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2011 - The Year of Film


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Presumably you can't get C41 B&W film in Barbados?

 

Ian,

 

I would be surprised if you can get any black and white film at all in Barbados. From memory, apart from the duty free shops, there is only one very small camera shop as an adjunct to an opticians.

 

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It's all a bit moot because a quick search on Google suggests you can no longer buy the B&W single use cameras.

 

Ian - You can still get them. I buy batches of them and post them off to other photographers around the world/UK. One photo for each photographer then back to me for developing/printing.

 

Rollei Single Use

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Andy, I'm sure I've asked you before: where do you get your Double X? Is it the UK suppliers here:

Project Double-X | Suppliers for Double-X

Pete

 

What are the upsides and downsides if any, of using film designed for movie rather than still use?

 

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What are the upsides and downsides if any, of using film designed for movie rather than still use?

 

If will cause huge problems if processed in a standard mini lab. Additional layers on the film will shed and ruin both the chemistry and any other films being processed in the same batch. Not sure, but the lab may also need to clean all the innards of their mini lab.

 

I seem to remember that there's no orange mask, so it's difficult to print.

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Andy, I'm sure I've asked you before: where do you get your Double X? Is it the UK suppliers here:

Project Double-X | Suppliers for Double-X

Pete

 

Yes Pete but the best is Peter Hopkins at "That's A Wrap" really helpful chap and often has short ends/re-cans available. Check the "Discounted Stock" under "Film Stock" or give him a ring

 

 

 

I guess I was thinking of the Kodak B&W single use cameras which seem to have sadly been discontinued. Do the Rollei ones use C41 film?

 

Ian - not to my knowledge.

 

 

What are the upsides and downsides if any, of using film designed for movie rather than still use?

Wilson

 

Wilson - Downsides

 

If it is a 400ft can, transferring it to 100ft cores for a daylight loader or straight to 35mm cassettes. Need a large changing bag or a darkroom/light tight space to do it in.

 

If you have re-cans or short ends the may have been exposed if not handled properly. I have only had that once.

 

The base is a bit thicker than regular 35mm film but in practice is not a problem.

 

Upsides:

 

Close to the old Tri-X.

 

Bulk works out much cheaper. Because film companies like new fresh stock it is easy to get old stock that has been refrigerated for around £30 for 400ft. However, even the full price for fresh stock - approx £90 - it is good value when Tri-X is roughly £55 for 100ft.

 

I shoot it at 400 asa but also work in the 200-800 asa range.

 

Any B&W developer can be used.

 

ORWO also do two nice MP film in 100ft cans and the cores, when empty, are perfect for rolling Double-X for daylight loaders.

 

 

If will cause huge problems if processed in a standard mini lab. Additional layers on the film will shed and ruin both the chemistry and any other films being processed in the same batch. Not sure, but the lab may also need to clean all the innards of their mini lab.

 

Pete - only the colour film stock has the nasty remjet backing. B&W stock is just the same as 35mm B&W film - it has no backing.

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From last roll of 2011

Rollei ATP1.1 35mm M3 Summaron 35mm

Processed Technidol Liquid

24Mp Tiled panoramic scan (Leica Elmar 65 bellows)

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Totted up my 35mm film usage for 2011:

 

Adox/Efke CHS ART 25 - 32

 

Adox/Efke CHS ART 50 - 11

 

Adox/Efke CHS ART 100 - 3

 

Agfa APX 100 - 31

 

Eastman Double-X - 962

 

Kodak Tri-X - 10

 

ORWO UN 54 - 5

 

ORWO N 74 Plus - 47

 

Total rolls: 1101

 

Down 185 rolls on the previous year.

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2011 was my first film-only year since the Nikon D70 came out. I now don't own a proper digital camera. Just 2 M2s, a Kowa SIX, a Hasselblad 500c/m, an OM1n, an OM2n and a Rollei 35s. How quickly things get out of hand when you're having fun.

Film only for me in 2012 if Portra stays available.

Happy New Year.

Pete

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Hi, i am new to leica. just bought my first m7. I am wondering what strap is that

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Looks like a Barton 1972 to me. Lovely straps but they don't have the very comfortable neck pad that Luigi's (Leicatime.com) have. The Barton's are fine if you are using a light lens but I find them too thin for all day on an M9 with say a MATE or 35 Chrome Lux. I have now got the Barton on my IIF, which is very light.

 

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