kram Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 There is only ONE black and white emulsion left in 220, Tri-X. Please tell meI'm wrong and lead me to it! Looking for Plus-X or just about any slower speed B&W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 there were rumors that Fuji would make 220 Velvia films next year, but I wouldn't bet on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photojim Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 As far as I know, TXP is the only one (which is the ISO 320 version of Tri-X). Ilford no longer has the equipment to make 220. You can roll your own 220 out of 70mm stock, but I don't know that there are too many b&w films in 70mm, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_purdy Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Kodak says that TXP 320 is the number one most sold film in the world. I don't see many people using it myself. I have tested it out and I actually like it though I rate it 160. It is just a bit too grainy. I am thinking that maybe if you used a very fine grain developer it might be great film. DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin_elliott Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Velvia is a Colour Transparency film. The poster is looking for Black and White. By the way, I use Velvia for 90% of my shooting and in 220 format. No difficulty buying it prior to its short discontinuation and no problem since its reintroduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Kodak TXP 220 is the ONLY currently produced 220 B&W film. I use it with my M645 1000s and 500C when I need longer rolls as HP5 is not available in 220. There are only two factories spooling 220 film - Fuji & Kodak. My guess is that in 5 years TXP 220 will be gone as well. Use it or loose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_502260 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 If you save your leader and trailer paper you could get Film For Classics to spool Kodak Imagelink film for you in 220 size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gab_b Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why is 220 phasing out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q.g._de_bakker Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Why? Because too few people are buying it. And as a result, not only have manufacturers stopped producing it completely or almost completely, but the remaining 220 types have gotten too expensive now, so they too will disappear soon.<br><br>It is said (i don't know whether it is the true story( that 220 film was mostly used by wedding photographers, who would have liked the doubled number of frames per roll, and that these photographers are now (almost) all using 35 mm based digital cameras instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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