[Leica] Re:Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

In the US we would call that "Vivid Colour" gray market film. Film produced
in India, Malaysia, or China not meant to be sold overseas. As Kodak and
Fuji film/chemistry prices rose over the past decade many smaller local
shops started buying gray market as they could not longer afford to buy in
large bulk from Kodak or Fuji. Not trying to start a USA vs Gray argument at
all.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "G Hopkinson"
Subject: RE: [Leica] Newest Kodak emulsions - Free Film


 However I haven't paid close attention to the Kodak activity recently. This
week on a short
> break, I exhausted all of the Velvia in my bag and had to locate film
sellers in a small capital city. The friendly Kodak dealer
> sold me all of their EliteChrome for a pittance (being very short dated).
There were several rolls marked Vivid Colour, which I
> hadn't seen previously.

> Cheers
> Hoppy