Merry Christmas and happy holiday season to you, yours and all your colleagues at Ilford. I appreciate Ilford's continuing support for analogue B+W photography, and your willingness to engage on this forum.
Now, here's what I'm hoping to receive from you for Christmas (no particular order and a bit tongue in cheek :
1. FP5
2. an MGIV paper that shows a greater tonal change after toning in KRST
3. 4x5 PanF+ ...
It's fitting to see the "Partner" designation below your name, Simon, since that's exactly how I think of Ilford when I'm making photographs. Thanks for the fine film, chemicals, and paper and your encouraging assurance that they'll continue to be there. Have a special Christmas, and a wonderful New Year!
A Holy Christmas to you Simon & family, and to all at Ilford/Harman, thank you for the continuous support and dedication to traditional photography and us photographers.
Many thanks to you and all the folks at Ilford for continuing to produce excellent products and service in the face of daunting challenges. I wish you the best success in the new year and years to come. You have a loyal customer in me.
My new exhibition has just opened up, and every print was made on Ilford FB paper (that warmtone is nice stuff), developed in Ilford chemistry and toned in Ilford selenium toner.
So, my thanks to Simon and Co. at Ilford as I wrap up the year's work. Your company's commitment to traditional is very, very appreciated.
Happy Christmas to you Simon, and everyone at Ilford/Harman -- thanks for being so supportive to the community here (and photographers everywhere else!) Where would we be without you?
Happy Christmas, and thank you for visiting and contributing to this Website so frequently.
I have switched almost entirely to Ilford for b/w in order to help out as much as I can. The only Kodak b/w product I buy is Tri-X in 220 format, and it would be HP5 if you made it. I am just one fellow, though, who consumes a relatively small volume. I don't want any more from you. You are really fine with the products you have; you just need to increase demand! Thank you for providing everything I need to do what I like to do! Just please do what it takes to keep film alive! We need serious help here in the U.S. We are a country of consumer zombie idiots who will buy whatever our TVs tell us to buy! You have to combat that crap while you still can. There are people in my college who are trying their damndest to do away with analog photography in the new Visual Arts and Media Studies complex that is being planned; and these are PHOTO instructors who came up in the heyday of film photography. Somebody needs to slap some serious sense into the schools here.