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The New ILFORD ORTHO Plus ISO 80 Comes in Both 35mm and 120

Chris Gampat
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10/24/2019
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Last Updated on 10/25/2019 by Mark Beckenbach

Ilford has been very quiet, but today we’re being treated to the new ILFORD ORTHO Plus film.

Landscape photographers will perhaps be the most interested in the brand new ILFORD ORTHO Plus film being announced today. Ilford has been teasing on Twitter for a while that something new is coming. Today, they’re releasing the details on their brand new film. When landscape photographers load ILFORD ORTHO Plus into their cameras, they’re going to be treated to something absolutely special. According to Ilford, this film is going to render the scenes in a special way to due its design and the new acetate base. But in addition to that, Ilford is announcing a few other products.

ILFORD MULTIGRADE RC DELUXE (The purple one)

Ilford is launching a new RC paper called ILFORD MULTIGRADE RC DELUXE. This is the company’s 5th generation MULTIGRADE RC product that is being updated 25th years after the last version was released. It’s been in development for approximately eight years. According to Ilford, it has a slightly warmer base tint than MGRC IV, as well as better blacks, better spacing through the grades, and better toning qualities. Some sizes will be available immediately with other adding to the range at a later date.

Ilford ORTHO PLUS Film (The red ones)

The new ILFORD ORTHO Plus film will be available in 135 and 120 formats. It is an existing emulsion in sheet film but this has previously only been used as a copy film. Ilford is now coating it onto an acetate base and launching it in 35mm and 120. According to our Ilford reps:

 

“It is ISO 80 (or 40 in tungsten light) and is a fine grain, nice and sharp B&W film. Ortho films are blue / green sensitive but not red so it can be developed in dark red safelight. It also means it renders reds / oranges dark so can produce some nice effects. Works really well for landscapes in particular.”

They’ll be taking orders from our dealers / distributors immediately upon release of the news, and stock will be available early November.

ILFORD & Paterson Processing Starter Kit (The black and white one)

Ilford created this in collaboration with Paterson. It contains their Simplicity Film chem sachets as well as everything you need to process your first couple of rolls of film – 1 x 2 reel development tank, 2 x spirals, 3 x 600ml measuring cylinders, thermometer, stirrer, 2 x film clips, ILFORD cassette opener, and Simplicity chemicals including a developer, stop, fix, and wetting agent. The only other thing people need is a dark room / changing bag. Again, stock for this will be early November.

Reusable Camera (Already Available)

Ilford recently launched a HARMAN reusable camera that comes packaged with 2 Kentmere 400 films. It’s an effort to make it as easy, convenient to get people trying film photography. The camera is available to order now but they’re expect stock to sell out in the next few weeks and it will then be later in the year before we get the next batch.

Sample images by Matt Parry. Used with permission.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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