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Jan Normandale
29-Dec-2012, 17:14
I have a sheet of 5/7 BW in some holders I purchased. I have gone thru as many notch code DB's as I can find and nothing matches.

Any confirmations or identification is appreciated

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jnantz
29-Dec-2012, 17:22
hi jan

could it be kodak commerical 4127 ?
no idea what speed may be or if it is the film you have ..

good luck !
john

vinny
29-Dec-2012, 17:36
That's kodak ektapan 4162 on estar thick base.

Jan Normandale
29-Dec-2012, 18:34
Vinny... got it! It's been out of production. Thanks... I love this place :- )

Jim C.
29-May-2015, 15:51
Bumping this up since it a good thread title, I still think we need a sticky for this subject with photos of the notch code...

New old film holders arrived with film inside, based on some really crappy ASCII text drawing, it may be
Ilford Ortho or Ansco Commercial (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102000-Film-notch-question-ID&p=1010645&viewfull=1#post1010645)

Can anyone confirm, and what was the Ansco Commercial ASA ?

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StoneNYC
29-May-2015, 16:22
Bumping this up since it a good thread title, I still think we need a sticky for this subject with photos of the notch code...

New old film holders arrived with film inside, based on some really crappy ASCII text drawing, it may be
Ilford Ortho or Ansco Commercial (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102000-Film-notch-question-ID&p=1010645&viewfull=1#post1010645)

Can anyone confirm, and what was the Ansco Commercial ASA ?

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I THINK that's re-branded foma100 by freestyle called Arista100 if I'm not mistaken, here is some of mine...

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Jim C.
29-May-2015, 16:46
I THINK that's re-branded foma100 by freestyle called Arista100 if I'm not mistaken, here is some of mine...

If you have any fubar sheets, what's the color of the base ?
The one sheet I took out is terracotta in color.

DG 3313
29-May-2015, 18:02
I believe this film is Ilford FP4 (not the newer FP4 Plus film). I just finished a box of it and wish I had more..... I don't know when it expired but it sold for $12.58 for 50 sheets of 4x5.


Bumping this up since it a good thread title, I still think we need a sticky for this subject with photos of the notch code...

New old film holders arrived with film inside, based on some really crappy ASCII text drawing, it may be
Ilford Ortho or Ansco Commercial (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102000-Film-notch-question-ID&p=1010645&viewfull=1#post1010645)

Can anyone confirm, and what was the Ansco Commercial ASA ?

134535

Jim Noel
29-May-2015, 18:31
Bumping this up since it a good thread title, I still think we need a sticky for this subject with photos of the notch code...

New old film holders arrived with film inside, based on some really crappy ASCII text drawing, it may be
Ilford Ortho or Ansco Commercial (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?102000-Film-notch-question-ID&p=1010645&viewfull=1#post1010645)

Can anyone confirm, and what was the Ansco Commercial ASA ?

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This notch is currently used by so many companies fr so many films it is not possible to give a positive answer.

StoneNYC
29-May-2015, 18:38
If you have any fubar sheets, what's the color of the base ?
The one sheet I took out is terracotta in color.

Sorry Jim, I used this film once and NEVER again! (Unless I'm looking for an old world feel) too poor of reciprocity characteristics for me.

Just process a sheet of it in B&W developer, you will learn if it's E-6, C-41, or B&W and then it may have rebate markings, if it doesn't it's PROBABlY the FOMA100 stuff, it's not EFKE IR as theirs was a wider curve I can tell you that much.

I don't have original HP5 or FP4 but I do have Arista400 which is from the time when it was HP5+ rebranded and that is also similar but the notch is father in...

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Sorry I can't be more help. Just shoot it at 100 and develop one sheet in Hc-110 (B) at 5 minutes and see what you see :)

Tracy Storer
29-May-2015, 21:14
If you have any fubar sheets, what's the color of the base ?
The one sheet I took out is terracotta in color.

Probably some kind of color, based on "terracotta"

jnantz
30-May-2015, 07:17
jim c

according to the usual suspects maybe you have "ortho plus" film


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notch_code#Historic_Notch_Codes
http://photondetector.com/tools_ref/filmdata/
http://web.archive.org/web/20050306054354/http://www.srv.net/~vail/notch.htm

good luck sorting it all out !

john

DG 3313
30-May-2015, 08:40
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Looks like this notch got around....Here it is again with the box I broke the seals on three years ago. I picked it up at a swap meet in the bay area for $25.

Jim C.
30-May-2015, 12:12
Seems this semicircular notch is very popular, I recently found an auction for Agfa Pan Professional ( ISO 25 )
from 1988 that uses the same notch.

Jim C.
1-Jun-2015, 07:45
Still unknown brand after developing, no rebate marking, the ASA was probably 25 when it was fresh, I metered it at ASA 12
and it exposed well. The film has a bit of fungal growth and has some warping that you can see in the lower left.
HC-110 dilution B - 6 1\2 min.

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StoneNYC
1-Jun-2015, 12:27
Still unknown brand after developing, no rebate marking, the ASA was probably 25 when it was fresh, I metered it at ASA 12
and it exposed well. The film has a bit of fungal growth and has some warping that you can see in the lower left.
HC-110 dilution B - 6 1\2 min.

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Eww, mold... I would NOT use that film... I wouldn't use the holders either.

To each their own...

Good shot though :)

Wayne
1-Jun-2015, 19:06
That fungus is simply BRILLIANT Jim! This is destined to become the new craze in LF.

Jim C.
1-Jun-2015, 20:24
that fungus is simply brilliant jim! This is destined to become the new craze in lf.

lol !