What will Kodak's final film be?

[Gumby]

Well, sure, but is that the same as saying they are still made? A bit of a stretch, don't you think?

No, senor. Si, senor.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Keith, you don't have to worry. Kodak will keep producing film forever. I read that on RFF.

Who said that? I haven't read those words here... All I've read on RFF is you'll be dead before no film of any brand can be bought.

Please correct me... Pretending any brand will last forever is as crazy of course, as pretending there'll be no film at all.

Cheers,

Juan

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Juan, forever IS measured by my lifespan. Time is only a construct related to our aging.

But, I've read numerous posts suggesting that film would always be around.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Ah, now you don't hold your previous words...

 

[taxi38]

Film use will probably be banned for environmental reasons long before any of us want to give it up,.........yet another shady trade for thailand.

 

[NickTrop]

Juan, forever IS measured by my lifespan. Time is only a construct related to our aging.

I thought time existed to keep everything from happening all at once.

 

[KM-25]

The "Big Bang" was a kid's science experiment gone terribly wrong.

I thought it was Woodstock...😀

 

[Pickett Wilson]

Ah, Juan. Always and forever mean the same to me.

 

[JPresley]

I supplied one of the few Portra votes. Tri-X or TMax are the obvious choices, and possibly right. But I'm guessing Kodak is selling more Portra than all the black-and-white films combined. Here in Montreal the big photo stores have good stocks of Kodak and Fuji film while Walmart only has a tiny area with maybe 15-20 rolls of Kodak Max total and roughly the same amount of Fuji. It is very rare to see point-and-shoot film cameras on the street but old SLRs turn up quite a bit. Thus, I'm guessing that the mass market for film has been almost completely dead for at least a couple of years. The 800 speed Kodak consumer film (Ultramax or whatever) is not findable here at all, but Portra 800 is for all that's worth.

 

[JPresley]

I supplied one of the few Portra votes. Tri-X or TMax are the obvious choices, and possibly right. But I'm guessing Kodak is selling more Portra than all the black-and-white films combined. Here in Montreal the big photo stores have good stocks of Kodak and Fuji film while Walmart only has a tiny area with maybe 15-20 rolls of Kodak Max total and roughly the same amount of Fuji. It is very rare to see point-and-shoot film cameras on the street but old SLRs turn up quite a bit. Thus, I'm guessing that the mass market for film has been almost completely dead for at least a couple of years.

The 800 speed Kodak consumer film (Ultramax or whatever) is not findable here at all, but Portra 800 is for all that's worth.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Ah, Juan. Always and forever mean the same to me.

Hardly.

"I always drive with my lights on."

"I drive forever with my lights on."

Cheers,

R.

 

[lisa]

If they're making all the films in batches anyway, why discontinue them at all? Why not just wait longer between batches until they do away with film altogether?

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

If they're making all the films in batches anyway, why discontinue them at all? Why not just wait longer between batches until they do away with film altogether?

and between batches the workers could.....er....go fishing?

 

[Keith]

and between batches the workers could.....er....go fishing?

Not bloody likely .... send 'em out to collect and smash digital cameras!

 

[lisa]

and between batches the workers could.....er....go fishing?

no, they'll be making Tri-X or whatever supposedly sells

 

[erik]

TX 320 may not have been as popular as 400TX but it was the last 220 b&w so it's end is significant for that.

 

[Roger Hicks]

TX 320 may not have been as popular as 400TX but it was the last 220 b&w so it's end is significant for that.

True, but my understanding was that the main customers for 220 were wedding photographers and that's mostly colour unless you're doing reportage, in whicj case I suspect you'd use 35mm anyway.

If people REALLY want to complain and worry about the absence of a useful format, start worrying about 70mm. Wouldn't 70mm Delta 3200 be a dream? And Ilford will convert it for you -- IF you make a big enough order (I asked 'em).

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

no, they'll be making Tri-X or whatever supposedly sells

Dear Lisa,

'Supposedly' sells?

If you're running a business it's quite easy to see what's selling and what isn't. Your warehouse and order book are both big clues.

Cheers,

R.

 

[rxmd]

If people REALLY want to complain and worry about the absence of a useful format, start worrying about 70mm. Wouldn't 70mm Delta 3200 be a dream? And Ilford will convert it for you -- IF you make a big enough order (I asked 'em).

That's actually completely true, because while 70mm is just about the best thing to have if you're seriously into medium format, it's not exactly the quantity for the usual camera hobbyist 🙂

Did they specify what qualifies as a big enough order?

 

[italy74]

I tend to think that it will be Tri-X (as probably the most versatile film still on the market), but Portra has also its estimators. Ektar ? Good question. Beautiful film but still not perfect, some colours look "invented" sometimes.
Actually I hope that E-100G will be among the last on the market. Its image clarity and colour balance always liked to me.