Hi,
I just opened an old box of what I thought was TMX 400, but I thought I'd check the notch code. I think somehow the film and the box got switched over the last year, and I erroneously labeled it TMX 400.
Here it is:
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A search revealed Forte Fortepan 200, but I've never seen that film.
Aother search yielded a 1940s emulsion, either x-ray or colour negative (I don't think so).
Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
Yes it must be Fortepan 200 Portait emulsion good for retouching!
I worked for a while with this film.
Cheers Armin
Thank you, Armin.
If you're right, I have no idea how the Forte got there.
Maybe someone pulled a switch-eroo while I was traveling last year.
Same as Adox Pan25 4x5.
I posted a question about notch codes a couple of years back when I found some old film in some antique 3x4 RB holders and found out that there's apparently a few emulsions that use that singe V notch.
It seems so; the only thing to do is try a few sheets and process them.Originally Posted by Wayne Crider
Thanks
Ari,
What you have is likely 400 TMAX. I have two 50-sheet boxes, one expiring 05/2010 and the other 07/2011. Each of the boxes has a notch code of a single V.
It is interesting for this new film that they went for a single V-notch.
al
Al, thank you!
At least this proves I'm not crazy (sort of), and now I have a bunch of decent film to shoot with.
Thanks again.
Glad to be of assistance, Ari.
I knew that the 400Tmax was recently released because my first box came from the Kodak rep, Scott, at the Ft. Collins Large Format Conference to give a try.
I am surprised, though, that no one else posted that this is the code for 400 Tmax, especially since you provided a clue. Are we the only ones who have used this film?
al
I doubt we're the only ones, but I haven't seen much of it in the image-sharing posts.
Thanks again, Al.
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