I have come across some very rare 35 mm black and white film in Taipei but it is uncut. 36 Is there anyone in Taipei who knows how to do this? Are they any places that might be able to help me? Is it hard to do?
Just curious…what film type are you talking about?
Agfa? Kodak? Ilford? - ASA (speed)?
This sounds kind of interesting. Once upon a time I bulk loaded my 35mm.
You should be able to fins a shop or advanced amatuer who can help with this. Good Luck!
It’s Kodak Technical Pan, which went out of production about 2 years ago. Nothing matches it for sheer sharpness and beauty. ASA is 25. It’s a pain in the ass to shoot and images vary greatly depending upon the amount of red light present, but when you get it right, there is no finer black and white photograph. I haven’t bought the uncut film yet, because I don’t want to drop NT$1900 on something I won’t be able to use!
Excuse my ignorance, but what is uncut film exactly? Is it like a huge roll that you have to cut into smaller rolls?
eth -
Ah yes, Tech Pan. Good stuff. Used it in 120 & 4x5 size for product shots and extreme enlargements when Panatomic-X just wasn’t quite right back in the day. Microdol, D-76 and HC-110 A & B…can still smell the fixer…lol.
As I mentioned, you should be able to find some advanced hobbyist photo shop or camera club that either can help or can refer you to someone. You also might look at some of the Fuji/whatever film/digi shops that are on a lot of corners. I have noticed that some of these look to be run by people with a long time photo experience. Lots of old cameras and gadgets on their shelves. They might be able to help.
Sounds doable, just have to keep looking. Univeristy camera clubs might be another source for finding someone to help.
When I loaded my own I was thankful that Ilford film carts were, at that time, about the best source for re-usable cartridges. Don’t know about now.
Good luck.
Stray -
Thats it exactly. In thios case it is a long rool of 35mm film stock/ You use a tool to load it onto a re-usuable film catridge. Just crank the lever the appropriate number of time for the number of exposures you wish to put on the roll.
Its a money saver if you do a lot of shooting.
[quote=“TainanCowboy”]eth -
Ah yes, Tech Pan. Good stuff. Used it in 120 & 4x5 size for product shots and extreme enlargements when Panatomic-X just wasn’t quite right back in the day. Microdol, D-76 and HC-110 A & B…can still smell the fixer…lol.
When I loaded my own I was thankful that Ilford film carts were, at that time, about the best source for re-usable cartridges. Don’t know about now.
Good luck.
Stray -
Thats it exactly. In thios case it is a long rool of 35mm film stock/ You use a tool to load it onto a re-usuable film catridge. Just crank the lever the appropriate number of time for the number of exposures you wish to put on the roll.
Its a money saver if you do a lot of shooting.[/quote]
I wish those times came back, still remember all the time I spent in the DR.
I also used to buy the 35mm film in 20-metre rolls and cut it by myself. You would need a cutter (kind of a small box, that counts the length of the film) Those ones should be still available. If not, use one of those darkroom-bags … more simple and probably more cheap.
Cartidges: I guess you can buy emnpty ones.
I also used Technical Pan before - in 6x6 format: by far the sharpest images I had.
Belgian Pie: I guess next to icecream, we can talk a lot about photography when I come over to SanXia next week…
You are making this alot more difficult than it needs to be…Do you have a bulk loader? If you do, just buy the film in Question, and they’ll load it for you…
I always buy my Velivia in bulk…And the loader is only 1,500NT.
Where do you buy Velvia in bulk and how much is it?
Down in Shrmenting…But the shop has moved.
Jazz has it as well, and I think I paid 2,200NT for Velvia 50 a few years ago.
Again, just take your bulkloader in and they’ll do it for you. You can also get the empties from any photoshop and just splice the leader with tape.
Remember though to run the first few frames forward as they’ll most likely be corrupted. Also the last 2 or three frames at the end. If you want to shoot a full 36 roll, then run the bulk loader counter up to forty.
Hmm. I could actually do with loading a few cans with 12 exposures (I hate doing mid-roll rewinds) but they’ll still charge me NT$70 to process it I guess. Thanks for the info. I’ll ask at Jazz tomorrow when I’m leaving my film in.
Sorry for being off-topic. But I guess we’ve answered the OP’s question. Get a bulk loader, or take it to Jazz abnd they’ll load it into cans (or whatever the correct word is for those little canisters).
So, it’s been answered several times.
It’s not that difficult BTW, you need a black lightproof bag to load the device or a “darkroom” or … under your bed cover at night with the blinds closed.
The device can be used in daylight without a problem.
I used to keep all my empty filmrolls to re-use, but you could/can buy special ones.
I know I posted a similar topic a few weeks ago, and I got some very helpful responses.
Unfortunately, Jazz outright refuses to load bulk film although they have the capability to do it. I went there and ran into another TPE photographer, both of us speak Chinese, so there was no communication problem, they just won’t do it.
I’m willing to pay anyone here who has the capability to load bulk film and wouldn’t mind doing it for me; if that doesn’t sound good, I’d take you out to dinner somewhere, and you can have a few rolls of the film once it’s been loaded into individual cartridges.
The film which I currently have 47.5 meters of is Kodak Technical Pan, black and white film, ISO 25, but can be pushed to 320 if necessary - it’s out of production, and there’s nothing like it left in the world. It’s razor sharp, if you’ve got a decent lens you can blow it up to 20 x 24 with no visible grain. Extended red light sensitivity - take a portrait shot of someone and the face will have an angelic glow; the film suppresses blemishes. It also cuts UV haze, making it an outstanding choice for landscapes. Alot of the shots I’ve taken with it have an almost otherwordly, hyperreal feeling. If you’ve used this film before, then you know why I’m being so persistent about this.
Any help would be much appreciated!
If my memory serves me right, I believe Tech Pan will accentuate the “pale white complexion” so highly valued by the Taiwanese ladies. Don’t remember if I used a very pale green filter for that or if just a UV or 1A was enough.
As always, good luck with yr loading.