Yaay for Kodak! Wonder how the new Portra 800 compares to the *istD though.
There is, as predicted, quite a lot of 'repackaging' though. I think we will see more of this, where they cant support several different 'levels' or 'grades' of film (like the Portra 400BW and T300CN) they will dump the cheaper one and sell the better one at the cheaper price. This is what hapenned when they merged Supra/Royal Gold/Gold too. This is very good news for the users and is far cheaper for them than developing new emulsions. > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 February 2004 17:28 > To: PDML > Subject: New Kodak film & paper > > > Everybody's yapping about digital at PMA ... let's not let > this get lost in the shuffle: > > Hot off the press here in Las Vegas at the PMA trade show, > Kodak has just announced new films and B&W paper. Kodak's hype below: > > Ultra Color 100 - The finest grain, sharpest 100 speed color > negative film. If you are familiar with Portra 400UC, you > know what I mean by Ultra Color. This film renders nice > bright saturated colors without sacrificing skin tones. You > ask for a low speed Ultra Color film here it is! > > Ultra Color 400 - Portra 400UC has been repackaged as Ultra > Color 400, to really drive home the point that these two > films are in a class of their own. They are the finest grain, > most saturated films in their class, and we offer them at a > new low price. You are aware that we lowered the prices of > Portra 35mm films February 1, 2004. Well, Ultra Color will be > lower priced than Portra. > > BW400CN - Portra 400BW has been repackaged as BW400CN and > will replace > T400CN which will be discontinued when stock runs out. > Remember, BW400CN is designed to print on color negative > paper. We are also pricing BW400CN lower than Portra 400BW, > so fans of the low price T400CN won't be disappointed. > > Portra 800 - New finer grain and better underexposure > latitude. Now > available in single roll packages, because this isn't a film > you shoot everyday. > > These films will be available March 2004 in 35mm, 120, & 220 > formats. Polycontrast IV RC Paper - Polycontrast IV offers > excellent tonal range, providing outstanding detail, > especially in the highlights, giving you prints with rich > blacks and clean whites. We are also introducing a new > "Pearl" D surface, to compliment our F, E, and N surfaces. > Polycontrast IV will replace Polycontrast III and Polymax II > RC on a stock turnover basis beginning in the second quarter of 2004. > > Who says we're leaving the film business! > >
