Who Makes Jessops' Photo Paper?

[Steve Roberts]

Hi All,

Just curious - does anyone out there know who makes Jessops' paper? I've used it a few times for odd jobs but never looked at it that seriously as it's never been significantly cheaper than my usual Ilford.

Best wishes,
Steve

 

[pentaxuser]

Hi All,

Just curious - does anyone out there know who makes Jessops' paper? I've used it a few times for odd jobs but never looked at it that seriously as it's never been significantly cheaper than my usual Ilford.

Best wishes,
Steve

Hi Steve. I bought a box once and inside it there was a contrast filtration guide which exactly matched that for Agfa MCC. I am sure I had heard elsewhere that Jessops got its paper manufactured in Germany. So putting 2 and 2 together gets me Agfa but I could be making 5.

You're right that recently if you shop around certain suppliers on certain occasions can match Jessops. I haven't looked in last few days but Mathers of Lancashire were very competitive on Ilford Multigrade RC 5x7 compared to Jessops own.

If I am right about Agfa making Jessops then we should hear something from Jessops, given Agfa's situation.

However I seriously doubt Jessops' long term committment to analogue so it may be that if they do use Agfa, this will be signal of an end to Jessops paper. Pity as it wasn't bad stuff for the money.

Pentaxuser

 

[Brac]

I don't know who makes the current stuff but over the years they have changed suppliers as do most of the provate labels so if they use Agfa they may well turn to someone else. If cost is an issue Kentmere tends to be cheaper than the bigger makes.

 

[Steve Roberts]

However I seriously doubt Jessops' long term committment to analogue so it may be that if they do use Agfa, this will be signal of an end to Jessops paper. Pity as it wasn't bad stuff for the money.

Pentaxuser

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. My local Jessops store in Plymouth recently discontinued its already minimal B/W materials display section. They do however still keep most things "out the back". I work at the University of Plymouth where only a year ago Exeter College of Art moved in and spent a lot of money re-locating two huge student wet darkrooms with about 20 DeVere enlarger stations in each. This is all about ten minutes' walk from Jessops and keeps B/W sales fairly buoyant at that branch and presumably encourages them to keep reasonable stocks for the time being.

Best wishes,
Steve