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ILFORD monochrome equipment manuals
From time to time, customers ask us for copies of manuals for ILFORD Monochrome equipment.
Whilst we are no longer able to directly offer service and maintenance support for discontinued equipment, we are still happy to supply (in pdf format) the manuals listed below.
*Please get in touch for manuals marked with an asterisk
FP40 Film Processor
Full operations manual - English
Leader Card specification
Full operations manual - German
Full Service Manual -...
Violin
Technical info
Film Used: ILFORD HP5 plus 400
Format 120 (6*6)
Camera Hasselblad 503CW
Lens: Planar 80mm f/2,8 CF lens and Makro Planar T* CF 120mm f/4
Exposure time Double exposure (f/5,6 1/30s)
Location: Petrozavodsk (Russia)
Tell us the story behind Violin. What inspired you to shoot it?
I have been working with the Karelian State Philharmonic for many years. The Philharmonic invites world famous musicians for concerts and festivals, and I shoot portraits of those musicians fo...
We are delighted to announce a number of exciting new products added to our range.
ILFORD MULTIGRADE RC DELUXE
ILFORD announced the world’s first variable contrast MULTIGRADE paper in 1940 and in 2019, as we celebrate our 140th anniversary, we are pleased to announce the 5th generation of our best-selling MULTIGRADE RC Papers.
MULTIGRADE IV RC papers (4th generation) were launched 25 years ago and have been hugely successful becoming the ‘go to’ black & white RC papers for discerning studen...
In late 2019, we invited the global analogue film photography community to take part in our latest survey. This time we focused specifically on darkroom printing.
The survey ran for 1 month and had an incredible 5,439 responses from 87 countries around the world. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to offer your insights and share the survey for us.
Why darkroom printing?
We have seen sustained and continuous growth in film for a number of years. However, darkroom printing has not yet cap...
We recently had the pleasure of turning the tables on one of the stalwarts of the film photography community when we asked Em if he'd be the first of our interviews in the 'Lockdown Sessions'. We're so glad that he agreed.
What made you set up Emulsive.org and what were your initial plans for it?
My-first-roll...-Of-35mm-film-Fuji-Superia-X-TRA-400-by-EMULSIVE
EMULSIVE started as an idea in early 2015. I thought I should put up a blog where I could post a few photos and blog about stuff that I'd lea...
Our DELTA Professional films have a different grain structure than our more traditional PLUS range giving them exceptional sharpness and a cleaner look when correctly exposed. This week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites theme focused on the middle film in this range with images #shotondelta400.
@paulasmithphoto Devils Marbles, Australia. For this weeks #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites theme #shotondelta400 #believeinfilm #blackandwhitephotography
thewarneraesthetic January 24th, 2020 Mamiya 7ii, Ilford...
HARMAN is pleased to announce a dedicated* ULF campaign for our ILFORD ORTHO PLUS film in Spring 2021.
This represents a short but exciting window of opportunity to source non-stock sizes of a unique and wonderful film with a variety of applications.
ILFORD ORTHO PLUS is an extremely fine grain, sharp, orthochromatic film that is used in both technical and photographic applications. This including medical and scientific use, the copy of negatives and the creation of stunning images.
As a well-establi...
We're letting you back behind the film again to meet some of the passionate people who are part of making the products that you love. This time we talk to Becky and she shares some of her film photography with us.
INTRODUCTION
Who are you? What’s your job title HARMAN technology and how long have you worked here?
I’m Becky, an Apprentice Scientist and I’ve worked here for 2.5 years.
Tell us a little about your day-to-day role.
I work in the lab prepping formulations, carrying out raw material r...
During lockdown I rekindled my love of making photograms. It happened naturally after a summer of making cyanotypes. I was also making emulsions out of plants. My garden became a temporary darkroom. With a photogram - you expose your paper to light (sunlight for photograms), with an object on top, and the area underneath the object remains unexposed, so you end up with white paper in that area, like a shadow but in negative.
Cyanotype
A lonely weed
The local darkroom re-opened for half-day s...
We are lucky here that so many of our staff are passionate about our products not just because they are proud of the brand but also because they use them themselves. Just like our 6th Behind The Film interviewee Mari.
Who are you? What’s your job title HARMAN technology and how long have you worked here?
I’m Mari Slater-Parry, I’ve been a research scientist at HARMAN since October 2018. I was originally employed on a fixed term grant through the INNOVATE UK scheme, before becoming a permanent member...