RE: KODAK 4x5 IR film discontinued?

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 6:10 pm -0800 22/1/00, Stan Patz wrote:

>
>>Don't forget to mention that Kodak has decided to make *HIE*
>>available in 4x5"....with the difference between HSI being that HIE
>>is an thin aerial emulsion, less easy to load and to keep flat, but I
>>vaguely recall also less vulnerable to finger prints....
>
>To WJ and the group,
>
>I have written to Dick Johnson at Kodak (I don't have an Email address) for
>some statement on whether HSI is discontinued. He had told me it would NOT
>be cut.
>
>Concerning the unlabled 4x5 IR film he sent me to test, it showed no pinhole
>or emulsion artifacts and was no more sensitive to finger- printing than any
>other BW film. It was on a terribly thin rollfilm base that was a nightmare
>to handle. But the images on the film were clean and beautiful.
>
>If Johnson ever gets back to me, I will share his remarks on old and "new"
>IR emulsions.
>
>Stan Patz   NYC


Stan,

Thank you for the clarification.  Read your Email after replying to W-J's.

Does this mean that the letter I had from Kodak UK stating that HSI 4x5 is
now discontinued is incorrect?

I will definitely contact Kodak again and ask for another statement in
writing if you confirm that your information is that HSI 4x5 will remain in
production.  I guess that you mean HSI will be supplied in the HIE emulsion.




All the best,

             Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
                     Photographic Services, Filters and Equipment, Infrared FAQ
                            http://clive.bel-epa.com
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