Roninman
Established
Does anyone know the best deal currently on Neopan 1600 and where I can get some? Someone said retailers are still stocking my favorite?! Where?
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Precisely. I'm puzzled why are we so shocked when this obvious remnant of a stockpile finally runs out?
Having said that, let's hope that Fuji has another building size spool of near expiration film that will be rebranded as "Super Mega Delicious Legendary" 100 and 400 for $1.50 per roll
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
I think the coming, and mostly going, of various film stock leaves this mostly suppressed tiny voice in the back of the film shooter's mind whispering that all this lovely film gear many of us own and love could be heading toward paperweight status sooner than many thought.
Just need to keep enough stock in my freezer of 35mm Tri-x and 120 HP5 to last me a few years and I'll be happy, if they continue making D76 and fixer, that is.
Just need to keep enough stock in my freezer of 35mm Tri-x and 120 HP5 to last me a few years and I'll be happy, if they continue making D76 and fixer, that is.
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
Just need to keep enough stock in my freezer of 35mm Tri-x and 120 HP5 to last me a few years and I'll be happy, if they continue making D76 and fixer, that is.
It's easy to make your own developer from scratch (there are many different recipes in books and on the net), stop bath is vinegar, and and fix is just sodium thiosulfate or ammonium thiosulfate (and if you use the latter, you don't need the stop bath). Photoflo is just a nonionic detergent.
Film and paper availability concern me a bit. The chemistry doesn't.
flip
良かったね！
How long can one keep this film post expiry? in the fridge, out...
btgc
Veteran
I think ISO100 B/W film should last years after exp. date without significant degradation. Especially in fridge.
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
I've used ISO 100/125 film several years after expiration and it did o.k. But, I'll second Keith's issue with several year old film. It takes a set that makes it hard to scan, even using ANR glass in a flatbed scanner. Since transitioning from the darkroom a decade ago, I've been very conscious of using fresh film to make scanning easier.
Mister E
Well-known
I have probably enough film to last for 5 years, maybe more. By then something digital will be out I want to buy.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I don't even pre-load cassettes for use now because of this ... when I need a roll of film I load a casstte from the bulk loader and put it straight into the camera and make sure I develop it as soon as possible after I've exposed it.
I used a roll of 120 Adox today that I've had for a couple of years ... once it dried after developing it was like a damned coil spring!
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
That was one advantage of an enlarger. Once you put that negative carrier into the enlarger and dropped the head on it, it would flatten anything!
sevo
Fokutorendaburando
Estar based ones are the only films that remains flat in just about every condition, but these are only common on medium and large format - in 135, there once were HP5-72 and Technical Pan, and currently several among the stranger Maco/Rollei films are respooled Estar based tech and aerial films. Don't forget the scissors in the darkroom, you can't tear Estar with your hands - and the stuff will rather strip the camera gears than tear the perforation if you apply too much force to the wind-on.
Of course, if you are patient, even the most bent old acetate base will eventually settle into perfect flatness after a few months or years in sleeves.
ath
Well-known
+1.
We could buy two of the best films for a ridiculous low price - personally I didn't expect this to go on for long.