On the other hand, it's no harder to recut 120 to 127 than to respool it for 620. Same is true for 828, as long as your camera doesn't depend on the one perf per frame to stop advance or reset/unlock the shutter. For 220, though, film pretty well has to be originally confectioned that way.
I would disagree. The 120 to 620 just requires you to wind the film onto another 120 spool (in a camera) then hand wind it back onto a 620 spool in a changing bag or dark room.
No precision cutting of film which does require a dark room and some sort of cutting rig, no sourcing 127 backing paper and sticking it to the correct parts of the film.
That's a very significant reason why rolling your own is such a better choice, for those of us that do no have incomes of the rich.
Plus it's fun to do, most times at least.
I should make a paper cutter template from matboard just to speed up cutting 120 papers to 127 size and a daylight paper cutter for width.
precision cutting of film which does require a dark room and some sort of cutting rig, no sourcing 127 backing paper and sticking it to the correct parts of the film.
Some people enjoy rolling their own just before they smoke them.
Always a sound practice, but no with film.
I was looking in my film fridge today, I found 4 rolls of Portra 160 220. Quite fresh considering. I need to shoot it in my Fujica G617, 8 exposures, perfect[/QUOT
It's the current Portra 160, it was some of the last stock from B&H. They sold out of the 400 speed 1st, I bought a couple pro packs of the 160.I like this film, is it NC or the VC?
Exciting news!
The ten rolls of Shanghai GP3 220 I ordered November 6th arrived today, December 13th.
I have done my part in supporting a niche market.
Anybody else care to follow suit?
It is entirely possible that Shanghai don't need to make a profit.
A charity enterprise thus?
Which government would run such firm non-profit?
Or is here again some anti-chinese resentment?
It has been speculated on other threads on Photrio that the Chinese government may have some reason to want to keep certain film products in production that the rest of the world seemingly doesn't need. Products like 127 and 620, obsolete sheet film sizes, and yes, seemingly, 220.
Even if a manufacturer would by subsidized by a government this does not mean that such government wants products sold without profit were profit is possible.
Such only would make sense to place that product/manufacturer in the/a market. But such is done by private investors too.
So what?
Or is here again some anti-chinese resentment?
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