[Leica] Film availability

Fri Jan 29 05:00:31 PST 2021

Don,

In Barcelona there is a store where I buy almost all the chemicals I need, except someones more rare like Phenidone, Benzotriazol, Glycin. But they don’t sell prepared formulas, I have to do myself at home, but this is an advantage, I can prepare what I need  and always work with fresh developers.

I don’t know an equivalent Store to Photographers Formulary in Europe, of course it would be great! 

Lluis

> El 27 gen 2021, a les 20:01, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
> 
> In the US/Canada/Mexico Photographers Formulary is a viable option for
> chemicals whether traditional or fine art focused.  Europe must have a
> similar organisation as well as Hong Kong or Singapore.  Japan as well.
> So, take a look and see rather than use possibly oxidised chemistry.
> Losing exposed film due to developer issues is heart breaking.
> 
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 11:40 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Methink a bottle of some ingredient is missing, as per Ted ;-)
>> 
>> Amities
>> 
>> Sushi Philippe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Le 27 janv. 2021 à 16:44, Wayne Torry via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a
>> écrit :
>>> 
>>> Thanks Marty!
>>> I have an unopened bottle of HC-110 and 2 unopened bottles of Rodinal in
>>> the refrigerator.
>>> I’m good for awhile!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 2:01 AM Marty Deveney via LUG <
>> lug at leica-users.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Use HC-110 for expired film.  It has powerful developing agents and a
>> lot
>>>> of strong restrainers in it.  It works very well with expired film or
>> film
>>>> exposed and left for a long time.
>>>> 
>>>> Note that Kodak has recently reformulated HC-110 and some problems have
>>>> been reported.  If you have the old Kodak stuff, that’s the best, but
>>>> otherwise the Legacy Pro HC-110 clone from Freestyle is excellent, but
>> that
>>>> does not last indefinitely in the bottle like the old Kodak product.
>> The
>>>> new Kodak product is too new to really have provided a clear
>> understanding
>>>> of its shelf life.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 at 7:25 am, Jeffery Smith via LUG <
>> lug at leica-users.org
>>>>> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>> 
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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
>>>>>>>>> don.dory at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>> 
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