Kodak Ektascan B/RA - where get it in EU ?

**ostrygad** · 10-Mar-2014, 02:39

Hi

I`m looking for single coated Kodak Ektascan B/RA 8x10 sheet film. I know where buy it in U.S but still no idea where get it in European Union...Will be thankful for recomendation EU web-stores.

thanks
Jacob

**angusparker** · 10-Mar-2014, 15:11

Carestream Health Inc is the company that makes it under license from Kodak. Here are the EU contact details: http://www.carestream.com/ww-contact.html#/Europe

It's a great film for B&W - nice and sharp and fairly easy to handle under a red light. I scratched the emulsion quite a lot trying to do everything in a Harrison tent before I switched over to red light in the open. 8x10 seems fairly easy to obtain - any other size seems to be something of a special order and in larger quantities. Got 500 sheets of 14x17 coming my way in a month or two!

**ostrygad** · 11-Mar-2014, 14:09

...thank you for a sight. Today i was talking with Polish Carestream sale manager - no chance to buy single box in Poland...minimal dose is 5 packs :/ But i found Kodak Ektascan in US and i can buy it on line. Store can ship it to Poland but there is one issue - what happened if parcel with film will be x-rayed on polish border ? I think it could destroy film, but maybe im wrong...Any advise ?

**angusparker** · 11-Mar-2014, 16:18

Originally Posted by ostrygad

...thank you for a sight. Today i was talking with Polish Carestream sale manager - no chance to buy single box in Poland...minimal dose is 5 packs :/ But i found Kodak Ektascan in US and i can buy it on line. Store can ship it to Poland but there is one issue - what happened if parcel with film will be x-rayed on polish border ? I think it could destroy film, but maybe im wrong...Any advise ?

It will be fine. X-ray film actual isn't responsive to X-rays! The X-rays hit a phosphorus plate that glows which exposes the film. Ektascan actually is used on CRTs I think.

**ostrygad** · 12-Mar-2014, 00:52

Anybody share that opinion? I don't want lose full box of film...

**angusparker** · 13-Mar-2014, 00:16

Originally Posted by ostrygad

Anybody share that opinion? I don't want lose full box of film...

I guess the other thing to say is the chance your package is xrayed is very small.......

**trundrumbalind** · 26-Apr-2014, 14:54

Originally Posted by angusparker

Carestream Health Inc is the company that makes it under license from Kodak. Here are the EU contact details: http://www.carestream.com/ww-contact.html#/Europe

It's a great film for B&W - nice and sharp and fairly easy to handle under a red light. I scratched the emulsion quite a lot trying to do everything in a Harrison tent before I switched over to red light in the open. 8x10 seems fairly easy to obtain - any other size seems to be something of a special order and in larger quantities. Got 500 sheets of 14x17 coming my way in a month or two!

Hello! where did you get the 500 sheet package and how much did you pay for it?

**mollypix** · 5-Mar-2015, 06:26

Does anybody have any Kodak Ektascan B/RA for sale
in 14x17
Thanks

**angusparker** · 5-Mar-2015, 08:02

Links here on where to purchase: http://www.angusparkerphoto.com/blog...ra-film-review

**ndg** · 5-Mar-2015, 08:08

Angus, I have been trying to get some 14x17 Kodak Ektascan B/RA from Michael at JQLW online for weeks now. He is not getting any positive response from Kodak. His impression is that Kodak may not be producing the 14x17 anymore since the demand for that size is so low.

Originally Posted by angusparker

Links here on where to purchase: http://www.angusparkerphoto.com/blog...ra-film-review