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I have just been to Ilford's website, and seen reference to 2 films I have never heard of before. These are Ilford Pan 100 and Ilford Pan 400. Has anyone heard of them? How do they compare to the Delta films?The link is http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/bw.html
-- Ed Hurst (BullMoo@hotmail.com), April 15, 2002
An ex Ilford rep told me that the Pan films are FP4 & HP4 made for sales in 3rd world countries.How true this is I cannot say.I did print some negatives for a friend ( he purchased the film in Africa) that were Pan 100. Thet printed very well & held up to the newer emulsions. I also believe that these films are obtainable from Freestyle Sales under the Arista label.
-- Melvin (bramley@nanaimo.ark.com), April 15, 2002.
But Fp4+ is a 125, not 100 film
-- Wayne (wsteffen@skypoint.com), April 15, 2002.
The Pan 100 and Pan 400 films are distributed in areas of the world where ILFORD does not have a corporate presence. They are based on FP4+ and HP5+ technology, but are produced to lower specifications and tolorances. While the quality is acceptable, these films are lower in quality than other ILFORD films.David Carper ILFORD Technical Service
-- David Carper (david.carper@ilford.com), April 16, 2002.
Wayne: But sometimes FP4+ is an 80, not a 125 film...
-- George Papantoniou (papanton@hol.gr), April 17, 2002.