Life without Reala in the USA

In this post from Robert V on the other thread regarding Fuji film cuts, he says that Reala (135 & 120) is going to be available still in the Benelux and Germany. Perhaps it's being cut from the UK and Italy, but is still a viable product elsewhere:

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perkeleellinen said:

In this post from Robert V on the other thread regarding Fuji film cuts, he says that Reala (135 & 120) is going to be available still in the Benelux and Germany. Perhaps it's being cut from the UK and Italy, but is still a viable product elsewhere:

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

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I asked the Fujfilm guy here in Italy "is the Reala 135 being discontinued only in Italy or worldwide ?" He replied "Worldwide". My concerns abou film production are very serious. One may reply that painting is not dead despite photography. I think it's not dead because painting tools (Canvas,brushes,colours,tripods...) can be manifactured by small companies or even single persons. The same does not applyto films. As far as i know only big companies have the possibility (know how, tools,factories) to produce them and big companies as soon as sales decrease stop manifacturing. Sadly for them it's only a matter of money. Does anyone know if exist any small company producing colour negative films ?

Does anyone know if kodak ektar (135) is going to be discontinued ?

faustotesta said:

I asked the Fujfilm guy here in Italy "is the Reala 135 being discontinued only in Italy or worldwide ?" He replied "Worldwide".

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Well, that does sound grim