"P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Kevin Waterson wrote: > >>This one time, at band camp, "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>sad, but not a surprise except to those with blinders on. Ilford is next. >>> >>Did'nt Ilford go into recievership last year? >> >Only the film and b&w paper division, IIRC.
And they came out of receivership a couple of months ago. With some cost reduction and good management, I would expect a B&W film manufacturer to have a better chance of survival than a color film maker these days. In the past year I think the photo store where I worked sold more B&W film than color. Color neg just sat on the shelf while Tri-X and TMAX flew out the door. Agfa dumped off its photo division, which became AgfaPhoto, about a year ago. It was saved from immediate death by an employee buy-out, IIRC. This is strike two for Agfa film and probably is the end for them. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
