"Kodak is Discontinuing Select Black and White Photography Chemistry"

Old topic. Means nothing. Film and chemicals will be around forever.

(I think that covered comments that will follow 🙂

Seriously, that list made the rounds last year.
 
Since I don't currently process my own B&W I can't speak to the quality of Kodak D-76 vs alternate products such as Arista 76 or LegacyPro L-76. So is Kodak D-76 worth the almost 4 times it cost vs the alternatives?
 
jan normandale said:
...I'm sure a search will bring up more.
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I'm sure too. There's a truckload of threads like this here.

I've stacked up and continue to do so. By the time I kick the bucket, there's enough stuff in the house to sell at such a profit my kids can take a holiday in the sun. And that's quite the distance from here.
 
robklurfield said:
so long as folgers or maxwell house keeping making coffee, there will always be a way to process b&w. I haven't tried it myself, but I hear it works.
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I was just about to post the same thing. Stephen Schaub over at the Figital Revolution is in the process of putting together a book on Caffenol C development. He's already tested a number of films to find ideal combinations. The results, that he's posted, look very good to my largely untrained eye.
 
CLE-RF said:
I'm sure too. There's a truckload of threads like this here.

I've stacked up and continue to do so. By the time I kick the bucket, there's enough stuff in the house to sell at such a profit my kids can take a holiday in the sun. And that's quite the distance from here.
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Well, it's not surprising from the bean counters under the new business models. if it doesn't turn a quick profit, don't keep it. If you can by any creative accounting show any kind of profit from a transaction, do it quick and claim more millions in bonus.

I did note that most of what was being discontinued was professional grade/quantity product; large and replinisher products. Not many places doing E-6 because not that much is being shot. Too bad.
 
Mcary said:
Since I don't currently process my own B&W I can't speak to the quality of Kodak D-76 vs alternate products such as Arista 76 or LegacyPro L-76. So is Kodak D-76 worth the almost 4 times it cost vs the alternatives?
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I use the arista stuff all the time , i switched to it when my local place ran out of d-76 and didn't reorder it for a few weeks . I cant see a difference in quality so I order the arista or the legacypro L-76.
I do enjoy selectol for print development, but i've recently received a whole bunch of dektol for free with a whole box of darkroom suppplies, so ill use that until its gone.
 
Yeah, Caffenol C works, and I'm excited to learn about the Figital Revolution book about it.

A recent shot:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettdavis/4113890420/" title="Tweed Ride 1 by Bsivad, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/4113890420_a0d1d2ba55.jpg" width="500" height="344" alt="Tweed Ride 1" /></a>
 
dcsang said:
Bill?

Bill Mattocks??

When did you change your name to Jan Normandale? 😉

Cheers,
Dave
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LMAO... ;D

Dave that's harsh! I don't use Kodak that much but was on the website pricing an order .. not for Kodak. When I saw this. I have no idea if it's new news or old news the site just has "Newsflash" Who's to know how old that item is that's why I suggested a search;- )

I posted for the D-76 fans.

About your BW chemical hoarding... you're in danger of becoming a "survivalist"!
 
The recent news from Kodak that they were dropping 220 B/W, TXP from 400 CN from their medium format offerings caused quite a stir last week at APUG.

When was the last time you have seen an ad for Tri-X or any other of their remaining B/W offerings?

Honestly - I gave up hope for Big Yellow when they dropped their B/W paper line up back in 2005.
 
Paddy C said:
I was just about to post the same thing. Stephen Schaub over at the Figital Revolution is in the process of putting together a book on Caffenol C development. He's already tested a number of films to find ideal combinations. The results, that he's posted, look very good to my largely untrained eye.
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Cool, I must admit, I started film development a few years ago with Caffenol C and yes, it works and scans good! All the ingredients are in my kitchen. I never tried tweaking it that much to get the base fog under control, but it was not a big deal anyhow. Good that Mr. Schaub is working on it. And there is always the option of mixing developer yourself, in case one really has to do it. I do not see any problems here.
 
gho said:
Cool, I must admit, I started film development a few years ago with Caffenol C and yes, it works and scans good! All the ingredients are in my kitchen. I never tried tweaking it that much to get the base fog under control, but it was not a big deal anyhow. Good that Mr. Schaub is working on it. And there is always the option of mixing developer yourself, in case one really has to do it. I do not see any problems here.
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I've done both the caffenol c and the raw chemical mix. The caffenol c works great, but doesn't have the greatest odor. I almost always use D23 these days, it's inexpensive, easy to mix, and dependable. I'd miss HC-110 and Dektol if they disappeared, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
 
I am sure it won't be long before those products are gone too. As far as I can tell, Kodak is trying to get out of the photography business entirely. I believe they see the company's future as an industrial chemical supply company. George Eastman, RIP. BTW, Sprint makes a film developer that, when mixed 1:9, is exactly the same as D-76 1:1.

like2fiddle said:
I'd miss HC-110 and Dektol if they disappeared, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.
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robklurfield said:
so long as folgers or maxwell house keeping making coffee, there will always be a way to process b&w. I haven't tried it myself, but I hear it works.
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Years ago the Toronto Star had a story on developing film using only water straight from the Humber (or was it Credit?) River.

Truth is, developer formulas are easily available, one can make great images if the drive is there.
 
John Rountree said:
As far as I can tell, Kodak is trying to get out of the photography business entirely. I believe they see the company's future as an industrial chemical supply company.
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Oh boy, here we go ... please give me your rationale for this. Given their stated objectives vis-a-vis digital photo technologies, I'm really confused. Of course, my wife is used to this condition ...

Edit/PS: Given that EK sold of Eastman Chemical many years ago ...
 
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