Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
I just received my Ultrafine film sample pack from Amazon. Three rolls of 100 and three rolls of 400 BW 120 film for a total of $25.69 taxed and shipped. Remains to be seen how good the stuff is. Says "Made in EU" on the boxes.
https://www.amazon.com/Ultrafine-Ex...43&sr=8-1&keywords=ultrafine+film+sample+pack
https://www.amazon.com/Ultrafine-Ex...43&sr=8-1&keywords=ultrafine+film+sample+pack
DanskDynamit
Well-known
I use the 400 version in 35mm and I like it.
Pioneer
Veteran
Decent price for certain. I have used the Ultrafine Extreme 400 with good results. I would shoot it again but I do not need anymore film for awhile. 
mwoenv
Well-known
I've used the Xtreme 135 and 120 films (100 and 400 ISO) for about 4 years now and they are excellent ( I develop all in D76 stock). The 135 films are very inexpensive if you bulk load from 100 ft. rolls.
If you like them and want to order in quantity, get it from their web site (ultrafineonline.com) as they don't charge a domestic shipping fee but a flat $8.95 for insurance and handling regardless of quantity.
If you like them and want to order in quantity, get it from their web site (ultrafineonline.com) as they don't charge a domestic shipping fee but a flat $8.95 for insurance and handling regardless of quantity.
JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
"Known origin." Hmm. Even if you knew the company and location of their factory, what would that tell you? Lots of industrial processes are proprietary, even from known locations.
Also, much film manufacture is batch-processed. Not like cars rolling off the assembly line in continuous fashion, 24/7/365, but stopped and started intermittently.
The fact that the film packaging indicates made in EU, should confer some (at least minimal) assurance of adherence to ISO9000 standards, should it not?
I'm still amazed, in the case of Kodak, that more film users with nationalistic tendencies don't object to some of their product being manufactured in a particular large Asian country ("ahem" PRC "ahem"). Doesn't matter to me, as long as standards are maintained.
With proper manufacturing principles (i.e. like Intel's "copy exactly" methodology), it shouldn't matter, from a product quality standpoint, where the factory was located.
~Joe
Also, much film manufacture is batch-processed. Not like cars rolling off the assembly line in continuous fashion, 24/7/365, but stopped and started intermittently.
The fact that the film packaging indicates made in EU, should confer some (at least minimal) assurance of adherence to ISO9000 standards, should it not?
I'm still amazed, in the case of Kodak, that more film users with nationalistic tendencies don't object to some of their product being manufactured in a particular large Asian country ("ahem" PRC "ahem"). Doesn't matter to me, as long as standards are maintained.
With proper manufacturing principles (i.e. like Intel's "copy exactly" methodology), it shouldn't matter, from a product quality standpoint, where the factory was located.
~Joe
Pioneer
Veteran
Based on the price of their 100 foot rolls you are paying about $2 for each 36 exposure roll by hand rolling. Certainly a very good price assuming the quality is good.
Right now I am using a lot of TMX100 and HP5+. The price is certainly not quite as good but the product is very, very consistent. Sometimes consistent quality is worth an additional cost.
Right now I am using a lot of TMX100 and HP5+. The price is certainly not quite as good but the product is very, very consistent. Sometimes consistent quality is worth an additional cost.