Wow, the fact an R&D Scientist is promoted to management (and stays completely engaged with the factory floor for forty years) ... speaks volumes of the company culture. Great company.
W moim mieście (Włocławek, Polska) był zakład spożywczy z ponad 60 letnią historią do którego jeden z klientów odesłał opakowania z drobną usterką z prośbą o udzielenie informacji co to za wadą. Okazało się że wada jest na tyle poważna, że byli wdzięczni za bezpośredni kontakt zamiast publicznego oskarżania o produkcję szkodliwej żywności. W ramach podziękowania podana osoba dostała Pokaźną porcję tego produktu i komplet sportowy klubu który sponsorowała.
I recently watched a tour video of the Kodak plant which was looking old, tired and neglected. I was blown away how modern and well maintained the Ilford plant is. Well done Ilford👍
I really appreciate Ilfords dedication to film, I heard that when the lockdown was in place for Covid they work extra long hrs to make sure there was enough film for everyone to still buy👏🏾☝🏾
This was so damn cool. Emulsion looks like parmigiano reggiano and that explains why hp5 looks so damn tasty. Def loving these behind the scenes looks into labs and film production man 👏
Really cool. Amazing to think about how I've taken film for granted my whole life, with only the slightest idea of how it's manufactured. This really puts a nice visual in my head. Tomorrow I get paid and will splurge on 25 sheets of FP4 8x10
This was a great video. You did a great job. I've been shooting film for 25 years now. And never actually seen inside the Ilford production factory like this, so great to see it. Thank you for sharing !🙏
That was awesome! Just shot some 120 HP5+ yesterday. It was cool seeing how it was produced but I cringed a little seeing that one spool unrolled in the light. 😆
I've had the same experience others have mentioned where I had a problem with my processing of film and after sending them a sample, Ilford sent me a very detailed response explaining what had gone wrong.
When I was taught darkroom photography in college we exclusively shot Ilford, mostly HP5 Plus. I don't shoot it much anymore but did try out Ortho Plus recently in my Rolleiflex.
I've seen a few behind the scenes at Ilford and each one is absolutely fascinating and each time I've learned something new about the process. Excellent video, sir.
I contacted Ilford in Germany and, I'm telling you, i can't remember any other company that assisted me so well and so friendly in multiple emails, although they don't produce anymore the type of paper i use.
Kudos to Ilford , to keep these people for decades and decades means they’re doing something right and treating them well , they still look like they enjoy what they love to do (: very cool vid !!
Interesting video, coincidently I was just looking at some Ilford BW 35mm film in my local Max Spielman shop inside the huge Tesco store where I go shopping and was surprised they still sold 35mm film there, I must pick up a roll. I bought a kodak ultra for my Olympus mju zoom 105 would be great to try some BW photography on it. The 'secret sauce' is the fact the workers there are dedicated, long standing and loyal to the company, all that experience means their product will be continue to be class leading. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Ribsy!! Another VERY interesting presentation!! LoL...I'm a big believer in "if it ain't broke, don't fix it...", but wow, seeing all of those old computers and printers was a big surprise!! Thank you again, for the interesting videos!! Have a great weekend! CC
This was great, loved seeing the packaging process, made me wonder how many rolls of film I have had in my hands in the 66 years since I got my first camera😊
I really enjoyed watching this. I was hoping if you could ask them to give us a general idea about the film making business and if they truly feel if film is actually making a come back. Thank you for the effort you put in this video.
You da man! Thanks for a quality video of your tour. And: good work arranging that visit. Anyone who dismisses film photography as low tech has missed the boat on understanding the processes. Kudos to Ilford as well. I’ll now buy more Ilford product because I’m more confident than ever of the quality of their film and paper. Thanks, MAN. I’m liking your channel and your style.
I wonder if they do factory tours? Could be something I could arrange with my local camera club. Love the way they have stuck to their operations in the UK and kept their workforce.
Harman seem to normally have all 9 Ilford films, plus the 2 Kentmere ones in stock in 35 mm; I haven’t checked the other sizes. Fuji seem to have largely lost interest in film. Kodak make 8 different colour emulsions for general purpose still photography, but at least some of them always seem to be unavailable. A batch of Pro Image 100 recently sold out almost as soon as it was received. No problems getting hold of the films made by Harman. .
Great tour. Making sense of the film process. The strength of the company is the experience of all those employees- 40 years etc. The weakness of the company may well be the same fact - the experience ( and mature age ) of those employees. Are they training a new generation to take over I wonder ?
