[Frameworks] 7231 Plus-X replacement - ORWO available in the U.S.

[Seth Fragomen]

I tried the nj distributor last year when I contacted frank and it was a
no-go. I heard some other rumors that some people might start carrying orwo
in the US, but nothing confirmed.

On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:12 PM, 40 Frames <info at 40frames.org> wrote:

>
> I'm waiting on a response from Frank (Germany) and RE Group (Newport, RI).
> The post I read on the Filmotec site
> was dated 3-17-11, so things may have changed. RE Group is a new
> distributor, as the last contact for the US was in
> New Jersey.
>
> After Plus-X was announced discontinued, I contacted Frank, asking if they
> would be looking toward the US market
> with Plus-X gone... and he said they had no plans to expand into North
> America, so I was surprised to read what is
> now posted on Filmotec.
>
> I shot some tests with UN54 printed on 7302 and I think it looks very nice,
> and though it may not be Plus-X it's a worthy
> alternative.
>
> What I would like to try is Fomapan 100R processed as negative. I noticed
> the west coast suppliers who used to carry
> Fomapan 100R no longer do, so not certain if this is still available in the
> States?
>
>
> Alain
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Seth Fragomen <sef208 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> About Orwo:
>>
>> I love orwo, but I think trying to find a "replacement" for kodak is a
>> problematic idea. Orwo is a very different stock with a different look that
>> is very beautiful. For those unfamiliar with it, they should see Veiko
>> Ounpuu's "The Temptation of St. Tony." I met the estonian dp, Mart Taniel,
>> who told me he shot the entire film with various orwo b and w stocks. I
>> tried to order orwo through the US distributor a year ago, and unless the
>> situation has changed he said I had to order it from Germany. I emailed a
>> few times with Frank in germany and below is copy of what he told me about
>> pricing and shipping 400 foot rolls to new york city (his email is also
>> included):
>>
>>
>>  FilmoTec GmbH filmotec at t-online.de
>>
>>  date:Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:13 AM subject Re: 16 mm film mailed-by
>> t-online.de
>>  hide details 8/4/10
>>  **
>>
>>  ******
>>
>> Dear Seth,****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Please find pricing like follow:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> ORWO UN54 (100 ASA) 16mm/122m:    77.48 USD / roll****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> ORWO PF2 Polyester 16mm/610m:       116,57 USD / roll****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> ORWO PF2 Acetate 16mm/610m:          183.18 USD / roll****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Shipping costs for 1 roll 16mm/122m and 1 roll 16mm/610m are  169 USD.***
>> *
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Terms of payment: in advance (We would send a pro forma invoice).****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Pricing is DDU   N.Y.C..****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> We could deliver immediately after receiving of payment.****
>>
>> With regard to low transport costs we would ship by DPD. Transport time is
>> 4 to 10 days.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Best regards,****
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:55 PM, 40 Frames <info at 40frames.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I stumbled across...
>>> http://www.filmotec.de/?page_id=159&lang=en
>>>
>>> Apparently, ORWO stocks now have a U.S. distributor. I've tested UN54
>>> (ISO100) and it looks very nice, though
>>> the roll I shot did seem to shed more in my camera than a roll of 7231 or
>>> 7222. Curious to see if this is still the
>>> case, as I'm eager to find a replacement for 7231.
>>>
>>>
>>> Alain
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>
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