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22nd May 2023, 08:57 AM
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Silverprint
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I just wanted to chip in here, because, whilst a...
I just wanted to chip in here, because, whilst a competitor, Silverprint was part of the furniture. When I started Ag 14 years ago, they were the business I benchmarked against. I could say...
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New products and offers
13th July 2020, 04:45 PM
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Special offer on FOMASPEED RC VC paper
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Special offer on FOMASPEED RC VC paper
Hi all,
We have a consignment of popular sizes in FOMSPEED RC Varient paper which we are shifting to help out a distributor who got stuck with it. This is Foma's equivalent to Ilford MGRC as an...
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Photography in general
28th December 2018, 10:48 PM
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Tetenal insolvent
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Matt5791
Just to update on what I know on the Tetenal...
Just to update on what I know on the Tetenal situation.
First think is - it's an open secret - Tetenal manufacture chemicals for not only themselves but Harman/Ilford (I think all of it, without...
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Photography in general
6th February 2017, 06:42 PM
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Ag Photographic
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Matt5791
Thanks David - always nice to meet customers in...
Thanks David - always nice to meet customers in person!
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Photography in general
26th January 2017, 11:01 AM
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Printing Paper Prices
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Matt5791
Definitely worth asking Ian - the problem is...
Definitely worth asking Ian - the problem is there is often very little to give away. Our margin on ilford film was in the teens.
I think that's a level headed view Tony! If Ilford...
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Photography in general
24th January 2017, 02:03 PM
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Printing Paper Prices
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Matt5791
I don't think Harman have any scope to lower...
I don't think Harman have any scope to lower prices or offer discounts. Their net profit for 2015 was around 3% or so. They have a very tight ship to run. Kentmere prices had to go up because they...
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Photography in general
23rd January 2017, 03:25 PM
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Printing Paper Prices
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7,513
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Matt5791
Hi all, Our main focus over the last 18...
Hi all,
Our main focus over the last 18 months has been stock holding and improving customer service - we have very considerably more stock than we had, say, middle of 2015, and considerably more...
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New products and offers
30th December 2016, 06:12 AM
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Discounts and offers at Ag until 31 Dec.
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Discounts and offers at Ag until 31 Dec.
Just thought I would let everyone know, as this time of the year, over the Christmas and new year period, is quieter for online purchases we have some special discounts in place. They end at midnight...
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New products and offers
23rd December 2016, 10:18 AM
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Workshops at Ag
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Matt5791
Workshops at Ag
I thought I would announce it here before we formally market them - we are scheduling a number of workshops for 2017.
We already have a number of introduction to B&W printing workshops - these are...
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New products and offers
13th December 2016, 03:53 PM
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20% off at Ilford Harman Express shop.
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Matt5791
They would get a backlash from their distributors...
They would get a backlash from their distributors overseas, which they have suffered in the past when UK dealers were shipping volume out of the UK.
It's a strange one - they care about overseas...
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Business Matters
14th September 2016, 10:53 PM
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New Investments at Ag
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Matt5791
Hi Roy, We can do either - but traditional...
Hi Roy,
We can do either - but traditional optical colour prints have a hard time competing with a high quality scan and then print on something like the Lightjet or Noritsu. They can have a...
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Business Matters
2nd August 2016, 05:49 AM
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New Investments at Ag
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28,571
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Matt5791
That is correct. It makes a fantastic job of 5x4.
That is correct. It makes a fantastic job of 5x4.
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New products and offers
2nd August 2016, 05:47 AM
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New Paper Developer from Tetenal - Free samples!
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Matt5791
Just to say, we are giving away more of this at...
Just to say, we are giving away more of this at the moment - free 250ml with every order, regardless of order size.
...
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Business Matters
23rd July 2016, 08:23 AM
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New Investments at Ag
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28,571
Posted By
Matt5791
Hi all - just following up on this thread. ...
Hi all - just following up on this thread.
We have increased our stock holding again in many product lines, especially Ilford paper and chemistry.
The next plan is start showing on the website...
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Photography in general
14th July 2016, 06:37 AM
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Price increases
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Matt5791
We have had absolutely no indications from any...
We have had absolutely no indications from any supplier that prices will rise - just for the record. I'm not saying they wont (some, eg Fuji have remained static for a long time) but there have been...
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New products and offers
28th June 2016, 05:37 AM
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New Paper Developer from Tetenal - Free samples!
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Matt5791
Thanks for the continuing interest everyone -...
Thanks for the continuing interest everyone - even if it doesn't become our developer of choice, the level of interest is always encouraging for a company like Tetenal.
Forum:
Photography in general
20th January 2016, 04:47 PM
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and action
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Matt5791
I've been working with Super8 and 16mm ever since...
I've been working with Super8 and 16mm ever since I got interested in photography - infact, I was interested in motion picture before I was interested in stills (which is kind of the wrong way around...
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New products and offers
18th December 2015, 06:45 AM
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Fuji release another new paper
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Matt5791
Basically the Noritsu magazines are a plastic...
Basically the Noritsu magazines are a plastic light tight box, roughly a 16 inch cube. They can be adjusted to any size from 4" to 12". On the side there is a knob which you can turn to manually feed...
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New products and offers
16th December 2015, 07:04 PM
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Fuji release another new paper
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Matt5791
Something that is confusing with these papers -...
Something that is confusing with these papers - there are a number of different emulsions.
The Fuji cut sheet is Type 2 emulsion
The Fuji we use in the lab here is Type DPII
And this new...
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New products and offers
16th December 2015, 06:59 PM
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Fuji release another new paper
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Matt5791
One idea I had a couple of days ago - for anyone...
One idea I had a couple of days ago - for anyone requiring a dispenser - is you could buy a used Noritsu paper magazine, like we use here for the Noritsu printer - because you can manually eject the...
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New products and offers
14th December 2015, 05:36 PM
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Fuji release another new paper
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Matt5791
Fuji release another new paper
Yet another paper release from Fujifilm, for process RA4 - Fujicolor Professional VELVET. (I think this is the third or fourth this year!)
This is a really exciting paper and fills a gap. The...
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Photography in general
23rd November 2015, 06:36 PM
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Ordering by phone
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Matt5791
We are just configuring the Channel island rates,...
We are just configuring the Channel island rates, don't panic!
I think you are probably right, and this is why we have now prominently displayed the number on the header of every page of our...
Forum:
Photography in general
23rd November 2015, 12:19 PM
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Pricing difference
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Posted By
Matt5791
Thanks - the only thing I might say, is Tetenal...
Thanks - the only thing I might say, is Tetenal may disagree with me when I say the contents cost "pennies" to make...!!
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Photography in general
23rd November 2015, 12:18 PM
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Ordering by phone
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Posted By
Matt5791
Interesting thread, and I'm glad it has been...
Interesting thread, and I'm glad it has been raised.
We are currently in the process of completely re-vamping our website, for easier ordering and navigation - it's already up and running, but we...
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Photography in general
21st November 2015, 12:39 PM
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Pricing difference
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3,985
Posted By
Matt5791
It is all to do with packaging - it's really...
It is all to do with packaging - it's really expensive and the cost of producing the new 2.5L is pretty much the same as the old 1L.
The actual liquid in the bottles is pennies to make, litre for...
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