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Don,
you are absolutely correct: it has changed.
Just
got back a roll of RG200 and it certainly is a new formulation. The negative
strip says RB 200-3 where as the older stuff says 200-2 RB. Hypered 3 hrs @ 50c
did nothing for the film. The exposure of 45 minutes was virtually absent of any
red, very poor overall sensitivity.
Now I
have to figure out which unused rolls I have that are the -2 and which are
-3 . Any one have any ideas besides developing a test strip
?
/howard
I believe another great color negative film has
been changed by the manufacturer - Kodak Royal Gold 200. Film I bought
in April for a test series hypered completely at 30°C in 36 hours with a
characteristic rebate change. That film is the best I've found to
date. I bought additional rolls in late June (marked expire 2/2004) and
that film doesn't hyper in 36 hours, it now takes 96 hours to get the same
rebate change. This new version has no change in the film markings, and
has slightly less light sensitivity than the "older" film. The new stuff
hypered for me in 12 hours at 50°C, with light sensitivity better than the new
30° hyper, but less than the old 30° hyper.
It's still a great film, but I hate to loose
anything in film capability. From my tests, RG200 hypers best at
50°C.
Has anyone else observed or sensed a change in
RG200?
Don
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