Acros 100 4x5 QL discontinued in US?

[Philippe Grunchec]

Sorry!
Anglophone 1 is right, I called Jean-Claude Dal Cin at Adaflex and they dont't carry it anymore!

[Steve Wright]

I need 5 boxes of the QL s.....if you can work out a bulk order!
Steve

[anglophone1]

After looking around [web] europe I can report that Robert White in UK has a batch arriving during October........
Clive
www.clive-evans.com

[Dirk Rösler]

Dirk - the question is, if ACROS QL's are available ONLY on the Japanese market, how long can this limited market by itself support continued manufacture? Or is this simply a case of running out existing stocks before the product disappears entirely? Trying to read Fuji's corporate mind is quite difficult. Another analogous problem is with 8X10 Astia 100F, which has disappeared here. Is it still in fact being made in this size, or is a finite supply running out once for all? This is important because one naturally would want to import when the exchange rate is somewhat favorable. Both these products are inherently expensive, but also have no direct replacements. Would there be any cost advantage to importing a group order of these kinds of products?

Hi, sorry, I am only seeing your reply now.

The Japanese photo market, including film, is huge and a lot of products are supported by the domestic market alone. I am working on a volume order of Acros QL, but it is currently sold out and the next batch is coming up in mid-December. Not the symptoms of a product that isn't selling.

As for Astia 100F and others in 8x10, also no problem. The exchange rate being favourable, I am not sure. Perhaps you are paying in gold, everything else is pretty much down against the yen, between 15-30%. Tough for me, believe me. Happy to explore group orders, contact me privately please.

[Kirk Keyes]

Dirk - I sent you an email. I'm in on a Acros group order.

[Peter De Smidt]

I'd be interested in a group order.

[ljsegil]

Curious, at least. Perhaps 8x10 Astia as well, though leaning towards PRO160s as my go to 8x10 color.
LJS

[Jan Pedersen]

Would Acros in 8x10 be of interest? I am in on that depending on price of course.

[SW Rick]

Based on a reply to ordering from Dirk at japanexposures, if there is to be a "group order" thru them, it will apparently have placed by some party here in the US aggregating for a large group, as an order of 5 boxes wouldn't qualify for any discount from listed prices of $100+/box.

[Kirk Keyes]

Rick - so you're saying we need a volunteer in the USA to coordinate it?