AL> anti-halation layer but the rumours may be wrong. However, I'm AL> pretty sure the Kodak Academy lacks this layer, since it behaves [...] Wow! I thought only the Kodak High Speed Infrared lacked the layer :) That's Kodak - some really strange products out there. I guess the film must have an antihalation layer, but it probably is cheaper and therefore less effective than normal types. Otherwise, it would be next to impossible to use, and even Kodak can't sell such film to masses, or can it ;-) I should not underestimate the power of advertising and branding... AL> in Poland - but it's cheap, so it can be used to test film avance AL> in a camera or something:) Heh :) When I bulkloaded Fomapans, I got a 36 exp roll for about 23 Kc of Fomapan100 ... now talk about film for testing (and I still shoot landscapes on this film, it's good enough for me! I think it's a good one). If only their Fomapan400 was as good, I could burn with motordrive a roll for 23 Kc, Wow! ;-( At thrice that, I am not about to use motordrive excessively with the Ilford...
AL> To privide some reference point: 1 $ = about 4 PLN; 1 Kc = about 0,1 PLN Well, if the 0,1 PLN = 1 Kc is still valid, the prices for Ilfords seem way high in Polland! You can now get the HP5+ in 36 exp boxes for 140 Kc (and I can get about 5-10% off this as a frequent customer at that shop) ! That's lot of difference. Same for bulk rolls - 30m of HP5+ costs around 1900 Kc (enough for about 18 rolls), 17m costed 850-950 Kc (ten rolls). The Ilford Pan 400 goes for 85 Kc /36exp or 1150 Kc for 30m... Perhaps you should come to Prague for a little shopping, going over the "green border" on the way back ;-) ? It's fun how it works out - sometimes we shopped there sometimes you shopped here... Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
