[LargeFormat] Illford Readyloads, Readyloads in general

[Jim Brick]

Buy a few cases of your favorite Kodak Readyload or Fuji Quickload film, 
perhaps both, buy a freezer (on sale or used) and you'll be set for life.

Don't hold your breath for Ilford to make Ready or Quick load film. Digital 
is where all of these companies development money is going.

Kodak recently said (paraphrased) "film will not die but all of our 
development effort is going into digital."

So I would advise folks that if they would be devastated by the loss of a 
particular film... buy lots of it and freeze it, now.

Jim


At 09:03 PM 8/29/2002 -0500, Joe wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone knows if Illford is going to supply film 
>compatible with the Kodak back, or possibly develop one of their own? The 
>lack of film choice, along with the inflated price really keeps this 
>format from realizing its potential. A little progress & I know that many 
>field shooters would use it and I know I would.
>
>I kind of wonder if the price will ever come down. Since sheet film is 
>only going to become even more niche (and expensive), perhaps the film 
>manufacturers could move to readload only, charge a little more than they 
>do for sheet film, but less than they do for readyloads now. Would isolate 
>some shooters, but how many aren't using universal backs, and who the hell 
>likes loading up a dozen film holders and lugging them around?!
>
>Thoughts?
>
>-Joe