Rescue operation for the 220 b/w roll films

PhilippeGrunchec · 2006-01-02T13:16:46+00:00

Mein Kollege und Freund, Philippe Bachelier, hat gerade einen Aufruf gestartet, um die Produktion des 220er S/W Rollfilms zu retten: http://www.film220.com...

PhilippeGrunchec

My colleague and friend, Philippe Bachelier, has just launched a petition to save the production of 220 black-and-white roll films: http://www.film220.com Among the first photographers to sign this petition is Sebastião Salgado :) This petition has been translated into various languages; I took care of the German translation ;) ...

MirkoBoeddecker

We’re on it. I’ve contacted Ilford and offered to have additional quantities packaged for ADOX so that the minimum order quantity can be met. If Ilford still has the machine (meaning no additional investment is required), the protective paper factory is on board, and we can share the quantities, it could work out. That wouldn’t pose a problem for the survival of the 120 film either, as no additional costs would need to be passed on to future productions. But it all depends on whether Ilford still has a packaging machine. Best regards, Mirko

Gast

Kodak still stocks PX 125 as 220 film in the US. Kodak Belgium (or another Kodak branch in Europe) won’t order the film. Ordering online is risky as the film can be damaged by X-rays at the airport. Hopefully Ilford or Fuji will step in. Guy Meurs Diest Belgium

MirkoBoeddecker

Bad news, folks. Ilford has already scrapped the machine for 220 films ;) Mirko

Gast

And what happened to the Agfa cameras? They used to have the Portrait 160 and Optima 400 as 220, didn’t they? Or was this film manufactured by Fuji? Guy Meurs Diest Belgium

Gast

Bad news, folks. Ilford has already scrapped the machine for 220 films :) [right][post="5695"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right]

Why on earth is that?

MirkoBoeddecker

You'll have to ask Ilford. I can guess why, but I don't want to take the flak for it :) Mirko

Petzi

You’ll have to ask Ilford. I can guess why, but I don’t want to take the flak for it :) [right][post="5837"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right]

Ilford deserves a telling-off for that. Perhaps Fuji might be persuaded to start producing Acros/Neopan in 220 format. Fuji is, at least when it comes to 220 colour films, the supplier with the widest range. I’d be happy to stock a box or two of those in the fridge. I suppose we can’t count on Kodak.

PhilippeGrunchec

The TX 220 is coming back (as Philippe Bachelier told me today, having heard the great news from Sebastião Salgado himself)!