Urnes
Hello everyone,
Up until now, in the courses I teach, I’ve always used Ilford Delta 400 in HC-110 and have been completely satisfied with the quality for prints up to 30x40.
To keep the cost of film down a bit and also to perhaps work with shorter rolls (24 or 12 exposures), I remembered the film loader in the basement and had the idea that you can actually make your own roll film from sheet film. I then immediately came across the Foma roll film in the Impex catalogue.
But what should I go for? Push the T 200 by one stop (or not, and compensate with the paper)? Or go straight for the 400? I definitely need 400 ASA because my three spotlights don’t give off that much light. Oh yes, I’ll be developing using the A49 rotary process.
Is there perhaps another alternative?
Regards, Sven.
Gast
Hello!
I don’t have any experience with the T200 and pushing, but with Fomapan 400 – using Rodinal 1+50 or ID11 1+1 – I’ve found it works best at ISO 200 to 250 at most. I haven’t tried it with A49 yet, though I’ve had good results pushing with A49 (and HP5+, Neopan 400, TMax 3200); I reckon you should be able to push the Foma 400 to ISO 400 as well (depending on how important open shadows are to you...)
Roman
Gast
Hi Sven,
I’ve had brilliant results with the T200 when I expose it at 160 ISO; I tried pushing it as well, but the results weren’t great.
I can really recommend the Foma 400 (expose it at 320 ISO!) – you can push it too, of course, with good results.
As an alternative, I can recommend the EFKE Kb100 – a very forgiving film with lovely tonal range and good contrast; it’s sharp too. The prints look a bit ‘old-fashioned’ – a matter of taste,
I know – but I like it!
Regards,
Maik
fotohuisrovo
The T200 performs quite well :D in various developers:
LP Supergrain (= AM74): Balanced, like ID11, for example: T200: ISO 160–200
SPUR HRX: very high sharpness, low grain: T200: ISO 80–100; a very good combination!
At the moment I’m working with the T200 and SPUR SLD.
Also coming up: AM20 and AM50.
The Fomapan 400 actually has a bit lower speed: mostly around ISO 200 – ISO 320. For high-speed films, I sometimes use Neopan 1600 (Fuji). The nominal sensitivity sometimes goes up to around ISO 1000 (e.g. with the SPUR SLD).
Best regards,
Fotohuis RoVo
Robert Vonk
Urnes
Thank you very much for your replies.
I think I’ll give the Foma 400 a go at the next workshop. Shadow detail isn’t that important in portraits, and I can adjust the contrast with the spotlights. I reckon the 400 Delta isn’t any faster than 320 ISO either. I’m curious to see if I can manage to load the roll film into the cassettes, though.
@Robert
What has been your experience with the SLD? I used the Delta 400 + SLD combination in my first course. The SLD simply works a treat. It suited our portrait subject matter quite well, and the tonal range and speed were excellent too. However, we then took a few shots outside in daylight and I noticed that very dark areas were rendered almost grain-free, whilst the grain was much more visible in the bright areas. And then it looked a bit like a traffic surveillance image. I don’t think the developer can quite deny its origins.
Regards, Sven.
Gast
:D
Sure, SPUR has its roots in traffic surveillance and X-ray films and developers. In the amateur sector, it’s a bit of a hobby for the SPUR folks. Financially? It doesn’t bring in much, of course, but it’s still interesting – much like it is for us.
It’s the same story with the Agfa Copex (microfilm) and SPUR Nanospeed. A very small market, but certainly very interesting for black-and-white specialists and Minox enthusiasts.
Today we’re testing the Tanol from Moersch, as mentioned in our other post. Tomorrow we’ll continue with the Foma T200 (sold by the metre!) and SLD. We test in much the same way as the table and options outlined in ‘Tonwerte Perfekt’ by Heiland, and we measure using the TRD-2 black-and-white densitometer. Pretty objective, I think.
If you have any further questions, you’re always welcome to get in touch.
Best regards,
Robert
fotohuisrovo
:D
... and I've forgotten my login details again!!
Sorry about that.
Fotohuis RoVo
Robert
MirkoBoeddecker
By the way, FOTOIMPEX has just become (following rather lengthy negotiations – apologies for the delay, everyone) the official importer of SPUR for North America.
SPUR products from the south can now be ordered worldwide – including here.
The catalogue page will follow.
Best regards,
Mirko
