On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 1:09 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Ilford are reportedly thinking of re-starting: they still have all the > equipment to produce film. They made a range of beautiful B&W negs, broadly > superior to anything Kodak has produced. >
I thought Ilford was a bit lower contrast, esp compared to Kodak, but I never shot more than a few rolls of the stuff. Would be nice to have more options... did you happen to hear of a timeline for when such a re-birth might happen? Thanks, Alain > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Louis Seguin <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 2:08 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Kodak Film Stocks to be Discontinued, Announced > in December > > Current manufacturers > (Other than Kodak): > > Agfa > Orwo > Adox > Kahl > > What format do you need? > B&W color, negative or reversal? > > Jean-Louis > > Sent from my iPod > > > On Aug 30, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Fred Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'll have to admit, I know of no other film manufacturer other than > Kodak, probably because they have dominated the US market for years. Any > recomendation on how to locate the others for those who are like me? > > > >> On 8/30/2014 12:53 PM, Jean-Louis Seguin wrote: > >> > >> Cheap shot? Maybe. I'm just so disappointed in Kodak, personally. > >> > >> I meet filmmakers all the time and it's surprising how many completely > >> ignore > the fact that there are other manufacturers in the world apart from Kodak that > produce motion picture film stock. Some are truly amazed when I mention this > to > them. > >> True, when it comes to color negative stocks, Kodak are the only source at > the moment. For everything else, there are options out there > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing > [email protected]https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 North Williams Avenue Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org
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