I have used Ilford for for all my sheet film up to 11x14. Do they not cut all the sheet film from the same master rolls?
I can understand if Ilford is going to sell film to re-cutters (photowarehouse etc) it does not make sense to compete against itself by selling the film in name brand packages for a higher cost. (one of the reasons they have got into trouble in the first place). If the rolls are still being produced to cut Ilford branded 4x5 and 8x10, it seems it would make sense to profit on the sale of a roll to the re-cutters and not incur the cost of packaging and cutting niche format sizes yourself.
However, if 4x5 and 8x10 are all cut from the same master roll as ULF sizes and master rolls are not going to be available it leads me to one of two conclusions. Either Ilford is going to be ending production of all their sheet films or the new management is not the sharp tacks that I had heard about.
I do know that if ULF formats are not going to be available as rebranded from someone, I will have bought my last sheet film in any format from Ilford.
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