[Leica] Kodak 2nd quarter woes and what should film dinosuars do now?

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

On 22/07/2005, at 1:20 AM, Don Dory wrote:

>
> Should the film dinosaur community close ranks around an acceptable
> company(s) and support that business with their purchases.  If we
> assume Kodak will discontinue B&W film like it has paper, then we
> should close ranks around Ilford which has gone through its
> bankruptcy, or Fuji which seems to be weathering the storm in better
> shape.  Efke and others come to mine as business that support the odd
> film size.
>
> On a personal basis, I have switched over to Fuji and Ilford for my
> B&W materials and Fuji for color.  Currently I use Xtol, but I might
> have to use Photographers Formulary to mix my own equivalent soon as
> the local stores are not stocking heavily.

funny, only today I was talking with Helen about where I might get b/w 
film in the future and came down on Ilford for just these reasons. I 
have not used Ilford film much and so now is a good time to change. 
Fuji b/w does not make it big in Oz and Efke is still obscure. Kodak 
will I think have trouble justifying film if they cannot justify paper.

Cheers
Alastair