Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just bought 60 rolls of it today locally, and I can tell you that the price is already about 50% higher than it was in July. The dealer, who wouldn't sell any more (he stashed a couple of hundred rolls for his own use), said that basically he was getting whatever he asked for the film. There are apparently quite a few hard-core users of it. I remembered it nostalgically from when I started with my Autocord, and that's why I sprung for what is probably a 2-year supply of the stuff (I usually use TX120 and TXP120). I called Kodak today about having more made, but they said that (1) unlike paper, where they will basically make anything you want for a price, film is limited to changing sizes of existing products; and (2) that there is no direct Kodak equivalent to VP (they said that Plus-X, TXP and TMY have similar, but not quite as pronounced, highlight separation). I'm actually kind of ticked that they made VP in every format except 35mm. It's a really fantastic film, albeit somewhat slow (for medium-format, and its true speed is closer to 64/80 than to 125). On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 02:21 PM, Martin Howard wrote: > > Verichrome Pan (120 film) was recently discontinued. B&H has no more. > I have three rolls in the fridge, but would like more of this film. > Does anyone know of a source for it? > > M. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html