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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #50 on: October 24, 2012, 10:47:54 PM »
is there a countdown . . .

how long is left before we find out ?

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #51 on: October 25, 2012, 01:11:16 AM »
An iPhone app?

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #52 on: October 25, 2012, 02:13:36 AM »
I also want to know some sort of countdown!

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #53 on: October 25, 2012, 04:08:22 PM »
An iPhone app?
You mean like iFP4, iHP5, iXP2, iPQ Universal, iIlfotec, iRapid Fixer, iSFX,  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #54 on: October 25, 2012, 05:09:28 PM »
an Ilphone?

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #55 on: October 25, 2012, 05:35:56 PM »
Perhaps he meant there is something exciting going in Ilford, the town in far east London. And of course there are many possible events that this could be referring to. I understand for instance that "Playing Rapunzel" are at the Redbridge Green Fair Live Music Club on Ilford High Road tomorrow night, performing stories and myths in folk song. Only £4 entry too!
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #56 on: October 25, 2012, 05:50:21 PM »
for all those looking for a countdown - here it is:




36
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #57 on: October 25, 2012, 05:58:04 PM »
is this 36 minutes, days, weeks, months, years????  :P


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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #58 on: October 25, 2012, 06:05:10 PM »
Oh, I get it!
And the next one will most likely be 35. or 100011  :P
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #59 on: October 25, 2012, 09:18:38 PM »
If it's in days, day 1 is 29 November and, therefore, 30 November would be the day "it" (whatever "it" might be) would be due to happen.

Anyone got any bright ideas whether 30 November has any photographic / Ilford / Harman connections?

36 could, of course, have something to do with the number of shots on a standard roll of 35mm film (unless you buy a 24 or 12 roll, of course...... ;D )
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #60 on: October 25, 2012, 10:57:35 PM »
30th November? that's buy nothing day!
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #61 on: October 26, 2012, 01:06:49 AM »
Now I get it. Ilford will be introducing a new 36mm film, giving us all 2.857142857142857% more image per negative.

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #62 on: October 26, 2012, 09:46:31 PM »
117
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #63 on: October 26, 2012, 09:51:30 PM »
Is it this?:
(The 8x10 Harman Titan Pinhole, which I just saw at Photo Expo)

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #64 on: October 26, 2012, 10:05:36 PM »
OK, lets go
4x9=36
9x(4+9)=117
So tomorrow should be
13x(9+13)=286

And my guess is the color will be blue...

What could it all mean  :-\

Not a new product. Not a new price list. Not a new rep...
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #65 on: October 26, 2012, 10:14:08 PM »
i was wondering about the colour too . . . .

well at least we have a countdown  :-\

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There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #66 on: October 26, 2012, 10:53:44 PM »
And I was thinking RGB color coding. But maybe I'm just working too much :)

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #67 on: October 26, 2012, 11:42:44 PM »
Is it this?:
(The 8x10 Harman Titan Pinhole, which I just saw at Photo Expo)

Nope - that's old news :)




Mike Walker and Me holding the new Harman Titan 8x10 pinhole by LeonTaylor27, on Flickr
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #68 on: October 26, 2012, 11:44:49 PM »
18.181818 (recurring)
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #69 on: October 27, 2012, 12:48:10 AM »
hm... this feeling. maybe this is how others feel about TIP's advertising? ;)

this is not a guess but I've been thinking lately that it would be cool if they felt like they could release some new film. or updates on the old ones. how about FP5 and HP6?

how long ago was it they changed numbers last time?
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #70 on: October 27, 2012, 02:33:38 PM »
Ilford switches back to their old logo?
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #71 on: October 27, 2012, 09:46:38 PM »
A = πr2
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #72 on: October 27, 2012, 10:35:10 PM »
Round and round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows!
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #73 on: October 30, 2012, 12:33:08 PM »
Ilford color film? We've seen it before, haven't we?

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #74 on: October 30, 2012, 12:39:21 PM »
Ilford color film? We've seen it before, haven't we?

Although Kodachrome it was not, I quite liked the Ilford colour slide film back in the 80's. Wouldn't a new colour film count as a new product? I still haven't worked out what the weird number sequence Leon posted is all about.....
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #75 on: October 30, 2012, 01:00:28 PM »
I still haven't worked out what the weird number sequence Leon posted is all about.....

