Bye bye film. And Kodak digital cameras? That's a joke !
Bye bye film. And Kodak digital cameras? That's a joke !
The .79 cent/share question is, how will this effect us shutterbugs? The Color Commandos seem to have the most at risk. Black & Wowsers, at least most of the ones that I hang with, have migrated to other manufacturers for the most part. D-76 and Xytol are readily available as a generics.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
I would miss Tri-X in Diafine. I'd miss T-Max RS but I've never tried Ilfotec DD-X and might like it as much or better. There's a generic ("Legacy Pro" from Freestyle) knock off of regular T-Max developer already. I would have said I'd miss KRST because other brands cost more but now "Legacy Pro" has that too, for slightly less than the Kodak. I've been using the L.P. brown toner because I really like it mixed 1/4 strength and toned briefly (about a minute and thanks to Drew Wiley for the suggestion) on Ilford MGWT. The Kodak is still available but only in gallons for over $300. The 8 ounce bottle of LP brand for $14.95 is much better for me, especially mixing it 1/4 strength. 1/4 ounce per quart, it lasts a while.
I'd miss TMY-2, but Delta Pro 400 is pretty good and I bet Ilford would bring it back in sheets if TMY-2 went away.
Bottom line is that for black and white there are a few products I'd miss but none that are catastrophic. I already miss Plus-X in 120 but FP4+ is quite good.
Color, now color is of course a different matter.
Substitute? Um, maybe not, but it's a pretty good film. And they've reportedly already considered bring it back in sheets after Kodak quit making TMY-2 in sizes larger than 4x5.
I like TMY-2 but I doubt my images would suffer if I went to HP5+, much less Delta Pro 400.
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"Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will
accomplish them."
Warren G. Bennis
www.gbphotoworks.com
Ironically Kodak invented digital photography.
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