Thanks for this video tour! I an avid user of Ilford HP4&5 for my M2 and you have just inspired me to pop a roll into the camera for today as opposed the the Tri-X. Great channel!
Very jealous love to visit there been shooting ilford films since the 80s so good to see the process you can see where the quality and consistency comes from definitely made with love
That machine for packing 120 is just...so compact. Not at all how I imagined it. It's really fascinating how small but self-sufficient Ilford's process is.
Interesting! Ilford is a wonderful brand and I try to support them as much as possible. On average I shoot 50 120-films a year, half of them being Ilford. Still have to develop 5 rolls of HP5+, for which I'll use Ilfosol 3.
This was a great video. i have been wondering if film was ever going to die, and it looks like it wont with this Ilford company doing what they do. I am wondering of you made a video of answers to your "frustration" video on the Pentax 6x7?
Thanks a lot! Very interesting and none of the promotional stuff you often get. Also impressed to see that so much is done on their facilities. I expected more “outsourcing”.
Really interesting video! One thing which is so obvious to see is the invaluable long term employees whose decade long experience with all the little details of the process, the machines and quality control seem to be one of the major assets of this company!
Employees who have been there for 40 years must be coming up towards retirement age. I hope Hartman are training up new young people to replace them when the time comes.
I love the passion of the Ilford's employees. Maybe after this video and smartereveryday's people'll cease to believe Cinestill is able to pull off a new c41 film by themself and dispatch thousands of rolls a few weeks after the end of the crowdfunding while Kodak, Ilford and Fuji have issues to do so.
ok, but were in the 120 production line do they make and insert the infamous "120 Ilford smell"??!?!? (the kinda sweet smell that Ilford 120 film has!) all jokes aside, excellent and fascinating video! would love to visit them one day if I could lol!
Never shot Ilford, but it is super cool to see it being made. I was kind of upset that the film got unrolled, but I am hoping that it was a dummy roll, meant for that demonstration.
Great video and fascinating! I have just started processing at home and often call in to your channel for ideas about B&W films to use. I have been trying my hand at some (rough) videos of my own photographic adventures, but video editing isn't exactly my forte! Good work.
I love Ilford film, be it FP4, HP5, Delta etc. Now where they to make a colour film in the manner of Portra ........?? 😋😋 Photographers everywhere would have church bells rung in celebration. 🔔
It's cool that Ilford's still making film for still photography (do they also make motion picture film?). But I really miss Kodak film, that's what I grew up on here in the States.
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Wow, the fact an R&D Scientist is promoted to management (and stays completely engaged with the factory floor for forty years) ... speaks volumes of the company culture. Great company.
Yea exactly! It’s amazing
Let me guess, you were tired too waiting for the next part of Smartereveryday's Kodak tour and decided to take matters into your own hand? Well done!
Exactly my thoughts😂
We are all waiting 😂 I want to see it so badly 😂
I sure am
I’ll def be hitting up kodak
@@ribsy Really cool video, thanks for doing this. I've been in the Kodak Rochester plant, if you get a chance, it's worth doing.
Ilford are great. I had an issue with a roll, sent them samples etc they sent me a box of film with a hand written apology. I was blown away.
Yea - they care!
That's really groovy. Well done, Ilford.
W moim mieście (Włocławek, Polska) był zakład spożywczy z ponad 60 letnią historią do którego jeden z klientów odesłał opakowania z drobną usterką z prośbą o udzielenie informacji co to za wadą. Okazało się że wada jest na tyle poważna, że byli wdzięczni za bezpośredni kontakt zamiast publicznego oskarżania o produkcję szkodliwej żywności. W ramach podziękowania podana osoba dostała Pokaźną porcję tego produktu i komplet sportowy klubu który sponsorowała.
wow
I recently watched a tour video of the Kodak plant which was looking old, tired and neglected. I was blown away how modern and well maintained the Ilford plant is. Well done Ilford👍
Yea it’s super well maintained
The fact that they are investing in upgrades is encouraging.
Yea exactly!
I feel like ilford doesn't get enough credit for everything they do for the community. Love the tour, video and company!
