New Ilford Multigrade RC Portfolio

wyofilm

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Sal is right the future of traditional photography lies with younger generations (but don't throw dirt over me, yet!). I think of all the traditional players, Ilford is doing the best at trying to connect and train novice film photographers. Their only handicap is that they are a b&w film company only. With that said, I watch too many youtube videos (some are great, many are great insomnia solvers) and there has been current uptick in darkroom printing (both b&w and RA4). Iford has recognized this as seen by their training videos; other traditional manufacturers are missing the boat.

Look around at new products from film scanning, to developing tanks, to automated processors - in all cases the trends are being led by younger photographers. I applaud them and shout to Kodak Alaris and Adox, get off your asses and start marking to the young. (At least Fuji has Instax, film popular with the young.)
 

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I never participated in the Post Card thread nor the mailings. Frankly my photographs are too good to have postal cancellations printed across them. I pack up my photographs so they are protected during the mail handling. I suggest that others do the same.
 

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It always surprised me that the old postcard paper was back-printed, given the fact that it seemed to be the only product in their line that was back-printed. Relatively speaking, it must have cost them a fortune.
As I have posted, I didn't even use the back-printing when I used the postcard stock I had - I've always printed stick on labels.
A back-printing template sized to fit on existing label sizes is useful for those who haven't set up things the way I have.
The 6"x4" Portfolio paper remains perfect for postcards - keeping it available is the critical thing.
 

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If you participated, you would realize that the notes on the back, postage stamps, postal cancellations and mailing "patina" are part of the fun.
We have other print exchanges with other purposes.
 
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Sirius Glass

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If you participated, you would realize that the nots on the back, postage stamps, postal cancellations and mailing "patina" are part of the fun.
We have other print exchanges with other purposes.

Thank you, I understand, like passport stamps.
 

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It always blows my mind how people are capable of spinning a new product into a "sky is falling" message.

It's more that they need to be able to claim the sky is falling so that they can feel special and unique in their claimed persecution.
 
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