I could see Ortho Plus being useful in cameras with the red window advance, since they're not sensitive to red light. I might just have to conjure up a 120 pinhole camera and give this film a try!
So not a new film just now available in 35mm and 120.
but of course its Orthochromatic and you need to be aware it's speed drops a stop in Tungsten lighting to 40 ISO, FP4 is 80 ISO in Tungsten light.
Ian
The whole package is meant as a (IMHO brilliant) way, with simple means, to get more people into home development and wet printing.
RC paper and ortho film is well suited for easy home development.
And the mini set is also a way of just giving the budding amateur the whole thing at once, without having to worry about scrounging for every single component.
The main problem for most people is not finding a suitable enlarger however. Those are still plentiful. The real problem is finding a space for a darkroom, even a temporary one. Space and privacy have become slightly more of a limited resource in the last twenty years. So I think if anything that is what is holding most people back.
Maybe an inflatable dark-tent would be an idea?
As that member was shooting movie film, I don't think this would have solved their problem....Ortho in 35mm came just a little too late for one member:
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/closest-filter-to-create-ortho-response-with-pan-film.156112/
I'm trying to remember the last discontinued product announcement by the main photography companies. It's been a pretty good couple of years.
Most 9th grade teachers don't have 20 view cameras laying around. With the new reloadable Ilford camera, Ilford can sell starter kits of cameras, developing tanks and chemistry by the case. Teach the kids with a couple rolls of Ortho plus how easy it is to load a Paterson reel, then the Worlds Their Oyster!,Teachers in that position tend to demonstrate the process by making paper negatives, which is far less costly and ridiculously easy to work with.
Fuji Superia/Reala 1600I'm trying to remember the last discontinued product announcement by the main photography companies. It's been a pretty good couple of years.
(Now if Ilford's announcement was for true IR film ...)
Fujifilm relatively recently discontinued some of their color films. (Do they even make B&W film?)
You are right. Fuji discontinued a couple of films in 2018 and 2019. But they are bringing back Acros 100.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_discontinued_photographic_films#Fujifilm
Yet an other 100 iso speed film, yawn.
Portra 400 pushed to 1600 or Cinestill 800t is better high speed colour films than Natura/Superia 1600 ever was.Yet an other 100 iso speed film, yawn. There was nothing comparable to Superia/Reala 1600. I prefer 160s to portra 160.
They are quite plentiful where I live (Copenhagen). They are way, way overpriced for what they are though. Not the manager groups fault really. Just the rent prices.Who knows we might see the return of community dark rooms. (There must be at least a couple of them still out there.)
Most 9th grade teachers don't have 20 view cameras laying around. With the new reloadable Ilford camera, Ilford can sell starter kits of cameras, developing tanks and chemistry by the case. Teach the kids with a couple rolls of Ortho plus how easy it is to load a Paterson reel, then the Worlds Their Oyster!,
T-Max 400 works fine in my red window cameras.I'll be trying out the ortho film in my red widow cameras.
Well T-Max 400 works well, it is worth considering T-Max 100 too.I've been meaning to try T-Max 400. Nice to know that it does well with the old folders.
Some people are continually let down by new car announcements, because it’s not a flying car.
The very fact that ortho film can now be used in handheld photography
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