They deserve it all plus more
I really appreciate Ilfords dedication to film, I heard that when the lockdown was in place for Covid they work extra long hrs to make sure there was enough film for everyone to still buy👏🏾☝🏾
Ilford are great
That's incredible. When we open a roll of 120 we have no clue about the process. Quality process and dedicated workers. Love it.
def great to learn about the process
This was so damn cool. Emulsion looks like parmigiano reggiano and that explains why hp5 looks so damn tasty. Def loving these behind the scenes looks into labs and film production man 👏
Hahaha i thought it looked like tofu
Ha ha! Dang, it made me hungry!
Well, it IS animal collagen/by-products so yeah.
great to see the pant and meet these experts....these folk really know their stuff
Exactly! Experts indeed
Really cool. Amazing to think about how I've taken film for granted my whole life, with only the slightest idea of how it's manufactured. This really puts a nice visual in my head. Tomorrow I get paid and will splurge on 25 sheets of FP4 8x10
YAY!!! Right on, Ilford rules!
Haha spend it all!
This was a great video. You did a great job. I've been shooting film for 25 years now. And never actually seen inside the Ilford production factory like this, so great to see it. Thank you for sharing !🙏
Well done to Ilford for taking the time to show us the process. Long may they continue.
Yea ilford is great!
That was awesome! Just shot some 120 HP5+ yesterday. It was cool seeing how it was produced but I cringed a little seeing that one spool unrolled in the light. 😆
Hahaha yea that was heartbreaking
I shoot Ilford almost exclusively and this video really reinforces that. Great video!
Yea!! They are great
Congratulations to Ilford for keeping the dream alive!
yes indeed!
I've had the same experience others have mentioned where I had a problem with my processing of film and after sending them a sample, Ilford sent me a very detailed response explaining what had gone wrong.
Yea ilford is dope
When I was taught darkroom photography in college we exclusively shot Ilford, mostly HP5 Plus. I don't shoot it much anymore but did try out Ortho Plus recently in my Rolleiflex.
I wish I studied it in college
I love #ilfordortho it's beautiful with a yellow or orange filter
This was fun! So awesome. So glad they can do all of those steps in-house, too. Thank you for sharing!
Yea they are so capable!
I've seen a few behind the scenes at Ilford and each one is absolutely fascinating and each time I've learned something new about the process. Excellent video, sir.
Glad it was useful!
I contacted Ilford in Germany and, I'm telling you, i can't remember any other company that assisted me so well and so friendly in multiple emails, although they don't produce anymore the type of paper i use.
I hear this often. They are great 😊
The Delta 100 line if my primary choice of film ever since I started B/W processing myself - about 10 or so years ago. Love it!
It’s great stock!
Kudos to Ilford , to keep these people for decades and decades means they’re doing something right and treating them well , they still look like they enjoy what they love to do (: very cool vid !!
Totally agree! Clearly employees are happy
Interesting video, coincidently I was just looking at some Ilford BW 35mm film in my local Max Spielman shop inside the huge Tesco store where I go shopping and was surprised they still sold 35mm film there, I must pick up a roll.
I bought a kodak ultra for my Olympus mju zoom 105 would be great to try some BW photography on it.
The 'secret sauce' is the fact the workers there are dedicated, long standing and loyal to the company, all that experience means their product will be continue to be class leading.
Thanks for sharing.
Exactly! It all comes back to people
Thanks! And thanks to the Ilford team!
Yes indeed! Thanks to the ilford team
this is definitely the peak of my weekendm thank ribs and thanks to the ilford people for showing us how they do their magic.
Thanks for watching!!
Such an interesting video! You can tell the workers love their job and are proud. Loved this.
Yea they really do!
This is such a great field trip! Thank you for sharing!
On both Smartereveryday's on Kodak and yours on Ilford videos, you can feel the pride and satisfaction of people working there making film
I’ll have to visit Kodak for myself!
And hurray for ILFORD, makers of the VERY BEST B & W FILM and VB PAPERS in the WORLD. YAY!!!
Hip hip hooray
That is a great movie 👀‼️
Ribsy is a great journalist 🎞️
Thank you 😊
Hi Ribsy!!
Another VERY interesting presentation!! LoL...I'm a big believer in "if it ain't broke, don't fix it...", but wow, seeing all of those old computers and printers was a big surprise!!
Thank you again, for the interesting videos!!
Have a great weekend!
CC
Haha yes indeed
This was great, loved seeing the packaging process, made me wonder how many rolls of film I have had in my hands in the 66 years since I got my first camera😊
haha niceeeee
Fascinating video, thanks! Great how the bubble detector works!
Yea it’s cool!
