Hello APUG from FILM Ferrania (PART 2)

jonasfj · Nov 3, 2018

wyofilm said:
I am glad Ferrania isn't listening to you! I applaud their moxy.

I guess there's always going to be a loser cheer g along
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dutchsteammachine · Nov 3, 2018

If you think you can do a better job on resurrecting a mothballed factory, start a kickstarter and I'll donate 50 euros!

Alternatively, you could visit the Ferrania factory and show them how it is really done.

I think the question we have to ask is this:

Would the analog photography community be off worse, or better, with an independent film production facility in Europa?

cmacd123 · Nov 3, 2018

The adventure was originally started by a plan to obtain the FINISHING equipment to to finish Bulk film to use in Movie Cameras.

the scope incresed to restarting production when former staff explained the Downsizing proposal that the previous management had not followed up on.

Ferrania DID produce super 8 Film at one time, so presumably their is at least one perforation Machine that can turn a 16mm Pancake into DS8. Much of the equipment that the Kickstarter plan put into storage was finishing gear to make several sizes of film. to put that into place, much will have to be reduced in size to match the current demand.

cmacd123 · Nov 3, 2018

Getting back to one of Dave Bias's Comments earlier about making developers. In reading "Ferrania Products for Photography and Narrow Gauge Cinematography" (1965) there is another developer recommended for P30 (and the rest of the B&W Line) called DELOFIN. Which seems to be a compensating developer.

That might be an even more interesting product to bring back than R 18/a as their are many folks who love to experiment with all sorts of developers.

From the description, it sounds like it might be in the same class as Microdol-X

of course - more lab work might be needed, as while one can have confidence that any film will respond well to D76 family developers, DELOFIN may have only really been tested on 1960's era films.

Sorry to suggest more work Dave....

Sal Santamaura · Nov 3, 2018

William Crow said:
This thread presently has 174 pages.

So what?

Harry Callahan · Nov 4, 2018

jonasfj said:
Portrait using a Nikon F4 with a 50/1.2 AI-s lens. The film was Portra 400

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With my incredible lack of knowledge about Ferrania's plan, it still seems they are missed it. Who finished the different formats anyways?

Yes, I like Kodak and Ilford. I find Tri-X, TMAX, FP4+, HP5+ to be outstanding film stocks. Color negative I like Portra over 400H and color reversal I choose Velvia.

Your lack of knowledge leads to you showing up once and then and claiming wrong stuff. We try to explain but you ignore and go on. Why don´t you read for yourself who was supposed to do the finishing for the kickstarter-rewards?
I think i know why: You´re not even interested. Now you´re posting pictures of Portra and whatever, without ANY correlation to this thread and its postings.

Are you getting payed to hijack this thread or what is it?!!!!

jonasfj said:
I guess there's always going to be a loser cheer g along
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Mmmmmmmmmmmh, so presidential...

cmacd123 said:
Getting back to one of Dave Bias's Comments earlier about making developers. In reading "Ferrania Products for Photography and Narrow Gauge Cinematography" (1965) there is another developer recommended for P30 (and the rest of the B&W Line) called DELOFIN. Which seems to be a compensating developer.

That might be an even more interesting product to bring back than R 18/a as their are many folks who love to experiment with all sorts of developers.

From the description, it sounds like it might be in the same class as Microdol-X

of course - more lab work might be needed, as while one can have confidence that any film will respond well to D76 family developers, DELOFIN may have only really been tested on 1960's era films.

Sorry to suggest more work Dave....

That´s interesting "news" (from the 60s), P30 should benefit from a compensating developer.

JBrunner · Nov 4, 2018

Let’s keep this thread on track please. Nobody likes a thread that has to be pruned. Trolls stop trolling. Others, do not feed the trolls. Put them on ignore. That is all.

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