Ilford Ortho Plus Notched?

A year or so ago I bought some of that ADOX ortho that J&C was selling, and

learned the hard way that tradition dictated that Ortho films did not have

notches. Unfortunately, the only safelight I have is built into an Ansco 5x7

contact printing device, and isn't terribly bright. At the time I posted a

question wondering if any Ortho films on the market had notches, and nobody

mentioned anything about this particular film... So I'll ask specifically.

 

Does anybody know if Ilford Ortho Plus is notched in a fashion that allows one

to determine the emulsion side without "kissing" the film?

 

Note, old thread from 2006 linked below:

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Ffcc

The last batch of Ilford Ortho+ that I bought certainly does have notches. However, Ilford no longer lists the film in their catalog so you might have some trouble finding some.

Thanks for the info Frank.

 

As for finding it, B&H has Ilford Ortho Plus in stock, and Adorama appears to have the Ilford Commercial Ortho Plus in stock. I don't know if it has actually been discontinued, because their website doesn't list ANY film products... I've e-mailed their US contact.

Frank, I think you just missed it.

 

Consult page 4 of Ilford's November 2007 Product Availability Listing.

http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/200711714387916.pdf