Bergger Pancro 400, anyone?

Henning Serger

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Bergger Pancro 400 is made by InovisCoat for Bergger. And InovisCoat / FilmoTec is still in insolvency, and also struggles with regular production of their current own products (like NC 500, NP100).

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For anybody thats interested & lives in/near Dallas, Texas, Don's Used Photo is going to be getting a shipment of Pancro 400 (35mm & 120) soon. They post updates on their Twitter
 

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I had commented that "if they were still making Pancro 400 in sheet sizes (4x5 & 8x10), & he said that he "has both of those coming in this order as well. I just need to pay, which I will do Tuesday morning and it will be shipped from Europe then just wait".
 

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retina_restoration said:
Blue Moon Camera in PDX has 64 rolls of Pancro 400 in 120 available at this time.
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Thanks! Ordered some rolls. A little disheartening when the shipping comes out to be more than the merchandise Oh well... this will keep me going until I can get my hands on sheet film version...
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
Thanks! Ordered some rolls. A little disheartening when the shipping comes out to be more than the merchandise Oh well... this will keep me going until I can get my hands on sheet film version...
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Andrew what is it that you appreciate about that emulsion?
I used the 200 quite a bit, back when i had my 4"x10"
 

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GregY said:
Andrew what is it that you appreciate about that emulsion?
I used the 200 quite a bit, back when i had my 4"x10"
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Silver bromide and iodide emulsions, with the latter responding better to stand/semi-stand. It also has slightly more red sensitivity than my standard HP5.
 

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Got an email from B&H, and they said that 4x5 isn't in their inventory anymore, but 8x10 is...but on back order. Not sure if I want to part with 270 Loonies, though. At least shipping will be free
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
Got an email from B&H, and they said that 4x5 isn't in their inventory anymore, but 8x10 is...but on back order. Not sure if I want to part with 270 Loonies, though. At least shipping will be free
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Pancro 400 in 8x10 has been "on back order" at B&H since before the pandemic. I'm highly skeptical that it's going to reappear anytime soon. (and I bet the price will be adjusted significantly if it does)

I used it a lot five years ago and liked it a lot. But I've emailed Bergger repeatedly over the past 3 years to ask specifically about availability of the sheet film sizes and all I received was a stony silence. So, I doubt I will buy it again if it does - by some miracle - reappear because I don't want to become reliant on a product that has a track record of vanishing for 4 years at a time. Yeah, I'm kinda sour on Bergger now because of this.
 
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