[Leica] Film availability

[Jeffery Smith]

Trust me, I am a "this isn't going to be around long" buyer. I have two unopened cases, one of APX 100 and one of APX 400. I'm trying to find a developer that is unrefined enough that the 17 years they've been in storage won't make a difference. Right now I'm looking at CineStill D-96 Monobath. If there was ever a developer that sounds like a bad idea, it's a developer that is mixed with the fixer. But I did a roll of it as a test, and it isn't all that bad. It comes in packets dry powder that are good (I think) for 20 rolls, just using the stuff straight. For a war photographer in a foreign country, it would be fabulous [if they hadn't invented the digital camera].

> On Jan 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Just a suggestion from another hobby is to buy in quantity and stack it
> deep.  So figure out what your needs are and buy that quantity.  You might
> have to dedicate a freezer.  Dry chemistry keeps a long time if kept cool
> and dry.
> 
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 1:04 PM Jeffery Smith via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> I attempted to try out a variety of Adox lower ISO films. I was able to
>> get several CMS films and HR-50, but not Silvermax. The next time I looked
>> at BHPhoto and Freestyle, all three of them have been discontinued (at
>> least in the United States). I'm still feeling the effects of Kodak
>> discontinuing Panatomic-X, Plus-X, and Verichrome Pan. I hate getting
>> smitten with a film and developer only to find the film is extinct. I had
>> best stick to the most often used films (as evidenced by their mention when
>> images are posted). I feel safe with Tri-X and HP5+, and hope that FP4+,
>> Acros, Delta 100, and TMax100 are relatively safe, though I'm not
>> absolutely positive about TMax100.
>> 
>>> On Jan 21, 2021, at 12:40 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Don! By coincidence, I just bought some Adox film from
>> Fotoimpex.de.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>> 
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> 
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>>>> On 21 Jan 2021, at 18:14, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> While our film shooters probably know this the following link was
>> accurate
>>>> for film availability as of November:
>>>> 
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photographic_films
>>>> 
>>>> All the best.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Don
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