Re: Konica IR 750

[Bill Baker <wab@xxxxxxxx>]

>From: Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>
>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 :-)

Say what?  Hereabouts the "consumer" B&W developer offered by the pro 
labs is D-76 or the Ilford equivalent (Ilfosol?).  I'm sure the local 
Kodak bulk lab is set up for TMax, but none of the labs I frequent 
are standardized for it.  Perhaps they're referring to comprehensive 
pro labs which do C-41 and E-6, too.  Locally, anyone  shooting 750 
IR will be taking it to a B&W pro lab and asking for tray processing 
in the developer of their choice.  In fact, I'm about to drop off a 
bunch of 750 IR test rolls for processing with PMK.

Who do they think their customer base for 750 IR is?  Slow B&W IR 
films aren't exactly the kind of thing most people will be loading 
into their point-and-shoot's for snapshots.
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