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removed account4 · May 3, 2018

just in case you didn't think there was much film made today:

https://emulsive.org/reviews/film-r...ck-still-made-today-part-1-adox-to-dubblefilm
https://emulsive.org/reviews/film-r...l-made-today-part-2-film-ferrania-to-hillvale
https://emulsive.org/reviews/film-r...de-today-part-3-ilford-to-japan-camera-hunter

and y up a new35mm lens for your leica that's like a sonnar
https://emulsive.org/reviews/gear-r...-lens-first-production-batch-exclusive-review

Nodda Duma · May 3, 2018

Thanks for the link. Reminds me that I owe him a write-up on the plates.

mooseontheloose · May 3, 2018

Nodda Duma said:
Thanks for the link. Reminds me that I owe him a write-up on the plates.

Who’s “him”? I looked at those articles earlier today and started poking around the site to see who actually runs it, and couldn’t find anything. I have a couple ideas for some write-ups but I’d like to know who I’m writing for first.

Nodda Duma · May 3, 2018

“Him” is EM, who runs the site, and which is what he signs his emails with. Beyond that..apparently he prefers anonymity.

removed account4 · May 3, 2018

happy reading ( and writing ! )
im not sure who EM is to be honest
his/her identity is guarded well ..

he/she has a great website though !

Eric Rose · May 3, 2018

I really enjoy both of the blogs John mentioned. Thinking about writing an article for them in the near future.

pentaxuser · May 3, 2018

Dubblefilm is a new one on me. Where is this sold?

Thanks

pentaxuser

AgX · May 3, 2018

The list contains Dubblefilm but is lacking Revolog.

cramej · May 3, 2018

My issue with the articles: While the number of available film products may be close to 200, the actual number of film stocks is significantly less. Take out everything from the list that is a repackaged version or "specially modified" (as in 'we scratched up this film and rolled it back up' types) and you would probably find that the number is half or less. Only 6 out of the 12 brands in the first 3 articles manufacture - the rest are repackaged something-or-other. The author and his/her collaborator have their rose colored glass on with respect to the state of film photography. Yes, we have many different emulsions or film stocks to choose from right now, but to say that they number in the hundreds, I believe is misleading.

cramej · May 3, 2018

AgX said:
The list contains Dubblefilm but is lacking Revolog.

They're not done yet. It's a multi-part alphabetical list.

removed account4 · May 3, 2018

cramej said:
My issue with the articles: While the number of available film products may be close to 200, the actual number of film stocks is significantly less. Take out everything from the list that is a repackaged version or "specially modified" (as in 'we scratched up this film and rolled it back up' types) and you would probably find that the number is half or less. Only 6 out of the 12 brands in the first 3 articles manufacture - the rest are repackaged something-or-other. The author and his/her collaborator have their rose colored glass on with respect to the state of film photography. Yes, we have many different emulsions or film stocks to choose from right now, but to say that they number in the hundreds, I believe is misleading.

not so sure the glasses are rose colored, unless it was ortho film stock, probaby dark green.

why d'zit matter repackaged or not, they're out there, which is good.
repackaging film ( and paper ) has been done
for decades and will continue...

faberryman · May 3, 2018

jnanian said:
not so sure the glasses are rose colored, unless it was ortho film stock, probaby dark green.

why d'zit matter repackaged or not, they're out there, which is good.
repackaging film ( and paper ) has been done
for decades and will continue...

Well, if a Fuji film is discontinued, and it cascades through a couple of dozen rebrands, it does affect overall availability.

It would be helpful if they also aggregated film by source, so we we could easily see how many different emulsions are out there.

cramej · May 3, 2018

jnanian said:
not so sure the glasses are rose colored, unless it was ortho film stock, probaby dark green.

why d'zit matter repackaged or not, they're out there, which is good.
repackaging film ( and paper ) has been done
for decades and will continue...

It doesn't so much matter that film has been repackaged, but I don't believe it is correct to call it a different film.

removed account4 · May 3, 2018

if its aged or stored/treated in a different way, it is a different film.
forte used to make j+c film as well as bregger back in the day
if you shot each of the films side by side they were different, but they
( by all accounts by people much smarter than me ) were the same emuls¡on...
and by all accounts made with love.

faberryman · May 3, 2018

jnanian said:
if its aged or stored/treated in a different way, it is a different film.
forte used to make j+c film as well as bregger back in the day
if you shot each of the films side by side they were different, but they
( by all accounts by people much smarter than me ) were the same emuls¡on...
and by all accounts made with love.

If I freeze my Tri-X and you don't, it's the same film.

removed account4 · May 3, 2018

faberryman said:
If I freeze my Tri-X and you don't, it's the same film.

my take might not be the same as yours, but if it reacts to the light differently, looks differently, processes differentlythan it did when you i bought it fresh
then it acts like a different film, whether technically it is the same film or not ...

Sirius Glass · May 3, 2018

WTF!?! A positive thread about film! OMG I am getting dizzy!

faberryman · May 3, 2018

The point is Arista film is Foma film whether you freeze it or not. You can't count films which may or may not have stored properly as different films. Emulsive says there are 200 different films. There aren't. A substantial number are rebranded. Saying there are 200 films paints a more optimistic picture than may be warranted, leading to complacency.

removed account4 · May 3, 2018

im just the messenger .. if you have questions about what EM decided was a film why not go to their website and send webmaster a question.
i think it is great there are so many different brands, names, styles emulsions no matter if it is a similar brand or not..

AgX · May 3, 2018

faberryman said:
It would be helpful if they also aggregated film by source, so we we could easily see how many different emulsions are out there.

At the end of the film description is a line verified manufacturer.

cramej · May 3, 2018

AgX said:
At the end of the film description is a line verified manufacturer.

....But it is not accurate. For example, Dubbelfilm is not manufactured by them, they just reanimate it with some device and roll it back up but the Verified Manufacturer field says Dubbelfilm.

AgX · May 3, 2018

At the Dubblefilm one I looked at it says Kodak.
But when a firm manipulates a film made by another by more than twisting, the primary manufacturer does not count any longer anyway

cramej · May 3, 2018

Ah, I must have been looking at something else.

Ed Sawyer · May 3, 2018

yeah, as mentioned, not real accurate. There's maybe half a dozen actual manufacturers who manufacture at any useful scale. The rest are just rebranders.

jtk · May 5, 2018

1) I just bought Bergger Pancro 400 from Freestyle. Have not shot it. I rely mostly on HP5 when not shooting digital. I stand process 1+100 because I like what that methodology does with all sorts of film... I always/only Nikonscan plus NIK Silverefex and print Canon Pro-10.

2) What about Cinestill? It's apparently got unique spins on both C41 color and DOUBLE ECKS Dead Link Removed

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