Flic Film is a converter of film and blender and packager of film photography chemicals. Our emphasis is on traditional chemistry with a tilt toward environmental sustainability in all we do. We also supply accessories for film development. We are a wholesale company so have a look at our website for a list of "where to buy", flicfilm.ca.
For real, though, modern film cameras are perfectly fine too! I shoot a Maxxum 7000 (one of the first of that era) and an even newer EOS, and both are workhorses! I've also got older cameras like a Pentax Spotmatic (basically an SL with a meter) and a Yashica D that are a lot of fun to use.
I have a Canon EOS 100. Shooting with EOS film cameras have precise light meters with different metering modes. Shouting film is similar to digital. A false exposure is quite impossible. Are you used to shooting with Canon DSLRs you feel at home.
Here is the thing -you can change your sensor in your camera. Each sensor (roll of film) is a WORM drive! Once processed, they resist all EMP and electrical noise. Stable to hundreds of years versus digital media rot issues. Please enjoy your upgrade sensibly and have fun.
Hello ! I’m going to develop a bunch of film I have 5 X 35mm and 4 X 120 film. Should i consider 120 and 35mm as the same for the kit capacity of 10films ?
Hey guys, from Québec here. Plan on buying more of your rolls and equipment. I recently purchased your C-41 developing kit. Was my first ever home developed film. Turned out great!! Thanks Flic Film!
I've just started developing B&W film at home. I had a roll of Flic Film Ultrapan 400 come out strange. Not at all thin or too dark, and a few frames I've been able to recover in post. The one clue is that the leader and rebate are medium grey. Does it sound like I underfixed, or is the film base just really dark on that emulsion? [Developed in FPP D76 and fixed in FPP B&W fixer]
Hi Rick, the leader should be black as it is completely exposed for a longer period of time. If you cannot see the images too well and the leader is grey it sounds under developed, though I don't understand why the rebate would be grey as it does not get exposed. Under fixing will make the image disappear over time.
Bit of a funny question, but do you have any tips on how to use a film lead retriever with your plastic canisters? I've pretty decent at using with traditional metal canisters, however for some reason I seem to struggle with your (and other's) plastic canisters. It causes me some issues when I go to develop at home, I usually end up having to tear the canister open with my hands in the darkbag, which I'd like to avoid if possible. Thanks!
We made the Quic Pic just for that. The latest version is out, very tough and very easy to use. The retrievers do not work as well on the plastic cassettes.
its a bummer we can't buy directly from yall. cause we're paying the markup from a third party retailers which ends up not being that inexpensive compared to competitors 🙁
Hi Jeff. The reality is that it would not be any cheaper because the cost of handling small orders and the cost of shipping would eat up any of those savings you are imagining. Film has a very low margin for the retailers and they make it possible for you to buy a small amount at a time. We can be less expensive than the competitors but the reality is that we buy film from very large companies and convert it and distribute at a lower cost, but we can only be so much less expensive than they are..... or they stop selling us film.
I have a friend that lives half an hour from Calgary too. Sent him to your youtube channel after discovering you're an Albertan business. Keep up the digital marketing, its working.
About location: First reaction would be: Why not ? A company doesn't *has* to be in a big city, especially when it relies on online sales Business wise, it's clever. A small village should have lower local taxes, lower $/sq ft, etc. En plus, you're providing a handful of jobs to the community Long live Flic Film !
@@1marcelfilms How do you know that? You have not tried it. It is built by the same company that does most of the disposables so how is it worse? I don't mind honest criticism but this is just vitriol for no reason.
It takes twice as many photos because each frame is half the size of a standard 35mm picture. The downside is that image quality is not quite as good especially if you make big enlargements. To answer your question the rewind time is the same.
Remember that you shoot to a negative so the negative gets warmer, the positive is the opposite. It is not just making the image warmer but is all across the light spectrum to change the temperature from 3500 Kelvin to 5500 Kelvin
Teck is not new. Myfather shot all the family movies with Kodachrome 40 which was a tungsten film using 85X filter.They look good to this day although made in 1940. I hope the raw files last that long. My friend showed me a Kodachrome 4x5 transparency of his family that looked new for 60+ years.
@@willowrabbit my bad, I had it backwards. The filter should warm up the image, not the other way around like in my original comment. So yeah, I agree now that the images are mislabeled.
Is there a chance that Flic Film would ever sell ECN-2 pre-bath as a stand-alone product? I would love to be able to roll, shoot and process my own cinema film using a C-41 kit, however removing the remjet has always been daunting.
@@davemarshall9302 Admittedly no. I do enjoy the flexibility of shooting C41 and ECN-2, can I feel like a ECN-2 pre-bath might open that door for me with minimal barrier to entry (especially since the majority of my current colour work would be C41, with the occasional ECN-2 roll). I have also been told that ECN-2 chemicals do tend to expire more quickly (based purely on what I've read), which is something I'd like to avoid as a more budget-oriented shooter.
Removing remjet is actually really easy. tablespoon of baking soda in your prebath and shake it to hell for a minute. then wash it out. Then after you're finished developing, before you hang it to dry, just gently rub the film with your thumb in the stabiliser (or whatever your final rinse is). Done. It's that easy.
What about slide film? Or us who prefer to shoot in medium or large format? Seems like the future is pretty bleak.... Ooops sorry. Just googled your company: "...is a manufacturer of 35mm film"
You had me until that recycling comment. Using plastic is not the brag you think it is. Also, the audio is awful, would a decent lapel mike or boom operator be too expensive? Gotta cut costs everywhere I guess.
Howdy, I went to the website to see about buying some film and it says you only sell to retailers and not individuals? Is this true? Very disappointing if so!
We are a manufacturer and distributor, we leave the retail sales to the 150 stores that are dedicated to retail service. Direct to consumer requires a completely different structure that we wouldn't have the reach for.
