Kodak 2485 Surveillance film

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selling for 5.95 usd for a 100ft roll.

anyone with experience with this film ?

 

[Roger Hicks]

As far as I recall, this is similar to 2475, and if I'm right, it's VERY grainy and with a very small developer repertoire if you want the speed: only DK-50 and HC110 (8 min @ dilution A and 20 degrees) were recommended for 2475, with any silver halide solvent developers causing scum on the surface of the film. And by now, I'd have thought, it must well out of date (=foggy, speed loss): dunno when it was discontinued.

But for that price, why not try it anyway?

Cheers,

R.

 

[MartinP]

I've never used it either, but . . . why not?

The discontinuation notice and technical pdf are here on the Kodak website. Oddly, the tech notes have a 2010 date (and there is no date on the discontinuation notice) so maybe this stuff survived longer than other similar products?

Edit: found it - last shipped on 31st. December 2009
Edit2: the packing on the evilbay listing looks as though it might be a standard 135/36 cassette, not a bulk roll. I asked the seller to confirm . . .

 

[Rogrund]

Not 2485, but I shot a few rolls of Kodak 2484 back in 1980-81. Grainy of course, but useable. This picture below was at 1600 ASA, I can check out the developer and time if you're interested.

 

[Nokton48]

I used to love 2475 Recording film back in the 70s. Shot alot of it, and also, some 2484 Recording film. As far as I know neither were available in 100 foot rolls, only 36 exp cassettes.

I used DK-50 and it worked great at EI 1600 to EI 3200. VERY VERY GRAINY. If you processed 2475 once in A&B Diafine, then rinsed it in running water for 5 mins, and then ran it through A&B a second time, you could get a printable negative that was exposed at EI 6400. A little trick I learned in a Modern Photography article.

I think Kodak made 2485 as a Traffic Surveilance Film? It did come in 150 foot rolls?

 

[MartinP]

When I checked for the discontinuation notice I found the following stock items - a very wide range!

KODAK HAWKEYE Surveillance Film / 2485
135-36 ...................................................................................................................... 1830207
135-36 ...................................................................................................................... 6030738*
16 mm x 450 ft roll / S-153........................................................................................... 1025063
35 mm x 17 m roll / SP401 .......................................................................................... 8877557
35 mm x 17 m roll / SP411 .......................................................................................... 8938961
35 mm x 30.5 m roll / SP402 ....................................................................................... 1429265
35 mm x 30.5 m roll / SP411 ....................................................................................... 8630899
35 mm x 150 ft roll / SP428 ......................................................................................... 8575482
70 mm x 50 ft roll / SP524 ........................................................................................... 8316499

 

[Bob Michaels]

I used to love 2475 Recording film back in the 70s. Shot alot of it, ..............................

I loved 2475 as well. I think I would like it even more today with the trend of everyone else shooting digital at iso's of half a million or whatever it is this month.

I have a first edition of Susan Mieselas "Carnival Strippers" shot in the early 1970's. I suspect it was shot on 2475 from the grain that gives you the feel you really are inside a dimly lit carnival strip show in that time frame.

 

[MartinP]

I checked with the seller of the film and what he has are standard 135/36 cassettes -- NOT 100ft bulk loads. So the price was for one roll . . .

 

[Nokton48]

Look at These:

http://believeinfilm.com/filmphotography/2475-recording-film

I miss this film. Fuji 1600 works, but I always prefered the 2475 tonality.

Carried one camera with 400EI/flash, another with 2475/6400EI.