Foma film

[Pioneer]

I've never had any problems with Forma (or Adox) products in a decade of use.

Nice to hear that. It does match with my own experience for the last 3 years and I use a bunch of their ISO400 film rebranded by Freestyle. I am down to my last 100 rolls so its time for another order.

 

[Xmas]

Nice to hear that. It does match with my own experience for the last 3 years and I use a bunch of their ISO400 film rebranded by Freestyle. I am down to my last 100 rolls so its time for another order.

HiDan

135, 120, bulk & RC

Noel

 

[Pioneer]

Thanks Noel.

I use it all right through 8x10, but I haven't used any of their photo paper yet. Guess I'll have to give it a try.

 

[Paul Howell]

I use Foma in 35, 120 and 4X5, ISO 200 and 400, FB and RC paper up to 16X20 and Foma's version of Xtol as I can get in a liter size. To date no issues or concerns, has not totally replaced TMAX, but I rather like the tones of Foma 200. I dont know any a reseller in Phoenix that sells Foma.

 

[madgardener]

I just tried a roll of Foma (arista.edu ultra 400 and overall I am pretty impressed with it, especially since it had been sitting in my camera bag for 2 years before I used it. I am quite happy with it.

 

[alanrockwood]

By the way, when I was in college, back in the early 1970s the bookstore used to sell black and white film from Eastern Europe for a low price. It was popular with photography students. I am wracking my brain trying to remember what brand it was. My guess is that it was probably from the now defunct Forte company. However, it might have been Foma or some other brand.

 

[Arctic amateur]

Could it have been EFKE?

 

[alanrockwood]

Could it have been EFKE?

Possibly,

Was Efke inexpensive and popular with photography students back then?

 

[AgX]

By the way, when I was in college, back in the early 1970s the bookstore used to sell black and white film from Eastern Europe for a low price. It was popular with photography students. I am wracking my brain trying to remember what brand it was. My guess is that it was probably from the now defunct Forte company. However, it might have been Foma or some other brand.

I guess it was Orwo film.

 

[Ian Grant]

I guess it was Orwo film.

I'd agree it could be Orwo their films were sold by a few stores in the 70's but then so were EFKE films. It was many years before I came across Foma films.

EFKE films had a cult following in the 70's, they were capable of out performing many competitors films in terms of fine grain and sharpness but needed very careful handling as there was almost no hardening of the emulsion then,

Ian

 

[Xmas]

I guess it was Orwo film.

They still do cine 35mm?

 

[AgX]

That is another company, kind of employees (micro) buy-out.

 

[baachitraka]

The only ones to have a distributor in India!

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Are you getting Foma film in India?

 

[baachitraka]

Orwo UN 54+ is one good film ;-)