aldevo
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Perhaps because none of us believed their protestations that they weren't discontinuing it when the EIR was discontinued. They have lied like dogs before. The writing was on the wall. It seemed all but a certainty to me.
I am hardly Mr Doom & Gloom, but if Kodak wonders why many folks here are or are becoming anti-Kodak, they need look no further. "We're NOT discontinuing HIE." "No wait, we ARE cancelling HIE." They are destroying what little level of trust I still had in them. For once, they had seemed to be communicating with people to correct a rumor, only to say a few months later that the rumor was true.
I use very few of their products now. I will now throw my small amount of business to someone who at last makes the effort to even APPEAR to want my business and loyalty.
I haven't used HIE in a wile, but like others here, I have a few rolls in the freezer along with a 70mm roll of 2424. I'll use it sparingly, and figure out how to better make use of the Efke film. Ilford SFX in 120 has already been my favorite film for years, but not for the extreme IR look.
Nine months ago Kodak said "they had not discontinued HIE".
They never stated "we will not discontinue HIE".
Hardly a subtle distinction if care was taken to read their statement at face value.
It's a shame the film will no longer be made but I fail to see where they lied to anybody.