Hello APUG from FILM Ferrania (PART 2)

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Jason, they are different films which use different technology. This relates to raw stock keeping and other features.

You can build a film with the same emulsions but in which one goes bad rapidly after being taken out of the refrigerator, while the other can withstand being in a hot car for a few hours.

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Check out this documentary on the glory days of Ferrania in the 60s, really formidable views of the HUGE plant set to psychedelic music:


EDIT: They also made magnetic (audio) tapes!!
 
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Last update from Ferrania has more pictures of the LRF, i laughed seeing this:

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The buttons were originally labeled "Interno" and "Externo" (internal versus external)

Some operator seems to have tampered it so it reads "Inferno" and "Eterno", that is, "ETERNAL HELL"

LOL! Nice to know they were allowed to have a bit of a laugh on the lab.
 

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twelvetone12 said:
It is a pity that Ferrania film was not more aggressively marketed a Ferrania, at least in Italy. All the photographers I know thought the factory shut its doors in the 60s.
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3M-Ferrania was obviously not lacking in the sciences (thanks flavio81 for the great old links!!) - but their marketing worldwide was just terrible. Our approach is to treat Ferrania as an entirely new brand - although one with a long and little-known history behind it.
 

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LOL! Nice to know they were allowed to have a bit of a laugh on the lab.
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Happy that you caught that one flavio81! The guys from PFG had a great sense of humor and were drawn to things like this...
 

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Nzoomed said:
Yes I agree, I dont even know how all this started!
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Your question is already answered in post #946. It pays to read all posts.
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Or "Sal Santamaura", which sounds more musical...
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My APUG user name is my real name; it's not made up. In fact, to the best of my knowledge after extensive research, my wife and I are the only two Santamauras in the United States. I don't hide behind 'screen names.' If I'm not willing to have readers know who's posting what I post, I don't post.

Would that all on-line interaction were as transparent as mine is.
 

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You know im only being sarcastic right?
 

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Sal Santamaura said:
Your question is already answered in post #946. It pays to read all posts.My APUG user name is my real name; it's not made up.
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Quoting relevant rules of the internet, Rule #32:

32. You must have pictures to prove your statements

Sal Santamaura said:
Would that all on-line interaction were as transparent as mine is.
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Rule #20

20. Nothing is to be taken seriously
 

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flavio81 said:
Nothing is to be taken seriously
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I am getting a little worried about the similarities between these two Flavios: nice name, good sense of humor, same country of origin, same enlarger brand...

Creepy!


Cheers,
Flavio
 

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fdonadio said:
I am getting a little worried about the similarities between these two Flavios: nice name, good sense of humor, same country of origin, same enlarger brand...

Creepy!
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But i'm not from Brasil; I'm from Peru.
However i do have a good collection of MPB (brazilian popular music) vinyl records by Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Chico Buarque, Jorge Ben.
(I always claim that the best musicians from South America come from Brazil!)

But how do you know this is my real name? My real name could be different, like for example Salvatore, Rowland, Dave, Nodda, Cuthbert, Majid, Corrado, Ezio...

My real name in fact is Schwarzweiß Farben Bild, born to German parents from Wolfen. Call me "Schu"

http://www.lindemanns.de/shop/migal/bilder/lima/98093a.jpg
 
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Oh, I thought your family came from Italy, just like mine. To be fair, my great-grandparents came from Italy, so I am as Italian as pasta.

I don't know much about Peruvian music, but I am sure there are great musicians over there too. I love the sound of those flutes...

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Flavio
 

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fdonadio said:
Oh, I thought your family came from Italy, just like mine. To be fair, my great-grandparents came from Italy, so I am as Italian as pasta.
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My step family is of direct Italian heritage, and culturally hardcore, typical italian; as I was raised mostly by them, i can prepare the tomato sauce in a way that no Italian would get offended, can prepare decent pasta, can distinguish linguini from fettucinni, cannelloni from cannoli, apply olive oil when it should, talk in a loud way for no reason at all while gesticulating widly with my hands, and so on.

Peruvian music isn't too distinguished, but at least the cuisine is. On the other hand as I type this, i am next to my drumset.

I believe all countries are great. We're all human.
 
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Argh who would ever confuse cannelloni and cannoli??
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I mentioned it just because of the spelling, they spell similar to some people, despite being so much different.

Back to topic, I wonder how it would be to work at the actual FILM Ferrania... I would love to work there. Great people, great food and tons of film, as good as it gets.

EDIT: It already has happened!!

 

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flavio81 said:
Back to topic, I wonder how it would be to work at the actual FILM Ferrania... I would love to work there. Great people, great food and tons of film, as good as it gets.

EDIT: It already has happened!!
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Ferrania isn't that far away from my location (Barcelona) and I thought it was more remote. From Genova it takes a train or two and not very long hour to arrive there. Cinqueterre wasn't very far either.
Were I a chemist or engineer and I could even have useful volunteer holidays at ferrania.

I can see reservations for LRF tours and Corrado's negroni

The Mediterranean basin is a fantastic place to live... Except that as a young grad, I see that the recession scrambled up work and jobs badly in my country!

I guess The team is quite busy and excited now. Was thinking again on properties of film as we discussed with PE before and it's a helluva job now on.
 

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+1. It should all be mandatory for all people with italian heritage
 

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You do know that Kodak was advertising for coaters in the film division here in Rochester.

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A dumb question on my part, and the answer would not directly affect me, but just out of curiosity, by "coaters" are you referring to machinery to do coating or people who operate the coating machinery?
 

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Apply and find out. For all I know it has been filled. A fellow APUG member brought it to my attention some time back.

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