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Photo News Today’s Dennis Hays says:

After meeting both John Sexton and [Kodak’s] Scott DiSabato at the 2007 Photoplus Expo in New York, I sit down with them and discuss the introduction of the new [see previous post] T-MAX-400 B&W film. John goes into some detail regarding the films ability and his impressions from use.

As more and more digital cameras are introduced, I wanted to find what Kodak’s thinking was in introducing a new film and who the possible users are. Also, John discusses his workflow with the film and how and why he uses film for his work. A fascinating chat with two ends of the spectrum—a film manufacturer and a film user.

Listen: Direct MP3 link or podcast page (length: 31:56)

You can read the complete press release, but the highlights are:

• It’s the "world’s sharpest" and "finest-grained" ISO 400 B&W film.
• Pushable 2 stops up to ISO 1600.
• Availability "will occur on a stock-turnover basis, beginning in December 2007".
• The new film code will be TMY-2.

There’s a surprisingly informative Q&A sheet (PDF) about the old vs the new film, check it out.