RE: Detail in IR highlights (HSI stocks)

["R. C. Lacovara" <lacovara@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For what it's worth, my understanding from reading Kodak's pages is that 
for a sufficient order, Kodak will make almost anything you like. Someone 
here in the States from whom I buy 8mm Kodachrome buys it in bulk from 
Kodak, and resells it. (Of course, with Kodachrome you wind up sending it 
off to Switzerland for processing, but...)

In any event, I think a minimum order is around 750 square feet. Kodak 
obviously is still making the emulsion for the roll film, and 4x5 Estar 
base isn't going to disappear for a bit yet. However 750 square feet is 
something like 5,400 sheets of 4x5. I suppose it's not impossible to find a 
home for that much HIE among its fans, and it might be worth a call to 
Kodak to see what it might cost...

Bob


At 11:13 AM 10/9/00, you wrote:
>Still a some HIS here in the U.K.  As of last week Kodak UK had about 40
>boxes in their central warehouse.  I have just received 10 of these boxes
>(Best Before date is 06/2001) but as far as I understand once it gone that
>will be it.  It's a great shame as it is excellent film and there is no real
>replacement for our work here, but I understand why it's been done and to be
>honest I am surprised it has not been cut before now.

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