Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a weird story. Ferrania never intended to make this film, but they had so many problems getting their E-6 line working (the purpose of their oversubscribed Kickstarter campaign) that they felt they had to do something, so they made a short run of P30 and offered it as a substitute to those who didn't want to wait any longer (in a sense a buy-out offer.) A little later they offered it to people like me who would wait for E-6, but might want to buy a limited quantity (5 rolls) at a discounted price ($5) price. As of now they have no plans for large scale P30 production, nor much of a timetable for the E-6, other than saying it's getting closer. Interesting saga. On Feb 19, 2018 3:55 AM, "Don Dory via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Fascinating; the gradation is amazing. Being forced by low ISO to > photograph like it is 1930 might be a very interesting project. > > Your capture of the little girl is perfect in the lighting you had. > > Any time frame for availability? > > On Feb 18, 2018 8:15 PM, "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/firecrackers+sm.jpg.html > > > > > > > > M3, Summilux 50, Ferrania P30 > > > > > > > > Thanks to Kickstarter I helped underwrite the Ferrania film company?s > > resurrection*, which is running over budget and well beyond the original > > timetable. The underwriting gift was going to be their first production > of > > E-6, but in the interim Ferrania decided to make some black and white > > negative film, which they offered to their backers at $5/roll for up to > > five rolls. I bought five, and I am blown away by it (I like it more > than > > Acros). The problem is that it?s slower than molasses (ISO 50 at box > > speed, though I learned that some people are getting desired results at > ISO > > 20). About six good pictures from the first roll were lost because of > fast > > action cursed by tiny DOF in cloudy streets. > > > > > > > > Jim Shulman > > > > Wynnewood, PA > > > > > > > > *For those of us with long memories, the old 3M Color Slide film was made > > by Ferrania. It was decidedly inferior to Kodak and Agfa. However, with > > Fuji being about the only company making E-6 today (the promised return > of > > Ektachrome has yet to materialize) an alternative would be most welcome. > > Ferrania has promised to make their E-6 in 35mm, 120 and 16mm movie. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information