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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / April 2005Maco -- manufacturer or marketer ??
apr705 from Lloyd Erlick, I've never been clear about whether Maco makes photosensitive goods or just markets. Someone on rpd remarked, "Maco make an ortho film..." But is it true? I think they sell materials made by Kentmere and others. regards, --le  Signature________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: portrait@heylloyd.com net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ Visit www.laborpartner.info > apr705 from Lloyd Erlick, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > net: www.heylloyd.com > ________________________________ Hello, Was that me that made that comment? I said it because I have some Maco ortho25 film in my freezer. And I've used some Maco 820 Infrared film before. Of course, this doesn't mean that they actually MAKE the film, but I think they do... I seem to remember reading something about the company once... But now I'm dealing with half remembered facts, so I'll stop now. Simon. > apr705 from Lloyd Erlick, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > net: www.heylloyd.com > ________________________________ Uzytkownik "Lloyd Erlick" <Lloyd at @the-wire. dot com> napisal w wiadomosci > I've never been clear about whether Maco makes > photosensitive goods or just markets. AFAIK Maco _makes_ film. There is Maco IR and some other films sold under its own brand; and now the Rollei R3 is also (I think) made by Maco. Regards, Magdalena > AFAIK Maco _makes_ film. > There is Maco IR and some other films sold under its own brand; and > now the Rollei R3 is also (I think) made by Maco. > > Regards, > Magdalena I'm afraid not. Maco does not make film, i.e. they don't own film coating equipment. They buy film from manufactureres and re-sell it, just as Rollei does. Check some of the threads on apug.org . Edward Zimmermann wrote extensively (and knowledgably) about the situation. I'm not sure why whether they make the film or re-sell it matters from a film user's perspective. I've used some of the Maco IR film in 120, and I don't care who really made it, it's pretty neat stuff. -Peter www.desmidt.net Peter De Smidt <pdesmidt*no*spam*@tds.*net*> schrieb: >> AFAIK Maco _makes_ film. Nope. They pay others to do it for them - partially following their recipe, but most is just another way of "private labelling". >> There is Maco IR and some other films sold under its own brand; and >> now the Rollei R3 is also (I think) made by Maco. >I'm afraid not. Maco does not make film, i.e. they don't own film >coating equipment. They buy film from manufactureres and re-sell it, >just as Rollei does. The Rollei film is a Maco breed - it´s close to their 400ASA film, both derive from a Traffic surveillance film and are made by a xray film coater in Berlin, confection is done in other places (like Hungary and Croatia). The IR is -like most other films- probably made by Fotokemika. >-Peter >www.desmidt.net Gruss, Roman Signature"A man should always keep two things in mind: one is that he is a fool; the other is that he is going to die." Gurdijew > The Rollei film is a Maco breed - it´s close to their 400ASA film, > both derive from a Traffic surveillance film and are made by a xray > film coater in Berlin, confection is done in other places (like > Hungary and Croatia). The R3 is confectioned by Tura Film in Dueren, Germany. http://www.tura-film.de/en/index.html Ralf SignatureRalf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses fotoralf@gmx.de (Ralf R. Radermacher) schrieb: >> The Rollei film is a Maco breed - it´s close to their 400ASA film, >> both derive from a Traffic surveillance film and are made by a xray >> film coater in Berlin, confection is done in other places (like >> Hungary and Croatia). >The R3 is confectioned by Tura Film in Dueren, Germany. >http://www.tura-film.de/en/index.html That used to be true for 35mm - not 120 and sheet film, those were/are cut abroad. And judging from a few indicators they may have abandoned the shinking ship when Tura declared insolvency a month ago. BTW, Tura employees continued to deny any knowledge of R3 being cut and spooled at their plant. >Ralf Gruss, Roman Signature"A man should always keep two things in mind: one is that he is a fool; the other is that he is going to die." Gurdijew > That used to be true for 35mm - not 120 and sheet film, those were/are > cut abroad. And judging from a few indicators they may have abandoned > the shinking ship when Tura declared insolvency a month ago. Quite interesting, all that. Thanks for the info. Ralf SignatureRalf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses >Peter De Smidt <pdesmidt*no*spam*@tds.*net*> schrieb: >>> AFAIK Maco _makes_ film. >Nope. They pay others to do it for them - partially following their >recipe, but most is just another way of "private labelling". >>> There is Maco IR and some other films sold under its own brand; and >>> now the Rollei R3 is also (I think) made by Maco. >>I'm afraid not. Maco does not make film, i.e. they don't own film >>coating equipment. They buy film from manufactureres and re-sell it, >>just as Rollei does. >The Rollei film is a Maco breed - it?s close to their 400ASA film, >both derive from a Traffic surveillance film and are made by a xray >film coater in Berlin, confection is done in other places (like >Hungary and Croatia). >The IR is -like most other films- probably made by Fotokemika. Who makes Cube 400? It got some good reviews about a year or so ago in (I believe) Black and White magazine. tcporco@transbay.net (Travis Porco) schrieb: >>The Rollei film is a Maco breed - itŽs close to their 400ASA film, >>both derive from a Traffic surveillance film and are made by a xray [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Who makes Cube 400? It got some good reviews about a year or so ago in >(I believe) Black and White magazine. Read above, most likely that xray film plant in Berlin - http://www.x-ray-retina.de/ Gruss, Roman Signature"A man should always keep two things in mind: one is that he is a fool; the other is that he is going to die." Gurdijew > tcporco@transbay.net (Travis Porco) schrieb: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Read above, most likely that xray film plant in Berlin - > http://www.x-ray-retina.de/ More likely Fotokemika as well. > I've never been clear about whether Maco makes > photosensitive goods or just markets. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > But is it true? I think they sell materials made by > Kentmere and others. Maco does not make (at least) IR or Cube films. [Probably ortho 25 as well] They are only selling that under its own label. |
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