Ferrania Solaris ASA 400 35mm color film

[riffeym]

<p>I bought some expired EasyClix branded 200 ASA C-41 film in a bargain bin a while back and found out it was private labeled Ferrania Solaris made in Italy. It exposed and developed nicely for me and I was quite pleased with the results.</p>

<p>I was crusing that auction site a few days ago and I ran across this -<br>

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<p>A bulk pack of Ferrania Solaris 135 color print film 400 ASA, 24 exposure. The box contains 25 rolls of Solaris C-41 film and I ended up giving $25.00 for it. I figured at a buck a roll I couldn't go too bad! I took 4 rolls out to test and put the rest in the freezer.</p>

<p>It 's got a 2006 expiration date but the 200 ASA Solaris I just used was expired too and it was good - I hope this 400 ASA film produces as good as the other...</p>

<p>Mike : D</p>

[larrydressler]

<p>Enjoy it Mike it is made no more.</p>

[riffeym]

<p>Hi Larry!</p>

<p>I've heard that Ferrania is no longer - too bad. I actually like their film. I'm looking forward to trying this out!</p>

<p>Maybe I should have bought more?...</p>

<p>Mike : D</p>

[va3uxb]

<p>I didn't know that Ferrania was gone. I thought they were the ones manufacturing the Lomography branded films. When I scanned the DX barcodes on the Lomo CN-100 and CN-800 films, it came up as manufactured by Ferrania.</p>

[larrydressler]

<p>That is the older Lomo film. The new stuff seems to be Fuji.</p>

[andylynn]

<p>Fourcornerstore.com has repackaged Ferrania 100 film in boxes of 9 and 16 pretty cheap. But I didn't find it as good as other 100 films.</p>

[don_essedi]

I love Solaris 100. Thanks for the tip, Andy.<div></div>

[brian_quinn2]

<p><br />As of 2010 CS industries is the distributor of this film in the <br />USA. You could contact them about resellers.<br>

<a href="http://www.csishop.net/film.html#ferrania">http://www.csishop.net/film.html#ferrania</a></p>

[riffeym]

<blockquote><em>September 21, 2010 By Posted By: <a>Jennifer Kruger</a> </em>

<p><em><a href="http://www.csishop.net/" target="_blank"><strong>CS Industries</strong></a>, West Bend, Wis. has collaborated with <strong>Ferrania USA Inc.</strong> to transition Ferrania USA business to CS Industries with minimal interruption to the flow of orders to the former Ferrania customer base.</em><br /> <em>A supplier of photographic products to the retail trade for more than 25 years, CS</em><br /><em> Industries distributes a variety of film, cameras and related photo gift products and</em><br /><em> services, including its ISIS Magic Photo Gift Maker kiosk system.</em><br /> <em>“We are excited to have the opportunity to make this transition possible and we are</em><br /><em> committed to support and service all of the former Ferrania customers,” said <strong>Terry<br /> White</strong>, president of CS Industries. “Our mission has always been to serve our</em><br /><em> customers in a friendly, professional way with innovative products, exceptional services,</em><br /><em> and professional design.”</em><br /> <em>CS Industries will continue to support the former Ferrania customers with a complete</em><br /><em> line of film, cameras and inkjet media in addition to its existing assortment of products.</em><br /> <em>As demand for traditional photographic products continues to decline, Italy-based</em><br /><em> Ferrania Technologies decided to phase out their USA operations. Ferrania USA,</em><br /><em> formerly a division of <strong>3M</strong>, began marketing photographic products in North America more than 45 years ago.</em><br /> <em>“On behalf of all of the employees at Ferrania USA, I would like to</em><br /><em> take this opportunity to thank our customers for their loyalty and support over these</em><br /><em> many years,” stated <strong>Don Cacciola</strong>, president of Ferrania USA Inc.</em></p>

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<p>Not sure what this means exactly - will CS be manufacturing Solais film or will they just be <em>supplying </em>film to former Ferrania film customers?</p>

<p>Mike : D</p>

[brian_quinn2]

<p>I just did a quick ebay search and found there are sellers with fresh Ferrania Solaris for sale in Asia and Australia (2013 dates). However if you live in the USA Kodak film is cheaper. Perhaps that is why it is not very common in the USA.</p>

[dorothy_northcutt]

<p>@Larry Dressler: <em>"That is the older Lomo film. The new stuff seems to be Fuji."</em><br>

Really? I just got a few packs of the Lomo CN400 120 and it is labeled "Made in Italy".</p>

[larrydressler]

<p>Well no film is made in Italy anymore. Also Lomo people prefer outdated film. Keep your eyes on the packages over the next year you are bound to see a change.</p>

[brian_quinn2]

<p>I'm not so sure there is no more film made in Italy. I contacted CS in the USA and they indicated that they are the USA distributor for them as of now. They have a minimum order of 80 rolls if you want to set up a account with them. It could be old stock that they got in a year ago but who knows for sure. The 2013 dates I saw on ebay indicate the film is fresh and is still being made. Does anyone in Italy know if the factory is still up and running?</p>

[larrydressler]

<p>They now make Solar cells.</p>