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The current E6 films sold are only two (2) and both are hideously expensive. .....
But in this case it was supposed to be a new fim, E6 ISO 400, and my point is that some manufacturer has developed that prototype and the work is mothballed.JCH rebrands film. This Fugu stuff is no different.
I agree that, on average, E6 films are definitely more expensive than colour negative ones. But in Europe, Fujifilm Provia 100f, in 120 size, is typically €11-€14 per roll, compared to Kodak Gold €10 and Portra 160 €15, Portra 400 even more. (My last batch of Provia 100f, two months ago, cost €110 + €10 shipping for 2 boxes of five.)
But in this case it was supposed to be a new fim, E6 ISO 400, and my point is that some manufacturer has developed that prototype and the work is mothballed.
Ferrania have a bit of an advantage in that they were once possibly the world's largest manufacturer of C41 film...
When was Ferrania world's largest C-41 manufacturer?!
So, largest, if you don't count those who are (much) bigger.
He claimed so. Others who used it disagreed.
Manufacturing colour film, C41 or E6, is much more complicated and difficult than B&W. Just look at how those nice people at Harman, who perfected B&W many decades ago, are taking time to make a "normal" colour film.
Ferrania have a bit of an advantage in that they were once possibly the world's largest manufacturer of C41 film and made an E6 film. They haven't done so since 2009 but the ability and knowledge was there. But it isn't turning a key and restarting production.
Yes, they still have ex-employees that have the knowledge to bring it back too.After being bought by 3M, Ferrania certainly concentrated on amateur film. Others might be able to fill in more gaps but I do not believe that they produced film specifically aimed at professionals. Their C41 film was good, but a little more grainy than Kodak and Fuji, especially the 400 and 800 ASA/ISO films. But they were probably not pumping R&D funds into making the best possible film, they were making film aimed at the mass market who wanted 6x4 prints and rarely anything else. I never used their slide film but I get the impression it was not highly thought of?
Looking back at the film I shot under the Prinz-Color brand in the 70s and 80s, and the Truprint brand in the 90s which was all Ferrania manufactured film....and the Ferrania Solaris I shot in the early 2000s....it's good stuff in 100 and 200ISO, pretty much on a par with the better known names. I was shooting it because it was effectively free. As I said, I grew up near PTP which was possibly the biggest film processing lab in the UK. But it was also open to the public who could drop off film there and pick up the prints and negs the following day....along with a free "Prinz Color" film, initially 100ASA later 200ASA.
I don't think we should underestimate just how much film Ferrania was cranking out in those days. They were supplying a lot of those huge labs across Europe and certainly for a time they were supplying Wal-Mart in the USA too. Goodness knows who else....I mean, do we know who made Kirkland film for Costco?
Of course the main Ferrania campus is no more and all that remains is the LRF (the research building, much smaller). But the documents from those days seem to have been kept along with some of the know-how. It's far from a turnkey thing to resume colour film production but they have a bit of an advantage over Harman in some respects, in that they've actually done it before.
You reckon they made more of the stuff than Kodak or fuji? I know they were fairly big and made alot of re-labeled film for other brands, but didnt realise they were that big!
So, largest, if you don't count those who are (much) bigger.
Oh, dear...
I don't think we should underestimate just how much film Ferrania was cranking out in those days. They were supplying a lot of those huge labs across Europe and certainly for a time they were supplying Wal-Mart in the USA too. Goodness knows who else....I mean, do we know who made Kirkland film for Costco?
I wonder how big their big boy coating machine compared in size to Kodaks?
I have the impression that at that stage ferrania never had much in the way of a professional line of films as far as C41 goes anyway. Their scotchchrome e6 films could be considered a professional film however, looks like it was available in iso 1000?
That would have made it the highest speed slide film on the market?
Their C41 film was good, but a little more grainy than Kodak and Fuji, especially the 400 and 800 ASA/ISO films.
Of course the main Ferrania campus is no more and all that remains is the LRF (the research building, much smaller). But the documents from those days seem to have been kept along with some of the know-how. It's far from a turnkey thing to resume colour film production but they have a bit of an advantage over Harman in some respects, in that they've actually done it before.
Unfortunately right at the bottom of the page it says "This product is produced using Eastman 5294 color reversal film"I was talking about 1980s Ilford film, but now I found this thing:
Ilfochrome being made today?!
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