Before Foma did a master roll they would ask their resellers? Last time I was in the Lomo brick shop Spring 16 I bought some of the expired Lomo 100ISO 120 cheap dated 2012 it was Foma rebranded...
120 may be the next format to vanish?
Before Foma did a master roll they would ask their resellers? Last time I was in the Lomo brick shop Spring 16 I bought some of the expired Lomo 100ISO 120 cheap dated 2012 it was Foma rebranded...Threads like this come and go. When it is all said and done it is Foma that knows the market and what will sell and what will not. They are the ones that did the cost analysis. It is not a simple matter of cutting a master roll down to 35, 120 and LF these formats are typically coated on different base stock. And of course there are additional packaging requirements. In all these threads the OP presumes that he knows more than the manufacturer.
Lomo Diana's and similar the Lomo shop had a drawer of expired.The migration to digital by wedding photographers certainly killed off 220 format. I have been trying to think of large users of 120 format and model photography comes to mind. Any other type of photography ring a bell for this format? When demand goes so will the format.
What that FOMA is a boutique supplier of films that their customers really want rather than just what the company decides to produce (think Yellow boxes)?
... so, yeah I guess there's evidence of that. I could have used bespoke rather that boutique, neither has anything to do with the handmade junk on Etsy.
- They just rebuilt a smaller 35mm film perforater
- Just purchased and rebuilt a coating machine from Ilford (Switzerland) capable of doing smaller batches of emulsion coatings.
- and they have introduced some really new and different products in a time when the big guys are downsizing.
Yes I did, Adox is pretty short on innovation, it seems to me that a lot of their stuff is still coming off old Agfa master rolls and Agfa patents (a good thing but not a new thing) and Foma is moving heaven and earth to stay relevant. I support both companies and Ilford with my money and kicked in on the Ferrania kickstarter a year of so back,You mixed up Foma withn Adox.
Yes I did, Adox is pretty short on innovation, it seems to me that a lot of their stuff is still coming off old Agfa master rolls and Agfa patents (a good thing but not a new thing) and Foma is moving heaven and earth to stay relevant. I support both companies and Ilford with my money and kicked in on the Ferrania kickstarter a year of so back,
As long as FOMA is still making Fomapan 100, 400 and Reversal 100, i will be happy. Ah, and their chemicals, as well. And their papers. Everything else is a bonus.
A little of topic but, why does foma sell their chemicals in such small sizes? For example, They sell Fomafix p in 1 litre boxes... thats good for like 1 darkroom session or 4 rolls of film.
They actually do sell Fomafix P and other chems in 5l packages https://fomaobchod.cz/chemie/ustalovace/praskove/kyselyustalovac5l[70122]?ItemIdx=2A little of topic but, why does foma sell their chemicals in such small sizes? For example, They sell Fomafix p in 1 litre boxes... thats good for like 1 darkroom session or 4 rolls of film.
Thank you for the good news!The good news is they are making the R100 positive film again.
Yes I did, Adox is pretty short on innovation, it seems to me that a lot of their stuff is still coming off old Agfa master rolls and Agfa patents (a good thing but not a new thing) and Foma is moving heaven and earth to stay relevant. I support both companies and Ilford with my money and kicked in on the Ferrania kickstarter a year of so back,
A little of topic but, why does foma sell their chemicals in such small sizes? For example, They sell Fomafix p in 1 litre boxes... thats good for like 1 darkroom session or 4 rolls of film.
All fixes should be good for about 20 rolls per liter or 20 8x10's. But it's good to not use one liter for both films and prints since the fixation by products are different.A little of topic but, why does foma sell their chemicals in such small sizes? For example, They sell Fomafix p in 1 litre boxes... thats good for like 1 darkroom session or 4 rolls of film.
Now shipped from B&H. I now have 20 rolls of 120 FOMA Retro 320 in house
20 rolls FOMA Retropan Soft 120 by Nokton48, on Flickr
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