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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Film and Labs / January 2005Kodak Technical Pan.
I recently read that Kodak may be discontinuing their Technical Pan film soon, so I decided to buy a few rolls along with Technidol liquid developer. The film is 35mm 36 exposure rolls and I will use it for still life type subjects and close ups with a macro lens. Kodak suggest using an exposure index of 25 as a starting point along with development for 9 minutes at 20 celcius. Are there any experienced long time users of this film who could pass on some useful hints and tips on getting good results and good even processing? I use a Durst Modular 70 enlarger with a Durst Vario in Ilford Multigrade values if that information is of any use. Good sound practical advice would be very much appreciated. A very happy new year to you all. Keith. From my experience with the combo you have, just follow the directions exactly, including strict adherence to the agitation instructions and you will have good, solid negatives to print. >I recently read that Kodak may be discontinuing their Technical Pan film >soon, so I decided to buy a few rolls along with Technidol liquid developer. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >A very happy new year to you all. >Keith. Craig Schroeder craig nospam craigschroeder com -Eschew Obfuscation- >I recently read that Kodak may be discontinuing their Technical Pan film >soon, so I decided to buy a few rolls along with Technidol liquid developer. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >A very happy new year to you all. >Keith. I've used tech pan myself for years. Kodak has discontinued the film and all that remains is what's on the store shelfs. For continues tone normal contrast I use 25 asa and develope in technidol or for 32-50 Microdol X per the instructions on the inside of the box. For high contrast I use 200 asa and develope in dectol for 4 minutes and print on grade 5 paper.. Colyn Goodson http://home.swbell.net/colyng http://www.colyngoodson.com This is a waste of time. The film will no longer be available. Use somethhing else and get to know it well. >This is a waste of time. The film will no longer be available. Use >somethhing else and get to know it well. As long as you have some film left, why is it a waste of time? Should those of us who still have several rolls throw them out because you say it is a waste of time?? Colyn Goodson http://home.swbell.net/colyng http://www.colyngoodson.com Yes, precisely. Greetings, again. There are stocks of TP120 around the world in many freezers, and it will be able to get hold of it for quite a time to come. I found this out on a recent visit to our place in Switzerland. My apologies for starting a new thread concerning TechPan (I hadn't read this thread when I came out of my darkroom this evening) but I don't consider the topic to be a waste of time. I agree with you that in time it will be no longer available, but there is much to be learnt in it's use while it is available (see my later post on TechPan). Well-kept, TechPan lasts a very long time. > This is a waste of time. The film will no longer be available. Use > somethhing else and get to know it well. Kodak stoped making it years ago and won't be making any more. : I recently read that Kodak may be discontinuing their Technical Pan film : soon, so I decided to buy a few rolls along with Technidol liquid developer. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] : A very happy new year to you all. : Keith.  SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com >Kodak stoped making it years ago and won't be making any more. Actually Kodak just discontinued Tech Pan a couple of months ago. TP can still be found on store shelfs. I found a fresh brick back in November.. Colyn Goodson http://home.swbell.net/colyng http://www.colyngoodson.com ColynG© wrote: >>Kodak stoped making it years ago and won't be making any more. > > Actually Kodak just discontinued Tech Pan a couple of months ago. > > TP can still be found on store shelfs. I found a fresh brick back in > November.. It can, but that film is from a production run that was several years ago. What Kodak did was take the finished film, froze it, and then as they sold off what they had, pulled it from the freezer, put an expiry date on it, and shipped it. What Kodak announced was that they were not doing another production run, so when the current stuff in the freezer is gone, it's gone. W >What Kodak announced was that they were not > doing another production run, so when the current stuff in the freezer >is gone, it's gone. What people might not know is TP has it roots in aerial recon film. Kodak has done long term tests on a film very much like TP. A long term test of this stuff meaning they kept a batch for over 25 years at zero degrees without any speed loss or fog. You should see their freezer. It's the size of a football field. The outer area is kept at 32 degrees and the inter area is at zero. The whole building must be heated in the dead of winter. Larry >>Kodak stoped making it years ago and won't be making any more. >> > Actually Kodak just discontinued Tech Pan a couple of months ago. > > TP can still be found on store shelfs. I found a fresh brick back in > November.. Colyn, Even though you find film on the shelves in stores, it is not fresh and was actually coated several years ago. Follow this link. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/p255/p255.jhtml The discontinuance of Tech Pan is not new and was announced by Kodak many months ago. In the announcement, Kodak tells you the last time they coated (made) any Tech Pan was several years ago, and most likely was kept in cold storage since. If you can find it, buy it. It won't be much longer before it's all in other freezers everywhere (mine included). Photographers Formulary will continue to make their version of Technidol for the near future, however, as soon as demand dwindles, I would imagine that will also be a thing of the past. Jim Radioactive isotopes should not be listened to for any worthy advise. They tend to be very pessimistic, those isotopes... Always decaying and such. |
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