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John wrote:
I'd have to consider the Efke 25. Awfully contrasty and if you want to scan the stuff with something like an Epson 4780 you'll need the 12 volume edition of the Oxford Dictionary to weigh the lid down. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated April 29, 2004 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses |
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"Ralf R. Radermacher" wrote in message ... ATIPPETT wrote: I am switching from Tri-X to Pan F. I'm afraid you're a tad late, mate... This month's "Réponses Photo" features an interview with the marketing director of Ilford France. He claims that film and photographic paper production will continue, although with a reduced product range. He explicitly states that the following film products will be axed: - all sheet film (!!) - Pan F - SFX 200 Production of the other film types is said to continue. This includes 120 roll film. On the paper side, we'll have to do without Ilfobrom Gallery, the Cooltone and Portfolio versions of Multigrade, as well as some grades of Ilfospeed. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated April 29, 2004 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses This would seem to mean the demise of Freestyle's Arista sheet film, which is Ilford film. I wonder what they will replace it with since Agfa is making only a limited variety of sheet films and Kodak does not make custom products. I don't have much trust in either the technology or quality control of the manufacturers in the former Eastern zone. Ilford seems to have awakened from a nightmare only to find its true. Kodak seems to be the only one tryign to hang on to the film business at all. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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"Ralf R. Radermacher" wrote in message ... ATIPPETT wrote: I am switching from Tri-X to Pan F. I'm afraid you're a tad late, mate... This month's "Réponses Photo" features an interview with the marketing director of Ilford France. He claims that film and photographic paper production will continue, although with a reduced product range. He explicitly states that the following film products will be axed: - all sheet film (!!) - Pan F - SFX 200 Production of the other film types is said to continue. This includes 120 roll film. On the paper side, we'll have to do without Ilfobrom Gallery, the Cooltone and Portfolio versions of Multigrade, as well as some grades of Ilfospeed. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated April 29, 2004 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses This would seem to mean the demise of Freestyle's Arista sheet film, which is Ilford film. I wonder what they will replace it with since Agfa is making only a limited variety of sheet films and Kodak does not make custom products. I don't have much trust in either the technology or quality control of the manufacturers in the former Eastern zone. Ilford seems to have awakened from a nightmare only to find its true. Kodak seems to be the only one tryign to hang on to the film business at all. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Richard Knoppow wrote:
of sheet films and Kodak does not make custom products. I Kodak last year annnouned they intended to make no-name film. I guess they meant store brand 35mm but once you start down the road I don't see why they wouldn't make store brand sheet film. Nick |
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Richard Knoppow wrote:
of sheet films and Kodak does not make custom products. I Kodak last year annnouned they intended to make no-name film. I guess they meant store brand 35mm but once you start down the road I don't see why they wouldn't make store brand sheet film. Nick |
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"Ralf R. Radermacher" wrote in message ... John wrote: I'd have to consider the Efke 25. Awfully contrasty and if you want to scan the stuff with something like an Epson 4780 you'll need the 12 volume edition of the Oxford Dictionary to weigh the lid down. *Efke 25 is not unusually contrasty. In fact, I'd say highlights are more printable than TMax. I was amazed by the tonal range of the first shots I did at near high-noon. In fact, I will have to come up with some interesting N+ development for the nominal N scenes. When I scanned a negative on the Epson 3200 (not a great scanner), I could get detail in Zone VIII, no problem. (Efke 25 4x5, Rodinal 1:100, 16minutes 70F, moderate agitation) |
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"Ralf R. Radermacher" wrote in message ... John wrote: I'd have to consider the Efke 25. Awfully contrasty and if you want to scan the stuff with something like an Epson 4780 you'll need the 12 volume edition of the Oxford Dictionary to weigh the lid down. *Efke 25 is not unusually contrasty. In fact, I'd say highlights are more printable than TMax. I was amazed by the tonal range of the first shots I did at near high-noon. In fact, I will have to come up with some interesting N+ development for the nominal N scenes. When I scanned a negative on the Epson 3200 (not a great scanner), I could get detail in Zone VIII, no problem. (Efke 25 4x5, Rodinal 1:100, 16minutes 70F, moderate agitation) |
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Nick Zentena wrote:
Richard Knoppow wrote: of sheet films and Kodak does not make custom products. I Kodak last year annnouned they intended to make no-name film. I guess they meant store brand 35mm but once you start down the road I don't see why they wouldn't make store brand sheet film. Nick I see why not. We are not talking about small mom&pop specialty photography shops. Will WalMart start stocking house brand sheet film? -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 17:10:00 up 2 days, 4:13, 3 users, load average: 4.41, 4.20, 4.12 |
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Nick Zentena wrote:
Richard Knoppow wrote: of sheet films and Kodak does not make custom products. I Kodak last year annnouned they intended to make no-name film. I guess they meant store brand 35mm but once you start down the road I don't see why they wouldn't make store brand sheet film. Nick I see why not. We are not talking about small mom&pop specialty photography shops. Will WalMart start stocking house brand sheet film? -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 17:10:00 up 2 days, 4:13, 3 users, load average: 4.41, 4.20, 4.12 |
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Jean-David Beyer wrote:
I see why not. We are not talking about small mom&pop specialty photography shops. Will WalMart start stocking house brand sheet film? What does it take to make house brand sheet film? Change the outer box. Anything else? If mom and pa are willing to buy enough to fill the special order requirement then all Kodak has to do is use different boxes. Does Freestyle order enough film every year for that? Nick |
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