Re: Konica IR 750

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2:52 pm -0500 17/8/00, DanS wrote:
>
>Don't know if this will help or confuse the issue, but I e-mailed Konica
>film support and asked if the film was being discontinued or just not being
>made until next year. This is the response I got:
>
>This film has been discontinued.
>
>Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
>
>
>Harriet Mandel
>Konica Photo Imaging

Just called the Technical Manager at Konica UK and had a chat.  He 
stated that the Konica US does not have a pro. products division and 
they may well have stopped supplying the film in the US. The film has 
not however been discontinued.

The film is still available in the UK where there is a pro. products division.

I have offered to supply Konica IR 750 to US customers via CoCam if 
the film is no longer available in the US.

Will be receiving the official statement by EMail in the next few 
days from Konica and will of course report back here.

The worrying thing is that the use of TMax was mentioned as a 
deciding factor in the continued supply of the film. As so many pro. 
labs are set up for TMax processing, Konica seem to feel that it's a 
good idea to drop older emulsions as the pro. labs have to change 
their processor setup.

So, buy more traditional film emulsions and use the pro. labs :-)

-- 
All the best,

              Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
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