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  1. Cholentpot

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    What is happening to Cinestill?

    If they're British they would completely understand if you walked in and said 'Here, stop this now. it's quite silly.'

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    What is happening to Cinestill?

    Just as soon as you compensate Kodak Alaris for use of the Kodak still film brand. Alaris' lawyers likely don't consider relevant aspects of law "silly." 🙂
  3. cmacd123

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    Former Photo equipment company finds pharma challenging.

    this is almost as complex as the Kodak, Carestream, Alaris, Sino Promise, continuing saga.
  4. Roger Cole

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    B&H Lists XTOl (5L) as Discontinued

    I'm kind of in that group. I lost some important negatives to the early Xtol not long after it came out. I haven't used it since. I know the problems were supposed to be fixed but there have always been so many alternatives I just haven't been interested in trying again. I understand being...

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    B&H Lists XTOl (5L) as Discontinued

    Re: historic problems with Xtol: Steve Anchell did say he got fired from a job due to a failed batch of Xtol. If he is harboring a grudge about that, it didn't prevent Anchell and Troop in FDC 2nd ed. p. 61 from describing Xtol as the latest evolution of the solvent developer. Part of it is that...

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    B&H Lists XTOl (5L) as Discontinued

    I'm now using Adox XT-3 instead of Xtol. I use XT-3 replenished the same as I did Xtol and so far I'm more than happy with the switch.
  7. Sirius Glass

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    B&H Lists XTOl (5L) as Discontinued

    I have been using XTOL for over a decade and never had a sudden death or any other problem. Anyone knowing what they are doing developing film will always test a developer before using it to develop film especially if the developer has not been used for a long time. Therefore, I always test...
  8. Wescustogo

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    B&H Lists XTOl (5L) as Discontinued

    Reputation to me as in the results it gives (when working well). I've read about the sudden death failures about Xtol and D-76 which I believe were from factory impurities in the mixes? I've been given access to a nice dark room and my mindset is that I want to experience all there is for...
  9. runswithsizzers

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    B&H Lists XTOl (5L) as Discontinued

    ...Xtol ever again after ruining some important negatives in Xtol-gone-bad. More recently there were several batches of Xtol recalled by Kodak Alaris. In spite of that, I continue to use and recommend Xtol (and Eco-Pro), but I do take the extra step of checking my stock solution for activity...

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Henning has never posted otherwise, nor have I claimed he did. You've speculated, not explained. Just as I speculated. :smile:
  11. MattKing

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    I'm curious where you see the still film sales to KA $ amount on the EK financial reports. Every distributor who has an exclusive manufacturer is both dependent on that manufacturer, and is in a strong position with respect to that manufacturer. And vice-versa. There is an interdependence there...
  12. Alan Edward Klein

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Alaris selling Kodak film is an exclusive. Alaris selling other films means they're competing with other distributors already well established with retailers.
  13. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    ...of film to Alaris at $15 per roll and revenue from this somehow amounts not to $300m but $70m as reported in their financial statement. Kodak Alaris must be run by the biggest idiots ever. They wrote off $2.8bn in debt and paid additional $650m to end up hostage to Eastman Kodak. Believe...
  14. MattKing

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    ...terms when the first agreement was negotiated. And there is no doubt they did even more dictating when the effects of the pandemic put Kodak Alaris into breach and a forced re-negotiation happened thereafter. But Kodak Alaris has a lot of power in the relationship as well, because there is...
  15. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    I don't know. Why not? I can't see Eastman Kodak dictating any terms to Alaris. Considering the history, it's pretty much the other way around. I'm sure they would love to buy Foma films for 1 EUR and sell them for 6 EUR, but Foma owes Alaris nothing and they are not stupid. Neither are...
  16. MattKing

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Yes. But could their contractual obligations permit them to expand their business and distribute non-Kodak films? And would they want to?
  17. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Alaris only markets Kodak films produced by Eastman Kodak. That is a fact. If Henning says otherwise, he is wrong. I've explained why it doesn't make sense for Alaris to price BW film more aggressively to be more competitive.

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    You misinterpret my sarcasm as reality. Of course Eastman Kodak doesn't directly establish the retail prices of still film. That doesn't mean it isn't driving the extravagant increases in those prices. Making the leap from those overall figures to dismissal of Eastman Kodak as the driver of...
  19. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Eastman Kodak on average can't possibly get more than about $4 per roll from Alaris (probably less). I really can't see Alaris complaining. Hell, Alaris clearly state that their revenue from film went up 38% in last fiscal year alone because of favourable shifts in pricing and quantity. EK...
  20. Alan Edward Klein

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    I don't think Kodak is suicidal. But they could be too greedy. If that happens, then overall sales will drop and they'll have to adjust their pricing. What I'm curious about is how Eastman Kodak and Alaris arrive at their price points and markups. Is there a discussion between them about that in...
  21. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    You've taken that from where? I've been reading the financial reports from Eastman Kodak and Alaris for years now. Alaris' increase in Film revenue is growing at about 30+% per year (exception was 2021 with only about 10% increase due to Covid). They cite increased volume and price as a reason...
  22. Alan Edward Klein

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Well, if Kodak raises their prices to Alaris, those increases are felt at the retail level as well.

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Nope. I've no idea. I'm just an Internet poster who jumps in to contribute uninformed nonsense. A user of Kodak products since 1962. A PHOTRIO (nee APUG) member since 2005. I know nothing. :)
  24. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Obviously you don’t know what Eastman Kodak and what Alaris is.
  25. Alan Edward Klein

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    So there's a third markup not two as I assumed (not including the final retailer). Does that cause higher prices than other films? How many markups do other films have?
  26. Alan Edward Klein

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    OK. Thnaks for the clarification of their distribution arrangements. But would we know if Alaris was distributing film other than Kodak?
  27. brbo

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    ...is zero evidence to support this. Revenue from the deal with Alaris has indeed risen by about 20m from 2020 to 2022. If we assume that Kodak Alaris buys 20m rolls per year, Eastman Kodak improved their average price by about $1 per roll from 2020 to 2022. In 2020/12 I paid 9,62 EUR for a...
  28. MattKing

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    ...marketing, so they are the ones who can gage the demand and they are the ones marketing to increase the demand. For still film, they and Kodak Alaris only sell into a distribution system. So they require third parties to both gage the demand, and support its growth. They can, and do support...
  29. MattKing

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Kodak Alaris doesn't sell to retailers, or end users. They sell to local distributors only. So if you are a retailer in, eg. Portugal, you buy Kodak film from a distributor trading into the market in Portugal. Kodak Alaris and that distributor handle all of the details getting product into that...

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    Kodak committed to making film "as long as there's demand"

    Yeah, good question. I can't imagine trying to process the stuff Flic Film spools without a dedicated ECN-2 setup. I'm a dedicated Kodak Alaris (distributed) customer. Alaris earns their money. The remainder of Eastman Kodak's global distribution network and then some.
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