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EASmithV

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Is Kodak film (Portra?) The only film still available in 220? 220 backs are going for cheap, and I see how 220 would be very valuable on certain shoots...

Has Ilford ever looked into making 220? I love Portra, but I really don't see Kodak (the company) lasting forever...
 
Here is the reply by IlfordPhoto on the type 220 issue:

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)
 
I got some 220 Agfa Optima 400 in a bulk film buy, obviously outdated but claimed to have been frozen, and bought a 220 insert for my Mamiya just to shoot it. The 220 insert for the 645 Pro and Pro-TL backs works fine with a 120 back so investment was $12. The Optima 400 is fine, so I'm glad I got it, and it's worth having in case I come across other film, but as far as I know only the Kodak is available new and the thing about that is that a 220 roll costs more than twice as much as a 120 so it's not a savings of anything but reload time. I can't see myself paying more for it, and 30 exposures rather than 15 is more often a liabilty than an asset for me, though I could see some situations where it wouldn't be. An existing light event outdoors at night with a few 220 loads of Delta 3200 and the 80mm 1.9....ah, dream on!

But I wouldn't hope for more film to be available in 220.
 
The reason 220 backs are so cheap is that 220 availability is so limited.
 
The old Ektar maybe, or only in the UK? BandH show only Portra 160 and 400 in 220 format.
 
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