Re: HIE -- RIP (Modified by B. Adamson)

[B. Adamson]

Hello,

I hope this is not a duplicate for others. I am resending this because
I never saw it in my e-mail.

Bertha


 From August 9:
Here is my recent experience with HIE "discontinued" issue. Yesterday I
went to a local pro retailer who carries HIE. I spoke to their buyer.
He says he has had mixed information. When he entered the product code
to reorder direct from Kodak, he got a message that said it was
unavailable and discontinued. But he was able to get about 100 rolls
from another source. He says that in the past, Kodak has changed
product codes and given that message, which is temporarily misleading.
But he cannot tell from anything he can find if that is the current
situation. (He has also experienced cases where manufacturers will only
provide a product on a limited basis to the big guys.) Since Kodak got
rid of local retail reps, he has not been able to get reliable info.
(There is a "national" rep but that person only has time for the big
retailers, not little local guys.)

So, I think the only way to get the right story is to find someone with
the clout to call direct whichever Kodak VP makes these decisions.
Anyone know the owner of B&H Photo?

Bertha



On Jul 25, 2007, at 2:19 PM, William Mokrynski wrote:

> Today is a sad sad day...
>
> I called up my supplier of HIE (the Canadian distributer for Kodak
> products) to place my order for a couple of bricks of 35mm HIE am I'm
> down to a few rolls. The supplier no longer had the product listed on
> their sales sheet so they called up Kodak directly to inquire. Kodak
> responded that there is no stock of the film, and there are no plans
> to replace...it has been discontinued.
>
> Sigh...
>
> This has been one of my primary films for the past 20 years. It's the
> only 35mm film I shoot. I've tried the Maco 820, but found the film
> too slow, didn't have the same halation around the highlights, and the
> emulsion was much thicker (an issue with one of my home brew cameras).
> I also preferred the grainyness of HIE.
>
> I'm not sure what I'm going to use to replace the film. Any
> suggestions? (digital is out)
> There really isn't anything out there that is a close replacement to
> HIE is there? I think Kodak may have just killed a certain look of
> photography.
>
> -William
>
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