Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Kodak Pro-Pack hold 50 rolls and the Kodak brick holds 20 rolls. Both Delta and Agfa is available in 50 packs too. They all have the plastic container for each roll of film. Ilford used to sell HP-5 in a 50 box, with each roll in a small foil pack. Great system as you could load up your pockets with ton's of film, without having to dispose of small plastic cans. I just got some Fuji ACROS from Japan and that was packaged in boxes of 20 rolls. In the "olden days" the 50 box used to be known as the "press-pack". In the really old days, when I worked for newspapers, they had a bin in the photo-room with Tri-X - no containers or wraps, just the rolls. The bin looked like an old coal-bin and came with a shovel. Prior to leaving you scooped up 20-30 rolls and dumped them in your bag or pockets and went out shooting. Three M's and 21/35/50 and a 90 and the film - all you needed for a days work. Kodak used to come every week or two and replenish the bin. The guy showed up with a couple of big sacks of film and unceremoniously dumped it into the bin! D-76 was mixed in 44-gallon drums and a 1 litre jug was attached to this drum with a chain. Hey, these were the day of 80 dot screens and white/grey/black halftones. Archival processing meant that the negs did not fade until the next day! Tom A