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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
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posted February 10, 2016 10:46 AM

Will the new film stock be low fade? Any of my old home movies that were not Kodachrome, such as Gevacolor, Anscocolor, have now faded to pink.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted February 10, 2016 11:00 AM

Agfa Movie chrome is still holding up ok on mine Paul as well as Kodachrome. I would imagine the Single 8mm films will still be ok also.

Surely the product can only advance if anything in terms of its Chemistry. I would like to think it couldn't possibly go backwards Paul from lessons learned years ago.

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Lee Mannering
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posted February 10, 2016 01:19 PM

Good work they are doing. Well they will do.

Sorry watching Return of the Jedi tonight.

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Jesse Lafleur
Junior
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From: Toronto, Canada
Registered: Jan 2016

posted February 15, 2016 05:17 PM

They are going to be using E6 chemistry so the fade factor will be probably comparible to modern fujichrome products.

Remember, Kodakchrome and other reversal types of its nature were additive - special B&W films in which a fade-resistant dye was added during development, not manufacturing.

I'd love to see a very powerful, stable dye that doesn't need to be frozen in perpetuity but...

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
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posted February 19, 2016 01:35 PM

An interview of the boss. It seems that film will be available this Spring. Could anyone tell me what R&D means in that sentence : "this time was actually used for R&D that will prove useful later on" ? http://www.filmferrania.it/news/2016/the-cine-8-16-interview

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Rob Young.
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Cheshire, U.K.
Registered: Dec 2003

posted February 19, 2016 02:36 PM

Research & Development - but Development of the product, not Development of the film (although...) [Smile]

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
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posted February 19, 2016 02:39 PM

Thank you, Rob !

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Dominique De Bast
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posted June 29, 2016 02:25 AM

Ferrania made an update. Still no filmstock but they are progressing. http://www.filmferrania.it/news/2016/lessons-of-a-naive-new-father "Chi va piano va sano e va lontano" (Who goes slowly goes safe and far). Hope the next update will contain the new we're all waiting for.

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Maurizio Di Cintio
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Ortona, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004

posted June 29, 2016 06:18 AM

Yeah, Dominique, I saw that and I let them know I'm kinda fed up (of course - who cares?).

What bewilders me is the fact they originally set a deadline by APR 2015 and suppsedly the first delays were due to bad weather conditions and asbesto in their premises; they'd never mentioned other climate problems and/or all of the logistic issues they claim to be struggling with at the moment. Why didn't they factor them in in the first place before launching the kickstarter campaign??? The most benevolent thing that can be said right now is they lacked a lot of common sense and underestimated things that a serious factory refitting project should consider very carefully. But mine seems to be the only voice out of the choir.
In the meantime more than one more full year has passed and no film yet. I just hope the next time I hear from them will be because the film is ready to be shipped.

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Dominique De Bast
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posted June 29, 2016 08:58 AM

Maurizio, I cannot say I'm happy nor with the way they communicate nor with this very long delay. The thing is : have we another choice than waiting ? I expected to be able to shoot with Ferrania this Summer but that will not happen :-( Trouble is that in Super 8 you have some alternative, not in 9.5 (or at least, not cheap ones). I have still Super 8 cartridges but only a very few quantity of 9,5 filmstock.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted June 29, 2016 11:27 AM

Not good all round I'd say! [Confused]

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Adrian Winchester
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From: Croydon, London, UK
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posted June 29, 2016 03:10 PM

Although delays are frustrating, I found the latest post quite encouraging. If the photos are genuine - and I'm certainly not suggesting they are not, but I believe there was a dubious 'rumour' that the Kickstarter campaign might not connect to a genuine project - at least it's reassuring to see that this is something on a scale that needs quite an infrastructure supporting it, and the new Ferrania won't simply be someone with some equipment in a shed!

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Tom Dee
Film Handler

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From: Phoenix AZ, USA
Registered: Oct 2014

posted July 01, 2016 10:01 PM

Now I understand... why Rome was NOT built in a day!!!

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