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From: Philip Mantle <el51@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 96 09:04:37 GMT
Fwd Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 11:06:06 -0500
Subject: Re: Genesis and Provenance


Philip,

This whole Kodak thing is a mess.  It is my opinion that Kodak has not been
acting in good faith on this issue.

Initially they said they only needed one frame to test, and when I told them I
had one frame and would hand carry it to Rochester, NY, for testing they
suddenly needed that 50 frame strip.

I spent a lot of time working with Ray and got Volker to agree to supply such a
strip for them.  At this point they said they needed 16 feet, at which point I
got disgusted with them and gave up on them.

Additionally, in telephone conversations and e-mail exchanges Tony Amato at
Kodak has repeatedly promised to send me a variety of documentation and other
material, and has never sent anything.  This is not typical of Kodak.  In my
magazine dealings I always have anything i ask for on my desk the following
day.

Also, as you know, Professor Malanga tested a piece of the film and pinned it
down to one of three types of acetate made by Kodak.  When I asked Kodak for
dates of manufacture of these acetate types, their response was totally evasive
and did not supply the requested information.  So much for Kodak.

On a recent visit to a film factory of one of Kodak's competitors I asked their
top chemical engineer and one of his colleagues about testing film.  I asked
how much would be required for a proper analysis and cross reference to their
extensive computer data base.  A piece the size of " the head of a pin" was
their response.  I have asked them to test the film for me, and they said they
would be happy to if their company management approved the idea.  This is
working its way through their bureaucracy even now.

Feel free to circulate this message as broadly as you wish.

Bob