Super interesting - loved this video - thanks for making and sharing
Really cool. Thanks for sharing. What an amazing visit.
Yea it was fun!
Extremely well done video. Very devoted and knowledgeable Ilford manager ! Thank you. RS. Canada
Yea the manager knew so much!
Great to see the AVO meter in the QC area, old school analogue test meter. Great film.
Yea that machine was old but it works!
Love Ilford. Thanks Ribsy!
Thanks for watching
Fantastic deep dive into my favourite film stock maker!! Subscribed, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Great Ribsy! What an experience to see it made
Yea was great to witness
Forty years! Ilford must treat their people very well to get that kind of loyalty out of them.
Yea it looks like it!
I really enjoyed watching this. I was hoping if you could ask them to give us a general idea about the film making business and if they truly feel if film is actually making a come back. Thank you for the effort you put in this video.
That would be cool!
You da man! Thanks for a quality video of your tour. And: good work arranging that visit. Anyone who dismisses film photography as low tech has missed the boat on understanding the processes.
Kudos to Ilford as well. I’ll now buy more Ilford product because I’m more confident than ever of the quality of their film and paper.
Thanks, MAN. I’m liking your channel and your style.
Thanks for watching!
Incredible video. Really fascinating seeing and hearing this from veteran employees at Ilford! Awesome video! thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you for watching
Great video, love to see the process and the long term commitment of the ILFORD employees.
Thanks Albert - nice to see that our purchases go into good hands
I wonder if they do factory tours? Could be something I could arrange with my local camera club. Love the way they have stuck to their operations in the UK and kept their workforce.
you should reach out
Never been to the UK but if I can take a tour, I’ll be a happy man! Guiness tour and Ilford tour are at the top of my list!😅
It’s cool!
Harman seem to normally have all 9 Ilford films, plus the 2 Kentmere ones in stock in 35 mm; I haven’t checked the other sizes. Fuji seem to have largely lost interest in film. Kodak make 8 different colour emulsions for general purpose still photography, but at least some of them always seem to be unavailable. A batch of Pro Image 100 recently sold out almost as soon as it was received. No problems getting hold of the films made by Harman.
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Yea I think color demand is much gretawr
That's awesome and so interesting! Thanks for doing all those interviews and documentary shots in the Ilford plant, and sharing it all with the world!
My pleasure
watching things get made always makes me feel some kind of way but seeing film get made is a whole other level
Yea it’s a lot of fun!
Great tour. Making sense of the film process. The strength of the company is the experience of all those employees- 40 years etc. The weakness of the company may well be the same fact - the experience ( and mature age ) of those employees. Are they training a new generation to take over I wonder ?
Yea it’s a gift and a curse. But more a gift haha
Awesome tour of the Ilford facility 👍🏾 thanks 🙏🏾
Thanks for watching!
The video I didn't realise I needed. Awesome stuff, very interesting.
Glad you liked it
Thanks for this video tour! I an avid user of Ilford HP4&5 for my M2 and you have just inspired me to pop a roll into the camera for today as opposed the the Tri-X. Great channel!
Glad you liked it!
Very jealous love to visit there been shooting ilford films since the 80s so good to see the process you can see where the quality and consistency comes from definitely made with love
yea it was great to visit
👏👏👏 the best film black and white for all times.
Agreed!
The first time I tried Ilford HP5 was the first time every single frame on the roll was perfect.
haha very cool
Woohoo! 🥳 Sweet!!
Ilford is so great ❤️
Thank you!
They really are!
Did you ask them about how they train new staff who are dedicated as they are to continue operations into the future?
Yea! They are currently training some apprentices
This video makes me want to to get a bunch of Ilford right now to add to my stack. Loved it!!!
Yea they are great
That machine for packing 120 is just...so compact. Not at all how I imagined it. It's really fascinating how small but self-sufficient Ilford's process is.
yea its pretty compact
Thanks man for giving us a tour of ILford in this day of age oh boy wish I was there too
Yea it’s a cool place!
Super cool that you did this. I really enjoyed it.
Yea I’m lucky to have visited
I worked there for many years in the M14 machine. I miss the place
Amazing! What a privilege
This is something I’ve wanted to see for so long! Lucky guy getting that invite! 🙌🏼
I had to work for it!
@@ribsy haha I can imagine bro! 🙌🏼
Interesting! Ilford is a wonderful brand and I try to support them as much as possible. On average I shoot 50 120-films a year, half of them being Ilford. Still have to develop 5 rolls of HP5+, for which I'll use Ilfosol 3.
