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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. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
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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. -- Michael |
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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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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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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. -- Charles Hohenstein (to reply, remove Gene Robinson) "The sad huddle of affluent bedwetters, thumbsuckers, treehuggers, social climbers, homophiles, quavery ladies, and chronic petition signers that makes up the current Episcopal Church . . ." ---Thomas Lipscomb |
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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. -- ------------------- Keep working millions on welfare depend on you |
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Tri-X in 35mm & 6x7
Efke in 4x5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Retired Shop Rat: 14,647 days in a GM plant. Speak softly and carry a loaded .45 Lifetime member; Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Web Site: www.destarr.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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On 2009-03-11 16:58:16 -0400, David Starr said:
Tri-X in 35mm & 6x7 Efke in 4x5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Retired Shop Rat: 14,647 days in a GM plant. Speak softly and carry a loaded .45 Lifetime member; Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Web Site: www.destarr.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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. -- Michael |
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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. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
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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. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM |
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