There is a thread on APUG about unexpectedly low levels for the ilford ULF order. If you have a horse in this race, you may want to check in and give Simon Galley some feedback. (moderators, I hope this is ok, seems important.)
There is a thread on APUG about unexpectedly low levels for the ilford ULF order. If you have a horse in this race, you may want to check in and give Simon Galley some feedback. (moderators, I hope this is ok, seems important.)
New info from Ilford. They have extended the order time until 30th March and will make whatever is ordered in the stated sizes - no minimum quantity: http://www.apug.org/forums/forum146/...tml#post445520
Cheers, Bob.
Now there is a great company: No minimum order, for all of the various sizes.
Although I don't use anything ULF, I'll still say a big thank-you to Ilford.
Just placed a call to my distributor. Whole Plate in FP4+ should look simply drop dead gorgeous!
My continued thanks to Ilford for their support of our fine community of practitioners.
Here's what I just posted in the APUG thread:
Why, in 2007, anyone exposing black and white film would purchase anything but an Ilford product for that purpose is beyond comprehension. Bravo ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited!!!!
Ditto. For 11x14 Efke is roughly $4 / sheet (oh, and I like the film pretty well too). I might be willing to go up to $6 / sheet, but at $8 / sheet I begin thinking that I could take every shot twice on Efke film. I might try a box of FP4 for kicks, though. Perhaps I'll get addicted.
--A
In my case, the answer to your question is quite simple. Ilford does not make a film that comes close to the combination of desirable characteristics found in Kodak TMax 400. Buying a film that does meet my needs make no sense to me. Since TMax 400 is readily available in the size I need, 8x10, it's what I buy.
This does not mean that Ilford's efforts to serve the large format community do not deserve praise. If they brought back Delta 400 in 8x10, I'd gladly buy it.
It's possible to know the price of everything and the value of nothing. I suspect many fail to recognize what we've got in Ilford and won't until it's gone.
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