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Old March 9th 09, 09:30 PM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
Geoffrey S. Mendelson
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Charles Hohenstein wrote:

Unfortunately, I don't believe Plus-X is available in 220 anymore. Tri-X
320 is the only 220 black and white film in current production, if I am
not mistaken. I wish that it were otherwise.


IMHO if that is the last film available, while I would prefer something else,
it's not a bad choice. We could be stuck with Verchrome Pan, or even worse
that chromogenic film with the orange base.

Geoff.


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Old March 9th 09, 11:17 PM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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On 2009-03-09 16:30:19 -0400, "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" said:

Charles Hohenstein wrote:

Unfortunately, I don't believe Plus-X is available in 220 anymore. Tri-X
320 is the only 220 black and white film in current production, if I am
not mistaken. I wish that it were otherwise.


IMHO if that is the last film available, while I would prefer something else,
it's not a bad choice. We could be stuck with Verchrome Pan, or even worse
that chromogenic film with the orange base.

Geoff.


This may be correct. B&H in the US lists Plus X and both Tri X's in 120
but only the TriX 320 in 220. Plenty of the chromogenic crap but only
in 120. That's sad because I only get 10 exposures on a 120 roll with
my Pentax 6x7.
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Old March 9th 09, 11:42 PM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Michael wrote:
On 2009-03-09 16:30:19 -0400, "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
said:

Charles Hohenstein wrote:

Unfortunately, I don't believe Plus-X is available in 220 anymore. Tri-X
320 is the only 220 black and white film in current production, if I am
not mistaken. I wish that it were otherwise.


IMHO if that is the last film available, while I would prefer
something else,
it's not a bad choice. We could be stuck with Verchrome Pan, or even
worse
that chromogenic film with the orange base.

Geoff.


This may be correct. B&H in the US lists Plus X and both Tri X's in 120
but only the TriX 320 in 220. Plenty of the chromogenic crap but only in
120. That's sad because I only get 10 exposures on a 120 roll with my
Pentax 6x7.

being an RB shooter I can sympathize. I use 220 when I can find it on ebay, and the
freezer has been pretty well stocked lately, good thing too, as there's a dearth of decent
short dated film on ebay these days.


erie patsellis
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Old March 10th 09, 09:52 AM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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By the way, why is it that there's currently only one B&W film in 220 while
plenty of colour film is available in that format?
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Old March 10th 09, 10:40 PM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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In article ,
Toni Nikkanen wrote:

By the way, why is it that there's currently only one B&W film in 220 while
plenty of colour film is available in that format?


Because Ilford's machine for finishing 220 film is in disrepair, and
they don't believe that the 220 market justifies the necessary
investment in getting it repaired. So I've been switching from Ilford
films back to Kodak. I have no idea why Fuji won't offer at least one
black and white film in 220.

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Old March 11th 09, 02:30 AM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
: Charles Hohenstein wrote:

: Unfortunately, I don't believe Plus-X is available in 220 anymore. Tri-X
: 320 is the only 220 black and white film in current production, if I am
: not mistaken. I wish that it were otherwise.

: IMHO if that is the last film available, while I would prefer something else,
: it's not a bad choice. We could be stuck with Verchrome Pan, or even worse
: that chromogenic film with the orange base.

: Geoff.


I'm kind of fond of Efke-25.
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Old March 11th 09, 09:58 PM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Tri-X in 35mm & 6x7
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On 2009-03-11 16:58:16 -0400, David Starr said:

Tri-X in 35mm & 6x7
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My only experience with efke is with 127, because when I first got my
used yashica 44 there was no 127 available (other than from film for
classics) except the Efke. That was a good film.
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Old March 12th 09, 11:18 AM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
Geoffrey S. Mendelson
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Michael wrote:
My only experience with efke is with 127, because when I first got my
used yashica 44 there was no 127 available (other than from film for
classics) except the Efke. That was a good film.


Back when the Leica was new, a company called ADOX made a film called
KB-14, which was designed for landscape photography with the new
miniture film cameras. KB is German for movie film and 14 was it's DIN speed
by the 1960's when I first got it.

It had fine grain, long tonal range, and little red response being
a cross between the old othrochromatic and new fangled panchomatic film.

Over the years it's been made by in Germany by the original plant, but
sold under the name ORWO, and later by EFKE (I think in Yugoslavia).

The name has been changed by the current manufacturer to KB-25 as it is
no longer DIN 14, it's ISO 25 (same speed different name). The biggest
difference between it and the original film is that the old film was
mounted on a base that was so thing it could have been used for
cling wrap in a kitchen, and it was slightly gray.

I have not seen the new stuff (donations gladly accepted), but I hear it
has a clear(er) thicker base.

It produced wonderful results developed in Edwal FG-7, but was/is one of
the films that could do ok with Rodinal, if you diluted it enough (1:50?)

Last I had heard, EFKE signed an exclusive distrubution deal in the US
(possibly North America) with Freestyle, which caused some bad blood with
someone who was collecting orders to buy a production run. B&H also sells
it, but they get theirs from Freestyle, not EFKE directly.

So far EFKE seems to be small enough that they can produce an order that
Kodak will not even look at. I think that is the future of film.

Geoff.

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Old March 12th 09, 06:48 PM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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David Nebenzahl wrote:

I agree; at least I hope that's the case. The giants will abandon film
sooner or later (meaning consumer film like we're discussing here;
they'll probably always make the speciality stuff used for various
industrial processes).


Eventually those industrial processes will be replaced with nonphotographic
ones.


So it will be up to smaller companies to make it
something of a boutique industry. Fine with me, so long as the film is
still available.


IMHO it will be better. There will be less film made and less variety, but
the companies that do make it won't be worried about selling their product
at Wal-Mart.

Geoff.


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