B&H No Longer Shipping Chemistry

[tgtaylor]

it looks like my post above made sense to Henry as they are now shipping Xtol! https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...owder_for.html

This is personally good news to me as I was getting Xtol locally from K&S Photography in Palo Alto. However they went out of business and when I found out about it a day after they notified their employees someone had already purchased all of the remaining Xtol in stock - about 10 or 20 packages.

Thomas

[Bob Salomon]

You're only looking over your shoulder till you hit the border. Not that I have any personal experience with it. When I leave the big city I never look back...

Crossing the border of the state won't make you safe from the Marshall Service! Or from the bounty hunters. You will always look over your shoulder.

[sepiareverb]

Fingers crossed that they've finally realized they've been shipping by Ground all along.

[Wayne]

Crossing the border of the state won't make you safe from the Marshall Service! Or from the bounty hunters. You will always look over your shoulder.

Wrong border Bob.

[Bob Salomon]

Wrong border Bob.

Those bounty hunters will go anywhere, if it is profitable enough. And, if you broke out of a federal prison, so will the FBI and the Marshalls. If they want you back. You will always look over your shoulder.

[Wayne]

Those bounty hunters will go anywhere, if it is profitable enough. And, if you broke out of a federal prison, so will the FBI and the Marshalls. If they want you back. You will always look over your shoulder.

I'll take that under consideration but I'm not in prison Bob. I did spend a night in jail when I was 14, but I think the police only did that to keep my dad from killing me for wrecking his car.

[Jac@stafford.net]

I doubt than I am alone to consider alternative sources. My favorites are Photographer's Formulary, then Freestyle.

B&H's merchandise catalog shows the future of consumer stuff which serves the least of our particular interests. That's not negative criticism but only the fact.

It is not bad to wear the badge of analog wet photography. Drop B&H, do not resent, instead move on and be happy!
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[Larry the Sailor]

It is not bad to wear the badge of analog wet photography. Drop B&H, do not resent, instead move on and be happy!

Yup.
All the guess work and supposition don't mean much in the face of what HenryP posted here and on APUG as to the why of the sudden change.
His answer was absolute BS and an insult to the intelligence of those here.
I wish them continued success but my money won't be involved.

[Jac@stafford.net]

Yup.
All the guess work and supposition don't mean much in the face of what HenryP posted here and on APUG as to the why of the sudden change.

Indeed!

Considering what a tiny part of B&H's business is our field, Henry might be be better off stating, "I'm sorry, but wet photography is so diminished that we cannot maintain the profit margin we require. Best of luck, and thank you for your former patronage."

B&H profits at such a tiny margin that I don't blame them one bit.
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[Tin Can]

I have bought plenty of digital from B$H over the last 20 years.

Very sure I spent more on digital than analog.

Yes, I just bought a new film camera, brand new, not used. Not cheap. I also have a new 4x5 from across the pond coming soon.

I will vote with my money on both analog/wet and digital purchases.

C'Est la Vie