They are a fantastic brand
thank you for taking the time and effort to do this. Ilford is an amazing company, very interesting video
They deserved it all
Watching this while starting to pack film for a trip on Tuesday and your video made me pause and toss in a roll each of HP5+ and Delta 3200.
Niceeeee
Ilford should start making 16mm cinema film. Or even double 8
ilford is dope
Very cool! I need to restock my Ilford fridge.
Haha yes indeed
This was a great video. i have been wondering if film was ever going to die, and it looks like it wont with this Ilford company doing what they do.
I am wondering of you made a video of answers to your "frustration" video on the Pentax 6x7?
Agreed - it will live on at ilford!
Really interesting. It was not clear in the video - Do they make the actual negatives or are they sourced and coated with the emulsion?
You mean do they make the actual plastic? They don’t
What a great RUclips video, thanks for taking us on the tour. Love it.
Of course!
This video what i am looking so far but hard to find. Thanks upload this video
Glad it was useful
Thanks a lot! Very interesting and none of the promotional stuff you often get. Also impressed to see that so much is done on their facilities. I expected more “outsourcing”.
Na they do it all themselves!
Thanks for doing this man super interesting + shout out to Ilford the last company making quality affordable film for the community ❤
Agreed! They are keeping us going
Ha, nice to see the Ilford production line.
Key question: is HP5+ the same Kentmere400?!
From my experience they develop the same, look the same etc…
Na def not the same
Really nice video, so thanks for the info...
Thanks for watching
I enjoyed the video. The employees there seem really friendly. Ilford fan for life!!!
Agreed! Lovely people
Yes, they are market-friendly guys. I had issues with my films on two occasions and they gave me replacements.
That was very cool. I wish we could get a sense of what all that film smells like if there is such a thing.
haha it smelled pretty neutral in the packing room
This is amazing! Thanks for showing us the process behind the process!
Sure thanks for watching!
Wow, that was cool. I smashed that like button real hard. Thank you, good job ! 👍
thanks for smashing!
Really interesting video! One thing which is so obvious to see is the invaluable long term employees whose decade long experience with all the little details of the process, the machines and quality control seem to be one of the major assets of this company!
Yup, the knowledge is invaluable
Employees who have been there for 40 years must be coming up towards retirement age. I hope Hartman are training up new young people to replace them when the time comes.
Amazing video, so interesting to see it being made. Great work 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
I love the passion of the Ilford's employees. Maybe after this video and smartereveryday's people'll cease to believe Cinestill is able to pull off a new c41 film by themself and dispatch thousands of rolls a few weeks after the end of the crowdfunding while Kodak, Ilford and Fuji have issues to do so.
Yea they are super passionate
Great video, Ribsy. Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for watching
Greta vid and well done Ilford for engaging with the end user.
Thanks for watching
ok, but were in the 120 production line do they make and insert the infamous "120 Ilford smell"??!?!? (the kinda sweet smell that Ilford 120 film has!)
all jokes aside, excellent and fascinating video! would love to visit them one day if I could lol!
Hahaha
Absolutely brilliant 😀 Thank you for this content.
you are welcome!
OMG I WANT TO SQUEEZE SOME EMULSION. This video is amazing dude, congrats!
hahaha … looks edible Too
Well that was pretty cool to see, cheers for sharing man 👍
Of course! Thanks
Never shot Ilford, but it is super cool to see it being made. I was kind of upset that the film got unrolled, but I am hoping that it was a dummy roll, meant for that demonstration.
Haha yes that hurt a lot of people
Cracking video. Love your work! Have subscribed. Cheers!
Thank you!
What a privilege to see the whole process!
It def was! lucky to be there
Great video and fascinating! I have just started processing at home and often call in to your channel for ideas about B&W films to use. I have been trying my hand at some (rough) videos of my own photographic adventures, but video editing isn't exactly my forte! Good work.
Good luck and thanks!
As an Ilford costumer thank you for showing how the films I use is made.
Of course!
Excellent tour thanks!
😊
I love Ilford film, be it FP4, HP5, Delta etc. Now where they to make a colour film in the manner of Portra ........?? 😋😋 Photographers everywhere would have church bells rung in celebration. 🔔
Haha yes indeed
It's cool that Ilford's still making film for still photography (do they also make motion picture film?). But I really miss Kodak film, that's what I grew up on here in the States.
Kodak film is still being produced