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Konica Impresa 50
B&H used to carry the 120 sized Impresa product but now I don't see it in
their catalog anymore. Does anyone know of a source for this film? Thank you |
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B&H used to carry the 120 sized Impresa product but now I don't see it in their catalog anymore. Does anyone know of a source for this film? I was under the impression that it was discontinued a couple of years ago. And if it hasn't been, Konica-Minolta announced their complete withdrawal from the film business just now, so it's gone. I didn't find it noticeably better than Reala, and there's a new 160 ISO Fuji film (PRO160NC here, Pro 160 C elsewhere, I think (MF and 4x5 only, though)) that should be better than either of those for a lot of people. David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan |
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Konica Impresa 50
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:06:33 -0500, wrote:
B&H used to carry the 120 sized Impresa product but now I don't see it in their catalog anymore. Does anyone know of a source for this film? Thank you I have seen specific film types temporarily disappear from the BH site. Of course, with a Konica film, you may be up against a very different problem. rafe b www.terrapinphoto.com |
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"David J. Littleboy" wrote in message
... wrote: B&H used to carry the 120 sized Impresa product but now I don't see it in their catalog anymore. Does anyone know of a source for this film? I was under the impression that it was discontinued a couple of years ago. And if it hasn't been, Konica-Minolta announced their complete withdrawal from the film business just now, so it's gone. I didn't find it noticeably better than Reala, and there's a new 160 ISO Fuji film (PRO160NC here, Pro 160 C elsewhere, I think (MF and 4x5 only, though)) that should be better than either of those for a lot of people. David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan I thought that Konica said they're going to continue making film until 2007. There's some talk of Fuji taking over some of the product, much as Sony is taking their SLR system. |
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"David J. Littleboy" wrote in message
... wrote: B&H used to carry the 120 sized Impresa product but now I don't see it in their catalog anymore. Does anyone know of a source for this film? I was under the impression that it was discontinued a couple of years ago. And if it hasn't been, Konica-Minolta announced their complete withdrawal from the film business just now, so it's gone. I didn't find it noticeably better than Reala, and there's a new 160 ISO Fuji film (PRO160NC here, Pro 160 C elsewhere, I think (MF and 4x5 only, though)) that should be better than either of those for a lot of people. I'm sure the Fuji product is outstanding, however sometimes having a slower film can be helpful. Especially if you want to keep the iris wide open. The film had a different look. The blues were outstanding. It was not very well publicised, the folks at my pro lab had never heard of it. |
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... "David J. Littleboy" wrote in message ... wrote: B&H used to carry the 120 sized Impresa product but now I don't see it in their catalog anymore. Does anyone know of a source for this film? I was under the impression that it was discontinued a couple of years ago. And if it hasn't been, Konica-Minolta announced their complete withdrawal from the film business just now, so it's gone. I didn't find it noticeably better than Reala, and there's a new 160 ISO Fuji film (PRO160NC here, Pro 160 C elsewhere, I think (MF and 4x5 only, though)) that should be better than either of those for a lot of people. I'm sure the Fuji product is outstanding, however sometimes having a slower film can be helpful. Especially if you want to keep the iris wide open. The film had a different look. The blues were outstanding. It was not very well publicised, the folks at my pro lab had never heard of it. I'll second that - on the rare occasions that I shoot studio portraits I find 160 film (which I rate at 125) is almost always faster than I _need_, and sometimes _too_ fast to get the aperture I want without using ND filters. Maybe my flash-heads (which I use mostly for still life or interiors) are all just too powerful, but I find that even a couple of 250Ws units turned right down to 1/8 power still often give me f11. Good news for still life, less so, sometimes, for portraits. I miss those old slow films! Peter |
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"Bandicoot" wrote: Maybe my flash-heads (which I use mostly for still life or interiors) are all just too powerful, but I find that even a couple of 250Ws units turned right down to 1/8 power still often give me f11. Good news for still life, less so, sometimes, for portraits. I miss those old slow films! Peter Or maybe your studio is too small+Lights too close :^) Or you could put some fiberglass screen material over the light-ala softbox,...thats what I do for digital because my camera only goes down to asa 200. -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 greg_____photo(dot)com |
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In article , "Bandicoot" wrote: Maybe my flash-heads (which I use mostly for still life or interiors) are all just too powerful, but I find that even a couple of 250Ws units turned right down to 1/8 power still often give me f11. Good news for still life, less so, sometimes, for portraits. I miss those old slow films! Peter Or maybe your studio is too small+Lights too close :^) Or you could put some fiberglass screen material over the light-ala softbox,...thats what I do for digital because my camera only goes down to asa 200. It would be simpler to use a ND filter. -- Lassi |
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In article ,
Lassi Hippelainen wrote: G- Blank wrote: In article , "Bandicoot" wrote: Maybe my flash-heads (which I use mostly for still life or interiors) are all just too powerful, but I find that even a couple of 250Ws units turned right down to 1/8 power still often give me f11. Good news for still life, less so, sometimes, for portraits. I miss those old slow films! Peter Or maybe your studio is too small+Lights too close :^) Or you could put some fiberglass screen material over the light-ala softbox,...thats what I do for digital because my camera only goes down to asa 200. It would be simpler to use a ND filter. -- Lassi Pretty hard to make one light less intense than the other-that way. Never the less yes you could. But the fiberglass screen is really cheap compared to a ND filter. -- "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 greg_____photo(dot)com |
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G- Blank wrote:
In article , Lassi Hippelainen wrote: G- Blank wrote: In article , "Bandicoot" wrote: Maybe my flash-heads (which I use mostly for still life or interiors) are all just too powerful, but I find that even a couple of 250Ws units turned right down to 1/8 power still often give me f11. Good news for still life, less so, sometimes, for portraits. I miss those old slow films! Peter Or maybe your studio is too small+Lights too close :^) Or you could put some fiberglass screen material over the light-ala softbox,...thats what I do for digital because my camera only goes down to asa 200. It would be simpler to use a ND filter. -- Lassi Pretty hard to make one light less intense than the other-that way. Never the less yes you could. But the fiberglass screen is really cheap compared to a ND filter. Put the filter on the lens, not the lights. -- Lassi |
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