[rollei_list] Re: OT: Ultrafine brand B&W films
- From: Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:05:38 -0400
On Oct 11, 2006, at 6:13 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Ultrafine brand B&W films
In a message dated 10/10/2006 7:01:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jls@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
I asked myself this question a while back and decided that, if it
isn't
Ilford, it is made in the same plant that makes Ilford. Ultrafine is
apparently
made in England, and they claim that Ilford no longer makes film. One
fellow on a
forum said that Ultrafine, Arista (Freestyle) and a number of other
"private
labels" are made in England.
Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com/
http://400tx.blogspot.com/
The older Arista films (not Arista II) were Ilford. In fact, I once
got a bunch of rolls of Arista which had Ilford stickers on them. When
Ilford decided not to make custom brand products any more Freestyle
had to find another source. I think they are using more than one now.
At least some Arista is Foma (Arista EDU) and I seem boxes with other
countries of manufacture on them. Arista paper doesn't seem to have
ever been Ilford, I don't know who made the stuff I used. Current
Arista paper is made by several manufacturers, Kentmere among them.
I remember the old Freestyle very well, they were on Western Ave, in
the cheap rent district and always had stuff like processing machines
lined up inside. I got most of my film and paper there when I was in
highschool. Surplus aerial and motion picture cameras went to Allen
Gordon's, out on Cahuenga Bl near Universal. I was only there a couple
of times: they were too rich for my blood.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Rollei List
Just as I was about to reply to this post, even now, in fact, the
tornado warning sirens have just sounded. So it's off to the basement
for me. Back later.
How dramatic :-)
Allen Zak
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