Film Volume / Velocity

[maciekz]

E6 is alive in Poland - one of the labs in Warsaw runs a batch 3 times a week, there are people doing one-shot commercially and consistent and relatively inexpensive processing is available from CEWE.

 

[skorpiius]

The amount of film i work with in a fortnight now is less than the amount of film I would work with in a single day 15 years ago. Have other fellow members here found a decrease in the quantity of film they now work with?

How do the volumes compare to the past few years?

 

[StoneNYC]

Stephen,

What country are you in?

Also, can you break down the Fuji film into Velvia50 vs Velvia100 vs Provia100f?

I can attest that my Velvia50 4x5/8x10 sheet sheet film group buys from Japan are really low quantities. Much lower than Keith Canham's group cut purchases from Kodak.

So E-6 doesn't sell as well by far. It's not hard as people make it out to be to expose properly but the loss of 400ProviaX really hurt my home E-6 preferences.

Developing color at home, it's hard to process both types, needing 400 speed means C-41.

If it weren't for Velvia50 in 8x10, I would probably have converted a while back.

But I'm curious about the breakdown of most popular E-6 to least popular. i.e. which will get cancelled next by Fuji....

Thanks Stephen.

 

[skorpiius]

It's interesting to compare the list to the bhphotovideo rollfilm listings sorted by "Best Sellers". E6 in BOLD

135 Portra 400
135 Tri-X 400
120 Portra 400
135 HP5+ 400
120 HP5+ 400
120 Tri-X 400
120 Portra 160
135 Ektar 100
135 Portra 160
120 PRO 400H
135 T-Max 400
120 T-Max 400
120 Ilford Delta 100
135 PRO 400H
135 Provia 100f
135 Delta 3200
120 Neopan Acros 100
120 Delta 3200
120 Ektar 100
120 Portra 800
135 Tmax 100
120 FP4+ 125
135 Cinestill 800Tung
135 Ultramax 400
135 Portra 800
135 Velvia 50
120 Provia 100f
120 Delta 400
135 Delta 100
120 Pan F Plus 50
135 Superia X-tra 400
135 Cinestill 50Day
135 Kenmere 100
135 Tri-X 400
135 Fujicolor 200
135 Ultramax 400 (24)
120 Velvia 50
135 Neopan 100
135 Delta 400
135 Velvia 100
135 Pan F Plus 50
135 Superia X-tra 800
135 FP4+ 125
135 HP5+ 400 (24)
120 Velvia 100
+ 110 more films


Maybe I should start stocking up on 120 Velvia 100...

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

^^ Just continue using E6 while it, and the process, is around at this time. Hoarding it achieves nothing.

 

[Marvin]

Stephen has inspired me I must go into the basement and process that 30 rolls that I have been putting off. Now where is that bag of D76?

 

[sepiareverb]

I never ran film for anyone other than myself, but have printed for others since the mid 80s. I have no clients left.