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Subject: [Leica] IFF film Exp 2/62 -- What could it be?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:58:16 -0600
References: <5f1be6b51002201951n37b58828m28b131c580036dd1@mail.gmail.com>

Dave,

I bulk-loaded Plus-X in the middle and late 50s.  It was rated ASA 50, and 
was very reliable.  I am not familiar with the other film you mentioned.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Keenan" <ausdlk at gmail.com>
To: "lugers" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:51 PM
Subject: [Leica] IFF film Exp 2/62 -- What could it be?


>I bought two Watson bulk loaders at an estate sale. To my surprise there 
>was
> film in each.
>
> One was labeled "Plus-X Exp 9/61". The other "IFF Exp 2/62".
>
> I exposed 12-exp pieces of each. The Plus-X came out just fine. Makes me
> wonder if it would really be from the early 60s.
>
> The other roll was completely fogged. I can read frame numbers "61 62 
> 63..."
> barely along the lower edge. But nothing else is legible.
>
> I'm not even sure that it is black & white film.
>
> Any ideas what this film might be?
> .
> Dave.
>
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