Fomapan make less of a range also - five products (Fompan 100,200,400,R and Retropan). vs Ilford's ten (Pan F, FP4, HP5, Delta 100,400,3200, XP2, SFX, Kentmere 100, 400)
Me and PE repeatedly hinted at that coming bottleneck already many years ago, but were rather seen as doomsday preachers then.
Henning, what are you trying to do? Confuse us with the facts rather than opinions, rumors, etc? I am so "shocked", I can only say "Thank You"!........Regards!Honestly, there is no really reliable source for the statement that "all instant factory equipment" was scrapped. Only the usual internet BS.
I know of one (more reliable) source that said parts of the packing machinery were re-built for Instax production to keep up with the increasing demand. But that wasn't officially confirmed either.
But, more important:
This idea that you can simply buy machines from Fujifilm and then produce FP100c or 3000B again was a wet dream / fantasy by people who have no knowledge at all about film manufacturing. To produce these films you need
- the Fujifilm emulsion making machinery
- the Fujifilm coating machinery
- the Fujifilm staff (emulsionist and engineers)
- the Fujifilm converting / finishing / packing machinery including staff.
Of course Fujifilm cannot sell its emulsion making and coating machinery. Because that is needed for their other - profitable and demanded - film products. And of course they also cannot let their employees go.
And with just the converting machinery you cannot make films on the quality level of FP100C / 3000B. Period! It does not work at all. Film production is much too complex for such simple solutions ( I have seen five film factories from the inside, including the Polaroid factory in Enschede; I know how difficult film production is).
And yes: Preserve the Culture of Photography.
Fujifilm has exactly done that by saving colour transparency film! They alone have saved it when Kodak stopped all reversal film production in 2012.
Fujifilm instead continued production of several colour reversal films and also the E6 chemistry. And the chemistry both for professional labs and their E6 kit for home users.
Because of that the global infrastructure for E6 has been kept alive for the last years!
And only because of that Kodak had even the chance at all to come back with one transparency film. If Fujifilm would have done the same as Kodak - stopping all colour reversal film production - then the whole global E6 infrastructure would have been (almost) dead by now. And Kodak would have never re-introduced Ektachrome! Because with not enough E6 labs worldwide they would have never dared to re-intreduce Ektachrome.
I am very thankful that Kodak have finally realized they made a mistake by stopping reversal film production.And that they have Ektachrome again in their line.
But I also know who deserve a very big "thank you", too: Fujifilm. They made it possible that Ektachrome could come back. Without them and their permanent commitment to reversal film and chemistry production, we would have never seen Ektachrome back.
Best regards,
Henning
I know the industry from the inside, know the engineers and chemists and their age and I followed the manufacturers recruiting over the last 10 years.
Film manufacturing is a old industry in that sense. A chemist newly employed will not necessarily work on halide products.
Henning, what are you trying to do? Confuse us with the facts rather than opinions, rumors, etc? I am so "shocked", I can only say "Thank You"!........Regards!
I wish I could get all the seasoned professionals on this site together in one place so I could buy you dinner!
Hmm, such as? Got any datasheet comparisons so back it up?The new Ektachrome - 2017-2018 - has a number of improvements.
From a very reliable source, who does know, but who I am not in a position to identify:Hmm, such as? Got any datasheet comparisons so back it up?
From a very reliable source, who does know, but who I am not in a position to identify:
"With the 135 version, two entire color layer structures (6 emulsion layers) required complete rebuilding because the present chemical companies that could supply ** had differences that were not there in the 1999-2012 version of E100G. Once it was known that a rebuild was necessary, actual improvements were “fit in” to make the film a wee bit sharper, have more stability in keeping, and for the manufacturer, improve cold store keeping of the emulsions. (They) also adjusted the film’s sensitometric position so that the whites were whiter, and the colors more accurate. Coating additional layers and adjusting the layer structures for water & gel levels, and adjusting components to insure same sensitometry isn’t easy like some on Photrio might think."
I know the industry from the inside, know the engineers and chemists and their age and I followed the manufacturers recruiting over the last 10 years.
There is no evidence for that given by you. Neither for the first part, nor the second part of your sentence.
ADOX has hired several young, very enthusiastic and qualified new employees. And we are investing in further education of our new team members.
Furthermore we know that another five film manufacturers have also hired new, younger staff.
ADOX - Innovation In Analog Photography.
The many videos and photos showing Harman, Ferrania, Kodak and Foma Bohemia reveal no young workers. All seems to be 50+ Maybe Adox staff is younger but the video showing Rodinal bottling is no different.
You clearly haven't watched the video about Harman that was recently released - the R&D researcher in it was definitely a recent younger recruit. And Foma had stated in an interview (which I cannot immediately reference) that they were working with the relevant higher educational establishments to recruit & train new staff for the specialist roles involved in film & paper manufacture.
I was referring to academic engineers and chemists. Not younger staff in general.
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