Kodak preparing to file for bankruptcy
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virtualme78
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losheng
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Well, as far as E6 is concerned, we are very very lucky - Fujihunt manufactures the C6R (Fujihunt's equivalent E6) chemicals right here in Singapore. A few of us have shared some $2000 worth of chemicals already. They come in pretty large amounts, so it makes sense to share the lot. If you want some to try at home, please drop me a note. Its far easier to do at home than you think. And its far more tolerant than you would imagine it to be.
If any one wants to try E6 at home - I would urge you to do so, for as long as we have the convenience of procuring these chemicals locally - don't hesitate anymore.
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losheng
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I've always marveled at how they get away with these damages. I can do the same amount of damage for a fraction of the salary man! The next company that needs a CEO to conduct a nosedive, PM me, ok?!
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NazgulKing
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Is it very temperature dependent? It is a bit hard for me to set up temperatures at home because of the lack of space (I don't run my kitchen for example.)
snowc
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I'm surprised that it took so long for this. No doubt, their products are great but imho not able to adapt to changes proven their downfall.
wootsk
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Lolz, i'm curious on what extend will you consider temperature dependent if i tell you optimistic temperature for developing is 38 degree. Also, i am curious what is it that you think is hard?
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NazgulKing
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Well, if the issue is cooling the water involved, my fridge is often too full to put anything in. (6 people's worth of food)
In the case of 38 deg, then I guess I would have to wait for a while for the temperature to cool till 38 deg (after dunking some ice into the hot water to speed it along)
wootsk
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I suggest that if you really have interest, read up the quite old e6 thread in traditional darkroom section as well as the lf e6 thread in the mf section. If you have anything unsure can pm me.
Shadowleong
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We don't need them to come up with any game changing new film, we just want them to keep making the good old stuff!
Kodak's film business is profitable (from what I've read), and hopefully this restructuring will help their long term viability. The new Portra and Ektar are game changing, in my opinion.
losheng
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You can take a look at the instructions for the C6R chemicals here.
If you take a look at page 4 where the process specifications are listed, you'll note that almost all the steps have a fairly large window of temperature tolerance, something along the lines of 33-39 deg C. The only step that requires tighter control is that of the Color Developer, which requires a half degree temperature accuracy.
Remember this specification is meant for professional labs to guarantee consistent results. For hobbyists, you can still get very satisfactory results even when sailing slightly off the line. If you want to see the first few sets of test development I did, they can be found in this thread, and in fact, mamypoko was the first to test the chemicals, and you can see the results in this thread.
To have an idea of the amount of chemicals each of us got, take a look at the picture posted by sweat100 here. I am happy to rebottle them into a 1L-bottle sets if you find the set too intimidating.
true. it is always like that.. human build on previous wisdom taught and passed down by the predecessors...
Shadowleong
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Out of topic here but if you have the resources to do e6 just go for it. There are enough people with experience here to ask for help from 
I only know Velvia 50, Provia 100F and Provia 400X, what is E100VS?
If you tell Jimmy and Tommy "Fujifilm Instant Film", do you think they will get it?
Anyway, if no film then I will just use the film camera as a deadweight. For Fujifilm, they will be supported by the domestic market in Japan, so I have no fear for their colour slides at least for 10 years. Demand for Velvia 50 is still high that sometimes it went out of stock in USA.
NazgulKing
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I only know Velvia 50, Provia 100F and Provia 400X, what is E100VS?
If you tell Jimmy and Tommy "Fujifilm Instant Film", do you think they will get it?
Anyway, if no film then I will just use the film camera as a deadweight. For Fujifilm, they will be supported by the domestic market in Japan, so I have no fear for their colour slides at least for 10 years. Demand for Velvia 50 is still high that sometimes it went out of stock in USA.
The only problem is fotohub's slide development is going down the drain. I await to see how bad my latest batch of film I sent for development turn out.
Fuji's stock of color negatives isn't as good as Kodak. I'm going to miss Ektar 100.
losheng
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If you need your slides developed, I do have the equipment to do the processing. PM me.
Or, as mamypoko said - have a go yourself! I still have excess chemicals!
While film won't die completely - b/w is likely to survive for a long time, because its cheap to produce, and above all, easy to process at home - there's a real danger that E6 will go away first. So, shoot all the chromes you can while we still have access to the films, and Fujihunt still maintains the chemical plant in Singapore! These chromes may eventually go down in history the way kodakchrome has.
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losheng
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Well, you know for sure that they won't - they shut down their R&D in the mid 2000s! What they have in their portfolio is enough to make decent living for a smaller company for another decade or two!
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