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Konica Impresa 50
Does anyone know of any source of this film in any size? Konica-Minolta
keeps claiming that it isn't discontinued, but it's impossible to find. Do any of the other Konica-Minolta films resemble Impresa? Thanks you |
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Konica Impresa 50
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Does anyone know of any source of this film in any size? Konica-Minolta keeps claiming that it isn't discontinued, but it's impossible to find. Do any of the other Konica-Minolta films resemble Impresa? Even if you find any, it is no longer being manufactured, so in the near future, you won't be able to buy it anywhere. Try Fujichrome Provia 100F instead. |
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Konica Impresa 50
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ups.com... wrote: Does anyone know of any source of this film in any size? Konica-Minolta keeps claiming that it isn't discontinued, but it's impossible to find. Do any of the other Konica-Minolta films resemble Impresa? Thanks you There's nothing like it in the Konica range - it was almost as unique as Kodachrome 25, and damn near as grainless...! Fuji Reala is a bit like a less-contrasty version of it, but the colour balance is quite different (Impresa did the best blues I have ever seen - it was a superb film for landscapes/ beach scenes/and 'things' eg cars/architecture/cityscapes, but was sometimes a little 'cold' for portraiture - sorry, I'm rambling!). That's assuming you want to stick to negative. Provia is probably the best match in transparency. As far as the blues, I would say Astia performs better than Provia. However neither comes close to Impresa. If you thumb through my photo albums, which contain some prints made from Astia, you'd see that the Impresa prints just jump out at you. Konica is supposed to continue producing film for another year or two. I know that the Minilabs aren't having trouble getting supply of the other Konica emulsions. It seems that the only one that's truly dried up is Impresa. I read a few months ago from a post from Japan that the film was discontinued in Japan a year or two ago, however their US office insists that the film is not discontinued. I'd love to see Fuji pick it up but I'm not holding my breath. The film did stink with flash - I wasted a couple of rolls testing that out, but in daylight it was incredible. |
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Konica Impresa 50
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Konica is supposed to continue producing film for another year or two. I know that the Minilabs aren't having trouble getting supply of the other Konica emulsions. It seems that the only one that's truly dried up is Impresa. I read a few months ago from a post from Japan that the film was discontinued in Japan a year or two ago, however their US office insists that the film is not discontinued. Don't confuse "discontinued" with "no longer manufactured". The US office will insist that the film is not discontinued as long as some stocks are still available. But its manufacture may have stopped some time ago. |
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