Kodak Aerial film in 120 rolls - Missing Bookmark

[fotofundi]

A couple of months ago I was browsing on the net and came across a UK site where they were offering specialist films in 35mm and 120 sizes, one of which was a Kodak B&W aerial film cut and wound on 120 spools. Results from this film were illustrated by some excellent shots around a beach area. One of the shots was looking through a stone arch with 2 people on the beach (or rocks) beyond.
I was convinced I had bookmarked the page but cannot find it, and both a Google and Bing search have failed to come up with anything that might lead me back to the site.
If anyone can identify the site, please let me have the URL as I want to place an order.
Thanks

 

[Truzi]

You might try a Google search for Bennici and aerochrome (best I can think of off the top of my head).
These probably aren't exactly the pages you were looking for, but might set you in the right direction:

http://bennici.net/
https://www.lomography.com/magazine/10104-kodak-aerochrome-iii-1443-120-400-iso-user-review
http://emulsive.org/interviews/i-am-dean-bennici-and-this-is-why-i-shoot-film
http://www.tarquinius.de/index.html
https://120infrared.wordpress.com/tag/bennici/

 

[fotofundi]

Thanks for the links, there were some new ones I hadn't seen before, and I'll look through them a bit more thoroughly to see if there is anything that may help, but my interest is in the B&W product - extended red sensitivity, very fine grain and high resolving power - a magic mix for landscape.

 

[trendland]

Thanks for the links, there were some new ones I hadn't seen before, and I'll look through them a bit more thoroughly to see if there is anything that may help, but my interest is in the B&W product - extended red sensitivity, very fine grain and high resolving power - a magic mix for landscape.

But the film is expired - isn't it ? Have you
some infos about the date of the films?
wIth regards

 

[Truzi]

Thanks for the links, there were some new ones I hadn't seen before, and I'll look through them a bit more thoroughly to see if there is anything that may help, but my interest is in the B&W product - extended red sensitivity, very fine grain and high resolving power - a magic mix for landscape.

I believe the person I linked to also has B&W film.

However, you can get some good B&W IR images from fresh Rollei IR, Rollei Retro 400s and 80s, and a few others I've not tried.

 

[Linn]

Here you go:

https://ntphotoworks.com/shop/product/kodak-plus-x-aerographic-film-2402-hand-rolled-into-120/

Googled "120 black white hand rolled kodak aerial film uk" and did an image search for beach pictures.

 

[fotofundi]

Here you go:

https://ntphotoworks.com/shop/product/kodak-plus-x-aerographic-film-2402-hand-rolled-into-120/

Googled "120 black white hand rolled kodak aerial film uk" and did an image search for beach pictures.

GREAT! Thank you Linn - you are obviously a more experienced search guru than me. I was searching "Kodak Aerial film in 120 rolls in UK" and all I got was a list of general film retailers. Didn't think of adding 'hand rolled' . Which search engine were you using?
Site has now been well and truly bookmarked and backed up!

 

[fotofundi]

But the film is expired - isn't it ? Have you
some infos about the date of the films?
wIth regards

Check the site provided by Linn below. Expiry is 2010 but I have been using FP4+ purchased in 2008 and kept refrigerated and can measure no difference in the B+F density over negs produced when it was new. I know Fp4+ is an 'amateur' product rather than a professional one but if it has been kept refrigerated I don't expect it to show more than a smigen increase in B+F, and it is unlikely to show any significant shift in sensitivity. Time and testing will tell once I have a few rolls to play with.

 

[fotofundi]

I believe the person I linked to also has B&W film.

However, you can get some good B&W IR images from fresh Rollei IR, Rollei Retro 400s and 80s, and a few others I've not tried.

Hi Truzi
Have used most of them. Rollei Retro 80 is my current favourite but I want to try the Plus X Aerographic before it disappears forever.

 

[trendland]

Check the site provided by Linn below. Expiry is 2010 but I have been using FP4+ purchased in 2008 and kept refrigerated and can measure no difference in the B+F density over negs produced when it was new. I know Fp4+ is an 'amateur' product rather than a professional one but if it has been kept refrigerated I don't expect it to show more than a smigen increase in B+F, and it is unlikely to show any significant shift in sensitivity. Time and testing will tell once I have a few rolls to play with.

Yes - 2010 looks not soo bad to bw!
And when it is freezed additional, it seams to be like very ok.
(the normal expired date of bw is normaly more than 2 years).
So if the film is from 2010 it should be expired perhaps 01/2013 ?
2 - 3 years more is very often (normaly stored with room temperature ) nothing
to bw.
So it is good to min. 2016 !
Just perfect it seams so.

with regards

 

[Nokton48]

Hmmmmmm

I have an unopened roll of 70mm Kodak Aerographic. Have to try some of it

 

[Linn]

Hi fotofundi,
I used Google. I did a similar search to yours and looked at words that were used to describe the film rolled from 70mm from a couple of UK dealers. "Hand rolled" showed up on a couple of web sites, so added it to the search terms. Then, since you mentioned the beach pictures, thought what the heck and did the image search, which found the pictures you described. I learned the hard way in school when research material was first put into computer searchable databases. A couple of degrees and periodic college classes over the past thirty years, one learns all sorts of ways to tickle data from online searches.
Glad to help, I had some time to kill before going to dinner with friends, saved me from online shopping or something more expensive, though it made me think about 70mm backs for my RB67, hmmmm........
Linn