I don't think they actually do want to bother with selling this stuff, but keep doing it for now because they have contracts with some military organization(s.)
That of course is the OTHER Ilford--not Simon's current gig.
And what is it with those guys- do they not want to sell product? I mean, I know the Swiss are reserved and all, but that's ridiculous!:confused:
But the Ilfochrome does give better color.I thought this was a lot to spend on paper but compared to the Ilfochrome, $4/sheet seems downright affordable...
But the Ilfochrome does give better color.
I'd wager that the insolation on your roof is a wee bit less than what one experiences on a roof in Los Angeles....I have been party to all kind of fading tests etc for ILFOCHROMES since 1987 when I joined ILFORD...we had them on our roof as well...
Dear Harry,
I certainly didn't see it as a complaint, just an observation that I thought deserved a reply...
I really like big prints ( and negs ) as well...but it undoubtedly costs me a lot less to photograph and print than it does you...... although I actually did some contact prints this week from 5 x 4 negs ( actually from our new pinhole camera ) and I really like small as well, they just look great with a wide white mount and framed with a centimetre gloss black frame.....
Best Regards
Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology limited :
Simon.
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My photographic mentor has a bunch of shots from Antelope Canyon and other Utah scenes done on Cibachrome/Ilfochrome and we put his modern inkjet prints up next to them and yea....no comparison. Gotta save up for that one day.
If we could do color scans on this site, I'd show you some of my more recent shots from Utah with Velvia 50 and my Mamiya 7ii....they are truly amazing in contrast and color. I currently have about 6 images worthy of such an honor...
I wonder where you could learn a trade like Ilfochromes....seems like a niche market.
If we could do color scans on this site, I'd show you some of my more recent shots from Utah with Velvia 50 and my Mamiya 7ii....they are truly amazing in contrast and color. I currently have about 6 images worthy of such an honor...
I wonder where you could learn a trade like Ilfochromes....seems like a niche market.
A description of how to process your prints can be found on luminous landscape.I wonder where you could learn a trade like Ilfochromes....seems like a niche market.
This essentially sums up the looming problem with color slide film, and it is IMHO the reason even those who rarely use them should be concerned about the discontinuation of Astia, Sensia and 64T. There appear to be 2 manufacturers of this type of film which, together, offer a broad range of color palettes and useable speeds from 25 (Velvia 50 pulled) to 1600 (400X pushed). I assume none of these films sell really all that well (compared to let's say 1990) so the motivation is high for each of them to discontinue some slow movers.Anyhow, still got various other films to play with!
This essentially sums up the looming problem with color slide film, and it is IMHO the reason even those who rarely use them should be concerned about the discontinuation of Astia, Sensia and 64T. There appear to be 2 manufacturers of this type of film which, together, offer a broad range of color palettes and useable speeds from 25 (Velvia 50 pulled) to 1600 (400X pushed). I assume none of these films sell really all that well (compared to let's say 1990) so the motivation is high for each of them to discontinue some slow movers.
But what they really do is they destroy the whole and complete range of colors and saturations. We end up like with a set of crayons that has no green and brown color crayons, even if you only rarely use these specific colors the whole set becomes useless. The discontinuation of a few Fuji slide films may benefit Fuji in the short run but at the same time also hurts the viability of all slide films.
Dear CGW....
The HARMAN Titan pinhole camera is now in full production !
I will be in a position to release full details including availability dates early next week, I was fortuanate enough to have a go with one last week and I have to say it was a lot of fun...
Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology limited :
Dear CGW....
The HARMAN Titan pinhole camera is now in full production !
I will be in a position to release full details including availability dates early next week, I was fortuanate enough to have a go with one last week and I have to say it was a lot of fun...
Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology limited :
I meant viability not in terms of high volume/profit for the makers of slide film. Instead I meant that slide film as a medium is only useful if you can get a range of different films with a choice of contrast and saturation levels. I wouldn't bother with slide film if E100VS (my absolute personal favorite) was the only choice, as certainly not every subject warrants its level of contrast and saturation.What viability? It's 2011. E6 film sales tanked 5-7 years ago along with quality processing in many markets. Pro E6 shooters kept it all afloat until they switched to digital. Amateurs could never sustain that kind of volume. But then none of this is really news, is it?
I meant viability not in terms of high volume/profit for the makers of slide film. Instead I meant that slide film as a medium is only useful if you can get a range of different films with a choice of contrast and saturation levels. I wouldn't bother with slide film if E100VS (my absolute personal favorite) was the only choice, as certainly not every subject warrants its level of contrast and saturation.
It's not useful, then, if availability of a slew of films defines that. It's pretty much over as a photographic material. That just gets more obvious as E6 lines close and films disappear.
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