POLAROID : Reply From HARMAN technology Limited

[Barry S]

You might want to pick a different port - if you land it at Liverpool the gear'll be nicked before it reaches Harman :-)

Not unless they want to feel the cold steel of my Rota-Trim blade, they won't.

[gandolfi]

oh wow - I'll cross everything I can cross....

pol 665 is my favourite film ever! (Type 55 too, but that's out of my reach..)

[wildbill]

Ilforoid?

[David A. Goldfarb]

Ilforoid?

We've speculated on that--

http://www.apug.org/forums/forum172/...tml#post588118

[jovo]

.... should anything develop from this contact I will let you know.

I suppose it'll develop instantly?

[Shmoo]

Simon -

Just wanted to say thanks to you and your company for listening to the film photographers on this forum. Not many companies would even bother to respond to our requests, and we greatly appreciate it.

S

[Erik Hartmann]

Thans.....Simon......

[Ed Sukach]

Add my thanks as well.

[Chazzy]

I'm crossing my fingers. Polaroid was making a profit on these films--it's just that selling the property was even more appealing to them. If Ilford can make a reasonable profit too, and Polaroid is reasonable about negotiating a license fee, it sounds as if the major hassle would be transferring the equipment and getting production started in England. If Ilford is flexible enough to continue the Kentmere products, maybe Ilford can do this too.

[mabman]

So, is this a hint to stop emailing Ilford about this now?

Seriously, it's a shame Polaroid wants to sell/demolish the buildings themselves and not lease out the buildings and equipment - that way Ilford, Fuji, or whoever could run production without have to move the large, heavy equipment anywhere...