They did use reloadable early on but once they got their own cassette machine working that ended. I’m still using some of the early ones I got.
Question pertinent to this topic:
What kind of film cassettes is Ferrania currently using? If I buy some P30 from Adorama/B&H/Freestyle/etc. now in the US, are the Ferrania cassettes still the reloadable ones with end caps that are easy to remove? Or have they switched to something else?
the Last batch of P30 and ORTO was in a revival of the sort of Cassettes that Ferrana USED to use way back when. formed tin plate removable and resuable caps, with litho printed labeling and DX coding. the film was in typical Ferrania Plastic Cans, like Arista Color film came in. of course, since they are using old equipment, their is no assurance that that will continue.
I recall them saying at the time that reusable cassettes was one of the more frequent requests that they had received.
the Bar Code origin system (who am I ) did not work on the film from that batch.
I would welcome nice reusable cassettes.
If you are in disparate need for 135 cassettes, FOMA has them for sale: https://fomaobchod.cz/en/photograph...ded/kazetakovovatyp135plast.doza8ksbal[00017]
the Bar Code origin system (who am I ) did not work on the film from that batch.
I would welcome nice reusable cassettes.
Was that ever common.?
I am 65 and do not remember seeing that from Kodak or GAF in the usa.
I suppose i might not have realized that they were reloadable, perhaps.?
I think it predated me too. I have some Kodak reloadable cassettes from 50s early 60's. Super XX and Plus X.
Ansco was always reloadedable. Kodak started the crimped ends in the mid 1960s in North America, but I did get a few non crimped "grey Market" ones from Kodak Limited in teh early 1970s.Was that ever common.?
I am 65 and do not remember seeing that from Kodak or GAF in the usa.
I suppose i might not have realized that they were reloadable, perhaps.?
Holy Cow...... this info could be a "Sticky" all by itselfAnsco was always reloadedable. Kodak started the crimped ends in the mid 1960s in North America, but I did get a few non crimped "grey Market" ones from Kodak Limited in teh early 1970s.
one of the go arounds for starting photographers was that Ansco sold an "easy Loader" with 8 lenths of 20 exp anscochrome, and they sold a package ot 8 empty cassettes to go with it. (when I was selling cameras one poor lad had used one to load some tri-x but just labeled it with DYMO tape. the lab of course ran it through the Anscochrome line with predictable (blank) results.)
Ilford at one time used aluminum cassettes - but in the 1960s switched to the same cassettes used by AGFA, which were simalar to the ones sold by AP for reloading. the older ones have the film slot coming out radially to the cassette, so are not good after the cameras started having a window to show the film type.
Fuji and Konica were also reloadable beofre the advent of DX.
once DX came out almost every brand came out as crimped.
some of the cruft that lives in my messy brain. I did spend way too much for an eight pack of Anscochrome empty cassettes a few years ago as a collectable. I wonder where I stashed them..Holy Cow...... this info could be a "Sticky" all by itself
Thanks
Kodak started the crimped ends in the mid 1960s in North America, but I did get a few non crimped "grey Market" ones from Kodak Limited in teh early 1970s.
Kodak also sold cassettes that were specifically designed for reloading.
yes, I got an e-mail from Cine-Still saying P33 is _Back_ in stock...
These guys have an interesting review of P33 comparing it to Fp4 and Cinestill's Double X:
Ferrania P33 Review: A New B&W Film! - The Darkroom Photo Lab
Featured - Read more about Ferrania P33 Review: A New B&W Film! - The Darkroom photo lab has 40+ yrs of quality film developing & scanning.thedarkroom.com
I gotta say that, in this test at least, it looks a bit better than my beloved Fp4.
That P33 red filter pic really shows the sky the way I like it.Thanks for the link I thought it looked better than Cinestill in all of the shots with the exception of the nearly full portrait of the lady where the extra contrast of Cinestill just shaded it for me. It was harder to decide between P33 and FP4 but P33 is clearly more orthopanchromatic than the FP4 based on the red filter shot but that may just be my taste as the sky looked better to me in the P33 as I prefer a darker sky
There are not comparable prices in the U.K. as far as I know but at $11.99 and translated into GBP I suspect it will be more expensive than FP4
However importation from Italy to the U.K. as opposed to Italy to the U.S. may bring the price differential down
That leaves the question: Is P33 a genuine 160? If it isn't then the real speed difference may be almost negligible for all practical purposes
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