Is this film still made? I'm asking for myself because I have ONE roll and I'm thinking of testing it, and also for some other people who seem to have gotten the information *somewhere* that it was discontinued.
Ilford SFX 200?
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Not discontinued EXACTLY, but not really widely selling, so Ilford dont do batches of it regularly. It's kind of a specialist thing I suppose, I think they're still gunning for a run of it this year though, in 35mm format. It's still on their website, so I'm pretty sure it's not discontinued.
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Yeah, that's what I thought. Wanted to make sure, though.
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Well, shit. That sucks. I'll tell everyone to buy it when they can find it. Thanks.
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Hrm. Well, here's hoping that Simon checks in from Photokina. 
Indeed... quite confusing at the moment. I did shoot some in 120 and liked it with and without an IR filter but even if they do start making it again, Simon made the point that only 35mm will be made (see reply #1 ) so it's dead for me in either case, which is a shame.
Cheers, Bob.
) so it's dead for me in either case, which is a shame.Cheers, Bob.
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Well, he says that they're looking into 120 due to the massive amount of people asking for it...so don't get too down yet.
At the apug conference he said that it would be offered in "minature" format again, which I took to mean 120 as well as 35mm. I think around January of next year was mentioned, but my memory is hazy on it.
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Will
I think if you do a search on Simon Galley's posts on this site, you might find your answer. I seem to remember him posting about this a couple of months ago.
Me too-still have some 120 luckily (wo!
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I liked it a lot, great film to use in rangefinders
Still have a couple of rolls, but I don't share others' enthusiasm for the film. It has IR sensitivity, but not enough to create a real "IR look" like Kodak HIE. And it's grainy. I rather suspect it's lineage stems from speed trap cameras that are designed to work both day and night. At night, a strong IR strobe can catch speeders without blinding other motorists. Anyone know about this? Not too important, but just curious.
Interesting comment. Why especially good in rangefinders?
Some SFX for sale.
There's some SFX for sale on ebay, via seller collect888. Out-of-date but kept in cold storage. Probably worth the risk since there's none more to be found....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ilford-SFX-200-...ryZ74917QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
There's some SFX for sale on ebay, via seller collect888. Out-of-date but kept in cold storage. Probably worth the risk since there's none more to be found....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ilford-SFX-200-...ryZ74917QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I'm just going to wait for Ilford to actually make more and then buy it. Considering the price of the film wasn't all that high when it was out, that seems to be horribly inflated.
Hi, Stephanie.
Just in case you weren't sure, the Buy it Now price is for 5 rolls, not one. Here in Ottawa, they were selling for $8.00 CDN last year, so $10 US per roll is inflated, but not so bad if we might never see it again.
Cheers from chilly Ottawa.
Just in case you weren't sure, the Buy it Now price is for 5 rolls, not one. Here in Ottawa, they were selling for $8.00 CDN last year, so $10 US per roll is inflated, but not so bad if we might never see it again.
Cheers from chilly Ottawa.
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