I heard that Ilford had gotten rid of any coating machines that could do rolls longer than 100 feet — but that may not be correct.
Their cine stocks were notorious for shedding a lot in the camera. On Aug 31, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Heikki Repo <heikki.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 1:09 AM, <nicky.hamlyn at talktalk.net> 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 > > Ilford Harman ( http://www.ilfordphoto.com/home.asp ) hasn't even stopped > manufacturing bw film. > However, their current line of films is only available for still photography. > > > Certainly interesting if they are thinking about returning to that market. > > One could ask about it on APUG, Simon R Galley from Ilford is very active > representative there: > http://www.apug.org/forums/forum246/ > > > Regards > Heikki > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jean-Louis Seguin <bolextech at gmail.com> > > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com> > > 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 <fsmith01 at rcn.com> 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 > > > FrameWorks at jonasmekasfilms.com > > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing listFrameWorks at > > jonasmekasfilms.comhttps://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > FrameWorks at jonasmekasfilms.com > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks Jeff Kreines Kinetta j...@kinetta.com kinetta.com
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