of Super XP2, but limit quantities to
>  that which I will actually use before it degrades.
>
>  I would hate to give up B&W film, but I suspect that shooting color
>  print film and coverting in PS will be an alternative that is around
>  for a while.� On the other hand, I would never have guessed that B&W
>  would start to fade from view this quickly.� Lets hope that someone
>  sees a niche market and continues to produce at least some of
>  Ilford's range of B&W products.�
>
>  Steve
>
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