Color Infrared from Russia?

[Berri]

I recived an email from the german guy who sold me Aerochrome in the past saying he's got some new material from Russia. It is a negative infrared film, anybody knows more about it? have you ever tried it before? is it still produced?

 

[pentaxuser]

This has gone into the colour film section. What makes you think this is a colour infrared as opposed to B&W infrared? Ask him to tell you more about this new material.

pentaxuser

 

[Berri]

What makes you think this is a colour infrared as opposed to B&W infrared?[/QUOT

This has gone into the colour film section. What makes you think this is a colour infrared as opposed to B&W infrared? Ask him to tell you more about this new material.

I will send him an e-mail.
It is a colour infrared film manufactured in russia, he says he's got some nice results. I just wanted to know if anybody tried it already

 

[Prest_400]

That would be something very curious, assuming that Colour film manufacturing facilities are few and far in between plus Russia didn't have many commercial manufacturers. Slavic, Tasma... in B&W. It may be reasonable to speculate it was for the same military use as Aerochrome was used for.

So after Ferrania and Ektachrome, the Russians had to join the show.

 

[pentaxuser]

In addition to the information he should be able to give you about its origin, manufacture, etc ask the Russian guy to send you a film for say the cost of postage and packing and tell him that you will report your findings to one of the biggest analogue photographic fora in the world. Tell him that there are many here who are interested in colour( or even color ) infrared.

Let us know his reaction

pentaxuser

 

[Berri]

I sent him an email. He replied that the film is no longer being manufactured and he's not certain about its origin. He attached to the email some test he's done and it looks pretty cool. The film, for what i've understood, was produced in bulk rolls and he slits it down to 120 size. I bought from him yearts ago three rolls of aerochrome for about 15€ each, now he's selling it at a lot more...

 

[Berri]

He's selling this "new" expired film at 30€ each roll, only 120 size. Although I like CIR photography, I'm not willing to pay that much for 12 photos

 

[pentaxuser]

Berri, so it is not new material; it is expired and it is 30 euros for a roll of 120. It may be material from Russia of course in the sense that it is sent by a genuine Russian and from within Russia

Wish him the best of luck with his sales. He will have to survive without at least the two of us.

pentaxuser

 

[EdSawyer]

It's Dean B. that we're talking about, I don't think he's going to sweat losing the two of you as potential customers. ;-) He's got more than enough customers already I am sure. I've bought several of his rolls of 120 of Aerochrome at $50-60/roll, his results on this new film look pretty good so I may spring for a roll or two of it to compare. Interestingly it's C41 only, not AR-5/E6 like Aerochrome (which can also be cross-processed in C-41).

 

[Berri]

It's Dean B. that we're talking about, I don't think he's going to sweat losing the two of you as potential customers. ;-) He's got more than enough customers already I am sure. I've bought several of his rolls of 120 of Aerochrome at $50-60/roll, his results on this new film look pretty good so I may spring for a roll or two of it to compare. Interestingly it's C41 only, not AR-5/E6 like Aerochrome (which can also be cross-processed in C-41).

Yes it is him indeed. I bought from him in the past. I know he'll survive without my purchases. I think 30€ for a roll it's a rip off. I understand that you can't find this material anywhere else, but I am to poor to spend that much on a single roll

 

[dE fENDER]

There was some time ago (more than 20 years) when russian infrared film was really produced. It was not color infrared film, but spectrozonal - it has only two layers, one with usual panchro sensitization, and other with infrared sensitization (and red color coupler). This film once was used in movie production, in some scenes of the movie "The scarlet flower" 1977. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283242/
So anyone can see how it was look like:

Nowdays there is no this film even in expired form - cause infrared sensitizer didn't last so long. But several years ago ukrainian firm Astrum (successor of the Svema) have aquired a lot of usual Kodak Aerochrome film in 35mm perforated and unperforated rolls. The film was rebranded, cut and some batches of the film are circulated in Russia. I'm sure that it is the subject.

 

[Berri]

I'm confident Dean Bennici Wouldn't sell something that doesn't work. it's probably a different emulsion.

 

[Truzi]

I received that email too. It looks interesting. Although pricey, I might get a roll or two. Fun stuff to play with once in a while.