Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]from my iPad Sonny Carter > On Feb 25, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > They have left over's. Hopeful refrigerated by the attitude over there on > film is negative. Its very begrudging. I love the place otherwise. Unless > someone is making bootleg rolls in the basement. > > >> On 2/25/15 10:36 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> That may be, but B&H lists it in stock. >> >> from my iPad >> >> Sonny Carter >> >>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 9:31 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_discontinued_photographic_films >>> List of discontinued photographic films >>> >>> This the first I'd heard of no more plus x. my basic black and white >>> medium >>> format studio film. In 220 or 70mm. Or 120. >>> >>> >>> 5 Kodak Films >>> 5.1 Kodak Verichrome Safety Film >>> 5.2 Kodak Verichrome Pan >>> 5.3 Kodak Super-XX >>> 5.4 Kodak Technical Pan >>> >>> 5.5 Kodak Professional BW400CN >>> >>> 5.6 Kodak Professional TRI-X 320 >>> 5.7 Kodachrome >>> 5.8 Ektachrome E200 >>> 5.9 Plus X 125 >>> 5.10 Panatomic X >>> 5.11 ELITE Chrome Extra Color 100 >>> 5.12 ELITE Chrome 100 >>> 5.13 E100G >>> 5.14 E100VS >>> 5.15 E100GX >>> >>> >>>> On 2/25/15 10:03 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Kodak BW CN is still available. You can buy it from B&H, or Amazon. >>>> >>>> from my iPad >>>> >>>> Sonny Carter >>>> >>>>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Kodak stopped making their chromogenic black and white film (what this >>>>> is >>>>> called) a few years ago but Ilford still makes XP2 which I've used this >>>>> decade to shoot film. It's embarrassingly good. Its made of dye >>>>> instead >>>>> of >>>>> silver but how would you know? You can be all into darkroom chemistry >>>>> and >>>>> developing and be lucky to approach it with regular black and white >>>>> films >>>>> rated at 400. It seems to have the grain and sharpness of 100 films. >>>>> As far as archivalness goes regular black and white film seems to last >>>>> forever with a bit of care and luck but color neg always had a bad rep. >>>>> The reason was when you brought it back into the darkroom again to make >>>>> another print from a neg you'd printed before you count often not >>>>> match the >>>>> preceding print. The various color layers faded not at the same rate so >>>>> you'd get color crossover. And there was no way to make a real good >>>>> print. >>>>> This did not take years to take place but months and even weeks and >>>>> some >>>>> color custom printers have told me days but I didn't see it with my own >>>>> eyes. >>>>> >>>>> XP2 only has one layer so if it fades a few percentage points you can >>>>> just >>>>> add some contrast and probably match a print you'd made with it was >>>>> fresh. >>>>> All my Xp2 I've shot for decades still looks good and I'd expect would >>>>> print >>>>> perfectly. Certainly scan perfectly. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 2/25/15 8:11 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I can second that. Ilford and Kodak make b&w films for C41 processing >>>>>> (WalMart, Walgreen etc.), and in my experience they scan better than >>>>>> conventional negatives. A downside is that they are shorter-lived, >>>>>> but >>>>>> in theory at least they are forever once scanned. Or, absent >>>>>> scanning, >>>>>> as a long-time client of mine once said, at my age I don't buy green >>>>>> bananas. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ken >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2/25/2015 5:08 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>>>>>> Have you checked Walgreen's? Most of them still run C41, and you >>>>>>> show >>>>>>> three >>>>>>> stores in town. Check the one on Houston hwy, since it is close to >>>>>>> UH. >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> don't love their scans (at least at mine) but they do a good job of >>>>>>> processing, and I do lots of small prints up to 8x10 there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> from my iPad >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sonny Carter >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Bill Clough <billclough042541 at >>>>>>>> gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> USA >>>>>>>> TEXAS >>>>>>>> VICTORIA >>>>>>>> 25 February 2015 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi there-- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Never occurred to me--until now--to look through the Leica M's >>>>>>>> viewfinder after cataract surgery. To my surprise, I now can frame >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> focus again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have source for film but even the local drug stores no longer are >>>>>>>> processing film. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I still have the kinder man tanks but would like to avoid all that. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm open to any suggestions about where 35mm film still is processed >>>>>>>> professionally. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Reply here are offline-- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks-- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --Bill >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>>> Photographer >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photographer >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information