It was in a thread posted about in November. Maybe someone has the link. It was a very reliable source. Whatever is available is what is left from last year's production run. After that there is no more so I would get as much as you can although it will only last a year anyways. Some people have no trouble freezing it but other people have mentioned that it doesn't keep very well.
I just received another 10 rolls today from Aden's and last week I received 13 rolls from Henrys so I'm good to go!!! Thanks Art!!!!
Ahh Aden... I've never bought anything but film there, but they're fun little shops. There's a cute little elderly lady behind the counter in the South shop that tells me, "I can get it special order for you... because you're special!" I don't think she takes things very seriously... a good lesson for those of us who scurry around the city.
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To be completely honest, I don't like HIE all that much, though I have a bit of it. The business side of me is telling me that perhaps I should buy some to re-sell at a later date. I know the topic of storing this film has been beaten to death. Does anyone think that it will end up price spiking by demand like EIR has (though probably not as extreme) before it goes bad? I have access to a -80c freezer if that helps.
I found it in 135 yesterday (Samy's) but am told it was never available in 120 by several suppliers. Is that so? If not, I'll quit trying.
Thanks! I was going to check there and just ran out of time yesterday. I just put an order in for 30 rolls. I'm not sure how long the stuff keeps even in the freezer given my location at 8,000 feet so I did not want to order too much.
I plan on doing some wicked stuff with it in my XPan this Summer once the leaves pop up on the Aspen trees.
Hello Daniel,
I think your Kodachrome project is incredible. Good luck with that. I kind of want to do something similar with my last rolls of Kodak HIE as far as shooting the best that I can with it. HIE will last about a year depending on what your expiry dates on the box are. Some people have frozen it without incident and some people swear that it doesn't age well. There are some differing opinions on that topic. I just try to use it within the year and have had good results. It is very sensitive film. Photo Engineer (an apug person) has a great deal of knowledge on film and I would ask his advice about longevity.
I found it in 135 yesterday (Samy's) but am told it was never available in 120 by several suppliers. Is that so? If not, I'll quit trying.
Yes that is correct. It was available in 70 mm long rolls. At one time an individual on the internet, was trimming down 70 mm and rewinding it on 120 spools. Since Kodak no longer produces 70 mm HIE, he no longer sells the respooled film.
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