Is that supposed to be Pi times r squared? Would be OK if we knew the value of r.
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #76 on: October 30, 2012, 02:14:12 PM »
I'm starting to think that the sequence doesn't really make any sense...
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #77 on: October 30, 2012, 02:35:34 PM »
So we have:
  • 36
  • 117
  • 200/11

I think it's a pony!

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #78 on: October 30, 2012, 08:22:37 PM »
I doubt it

Kodak Pony 135 by marlinsgirl93, on Flickr

A new exposure computer made out of plastic for the pinhole?
Since it already exists in the box, it's not a "new" thing...
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #79 on: October 31, 2012, 08:03:56 PM »
new press release from harman tech:
http://www.harmantechnology.com/Blog/tabid/60/Default.aspx?tabid=60&EntryID=71


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·         Strong demand from USA
·         New revenue streams planned
·         Exciting technology developed
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #80 on: October 31, 2012, 08:10:19 PM »
Come on Leon... keep counting to whatever your counting to ;)
Unless you want me to?

A=5C/9
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #81 on: October 31, 2012, 08:46:04 PM »
new press release from harman tech:
http://www.harmantechnology.com/Blog/tabid/60/Default.aspx?tabid=60&EntryID=71


Hey, I know how important feet are to the itinerant photographer, but seriously, socks that reduce foot odour?

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #82 on: October 31, 2012, 10:02:45 PM »
Yep! you've read right!
These have been around for years but are coming to the general public.

But somehow, I don't think sensitizing old socks would give good results... besides, they would stretch in the camera  :P
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #83 on: November 01, 2012, 01:45:58 PM »
Even leaving aside the socks it's good to see sales and profits up.
If non-smelly socks help keep HP5+ going, then that's good news for everyone!

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #84 on: November 01, 2012, 06:46:10 PM »
Even leaving aside the socks it's good to see sales and profits up.
If non-smelly socks help keep HP5+ going, then that's good news for everyone!

Hear hear.
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« Reply #85 on: November 01, 2012, 06:56:10 PM »
One short step from Bromide to Bromhidrosis!!  :o
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #86 on: November 06, 2012, 05:45:11 PM »
Tenty-Eleven
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #87 on: November 06, 2012, 06:42:58 PM »
I think you have krazy glue on your w :)
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #88 on: November 06, 2012, 08:17:28 PM »
There's no W in tenty

It's what comes between 9 and 20, clearly.
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #89 on: November 06, 2012, 08:20:36 PM »
I'm still not joining in.

Right, I'm off to squash some spammers.

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #90 on: November 06, 2012, 08:27:33 PM »
OK, 408 potential spammers sent on their way...Any "Ilfo Watch" developments while I was away?

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #91 on: November 06, 2012, 08:51:43 PM »
nope nada....
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #92 on: November 06, 2012, 10:10:29 PM »
This is starting to feel like watching glue set.
You know something interesting is going to come at some point. It's just that the activity is getting to be sooooo slow.

I can guess something's going to happen in five to fifteen days...
I just hope it's not some end of the world thing  ;D
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #93 on: November 06, 2012, 10:20:41 PM »
.......almost beyond caring  ???
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #94 on: November 07, 2012, 10:53:12 AM »
A=πr2

That is if my schoolboy maths is correct the formula for the area of a circle. Are they bringing out an HP5 disk film? :)
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #95 on: November 07, 2012, 11:57:18 AM »
OK, so in the absence of any real data I'm going with my gut and starting a rumour....Harman Tech is about to be bought by the Lomographic Society. Nice!

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #96 on: November 07, 2012, 12:39:11 PM »
OK, so in the absence of any real data I'm going with my gut and starting a rumour....Harman Tech is about to be bought by the Lomographic Society. Nice!



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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #97 on: November 07, 2012, 01:12:09 PM »
What I'm getting is an announcement about something circular on the 14th November?
There's more to this photography thing than meets the eye.

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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #98 on: November 07, 2012, 03:37:55 PM »
is it a product to be realesed 20120401?
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Re: There is something exciting going on at ILFORD
« Reply #99 on: November 07, 2012, 03:50:14 PM »
Leon said it wasn't a new product. But when I hinted at a corporate acquisition, he's been more than quiet...
So, my guess is that they're going to buy some company with a round logo that recently ceased production of something...
From memory, Foma recently closed down...
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