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Ok i should try it some time.
Ok i should try it some time.Oh I know I can still get it, if I want to pay what it costs now. It's pretty rediculous though, doubly so if I paid shipping from Europe. Last I looked (last week) I could get some from US sources but at about $30 a roll. Compare to about $10 for Provia 100F or 400x before it was discontinued. I have enough in my freezer to last through 2016 for my needs.
I processed a lot of E6 by hand before I had a Jobo and never once "stuffed up" a single roll. While they list very critical temperatures they really aren't as critical as claimed, if you don't demand absolute professional level consistency for, say, advertising, which no one does anymore. I used a big tub of tempering water and put my solutions into metal softdrink cans (carefully labeled and used only during processing) because they transmit temperature changes quicker. Only the first developer is critical. The color developer is "sort of critical compared to black and white" but not nearly as much as the first developer. It's a bit hectic but I wouldn't call it difficult.
I'm guessing such an automated system must be targeted toward those who have never hand-processed film before? And may perhaps be somewhat put off by a perception that it's really hard to do manually? Because that's certainly a lot of automation for what is essentially a very simple task. Unless, of course, one doesn't know how simple it really is.
In any case, I support anything that will move people, especially newcomers, into the film realm. There is also this less automated solution, for those who may already have an investment in a separate developing tank system:
TAS Film Processor
Ken
That's funny, Ken! Are you trying to start another 100 page thread?!?Maybe Ferrania downloaded the patent info and purchased some extended know-how for Kodachrome 64...*
Ken
* Kidding, Dave. Just kidding. Really. Honest.
There will be a far longer thread if its announced about a launch of Ferraniachrome 64 with the F-14 process!That's funny, Ken! Are you trying to start another 100 page thread?!?
Because it may represent our last best hope for long-term sustained availability of color photographic film. Especially E-6 color film. So people are pretty excited.
Ken
With the exception of the millions of feet of ECN process movie film - both taking and projection stock - that Kodak still produces.Agreed....and not forgetting that we currently have only ONE source of quality fresh transparency film (Fuji)......"Agfa" is made by them, while Kodak has deserted us.
If Fuji change their minds on future production, that's it for we slide enthusiasts without Ferrania.....it will be a case of "anyone have a cheap digital projector for sale?".
With the exception of the millions of feet of ECN process movie film - both taking and projection stock - that Kodak still produces.
Get Tarantino shooting Vision film in a Leica, and give him his own Ektagraphic projector.So what are we supposed to do?
With the exception of the millions of feet of ECN process movie film - both taking and projection stock - that Kodak still produces.
I agree that there isn't any anyone out there now doing this. But it certainly could be done, and i n this world where so much is being sent by mail it may make a lot of sense - maybe more sense than trying to add E6 capacity.But that has NOTHING to do with transparency film!
ECN is short for "Eastman Colour Negative" - Now you can contact print it on ECP "Eastman Colour Print" But that is hard to acheve for a still photographer.
Regarding ECP -- doesn't it fade quite quickly? I understood that being designed for the theaters, it didn't need to last very long (only the few weeks/months that theaters were playing the film). If they replayed the film, they could just re-print from the ECN master, if I understand correctly. I agree though -- it would certainly be great to have another creative option for obtaining slides, and potentially more viable than E6 in the long run I suppose.
Agreed....and not forgetting that we currently have only ONE source of quality fresh transparency film (Fuji)......"Agfa" is made by them, while Kodak has deserted us.
Kodak in the UK at one time also offered a service through dealers for slides from 35mm negs.....I have some of these dated 1974, from my late Father, and, oddly enough, these have not faded to any extent. Did they use some print film different from the movie versions?
There was an inter-negative film made for slides from prints and another for prints from slides (as well as direct reversal materials). Whichever way the customer wanted to go, there were materials made for the job. Of course these are long gone and any remaining stuff is ancient and unpredictable by now. Oops.
I'd just like to add . . . Good luck Ferrania
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