Date sent:        Wed, 17 Jul 1996 13:16:57 +0200
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From:             "joe b." 
To:               w.j.markerink@a1.nl
Subject:          E6 IR film!

YELLOW GIANT ADDS E6 IR FILM

French sources have revealed to AP that Kodak is set to introduce an E6 process-compatible infrared colour slide film towards the end of the year.
The launch will signal the end of the environmentally-unfriendly E4 process, which survives only to process Kodak's current infrared colour film. The new emulsion is said to incorporate technology from the recently launched Kodak Elite II range of 35mm slide fims. AP sought confirmation from Kodak UK, but a spokesperson told us: "I can honestly say that I haven't heard about it, and I'm the E6 colour specialist around here."
The E4 process has existed until now because of a US army tender and a commitment to supply the same film technology for a specific period of time.
Sources indicate that this period has now elapsed for E4, and this has allowed the launch of an E6-compatible infrared emulsion from Kodak. If and when an E6 colour infrared film emerges from the stable of the Yellow Giant, it will have a clear run at that particular niche of the film marketplace, as it'll be the only film available, after the demise of the E4 version.
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joe b.

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