70mm (was: welcome

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On  7 Jan 97 at 18:36, BIELECKJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> We'll be using the stuff in our Rollei 6003 once spring comes and the 
> leaves re-appear.  All of our work is Natural Resource related (Forest 
> Management cover typing) where IR's ability to seperate between tree types 
> is most helpful.

Odd detail: the Rollei 70mm back for the 600x series uses Mamiya 
internals. Talked to a Rollei rep several times, they seem to 
originate from a single production run more than a decade ago. 
Initially not ment to be produced in a large quantity anyway, they 
would have started from scratch if they had known the final sales.
I even caused some panic with them, because I couldn't get a 
confirmation from Mamiya that these things were still in production, 
neither in Holland nor in Germany, from which the backs were bought 
by Rollei. The last order Mamiya Germany had taken for these backs a 
decade ago was for....Rollei....8-))
I'd call that a slow-moving item on my shelves....;-))
Yet on last years Kina a Japanese Mamiya-guru cleared things up, and
confirmed its current production. If I hadn't asked about it there
and then, both German and Dutch distributor would still know diddly
squat about it, although it is even listed in current brochures (but
not in older ones for some odd reason). The 'yes' of this Japanese
guy was one in utterly astonishment as why anyone would even think of
them not being produced anymore....8-))


 
> As for ordering IR film, we've been going through Kodak or one of their 
> recommended retailers (those who specialize in Kodak's aerial film which is 
> where you'll find HIE).  Order Kodak's excellent book, "Kodak Data for 
> Aerial Photography", publication AS-29 for more info on their 70mm film 
> offerings.

I have also two separate aerial film data publications, one for Aerochrome 
IR (equivalent of Ektrachrome IR) and Aerographic (equivalent of 
HIE). The latter with a copyright of 1983, the first with a 1987 
stamp. Note the equivalent date of 1983 on the film sheet of HIE 
35mm!
There is no publication code or number on it, so I don't know how to 
describe them otherwise. Received them from Kodak Germany, as well as 
a yellow publication in German (the above publications are English).

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