Film Data Sheets

spb854 · Mar 5, 2022

I am looking for a film data sheet for Konica Pan 100 BW film in English preferably.

I was digging down in my deep freezer and found 20 rolls of 120 format of Konica Pan 100 film, It's vacuum-packed and has been frozen since I bought it years ago, I want to start using it. But I have looked everywhere that I know to look and cannot find a data sheet for it.

Can anybody help me?

I wish there were a database for datasheets for films and chemicals. Might be something for someone to start.

All help is appreciated.

Steve

Donald Qualls · Mar 5, 2022

I can't give a source, but I think i recall this being relabeled Fuji Acros. I did find this with a Google search for "konica pan 100". Looks like 5 minutes in HC-110 B at box speed, if you trust the Massive Dev Chart.

bdial · Mar 5, 2022

If the boxes are labeled with country of origin, that might give some clue as to what it is under the wrappers.
Here is some info from the massive development chart, that might be helpful;
https://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Konica+Pan+100&Developer=&mdc=Search&obs=Y

spb854 · Mar 10, 2022

The printing on the back of the box is in Japanese, I think. The only English is the ISO of the film which is 100. It's a blue box and expired in 2005. Well, that will help, Donald. At least it's something. I'll check out the link. Thanks.

I checked out the link and yeah, I see that on the Massive Dev website. I just want to know more about the film like tatitude and etc.

foc · Mar 11, 2022

I did a quick search on Google and this screenshot is the best I could come up with. (it's English translation)

AgX · Mar 11, 2022

This is a very obscure film. In no English language product overview of these years I got, this film even shows up.

Nitroplait · Mar 11, 2022

Konica film was called Sakura prior to the name change in the 80's or 90's. Searching for Sakura B&W film may expand your results.
I once bought a camera with an empty Sakura pan cassette inside. It made me wonder where the camera came from as I have only ever seen Sakura and Konica color films in the country I live, never black and white.

Donald Qualls · Mar 11, 2022

Okay, "relatively inexpensive" lets out relabeled Acros. The rest of the description at that translated (from Greek?) page suggests it might have been relabeled Kentmere -- though I understand that Konica actually had their own coating facility at one point (1980s to 1990s?).

AgX · Mar 11, 2022

Nitroplait said:
Konica film was called Sakura prior to the name change in the 80's or 90's. Searching for Sakura B&W film may expand your results.

The film box shown is labelled Konica-Minolta and got an expiry date of 2008. This limits the period in time

AgX · Mar 11, 2022

Well, I found it. In 2005 it was on the japanese market, but not on the european.

D76: 6min
D76 (1/1) : 9.5min
HC 110B: 5min

Hope this helps.

Donald Qualls · Mar 11, 2022

AgX said:
HC 110B: 5min

This matches what was on the Massive Dev Chart lines I found with Google. They didn't have D-76 listed, but 20% longer than HC-110 B is within what I'm used to seeing. From those, it should be possible to extrapolate a time for almost any other developer.

DWThomas · Mar 11, 2022

Donald Qualls said:
Okay, "relatively inexpensive" lets out relabeled Acros.

Actually, back circa 2006, I tried Acros because it was cheaper than most of the Ilford & Kodak offerings. I recall it being less than $3 at B&H when the others were 3 and 4-something.

Paul Howell · Mar 11, 2022

Konica coated their own film, black and white, color, C 41 and E6, infrared, only in 35mm as I recall. Much of what Konica offered did not make it the U.S. They had a color film similar to Porta.

AgX · Mar 11, 2022

Konica also offered types 120 and 220.

Paul Howell · Mar 11, 2022

I don't think I had ever seen Konica in 120 and 220, not say that it was imported, just the shops I shopped at didn't carry it.

AgX · Mar 12, 2022

The offer of Konica films varied strongly between markets.

foc · Mar 12, 2022

Konica also bought colour emulsion confections from Kodak.
Their Konica monochrome VX400 was very similar to Kodak BW400CN.

Paul Howell · Mar 12, 2022

I had used the VX400, bought 10 rolls when it was a good price point at Photo Wearhouse, in the days when C41 processing was a buck a roll.

spb854 · Mar 12, 2022

Thanks, guys.

I got a roll thawing out in the refrigerator.
Once I get my chemicals, I'm going to shoot a roll and probably use HC 110 and see what happens,
I have plenty of rolls to test with,

Just would be nice to see latitude data and etc. about the film.

Steve

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