mitsubishi 100 b+w film $1.54 A ROLL?!?!?

[emraphoto]

here's a few of the first roll of mitsubishi 100 i picked up for $1.54 a roll (shipped to my door and in canadian funds).
developed in tmax developer 1X4 for 5 mins.

50mm summicron f2 for #1
voigtlander 75mm f2.5 for #2

i've left them pretty much as is except for the re-size.

p.s. that's one of our poochies... my wife is involved in a pit bull rescue here in ontario. she sure is sweet for a "killer"?

 

[emraphoto]

tmax 100....

tmax 100....

well i shoot a lot of tmax 100 and as per the 2nd picture the mitsubishi holds up pretty well in comparison. apparently the mitsubishi is the same formula as efke 100. produced by a the german company maco... they make/made efke, agfa etc...
the only thing i have noticed os the cannisters come open real easy in the darkroom?!?!? a cause for concern? i don't know....
i'll try a few times and different soups over the next few weeks and keep you all posted.

 

[f8&go]

Lovely pics, especially the seascape, which
looks like a classic for stock sales. Is it me
or does this film have a classic old time look?

 

[emraphoto]

old time look...

old time look...

well my friend if it was efke 100 re-incarnate it most certainly would explain the old time look... thanx for the comments.
i try and run some through d-76 next...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Film-made-by-Mac...ryZ74917QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

[xayraa33]

IIRC, Efke film is made by Fotomika in Sambor Croatia, from the old Adox formulas.
this same company is now also marketing film with the Adox label.

 

[emraphoto]

hmm...

hmm...

perhaps the "formula" then??? most of what i found out was via the internet. and you know you can't always believe what your a readin there!
here's the first one tweaked up a bit in cs2

 

[emraphoto]

mitsubishi...

mitsubishi...

i've come across a few of those interwhack rumours linking it to maybe old konica film too? so what i'm saying is i know not what it was... anybody else?

 

[emraphoto]

so it is efke... hmm.

so it is efke... hmm.

Bryan Weiss , apr 28, 2003; 12:29 p.m.
Maco UP100 Plus is the same as Efke 100 (the older UP100 is Fomapan). Go to jandcphotography.com or digitaltruth.com for developing times. Rodinal at 1:100 is great with these films.

 

[Ronald M]

Pits are nice dogs if you don`t train them to be aggressive. Then they are the meanest thing on 4 legs and nothing but a ball of muscle.

 

[emraphoto]

ron... pit's are certainly NOT the meanest thing on 4 legs. i have 3 of em and they're are RIDICULOUSLY affectionate dogs (as most SANE owners will tell you). they are a very misunderstood breed of dog... i could go off here but i'll refrain. that little one i the pic is the biggest suck you'll ever see, and afraid of her own shadow! it is true that they are generally a walking muscle machine! she is ripped!

 

[BrianPhotog]

Mitsuishi Gekko is Maco UP100/Efke 100 and is physically packaged my Maco. There is a note on the box saying "Imported from Europe for Mitsibishi". Mitsubishi no longer "makes" this film as far as I know, and so what's available today is mostly short-dated.

I got 20 24 exp rolls for US$1/per

 

[BrianPhotog]

Some Gekko @EI400 in Tmax samples (not shot by me): http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19092

Gekko @EI100 in LC-29 samples (by me): http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18837