Hello APUG from FILM Ferrania (PART 2)

[PGillin]

Shot at ISO 80 using full matrix metering on my Nikon F4S (yes, I know it warns not to use a motor drive).

Does anyone know if this is because of the film base (sprockets tearing, etc) or because of attachment to the spool (could rip off, a lá handloaded bulk film)?
Just curious, as I mainly use a motorized F3 with bulk film, so caution past frame 36 is a part of my workflow already, while pulling fragments of polyester out of the workings of the film advance mechanisms is not!

 

[RattyMouse]

Just finished developing my first roll. It's drying, but the negs seem well exposed and quite "crisp". Nice and contrasty. I shot just one of the 5 rolls I bought - on a trip last weekend in Brussels. Wanted to try it out before I head on a weekend photo weekend in Vienna in late August.

Shot at ISO 80 using full matrix metering on my Nikon F4S (yes, I know it warns not to use a motor drive). Stand developed 1hr at 21C using Rodinol at 1:100. Will post some when they dry and after I am able to have a better look at them. But so far looks promising.

Wait what?? No motor drive for this film? I didnt know that.

I am shooting my first roll of film using my Canon 1V!!!

I wish this news was made more public!

 

[Chris Livsey]

Does anyone know if this is because of the film base (sprockets tearing, etc) or because of attachment to the spool (could rip off, a lá handloaded bulk film)?
Just curious, as I mainly use a motorized F3 with bulk film, so caution past frame 36 is a part of my workflow already, while pulling fragments of polyester out of the workings of the film advance mechanisms is not!

No explanation has been given, the film has standard still perforations not movie spec perforations which can in a few motor driven cameras give problems, I have used an F6 others have used other drives with no issues reported.
The film attachment is to the standard spool centre as with Kodak, ilford etc not taped.

 

[Chris Livsey]

Wait what?? No motor drive for this film? I didnt know that.

I am shooting my first roll of film using my Canon 1V!!!

I wish this news was made more public!

Rest easy no one has reported an issue, yet, see above post, I'm sure your Canon is a smooth as my F6 Nikon, well almost sure

 

[FILM Ferrania]

IMPORTANT NOTE to everyone who ordered from Film Ferrania. I don't know who is at fault for the error, but in checking my account with my credit card company the charge for my P30 order is showing up as a monthly recurring charge, I'm going to call the credit card company tomorrow but I think it would be a good idea idea for everyone to check their statements. Hopefully it's just an isolated error.

We have in no way set up anything as a recurring charge. (Nor would we ever do such a thing!) Don't know why this would happen?!?

Please email me directly and let me know what you find.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

Wait what?? No motor drive for this film? I didnt know that.

I am shooting my first roll of film using my Canon 1V!!!

I wish this news was made more public!

The news was made quite public - and continues to be since we update the document periodically... We have posted any number of times and on all platforms about the Best Practices document. It's also prominently placed on our P30 page with a giant icon for download.

Not sure how many times I've mentioned the Best Practices on APUG specifically - but I'm assuming you guys are savvy enough to at least check our website every now and then.

That said, avoiding motor drives is a recommendation, not a rule (as the document says).

 

[FILM Ferrania]

Does anyone know if this is because of the film base (sprockets tearing, etc) or because of attachment to the spool (could rip off, a lá handloaded bulk film)?
Just curious, as I mainly use a motorized F3 with bulk film, so caution past frame 36 is a part of my workflow already, while pulling fragments of polyester out of the workings of the film advance mechanisms is not!

It is the base material. We are of course not making our own yet, so we must buy it from a third-party and it did not have the tensile strength along the edges, outside the perforations, that we wanted.

FWIW, our base is triacetate, not polyester.

The spooling is done with a professional machine, even if it's really just a glorified version of a hand-loader and not our industrial-scale machine (also yet to be installed). Spool detachment has not been reported yet.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

First roll. Shot at ISO 80. Stand developed in 1:100 Rodinol for 1 hr at 21C. 1 min agitation at start - inversion at 30 mins:

Great looking stuff there! And you actually managed to get one photo to show grain. This is a first, as far as I can tell!

 

[FILM Ferrania]

Hello
Here is the link to my Film Ferrania album on Flickr

Hope you will let me know your thoughts

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45govt/sets/72157686578663526

I'm really stunned that you got such consistent results shooting at that spread of ISOs! So stunned that I forwarded you Flickr link to Italy to get their thoughts.

The good news is that most of these show the "softer" curve we see when we develop in D76, and not the very high contrast we typically see with aggressive developers like HC-110, XTOL, etc.

*Really folks - D76 is the best chemistry for this film, all things being equal...*

As more film is going out and more processing techniques are coming it, it's becoming clear that the film really is quite flexible and can be processed "to taste".

I guess it remains to be seen on a broad scale, but I'm quite proud of what my teammates are producing.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

Informal Poll:

Time to start a new thread or two or three?

