[rollei_list] Re: 127 Film for Babies
- From: John Wild <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:14:30 +0100
Peter,
I bought some Redbird without fully realising what it was. It is designed to
shoot through the film base colour so all photos have a strong red cast. When I
got my prints back, I accused the processors of having 'messed it up’ - they
denied it strongly ;-) And then I did more research - it is supposed to be
‘creative’. I had bought it as a colour film, which was its description but it
had not been mentioned on the website that it was strongly red.
I do not know why it is rolled that way. I expect Carlos will have an
explanation but I would guess that most of these Rollei branded films are old
stock and are rolled inside out as with Redbird & Nightbird and that Crossbird
is recommended to be processed as E6 or C41 - is because the film is well out
of date and treating it this way will be an excuse for the results not being
what would be expected from today’s films. I have used Crossbird in E6 and I
find the results are quite pleasing with a 60’s/70’s muted colouration.
I have found that most of the ISO speeds recommended for Rollei films that I
have used are not that accurate and tests should be carried out. The ISO for IR
film I used without a filter was OK but using with the recommended speed of 12
ISO with an IR filter gave virtually nothing on the negative. I will try a roll
at 1 ISO next time. I accept that it does depend on how much red there is in
the subject but even reds were barely visible.
127 films are once again almost impossible to find again. Ferrania are asking
for emails to gauge the potential market for out of production films because
they hope to re-introduce some. Send them a message at
http://www.filmferrania.it/contact/ saying what films types and formats you
would be interested in purchasing if they start manufacturing again.
John
On 19 Apr 2014, at 00:29, rocketmanpm . <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have some questions for RUG members:
>
> Has anyone used the 127 film being sold under the Rollei label?
>
> What reason justifies it being spooled backward so the emulsion is "behind"
> the substrate?
>
> Is this configuration exceedingly objectionable?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Peter
>
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