I decided to try the newstyle readyloads even after being severely burned by the old style. My order arrived today and I find that the filmholder is identical (# 157 2502) to the old one. What happened to the 'newly designed filmholder' or did I just get some old stock from B&H?

-- David Harris (dharris@ucdavis.edu), August 10, 2001

Answers

It hasn't been released yet. Kodak was saying it would hit the stores in September or thereabouts, last I heard.

-- Brian Ellis (bellis60@earthlink.net), August 10, 2001.

Ask a Kodak rep for the new holder and some film for a test drive. Cheers,

-- Geoffrey Chen (DB45TEK@AOL.COM), August 13, 2001.

I also ordered what I thought was a new Kodak holder only to find that I got the older design. Are there sufficient improvements with the newer version that I should return this one and wait till the new version comes out? In the interim, will my Polariod 545i be able to allow me to use the Kodak single sheet readyloads in the interim?

-- Michael Kadillak (m.kadillak@home.com), August 14, 2001.

I addressed the question to Kodak, her is the reponse.

The holders you have will work fine as long as they have the black pressure plate. The New Kodak Single Sheet Readyload Holder will be out on the market next month. There is no need to upgrade unless you really want the newest holder.

-- David Harris (dharris@ucdavis.edu), August 14, 2001.