Looking for a new Film/Dev combination. Opinions wanted.

[Oren Grad]

Is Kodak film still going to be made? Ditto, Kodak chemicals?

There are no announced plans to discontinue either. There's every reason to expect that Kodak Alaris will continue selling film manufactured for them by Eastman Kodak in Rochester, for as long as it's profitable and for as long as some other extraneous factor doesn't put the coating line in Rochester out of commission.

http://www.kodakalaris.com/ek/US/en/..._Questions.htm

Where will manufacturing happen for paper, chemicals and film?

All of our paper manufacturing capability around the world will move to the new company. Our consumer and professional film will continue to be made in Eastman Kodak's world-class film factories via a supply agreement. This gives us the best of both worlds: the ability to continue to innovate on thermal and silver halide paper where Kodak Alaris' Personalized Imaging already has scale, and to enjoy the manufacturing scale provided in partnership with Eastman Kodak, which will continue to make motion picture and commercial film.

How much longer will you sell film?

As we've said for many years, the lifecycle of film will depend on profitable demand by consumers and professionals for the products.

[Larry Gebhardt]

FP4+ is an excellent film. I find it has a very similar look to TMax 400 when I develop both in XTOL in a Jobo. The grain is almost the same size, so with that combination you should not see much change in your images, other than possibly more subject movement from the two stop slower speed.

[adelorenzo]

I shoot FP4+ in sheets and develop it in HC-110 (1:49). Pretty hard to beat for convenience, ease of use and longevity.

[jp]

I think you'll find tmy2 has a slightly yellow filtration built in which most other films don't have with regard to spectral sensitivity. Makes a slight difference photographing people and skies, but not enough to be a big deal for most people. I use tmy2 and fp4+ nearly interchangeably (speed being the major difference) in normal circumstances.

[Neal Chaves]

HP5+ developed in HC110B for 7.5 minutes at 68F gives me an EI of 400. If I have plenty of light, I can expose at an EI of 100 and develop for 5 minutes and obtain a negative with slightly greater dynamic range.