T-Max 400 8x10 demise?

[Rich]

Has Kodak announced that it's going to discontinue 8x10 TMY? A salesman at Ador ama told that it's either discontinued or will be by the end of the year.

[Jorge Gasteazoro]

I don't know but if they do I will be buying all I can!

[Dan Smith]

And once again I sit here as negs are in the rinse thinking "Ilford does make some nice films".

Even at that, Delta 400 is no longer available in 8x10 either...damn.

[William Marderness]

I standardized on HP-5+ since I think it will be the last 8x10 film to go.

[Dan Smith]

The last to go will probably be TriX. Unless Michael A. Smith has a few more freezers full of the SuperXX in 8x10 hidden away & decides to sell it someday.

[Michael Kadillak]

Anyone know who has 8x10 T-Max 400 inventory? Checked B&H and it was not in stock. Thanks

[floren de la rama]

This is Kodak's subtle way to get all their cusmtomers to buy Ilford films. Tri-X? Tri-X? We don't need no stinkin' Tri-X!

Cheerio

[Rich]

I got an e-mail from Kodak. They are discontinuing TMY 8x10 in the 25 sheet box. They will still be offering it in the 50 sheet box.

For now . . . .

[Sal Santamaura]

Kodak's Web site now has a version of publication F-32, "Kodak T-MAX Professional Films," carrying a September 2001 date. Interestingly, on page 26, after noting that the catalog numbers below apply to products sold in the US, and that different sizes are available by special order, it goes on to list only these standard sheet film sizes:

TMX -

100 sheets 5x7

10 sheets 11x14

20 sheets (Readyload packets) 4x5

TMY-

100 sheets 5x7

No 8x10 of either emulsion, no 4x5 other than Readyloads. What do you think - - massive typos? Or wierd marketing?

[Jorge Gasteazoro]

Sal, I really hope it was a typo! If not somebody must take away the drugs the marketing people are taking. According to your post they will stop selling TMY in 4x5 boxes, 8x10 boxes, and will sell it in readyload, and 5x7? so lets see, they are going to close the market on the sizes they sell the most and leave the market where they sell the least? I bet you there is a moron MBA from Harvard telling people "hey folks lets force the LF photographers to buy 5x7 and readyloads by taking away our most succesfull packaging sizes" LOL.. Anyhow, like Dan Smith said, recently I have been thinking that Ilford does make some nice films, and the new Fuji ACROS is not too shabby!