Re: Re: Buying Konica 120

["Tom none Jarana" <oh.yes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>At 6:07 pm -0400 16/4/98, JMTell wrote:
>
>>Just bought 120 rolls from B&H for $6.85ea USD pluss shipping.
>
>Just as I thought - a lot cheaper than UK prices.  Maybe there is less
>infra red light here so fewer rolls are imported from Japan (?).  Does
>anyone know where the film is manufactured?  Guess there is only one
>location as all the film seems to have the same expiry date - probably
>different batch numbers though.
>
The film is manufactured in Japan.
The film is manufactured ONCE each year in one lot. The film is PRE-SOLD to dealers
and distributors.  It is released in January/February and has a expire date of Feb
the following year.  After 8 months, even if kept frozed it is showing a substantial
amount of fog. By 12 months enough silver has been lost to fog so that the maximum
gamma can no longer be acheived, and you are wasting your time shooting it. In Japan
it sells for approx US$4.00 per roll.

Regards,  Tom in Thailand  



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