More Kodak discontinuations

[Sal Santamaura]

Here's the latest round from Kodak. Of interest to the LF community, 8x10 320TXP and Ektar 100 go from being stock items to special orders only.

[Drew Wiley]

Well that's another low blow for me. But I've already started my freezer reserve of
8X10 Ektar. Group orders thereafter are potenially dicey, however. They sure know how to accelerate their own demise, having just introduced the product not too long ago. I don't know of any real substitute for it. What's next? ALL 8x10 film?

[Ralph Barker]

I knew there was a reason for me switching to Ilford for B&W films several decades ago.

[SamReeves]

Time to put in another order at Freestyle.

[Greg Blank]

Same here.

I knew there was a reason for me switching to Ilford for B&W films several decades ago.

[Allen in Montreal]

I knew there was a reason for me switching to Ilford for B&W films several decades ago.

I did not do it decades ago, but in the last few years I have made the move to HP5 and little FP4.

Sad, I still feel like a trader at times, but at the end of the day, who is taking care of us, not Kodak.

[BetterSense]

Wait; isn't TMY also special-order only in 8x10? So Kodak is offering no high-speed B&W film in 8x10?

Just checking.

[Sal Santamaura]

...So Kodak is offering no high-speed B&W film in 8x10?...

When existing stock of 320TXP is gone, Kodak will offer no black and white film of any kind as a stock item in 8x10.

[Visions]

What is the best temperature to store film?

[Sal Santamaura]

What is the best temperature to store film?

If it's standard-size Kodak film, packed under low relative humidity conditions in laminated vapor-seal envelopes, the lower the better. I keep mine in the freezer compartment of our main refrigerator-freezer at around 0 degrees F. If one has a dedicated freezer, even lower temperatures are good. Some have posted that theirs are set for -15 degrees F.

Note that, after cutting open a Kodak inner envelope, or when storing non-Kodak film which is delivered in unsealed black plastic inner bags, one should not place the film in a freezer. Instead, the box is best put in a zipper-locking plastic bag (with as much air squeezed out as possible) and stored in the refrigerator compartment of a frost-free refrigerator-freezer.

Whether removing cold-stored film from a freezer or refrigerator, be sure to let it warm up to room temperature before opening the package. Failure to do so will result in condensation on the film's surface, usually showing up as spots in images.