Ole said:What a wonderful thread to come home to after a weekend away!
And the really good news for me - Postcards in Pearl surface, and FP4+ in 120, 4x5", 5x7", 18x24cm and 30x40cm seem to be possible again!
Andy K said:What happened to the colour coded caps? The HP5 all have black caps (should be green), the FP4 have grey caps (should be blue) and the Delta also had grey caps which meant I had to label the caps for easy reference. Is this a temporary glitch?
Simon R Galley said:220 & Postcard : See previous posts :
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Chazzy said:When can we expect a more definite answer on 220?
If you are going to slit the film to the correct width for 120 anyway, then it seems that the only extra steps necessary to make 220 would be to cut the film to longer lengths, to alter slightly the imprinting of information on the edge of the film and to attach the appropriate paper leader. Someone commented earlier that a machine used in the process was broken, but I can't imagine what function such a machine would perform that would not also be necessary for 120 production.
So it sounds as if the setup is not a lot different from making 120, and surely there would not be a lot of expense involved in getting "220" boxes and maintaining a couple of extra items in inventory.
So why is there significant extra expense or bother involved in making and stocking 220? Granted, you will sell a lot less of it than 120, but adapting to a shrinking market and smaller quantities is going to be the nature of the business from now on. And the good will of happy and loyal Ilford customers is worth something to the firm, isn't it?
Simon R Galley said:I have been asked if we coat onto glass ?, the simple answer is yes we do, unless I am mistaken I believe we are now the last to do it commercially, the
market we address is a scientific and medical one and therefore we believe it is not just a commercial decision to continue.
To coat glass is very slow ( and to finish it ), skilled and therefore expensive, waste is high, I would be eager to have feedback if people would be interested in us coating a film emulsion onto glass, it would take time but it is possible, but this is very 'boutique' and I would really have to convinced of its commercial vability, but I have been asked the question, so I ask it back.
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Simon R Galley said:Thanks for the welcome to APUG, I have visited many times and APUG is well known by all at ILFORD Photo, HARMAN technology Limited. If I can help be clarifying information I will certainly do so, yes I want to know what monochrome customers want, what issues are out there, I am here to learn.
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