Finally Wittner - Velvia 50D is here!!

[mik]

loading to carts looks complicated, but its really easy. if you have already film on cores (dont have to slit ds8), its far less complicated then using developing tank.

mik

[Carlos 8mm]

I built this device to split a 200 ft. roll into four 50 ft. rolls. It´s not pretty darn precise, but It works OK for home made processing:

[T-Scan]

Is the Velvia going to be that much better than 100D to justify loading your own cart?

[Carlos 8mm]

Is the Velvia going to be that much better than 100D to justify loading your own cart?

Dunno, but you can save money...

Witterchrome 100D in Kodapak cart is very expensive...because of the cart.

[S8 Booster]

great news carlos.

v50 - finally a perfect match for my kaccemas including logistics and standard film speed notch. looking forward to check registration vs k40.

seems like i may want to get hold of more kaccemas.

v50 is an improvement over 100d as it is right away avail for the kaccemas.

s/hoot

[Dre]

Interesting. How is the image quality of Velvia50D? Is the film grain smaller, or larger then K40? What about color and exposure latitude?

I’m interested in buying a large roll of Velvia50D (and K40). I have a Kaccema reloadable film cartridge. But how do I send the exposed film to the lab for processing? Does the film have to be on a core, or can it be loose in a film can? Anyone have experience with this?

[Shion]

I'd wonder though, why is Wittnerchrome100D available in carts while Velvia50D ain't? That's not the way to boost amateur and hobbyist market sales or even to take the K40 legacy porch up.

Perhaps Kodak are supplying the 100D to Wittner in cart form? That seems really unlikely, but it could explain why the 100D is exclusively available in carts while the V50D is exclusively available as raw stock.

-Bon

[S8 Booster]

100d in kodak cart is a kodak-kodak thing

v50d is a fuji thing - conflict of interest for kodak/wittner but not if the shooters load the carts themselves thus bypassing the problem?

:?:

s/hoot

[Janne]

Yes, if the carts come from Kodak, I think Kodak delivers those carts for using only with Kodak films.

[T-Scan]

I'd wonder though, why is Wittnerchrome100D available in carts while Velvia50D ain't? That's not the way to boost amateur and hobbyist market sales or even to take the K40 legacy porch up.

Perhaps Kodak are supplying the 100D to Wittner in cart form? That seems really unlikely, but it could explain why the 100D is exclusively available in carts while the V50D is exclusively available as raw stock.

-Bon

Good point, they will cart or cut anything as long as you buy enough.

[freddiesykes]

How easy is to load film into that Kaccema cartridge? From those pictures it looks rather difficult, especially in the dark. I want one regardless.

[aj]

I built this device to split a 200 ft. roll into four 50 ft. rolls. It´s not pretty darn precise, but It works OK for home made processing:

I don't see a splitter on this board. Seems more like this is the reel to core winding facility. I take it you split on another device. I use a 16mm roller where a DS8 splitter sits between the reels.

[tlatosmd]

Interesting. How is the image quality of Velvia50D? Is the film grain smaller, or larger then K40? What about color and exposure latitude?

From a national French 64T vs. Velvia50D screening in Paris this year that Jürgen attended, it looks like Velvia50D has even less grain than K40.

How easy is to load film into that Kaccema cartridge? From those pictures it looks rather difficult, especially in the dark. I want one regardless.

What pictures? In his photos, Carlos only demonstrates how to get exposed film from core to reel, not how to get unexposed film from core to cart.

[S8 Booster]

how to "charge" Kaccemas:
http://www.geocities.com/russiancamera/ ... manual.htm

sample image:


s/hoot

[Carlos 8mm]

What pictures? In his photos, Carlos only demonstrates how to get exposed film from core to reel, not how to get unexposed film from core to cart.

No, It´s the opposite. As AJ said, it´s a reel to core winding facility. This way you can obtain four 50 ft. rolls from 200 ft of unexposed film loaded in spools which you can buy from Kahl Film.

Wittner´s 200 ft. roll seems to be packaged in cores, so the device must to be modified.

I used the word "splitter" due you can "split" a 200 ft. roll into FOUR 50 ft. rolls in cores to be loaded into Kaccema carts in the dark.

Wittner´s 50 ft rolls of film are created to fill directly an opened Kodapak cart or a Kaccema (for the last one use a plastic core!!).


Dre wrote:

But how do I send the exposed film to the lab for processing? Does the film have to be on a core, or can it be loose in a film can? Anyone have experience with this?

Wittner does not specify if the 50 ft. roll comes in cores or not. I recommend the use of a plastic core as you can see in the last picture if you´re going to use a Kaccema, to avoid clogging the film into the cart.

To send the exposed roll to processing, just open the cart in the dark, put the roll into the original metal can (covered with a black paper) and voilà! Ready to the Lab.