Not sure about any promise regarding Kentmere. The Film Photography Project sells branded film made by Kentmere. Whether it is rebranded Kentmere, or a different emulsion I do not know. It could be the same as this stuff.
It just means they bought on the cheap some bulk rolls of Kentmere 100 and 400 and hand-roll them. Then they gave it a new name."Our FPP EDU bw 400 film is a black and white made by Kentmere."
It just means they bought on the cheap some bulk rolls of Kentmere 100 and 400 and hand-roll them. Then they gave it a new name.
It is a lot of "mumbo-jumbo" for the average American. But, it is actually just a marketing ploy.
It is just the same old American arrogance.
They want to make everything as their own.
Yes, that is right.Actually, there is a long history of retailers buying large quantities of products to be marketed as a "house" brand.
It is not a bad idea in that it tends to ensure availability.
Many, many years ago I worked in the camera department of a Simpsons Sears/Sears Canada department store. We sold a fair amount of Sears brand film, which was actually made by 3M for sears. Every once in a while a roll badged as 3M would show up in a Sears film box.Yes, that is right.
But, it normally is done with the manufacturer's knowledge or consent.
And normally it doesn't involve just putting your stickers over the packaging.
To be fair to FPP, they are a small operation working the gaps between the big guys. They buy surplus stock and give it a new spin through their podcast advertisements. Some of their enthusiasms are wide of the mark, Michael Raso's obsessive interest in instant film threatened to condemn FPP to irrelevance for a while, but the contribution of FPP has been a net good for film and film users.Actually, there is a long history of retailers buying large quantities of products to be marketed as a "house" brand.
It is not a bad idea in that it tends to ensure availability.
I second that, Michael Raso produces one of the greatest podcasts in support of analog photography. They focus on student education programs with the donation camera's they get from all over the globe. By doing so they try to get the young crowd back on the film photography train. If you still want to buy some nice film withing 10 years I believe it's key to get the next generation back into film usage, as small as it could be, all little things can help.but the contribution of FPP has been a net good for film and film users.
And you thought it right.I thought it was a paper manufacturer. I thought that first film to be given the name Kentmere was produced in Mobberley, Cheshire by Harman after it had bought Kentmere and transferred production of its paper to Mobberley.
To acquire a brand name one typically does not buy lock, stock and barrel.Harman bought lock, stock and barrel and so it can use the Kentmere brand to whatever product they want.
Whatever they bought they got the right to use the brand on a new product.To acquire a brand name one typically does not buy lock, stock and barrel.
One only would do so if that other stuff is of interest too, or if the seller is still unaware of the brand value, and by that one can make a bargain by buying the whole shebang.
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