Alive!! And its not just my opinion.
One of the greats, John Sexton agrees. A modern master, he has been sponsored by Kodak
and consulted on the new Tmax 400 film. Recently, he was interviewed for Kodak's Blog. I had a brief chance to
meet him at Photo Plus East '07 in Kodak's booth. He sees a future in film as do I. Kodak & Ilford have stated a commitment to film.
With the current emulsions, B&W & Color, we are in great times.

Kodak's just revamped there Portra series of film. In addition to Fuji's Pro 160s, these color negative films
have the tightest dye clouds ever. They drum scan beautifully. B&W is also thriving! Kodak revamped
Tmax 400 with even finer grain. They have also committed to not using a UV blocker in there large format sizes.
There are also rumors of a new Fuji B&W emulsion. The rumor was confirmed at Photo Plus.
While there is no timetable, it is a step forward. I personally love Fuji Acros is 120.
Ilford's continued commitment to film is commendable. FP4 & HP5 are both wonderful emulsions.
Ilford's yearly ULF run is a boom to the industry. Kodak is getting into the ULF swing also.
Sometime this year (hopefully) we will see a large Tmax 400 ULF order!

Personally, I cant think of a better time to be shooting film!

Now to the saddest news that I have heard in a long time. Polaroid
They are officially out of the film business. Sad & scary. Here is the timetable for film availability.
The really sad part is that most of the films are sold out already. The 8x10 films are almost completely gone
and Type 55 is hard to find. Many are hoping that Ilford, Fuji or another 3rd party investor will license the
technology or coating facilities and continue the tradition that Edward Land started so many years ago.

Let's all keep shooting film!

-Ian Mazursky
Owner