Re: Letter from Kodak:

[Russ Rosener <rrosener@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Joseph O'Neil wrote:

> >Does this signal that Kodak is going to exit the black-and-white film
> >business?  No. Kodak Professional remains committed to the
> >black-and-white market, as evidenced by the recent introduction of
> >several new products including KODAK PROFESSIONAL T400 CN Film,
> >warm-tone POLYMAX Fine-Art Paper, and digital black & white Paper.
>
>         A bit off topic, but of those three poducts listed above, only one is a
> true B&W product, IMO.  T400 is a C41 process film, not at all traditional
> B&W chemistry,a nd is often printed on colour paper by 1 hour labs
> (terrible onctrast, or lack thereoff)

Well, you have to give the fellow credit for at least clearing up the mystery about
HSI. I have not really seen that Kodak is very comitted to black and white. They do
have a full product line, but how long before more of the specialty films like Tech
Pan and HIE are discontinued in 35mm format? It looks rather ominous, but at least
with MACO around it may all even out in the wonderful world of IR photography.

Russ Rosener

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