Re: [ATM] photo supplies

["pbunn" <pbunn@patbunn.com>]

Ilford may not be a good place to ask for samples. Their film and photo
paper division just annouced that they are going out of business unless they
find a buyer. A real shame.

Pat Bunn




----- Original Message -----
From: "Dominic-Luc Webb" <dlwebb@canit.se>
To: "David Williams" <dwilliams1128@earthlink.net>
Cc: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [ATM] photo supplies


> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, David  Williams wrote:
>
> > Hello list
> >
> > I since I have a darkroom
>
> Lucky you....
>
>
> > paper and film just like any one else..... I'm looking for film and
> > specifically 8X10 film and besides that black and white, infra-red
> > sensitive.  All I need are one or two sheets to start with not a bulk
> > amount, and then maybe a large variety including 25 speed, ortho litho,
> > color 200 speed,  black and white 800 speed.
>
>
> Email Ilford for some assorted samples. They once sent to me. In my
> case, it was several different 120 films. I think they realize their
> generosity pays off. I found what I wanted and am now a regular
> customer (Delta 3200 B&W and PanF ISO 50, also B&W). I do not use
> much else for photography. The paper this goes on is not known to me
> because there is a very talented pro shop here that seems to have
> taken interest in my AP efforts and usually makes adjustments to the
> developing without telling what they did. One thing they have done was
> to switch some comet pics to what is called "hard" paper, which helped.
> I went to another pro shop that has a huge assortment of papers, asking
> for hard paper, which they did not seem to understand. They then pointed
> me to some chemicals that they said would enhance faint objects.
>
> The infrared sensitivity sucks on most films and the red hypering is
> cumbersome. If you must have infrared, consider a CCD, which has peak
> sensitivity in the infrared. Kodak once made a megapixel B&W CCD camera
> for the consumer market. I once checked into this and it used a 2"
> version of a very expensive 1" KAF-1400 chip that I use professionally
> in my research. We have considered buying a used one to replace our
> research grade unit. I suspect a used one could be had for under
> 1000 USD, quite OK for a serious photographer. One problem I have
> had with this is that many objects I am imaging are in fact faint
> and in the blue or green. CCD prints to paper are usually inferior. Going
> the other way, scanned photograpic prints have also proven hopelessly
> poor. Consideration of the final format should be considered. That having
> been said, my future in AP seems to be heading towards simultaneous
> multiple format (imaging both film and CCD at same time).
>
> It seems you wish to use large format film, which could be quite
> impressive. I am curious how you plan to get the image to this
> large surface and what the target is? Some of my attempts were less
> than impressive. Successes are things like projected images of Sun and
> Moon on PanF iso50.
>
>
> Dominic-Luc Webb
>
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