Gast
Hello!
The headline pretty much says it all... In your catalogue, you have the Trix in two versions, with the "Profilm" being cheaper... How do they differ?
Regards,
Stefan
Gast
On the packaging :( The Profilm contains the same Tri-X as Kodak, just not packaged by Kodak but by another manufacturer. Oh, and the numbering often doesn’t start at one but in the middle, but who really minds?
Gast
Some people don’t buy profile films because they claim that things can go wrong during the “packaging” process (i.e. more so than when the manufacturer does it themselves to their own standards). Others then counter with “That’s never happened to me!” or “I’ve never heard of that!” (presumably, the information from FOTOIMPEX will be similar). And (rightly so) it’s also said: things can go wrong on the manufacturer’s side too. Then the others say again: ‘Yes, of course things go wrong at Kodak too, but much more often with profile films!’ Hmm, so what now...
Well, that probably doesn’t help with the decision, just for information’s sake, what people ‘say and hear’ about profile films.
Regards,
unadodox
Gast
Or does Kodak keep the highest-quality streaks for itself,
and sell on the lower-quality edge streaks at a lower price?
No one really knows for sure...
Regards, Stephan
MirkoBoeddecker
The roll film meets Kodak's quality standards 100% and is also labelled 'Kodak'.
Gast
Hi Mirco,
So everything’s sorted then,
what about roll films? Will the Trix also be available in 120 (or 220) format
at a reasonable price?
I can’t stand all these flat-crystal cameras anymore....:-)
Best regards, Stephan
MirkoBoeddecker
Unfortunately not. When it comes to roll film, we’re stuck with the bulk rolls sold by Kodak.
They don’t supply roll film by the metre.
220 film is a thing of the past.
All that’s left is a few residues of the 320 film – the one that “sells like hot cakes because of its odd tonal gradation”.
Best regards,
Mirko
Gast
Just to clarify: there’s no doubt that Kodak profiles actually contain Kodak material, and logically, that material therefore meets Kodak standards. The question is simply what happens during the ‘packaging’ process (as far as I know, AP does this in Spain, but I could be miles off the mark). That’s all I was referring to.
unorthodox
