Want to Buy Kodak Wratten #44A (minus red) Filter

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Andrew O'Neill

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My 44A has been around the block a few times! It's worn out from 30 years of use. Time for a replacement. But do you think I can find one?? If anyone out there has one, preferably 3x3 inch in good condition (not scratched all the heck up like mine!), and no longer needs it, I may be interested... Thanks!
 

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At $200 for a 4x4" Wratten filter it is incumbent upon me to suggest alternatives. However, the lowest cost alternative is from Filter Finder at $15 for a 3x3" gel. That said ...

The LF forum may be of interest: https://www.largeformatphotography....d.php?137234-Rough-equivalents-to-Wratten-44a

The Rosco filter swatch book suggests a #76 "Light Green Blue" as an equivalent. There is also the #73 "Peacock Blue" as an alternative.

The Rosco #76 & #73 are $8 a 20x24" sheet at B&H, unfortunately they are special order and you have to buy five gels. So, that's $40 + S&H. OTOH, you do get 240 3x3" filters from that $40 order - certainly a lifetime supply and only 17 cents each. You can try to offload the surplus on PhoTrio, LFF or ebay.

A better idea may be to get a Roscolux 3x6" swatch book for ~$55 - all the filters you could ever want and a whole lot of filters you will never need, a true wretched excess.

The League for Optical Purity will rant and rend their clothes at these suggestions. My retentiveness-of-the-nether-regions is beyond the standards of the LfOP: I worked at Gooch & Housego (https://gandh.com/products/precision-optics) and like to inspect the corners of 20x24" prints made from 35mm negatives with a 10x loupe. I have not found the optical properties of Rosco gels to be lacking.
 
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At $200 for a 4x4" Wratten filter it is incumbent upon me to suggest alternatives. However, the lowest cost alternative is from Filter Finder at $15 for a 3x3" gel. That said ...

The LF forum may be of interest: https://www.largeformatphotography....d.php?137234-Rough-equivalents-to-Wratten-44a

The Rosco filter swatch book suggests a #76 "Light Green Blue" as an equivalent. There is also the #73 "Peacock Blue" as an alternative.

The Rosco #76 & #73 are $8 a 20x24" sheet at B&H, unfortunately they are special order and you have to buy five gels. So, that's $40 + S&H. OTOH, you do get 240 3x3" filters from that $40 order - certainly a lifetime supply and only 17 cents each. You can try to offload the surplus on PhoTrio, LFF or ebay.

A better idea may be to get a Roscolux 3x6" swatch book for ~$55 - all the filters you could ever want and a whole lot of filters you will never need, a true wretched excess.

The League for Optical Purity will rant and rend their clothes at these suggestions. My retentiveness-of-the-nether-regions is beyond the standards of the LfOP: I worked at Gooch & Housego (https://gandh.com/products/precision-optics) and like to inspect the corners of 20x24" prints made from 35mm negatives with a 10x loupe. I have not found the optical properties of Rosco gels to be lacking.

Thank you for that information, Nicholas!
 

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Hello Andrew,
I have an unopened Kodak No.44 (not 44A) 75mm x 75mm Wratten gelatin filter - Light Blue-Green. Minus-red filter with much ultraviolet absorption per Kodak info. Let me know if you think this would do, and we can discuss further.
Peter (Harvie Heights Alberta)
 
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Hello Andrew,
I have an unopened Kodak No.44 (not 44A) 75mm x 75mm Wratten gelatin filter - Light Blue-Green. Minus-red filter with much ultraviolet absorption per Kodak info. Let me know if you think this would do, and we can discuss further.
Peter (Harvie Heights Alberta)

Thanks but I'm getting a couple from filterfind.
 

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Filterfind is a good resource for odd filters and adapters. Tim is a friendly helpful fellow. His little warehouse is just across town from me, and I've visited it.
 
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