Or is everyone ok just keeping this thread going until we break XenForo?

 

[Montaggio]

Great looking stuff there! And you actually managed to get one photo to show grain. This is a first, as far as I can tell!

Let me go back and double check. I don't recall any significant grain. Let me make sure I didn't grab one of the files that I was playing with.

 

[Montaggio]

Let me go back and double check. I don't recall any significant grain. Let me make sure I didn't grab one of the files that I was playing with.

Yep - wrong file. Had added grain. This one instead:

 

[twelvetone12]

Dave, any chances in the future to get bulk rolls Ok unperforated 35mm or 16mm P30? I would work fantastically as double 8mm film stock! (Already perforated 8mm film would be ideal, but I guess it is low on the priority list)

 

[chassis]

Yep - wrong file. Had added grain. This one instead:

Great!

 

[TomNY]

We have in no way set up anything as a recurring charge. (Nor would we ever do such a thing!) Don't know why this would happen?!?

Please email me directly and let me know what you find.

I don't know where to find your mail address so I'll respond here. The card company rep couldn't tell me where along the line the error happened and just reversed it the recurring part on my account. I can imagine that this could've happened anywhere along the line, If you can tell me where to find your email address I'll be glad to provide the order info if you think you need to follow up at all on your end. Thank you!

 

[Europan]

Dave, any chances in the future to get bulk rolls of unperforated P30? It would work fantastically as double 8mm film stock! (Already perforated 8mm film would be ideal, but I guess it is low on the priority list)

That’s what I keep trying to convey to film manufactureres since years. Film Ferrania might eventually collaborate with Wittner to have small gauges perforated. Basically, FF have perforators for all formats, including 9½ mm and 105 mm. Ilford don’t understand (Pan F plus), Kodak are still a bit stubborn (Ektachrome), Adox don’t get it (CMS 20 II), and so on.

There are thousands of Double-Eight film cameras only waiting for, I dare saying it, cheap film. It’s a matter of marketing alone. I repair film movie cameras every day, right now I’m having another Bell & Howell Filmo 8 Double Run apart and finished work on a Paillard-Bolex H-8 Reflex yesterday. Kodak will bear with a dead baby when finally bringing that plastic Super-8 thing out. The old all-metal cameras and projectors will keep their value.

 

[Nzoomed]

Well i must say that this P30 film is incredible from the shots ive seen posted!

 

[twelvetone12]

These are a couple regular 8mm frames of P30 from the 60ies, looks very beautiful when projected. It would be a very nice alternative to fomapanr. In the meantime, I can't wait for my 35mm P30

 

[cmacd123]

At last, my credit card is showing a pending transaction for FILM FERRANIA 8******815 Foreign Currency . I guess the number is the phone number to call about the transaction.

 

[mshchem]

Informal Poll:

Time to start a new thread or two or three?

Or is everyone ok just keeping this thread going until we break XenForo?

Yep, 1 for your black and white, 1 for the company, 1 for Ferrniachrome. No one should Hijack thread to talk about other E-6 stuff (Even though I'm guilty of doing that) I think there should be a P30 Celebration Thread!

 

[cmacd123]

Informal Poll:
?

You may be in the best position to set up suitable thread topics, as you know much more than anyone else what is cooking in the north of Italy. (and I don't mean pasta)

Since this is the "industry news" segment, a thread concerning progress at getting the colour products might be good, another on the Progress of the line of B&W products. (hopeful that we will see some other fantastic films)

another on progress toward "classic sizes" like 620, 127, 126 and 110.

Some of these might include efforts by other firms to serve these market niches.

Some other segments may also be sutable places for Ferrania threads.

for example a tread on "Getting good results with Ferrania B&W on the "
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)" forum.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

Yep - wrong file. Had added grain. This one instead:

I wasn't complaining at all... I love grain.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

You may be in the best position to set up suitable thread topics, as you know much more than anyone else what is cooking in the north of Italy. (and I don't mean pasta)

Since this is the "industry news" segment, a thread concerning progress at getting the colour products might be good, another on the Progress of the line of B&W products. (hopeful that we will see some other fantastic films)

another on progress toward "classic sizes" like 620, 127, 126 and 110.

Some of these might include efforts by other firms to serve these market niches.

Some other segments may also be sutable places for Ferrania threads.

for example a tread on "Getting good results with Ferrania B&W on the "
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)" forum.

I'd go completely nuts - or totally silent - if I tried to follow that many threads... But you raise a good point.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

Well i must say that this P30 film is incredible from the shots ive seen posted!

Thanks! We're pretty proud of our Alpha baby.

 

[FILM Ferrania]

I don't know where to find your mail address so I'll respond here. The card company rep couldn't tell me where along the line the error happened and just reversed it the recurring part on my account. I can imagine that this could've happened anywhere along the line, If you can tell me where to find your email address I'll be glad to provide the order info if you think you need to follow up at all on your end. Thank you!

email help@filmferrania.it and I'll reply directly