Re: Cirkut film

[Robert Erickson <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I first got my Cirkut camera I sent my first roll away to be processed.
It came back in two weeks, TWO WEEKS! I said the heck with this waiting and
have been processing my own ever since. I use a Patterson Tank for the film,
built my own printing frame, and bought a table top roller transport paper
processor. A new one will cost at least $1300 and up, way up. I hear stories
of people buying used for a fraction of that amount.

The price in materials for me to process a color 10x30 is about $1.50. This
weekend I will be shooting the Super Bowl with my #10. I plan to be looking
at my prints before lunch on Monday. My daughter is dancing in the half time
show with 50 other girls from her high school. I will take my print with
them on the field to their practice with a pile of order forms after school
Monday.

Robert Erickson, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
The PanStore: http://www.panoramic.net/panstore
http://st1.yahoo.com/panoramic/

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Davis <sddavis@xxxxxxxx>
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Cirkut film


Tom,
        I'll keep it in mind, although we still do most of our work in b/w.
We are thinking of doing more in color, but it's difficult to get it
processed quickly.  Any suggestions?

Scott


Tom wrote:

> Scott, I use Kodak Pro 400 10" film.
> I have tried 8 years to get a  large camera store here in town to stock
> it but they wont $11.00 more per roll to do it.
> So I usually get together with another photographer and order the film
> direct.
> We are about to begin ordering in about a month. If you are interested,
> you can contact Brad LaPayne or myself. The last time I check it was
> $38.00 a roll, and the time before that it was $41.00 a roll, go figure,
> I guess its just the great yellow God that pulls the price out of a hat
> somewhere.
>
> Scott Davis wrote:
>
> > We are currently using a # 10 cirkut, and have been using both
> > verichrome in 8" and vps in 10", both of which we usually have to
> > special order.  Can anyone recommend a source for these that might a)
> > stock these films, and b) offer them at reasonable prices.  Also, has
> > anyone had any dependable results with spooling their own from long
> > rolls?  If so, what types and from where?