arthuryeo Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Gee guys, Tri-X is gone ????Here's the list of discontinued films announced by Kodak: KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film (TXP, TXT) KODAK TRI-X Pan Film (TX) KODAK T-MAX P3200 Professional Film (TMZ) KODAK T-MAX 400 Professional Film (TMY) KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 400BW Film KODAK PROFESSIONAL T400 CN Film What on earth ... are they closing the shop?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthier Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 You oughta be kidding. What's your source of information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_mcloughlin Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I didn't see any supporting news of this either on Kodak's "Press Center" web site or by searching for Kodak related news and press releases on "Yahoo! Finance." Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 Go to Kodak web site <br>http://www.kodak.com <br><pre>- click on "Pro Photographer/Lab"- click on Film,Papers,Chemistry>Films>Black&White- Click on Black-and-White Films > Discontinued Films</pre><br>and you'll see the entire list. What on earth is happening? Please tell me I'm wrong. This is outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiyen Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Those are just older versions of films of (roughly) the same name. For example, Tri-X is currently 400TX. But the TX400 version was discontinued last year. allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 The only one of these films tht has been discontinued lately is KODAK PROFESSIONAL T400 CN. There are other chromogenic B&W film sin the inventory. The others have been reformulated slightly and renamed. Instead of going into a panic about what's been discontinued, why don't you look at what is currently offered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiyen Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Or, alternatively, if you click on any of the links to these discontinued films, there is a big old banner at the top that says it's been _replaced_. allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 You're right Allan. Sorry for the not-so heads-up. I apologise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 And, happy 50th anniversary to TriX, <a href="http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressReleases/pr20040212-03.shtml">which is still alive and kickin!</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__jon__ Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 The exact way internet panics get started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_goldfarb Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 That would make Tri-X about half as old as Azo, which is Kodak's oldest product that has stayed in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__stu_evans Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Throw out the pork chops, fill the freezer with Tri-x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_p._dimor Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I think that Kodak would be EXTREMELY STUPID to dump Tri-X. Honestly, it has to be their most popular if not second most popular traditional B&W emulsion next to TMax. It's a cash cow. Teachers and professors recommend this stuff to students, people are familiar with it. The moderator leaves for a while and all hell breaks loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrylewis747 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 >The moderator leaves for a while and all hell breaks loose? Well I guess it's time to call Buffy! };^)> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photojim Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 If Kodak discontinued Tri-X, we could all die happy shooting Ilford HP5 Plus. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlridings Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 "If Kodak discontinued Tri-X, we could all die happy shooting Ilford HP5 Plus. :)" If Kodak changed Tri-X into a carpenter's dream, flat as a board (400TX) ... we could happily shoot HP5+ too :) (I do, now-a-days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrylewis747 Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 I shot HP5 once- just once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_divenuti Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Arthur - don't sweat it. They aren't discontinued! When Kodak changes an emulsion they 'discontinue' the old product associated with it and 'replace' it with the same product with the updated emulsion. Here's an example: TX (Tri-X Pan) has been discontinued and replaced by 400TX (also Tri-X Pan). This was done about 18 months ago when they moved all their modern B&W emulsions made in the USA to a single production facility. It's common convention to say it's an updated emulsion when the facility changes - even if the chemistry doesn't - because some variations due to the move are inevitable. Of course, EK could be much better in explaining all of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 "The moderator leaves for a while and all hell breaks loose?" ============================== Not hardly. I'm still peeking in every couplafew days. BTW, I was headed toward the river walk in Savannah yesterday and realized the only film I had with me was the roll of Provia 100F already loaded in the camera, and half of that was gone. (Insert sound of me kicking self upon thought of having toted at least a dozen rolls of film for this trip and asking for hand checks at the airport.) I stopped in a CVS Pharmacy downtown figuring I could at least pick up some Elite Chrome. Nope. But they did carry 24-exposure boxes of good ol' Tri-X. So I burned that the rest of the day. I suspect the presence of Savannah College of Art and Design may be an influence in the ready availability of TX in a drug store. But I can't account for the lack of any kind of slide film, unless they just happened to be out of stock that day. Anyway, Arthur, as others have already replied, Kodak last year merely announced the "replacement" of earlier versions of films with later versions. In most cases, as far as anyone can tell, the change consisted mainly of repackaging. A recent exception is in their C-41 monochrome lineup. Don't kick yourself too hard - it's tough to ferret out info from Kodak's labyrinthine website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_fitzmaurice Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Lex Here in Dallas you can pick up tri-x at Walmart, Albertsons, Target, and Walgreens. I'm sure individual stores vary, but I've been keeping track, so I know where to go when I forget film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustys pics Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 "When Kodak changes an emulsion they 'discontinue' the old product associated with it and 'replace' it with the same product with the updated emulsion." And I've been waiting 15 years now for the new Panatomic X! Will they call it "32 FX". I should call the "Friendly" Kodak 1-800 number and ask.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grain Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Mom's back, but I like my little photshop about 'kodak fans' so much here it is again..."Verichrome-Pan, They stole it from us, Prescious!"<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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