Maybe but why, if that is the case with b&w, does the same not apply to colour i.e. Kodak can supply colour in bulk but has to charge more. If it's producing enough colour but is having problems with cassette production and that is the bottleneck. then I'd have thought that customers would rather pay more than go withoutKodak have said that bulk rolls are very difficult for them to produce, hence their B&W bulk rolls actually costing more than buying individual cassettes in many cases.
Call Kodak directly or Alaris.
it might even be worthwhile for Kodak to outsource the whole of its bulk rolls?
With the added hassle (= cost) of having to ship master rolls, negotiate a contract, put QA and audit procedures in place, etc. You'd have to sell a lot of cans for all those costs to be offset.
99% of the "couldn't they just..." comments boil down to a lack of awareness of what it entails to run a somewhat large corporation. It's a little easier for SME's because they are generally more likely to dive into a new adventure not entirely aware of the risks and overhead.
Maybe Kodak doesn't run 100' rolls because they have to run off more than they could sell before the film expires and they'd have to discard the rest.
If course, they could make money by offering bulk rolls but they outright refuse it because they're crazy. That's how organizations work, after all.
Adding SKU's ain't free.
We’ve seen it all with Kodak.
ALL!
Think of the worst management decision and you can bet that Kodak double-topped it easily.
Went from being bigger than the NASA to what we have now... legendary.
How do you know? I mean, how really? A nuisance?Making bulk rolls is not in the normal range of film package, so rather than blame bad management, it has to much more to do with being less profitable and a nuisance.
How do you know? I mean, how really? A nuisance?
Here are a few screenshots, for the weekend couch managers.
Changing from the mainstream of loading 35mm cassettes to bulk load rolls requires changing an established well running assembly line to halting production and switching over for a short run of 100 foot bulk load rolls and then back to the high speed 35mm cassette loading. We should be comfortable in the fact that Kodak's management decisions are based on profit and not personally pissing you off. At one time I would buy 100 foot rolls of Ektachrome to make 18 rolls of 36 exposure rolls every summer for trips to Europe. I was not happy that every time price advantage for the bulk loading would improve, the cost of the bulk roll or the cassettes or both would rise just enough to make it cheaper to buy roll film just before the summer would start. I never took it personally.
My freezer is still full, so I am not having problems with 35mm film availability.
Colour film availability has been an issue for three years........
However, Portra is the most likely to be available as Kodak know the pro's need to rely on it. Buy the film you need now, if necessary from several suppliers. Kodak have said that bulk rolls are very difficult for them to produce, hence their B&W bulk rolls actually costing more than buying individual cassettes in many cases.
How many here would buy 400' rolls of still film without frame numbers?
If there is enough, Kodak Alaris may be willing to get a few thousand made.
How many here would buy 400' rolls of still film without frame numbers?
If there is enough, Kodak Alaris may be willing to get a few thousand made.
I tend to shoot between 50 and 100 rolls per month, and retailers are starting to put limits on rolls purchased which essentially blocks me from purchasing film in a scale my clients need. It's tough to depend on anything in a professional sense with the supply chain problems we're dealing with.
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