Forte's done. Last I heard they were shopping for a buyer. Adam said they may have found one.
J and C Photo was offering "Classic Pan" film, which was made by Forte. Right now, they're closed while they relocate their business. There are more rumors that they may actually be tooling up to coat their own film. Wheee! On 2/8/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's been rumors of Forte's demise but their web site is still up and > they list a bunch of film products. > > Scott Loveless wrote: > > On 2/8/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1343516.ece > >> > >> http://tinyurl.com/373zmj > >> > >> > > > > So who's down and out so far? Agfa and Forte? Anyone else? I really > > expected Kodak to be the last man standing. > > > > This could be good or bad. With any luck the old men in the white > > tower in Rochester will sell off the film division. Hopefully to a > > company who has an interest in making film products. I'd like to > > think that Fuji or Ilford may have an interest in Kodak's technology, > > at the very least. > > > > My instinct tells me that Kodak doesn't have a clue, though, and will > > probably just shut it down. > > > > Either way, this makes what's left of the film market a bit less > > competitive. The few players remaining may have a better chance of > > surviving it longer. > > > > > > > -- > -- > > The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
