Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:21 PM 4/24/01 -0400, Ken Lassiter wrote: >Kodak confirms plans to discontinue Kodachrome 25 film > Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., said it will discontinue >Kodachrome 25 color reversal slide film later this year. > Improvements in consumer versions of both Kodachrome 64 and 200 >films, which represent the majority of the > Kodachrome business, as well as performance advances in the >Ektachrome family of films, have made these films more > popular with consumers. As a result, Kodak has seen a significant >decline in use of Kodachrome 25 film. Kodak said it can > no longer justify production of products with extremely limited >usage. Kodak will continue to offer Kodachrome 64 and > 200 consumer film. > The company has provided retailers with a specific timetable for >inventory planning purposes in the near future. > However, Kodak anticipates supplies will be available for most of the >year. > >Now, what will we test Leica lenses with? > >Ken Lassiter > Tech Pan & Velvia. JB