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I think you have a good chance of it being usable, unless it has been subjected to high heat over its lifetime. It seems insanely old for film, but I have shot Plus-X 70mm this old and it worked just fine. There are very few film emulsions that hold up like this. In my opinion, Plus-X, in 35mm...

Yep, sadly I agree. I wish Ilford would work harder to keep the price down, but they aren't too keen on 70mm at this point. We had to push them this year to offer unperforated, for example. The double perforated is even more expensive! Nonetheless, we are receiving orders. And the flip side is...

We don't have enough Tri-X to bother selling, but even if we did, or someone else out there did, the key thing to know is that it does not age well, even cold stored. All but the very last batches of 70mm Tri-X are now well below the ISO of inexpensive, but new 70mm films available now. And the...

Hi all, Ilford's 2026 ULF campaign is now live! Mercury Works is taking orders for HP5+ in unperforated 70mm, perforated 70mm, and 46mm (127). Be warned: Ilford significantly raised their prices for 70mm this year. But for those who want the best and can afford it...

You are so welcome! www.shoot70mm.com has had a dramatic effect on the film community, I'm proud to say! 70mm went from a nearly defunct format to a worldwide revival. The power of information!

Gorbas and a couple of others have recently mentioned this, and I'll amplify it again: 70mm film can be developed in Paterson tanks without any modification at all. You just invert one and stack them. It works great! No need to permanently modify them, and you should definitely avoid 3D printed...

If your film advance indicator is always red, that means your film is misloaded, or your back is broken, or your indicator wheel is broken. It should turn white whenever a new frame has been wound.

These are standard European 70mm spools. They were sold by Linhof and Hasselblad, in black cassettes, as accessories for their 70mm backs. The black cassettes were manufactured by Kodak and then enameled black, but the spools were manufactured by one of these companies and shared with the other...

Very interesting! I haven't come across these before. Being able to cut notches for any format is a great feature! What length of film can these hold?

FINAL DAY for 70mm HP5+! If you can afford it, this is the best 70mm out there! Get your orders in by midnight tonight or wait another year... https://mercuryworks.store/products/ilford-hp5-70mm-50ft?variant=48988716106009

I can try to help you troubleshoot... The film should pull through quite easily, so if it doesn't, it is pinched by one of the two cassette lids. There are a couple of metal tabs that can sometimes get in the way and the film just gets pinched. Examine it in daylight and try to replicate the...

Ha, that's great! Post some photos? I'm trying to imagine these bathtub sized tanks! 😁

I bet a lot of people do similar calculations and are never quite sure when to pull the trigger! I'll say this, though: since I committed Mercury Works to revitalizing long-roll medium format, usage has skyrocketed worldwide. We have many customers, and now offer eight 65/70mm film stocks for...

I love this 70mm origin story!

Welcome to the thread! 116 is a great format, and some of those cameras are real gems! To develop short lengths of 70mm, you don't need to purchase anything special. Ordinary Paterson reels work fine. Just pull one apart, and insert the smaller side in the larger side, from the bottom (so the...