Another thanks to Harman/Ilford for your publicly stated support for analog B&W photography... AND your willingness to back up your words by continuing to offer a full line of the highest quality analog products available. In a market where we are constantly bombarded with the message that film and paper are no longer viable commercial products, your company leads the way in proving - by its actions -that this is not so.
Indeed, when others have discontinued B&W paper manufacture entirely with the public excuse that there was absolutely no more market interest in paper, your mention of an upcoming brand new paper product means that at least three new, or ressurected, world-class B&W papers will now have been introduced into that non-existent market in a relatively short period of time.
While I am not personally a fan of textured papers, I will nevertheless commit to purchasing some when it becomes available. Both out of open-minded curiosity and, more importantly, as a reciprocal show of support.
And the price increase? Not a problem. In fact, I'm not even going to alter my purchasing cycles to try to "beat" it. I will simply continue to purchase what I need, when it's needed, at whatever price helps to provide for its continued availability.
To do otherwise would be, I believe, both short-sighted AND truly shooting myself in the foot...
Ken
