ARISTA 4X5 is Made by Whom?

[Tin Can]

Perhaps 3 different suppliers?

Not the past, but now

Arista 4X5 film

100, 200, 400 ASA/ISO or more?

Who makes those now!

[nitroplait]

I am pretty sure it is Forma. Same ISO range, same low quality cardbord boxes, same transparent tape around the box.

[Alan9940]

If it's Arista.EDU we're talking about, the notch code tells me it's Foma. Don't know who makes their Ortho Lith film.

[ArgentixCa]

The Arista line is made by Foma.

The lith film is US made in New England - cannot remember the company name - specialized in graphic material for printers

[Tin Can]

Thank you all

I am stocking more film next week on Pay-Day!

[Drew Wiley]

Ordinary three speeds of Fomapan; same thing.

[LabRat]

There was a video in the Foma factory and it had bricks of EDU being packaged in plain sight...

Other manufacturers products were re-packaged by Freestyle over decades and sold as house products, even Tri-X, Ilford RC & FB, Forte' etc, but not for long... They started post-war with much war surplus films that had to be cut down to popular sizes and re-packaged for a market that had very little film during the war...

Early in the pandemic, I needed a brick of Foma 100 120, and normally just drive over to Freestyle, but it was closed for in-store purchases... Ended up having to order the EDU from B&H in NYC to get free shipping, but still had to pay sales tax... :(

Steve K

[Tin Can]

I still have hand rolled 35MM Arista from 1998

KODAK

[jnantz]

Hi Tin Can
The Name Game goes deep.
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?11217-Forte-Efke-J-C-Freestyle-100-200-400

[Tin Can]

Thanks John

I meant only current product

I do have expired EFKE I am still aging


Hi Tin Can
The Name Game goes deep.
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?11217-Forte-Efke-J-C-Freestyle-100-200-400

[wooserco]

Thanks John

I meant only current product

I do have expired EFKE I am still aging

Like fine wine!