From: Richard Knoppow (dickburk@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 09/27/02-10:07:03 AM Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shannon Stoney" <sstoney@pdq.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: demise of tri-x 8x10?
> Richard wrote:
>
> >
> > Kodak has moved B&W film production to a new plant.
They
> >discontinued some films and are calling the remaining
ones
> >by slightly different names. There are some changes in
the
> >emulsions, probably slight.
> > Tri-X Roll film and Tri-X sheet film are being
continued.
> > Plus-X Roll film is continued, Plus-X sheet film is
being
> >discontinued. Further info is on the Kodak web site.
> > There are new data sheets for the films being
continued
> >with slightly modified developing recommendations.
>
>
> I looked at the data sheet for Tri-X just now. It is
dated september
> 18, 2002. I wonder if this data is for the old emulsion,
or the new
> emulsion? Also, how do you know if the box of film you
have is the
> old Tri X or the new Tri X? Maybe the emulsions will be
similar
> enough that it won't matter. I hope so.
>
> --shannon
>
Kodak has slightly changed the names of all the films made
in the new plant and changed the design of the boxes. They
show both somewhere on their web site.
--- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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