silberkorn
Hi,
The Agfa Scala 200X responded well to pushing during development using the Scala process and produced usable results up to 1600 ISO. Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly hard to come by. I’m therefore looking for a replacement that I can use for concert photography and the like at up to 1600 ISO. Does anyone know of anything?
Regards,
jo
Gast
How about trying photography on negative film? I wonder how you can manage the contrasts in theatre photography using transparency film. ;)
silberkorn
@ Petzi
I’ve been totally into black-and-white slides for a few years now, and I don’t think I’ll be giving them up any time soon. Black-and-white negative film like Neopan 1600 isn’t really a substitute for me, but at best a stopgap solution. But perhaps I should have it cross-processed in the Scala process. After all, its base is only lightly tinted grey. That would be worth a try.
Regards
Jo
Gast
In the range up to 100 ISO, you can get by just fine with various specialist films, such as infrared, Technikelpan, Orthos and the like. Orthos perform quite well in daylight at 50 ISO on slides. Then there’s the Fompan R100, which I can wholeheartedly recommend; whether it can be pushed up to 1600 ISO with decent results is something you’ll just have to try out for yourself. One last, rather expensive option would be the Kodak HS Ir, which achieves a remarkable speed as a transparency. I could imagine it performing well, particularly given the high IR content in the spotlight. But as I said, you’ll have to work that out for yourself—and it’ll cost you a pretty penny. Whether you can get one of these ‘replacement films’ processed at a professional lab will certainly require some negotiating skills.
