Scotch Chrome 1000

[Andy Kibber]

An article on Japan Camera Hunter about the world’s fastest daylight-balanced color transparency film: Scotch Chrome 1000. Quite a technical achievement. The article includes some interesting information about the relationship between 3M and Ferrania.

Scotch Chrome 1000 on JCH (link)

Did anyone use this film back in the 80s or 90s?

 

[raid]

I used many rolls of this film in night photography in New Orleans. I got slides with a yellow cast and grain. They looked cool for images of the French Quarter, but I would not use such film for animal images with long lenses, say.

 

[raid]

Mannequin

 

[raid]

Preservation Hall from outside

 

[raid]

Homeless Woman

 

[raid]

They had 100ft bulk rolls of this film.


CanCan

 

[raid]

I published an article on available light photography in the French Quarter in Shutterbug Magazine. They paid me $300 many years ago.

 

[Andy Kibber]

Thanks Raid. I particularly like the third photograph you posted. The colour cast and grain work with the subject matter very well, I think.

I just did a quick Google search to see if I could turn up your Shutterbug article. No luck!

 

[raid]

I also can’t find the article online and the issue of Shutterbug has vanished. It may have been published in 1990.

 

[HHPhoto]

As so often with JCH and the articles published on his page, bad research and lots of errors. Really dedicated to uninformed film-hipsters (not to mention his ongoing cheating with his totally overpriced "Street Pan" film).
E.g Ferrania was not a "small film manufacturer". Not at all. And this film was not unique as an ISO 1000/31° chrome / transparency film. There was also the (significantly better) Agfachrome 1000 RS.

And concerning film being able to used at ISO 1000 as well there have been the Fuji MS 100 / 1000 and the outstanding Provia 400X.
Provia 400X was excellent in push processing and at ISO 1000/31° by far the best of all these higher speed color reversal films. Best high-speed slide film ever. A league of its own.

@Raid:
Very nice shots!

Cheers, Jan

 

[raid]

I have used several of the film brands mentioned above. I liked Provia 400 and Agfa 1000. I liked using the Scotch 1000 for night photography of people.


Thank you Jan.

 

[Andy Kibber]

Really dedicated to uninformed film-hipsters (not to mention his ongoing cheating with his totally overpriced "Street Pan" film).

Well, we managed to make it nine posts into the thread before the pitchforks came out.

 

[Highway 61]

E.g Ferrania was not a "small film manufacturer". Not at all.

I advise that you read the "3M AND FERRANIA" chapter of Bellamy's article. You may end up with understanding the subtle offbeat which is in his "after acquiring a little film production company called Ferrania" sentence... 🙄

 

[charjohncarter]

Yes Raid, very much thanks for sharing those. I never even saw this for sale.

 

[rlouzan]

I've used many rolls of Scotch Chrome 1000 (Ferrania), and Scotch 800-3200. Scotch 800 was warmer + could be pushed 2 stops. Over the years, the Scotch 1000 slides have faded badly.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Yes Raid, very much thanks for sharing those. I never even saw this for sale.

Seconded—wonderful photos, Raid, thanks!

 

[raid]

Yes Raid, very much thanks for sharing those. I never even saw this for sale.

Thanks.


Paris at Night

 

[HHPhoto]

Well, we managed to make it nine posts into the thread before the pitchforks came out.

No pitchforks at all, just the simple facts.

Cheers, Jan

 

[raid]

Bourbon Street

 

[HHPhoto]

I advise that you read the "3M AND FERRANIA" chapter of Bellamy's article. You may end up with understanding the subtle offbeat which is in his "after acquiring a little film production company called Ferrania" sentence... 🙄

1. The author is not Bellamy, but his regular writer Michael Nguyen.
2. I have read it. And the Ferrania film production was not "a little film production" before the 3M acquisition.

Cheers, Jan