Kodak was still making E6 chemistry? Thought they would have killed that with all the films.
Eastman (and the other) Kodaks stopped manufacturing all their chemistry some time ago. They were still marketing it though. Kodak Alaris received those marketing rights as part of the bankruptcy settlement. Like Eastman Kodak, Kodak Alaris sells through distributors. So any discontinuation could be just a decision of one of those distributors.
Isn't this one of those rumour threads that belong in the Soapbox, unless and until there is some more reliable confirmation?
For those of you interested in E6 kits for the home or low-volume, Freestyle is selling Arista and Tetenal kits. I've used the Tetenal, and I was extremely satisfied with it.
I wonder if their RA4 developer will be next? It is currently made for them in China so possibly not but if it goes - then so goes my preferred RA4 chemicals.
Mine too. The concentrates last about three years before turning black (however see (there was a url link here which no longer exists)) but if you mix them up they may very well last longer. APUG member hrst has done some tests on this. My experience is that 2 1/2 year old mixed up RA4 dev produced prints indistinguishable from fresh dev (to this amateur's eye). Mix the lot up and place it in 1 litre pop bottles with the air squeezed out. It's not a long term solution but it may give you a 2-3 year buffer.
I wonder if their RA4 developer will be next? It is currently made for them in China so possibly not but if it goes - then so goes my preferred RA4 chemicals.
yeah why IS that. I've always thought that working solutions would go belly up first, but I have a year old RA4 dev solution that actually works just fine where the concentrates I mixed it from have long since given up the ghost. Black part B, mixed up another litre, wouldn't put a dent on a test strip.
Anyhow, back on topic (sorta), why aren't the fuji hunt C-41 and E6 kits available in the US ? They're top-notch.
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