As far as I know, Shanghai is the only place offering fresh backing paper and they have an MOQ of 1,000 rolls, which I can’t meet unfortunately. Otherwise I would offer 127 film as well.
As far as I know, Shanghai is the only place offering fresh backing paper and they have an MOQ of 1,000 rolls, which I can’t meet unfortunately. Otherwise I would offer 127 film as well.127 again, it's not easy without spending a *lot* of money getting machinery together. Hand rolling isn't an option for people like Harman...it's different for the cottage industries which order 127 backing paper (probably from Harman) and hand roll.
Harman have sold 127 backing paper in the recent past, during the ULF when they also sell the 46mm film. Though I admit I don't recall the backing paper being available the last time around. What they lack is any machinery to put the two together on 127 spools.
I'm sure they sold 127 backing paper too. I do occasionally buy 127 as I have a few older 127 cameras that have come my way. So I'd love for HP5 or FP4 to be available factory produced. But I just don't see it happening. The market is in 35mm and to a lesser but significant extent 120.
It’s never getting factory produced. Best you can hope for if you don’t want to put in work is someone finding a source for 127 spools and cutting down 120 backing paper to make it, which is pretty much how all 127 made today is manufactured.
Yep totally in agreement. The only "factory" which might consider it in the future is Ferrania, who did mention that they'd saved 127 confectioning machinery along with the 135 and 120 but it will not be a high priority and I shall not be holding my breath. We're not ever going to be getting factory fresh HP5, FP4 or Delta films in 127....or indeed 220.
What Harman are doing, though, is cementing their position as a major player in 135 and 120 film...their own three brands and contract coating and/or finishing for other brands.
3D print them but that would cost more.
No way. It's like 2g of filament and 50wH of energy. Total cost...IDK, 0.15 or so?
No way. It's like 2g of filament and 50wH of energy. Total cost...IDK, 0.15 or so?
Was about to say, I can print them for like 0.10c at the library… problem is idk how good the tolerances would be, or if I could make the flanges light tight
I don't really know how 3D printing works but a 127 spool weighs a lot more than 2g.
I don't care what JLC considers as small series or what the technology is intended for; all I know is if you ask them to print 1000 parts, they'll do it for you.3D printing = (very) low series.
I've had a friend 3D print stuff for me and it seems a rather expensive endeavour.
I don't care what JLC considers as small series or what the technology is intended for; all I know is if you ask them to print 1000 parts, they'll do it for you.
A 1.1kg roll of PLA costs around €25 here. This will print 275 cores assuming they're 4g a piece. That's a little over 9 cents in material cost per core.It seems expensive because the filament is costly
I would never have thought that a 3D printing farm would do somewhat large series for such low margin items.
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