Sheet Film Shuffle at Freestyle

[John Kasaian]

I just got the new Freestyle Catalog which listed Arista.edu and Arista Pro sheet films as being "Still Available" and "product limited to stock on hand" for Arista.edu sheet film(p.14) and "Still Available...While Supplies Last" for Arista Professional(p.17)

While this is ominous sounding for consumers of these emulsions, delightful Arista APHS is still cataloged with no warning flags, as is Genius Film, Ilford(bless 'em!) and at long last Foma in 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 sizes(I've got to czech this out!) and a "coming soon" notice of Arista.edu Ultra sheet film(???)

For those of us printing on graded fiber base paper Freestyle apparently now has Kentmere Bromide and Kentona in stock(I couldn't find it in the showroom a couple of weeks ago when I was down there) which is, as Martha would say, "...a good thing" while Arista Classic graded FB has been, in the words of Donald Trump: "fired." Like Ilford's sheet film, Galerie is still in the catalog so if it is your product of choice, you'll just have to pay a bit more for the Ilford box. Not bad really, considering the alternatives.

I'm anxious to see whats in the cross town rival Photographers Warehouse new catalog!

 

[Nick Zentena]

From what I can figure out.

The new Edu ultra paper and film is Foma. Everything I could check matches.

The Arista II paper is Kentmere. Once again everything matches.

The Arista II film is the question. I think they mention made in Germany. That's got to be Agfa but they don't make sheet film. So either no Arista II sheet film or it'll be different then the smaller formats.

 

[Eric Mac]

It figures, I just started going through film speed testing on the old version.