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RE: WJFPF #5




I was in contat with wendy erickson of ilford about avaiability of sheet
films and she responded with the following lewtter. it sounds like ilford
is going to stay committed to sheet film in most sizes. delta films will
not be avaiable however.

tillman crane

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From: "Wendy L Erickson" <Wendy.Erickson@ilford.com>
To: tillman@softsolutions.com
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 10:58:11 -0400
Subject: SHEET FILM AVAILABILITY
Mime-Version: 1.0

Hi Tillman- I hope I can clear up some of the "mystery" behind sheet film
availability from ILFORD.

Firstly, we have the following films and sizes "in stock" here in the US and
Canada- I hope the tabs translate- you should see this as a chart-not a jumble
of  words and numbers!!! I am noting list price, although most dealers discount
our films. ANY ILFORD dealer can place and order for these in-stock items, with
no minimums on these products.

You'll note that 5x7 sheet film is a STOCK item.  We currently have HP5 Plus
11x14 in stock too.

400 DELTA in sheet film sizes has been discontinued- We found most people were
getting excellent results with HP5 Plus and preferred it for it's pushability-
Hence the decision for doing it.

However, we also make many other size sheet films- such as 10x12 and 7x17, 12 x
20, 14x17, and 16 x 20. These are mostly special order here in the US, with
minimum quantities. For example, minimum quantity on 12 x 20 film is 23 boxes
(25 sheet boxes) and since this one is non-stock in the UK, it would take about
12 weeks to receive it from date of order.  I've had several calls recently
from
dealers wanting to stock our film in these other sizes.  The problem is, no one
wants to load up on it if it's not going to sell- it's expensive inventory and
it has to "move" or it will go out of date. This is the reason we no longer
carry these unusual sizes as stock- theyl sat in the warehouse and since no one
ordered them , they went bad sitting there! All those silver halide crystals
went to waste!!!!   I do believe in large format and I do see more people using
it- If we see a demand for a product we will do our best to make it so- I think
you know that as a photographer myself,  I'm dedicated  to photography and the
needs of photographers, so you know I take your comments, and suggestions
seriously. The list follows this note- if anyone needs to contact me they can
reach me at:
wendy.erickson@ilford.com
Thanks!
W.

ILFORD Imaging USA Inc
Wendy Erickson
Monochrome and Consumer Digital Products Manager, The Americas


FP4 PLUS
2-1/4" x 3-1/4"     25        167 8242        $14.47
4" x 5"        25        167 8279        $20.09
4" x 5"        100       167 8288        $77.17
5" x 7"        25        167 8307        $30.43
8" x 10"       25        167 8325        $66.48


HP5 PLUS
2-1/4" x 3-1/4"     25        162 9145   l    $14.47
4" x 5"        25        162 9172        $20.09
4" x 5"        100       162 9181        $77.17
5" x 7"         25       162 9200        $30.43
8" x 10"        25       162 9228        $66.48
11" x 14" 25        174 3225       $127.96

100 DELTA
4" x 5"          25      174 3445        $20.36
4" x 5"        100       174 3454        $78.30
8" x 10"         25      174 3490        $67.41