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  1. Thread: Fomapan 100

    by Vlad Soare
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    Re: Fomapan 100

    Although Norway is not part of the European Union, there are some agreements regarding the free flow of goods between them and EU countries, so Norwegian goods imported into the Union (or the other...
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    Re: As If Ebay Isn't Bad Enough

    USPS's tracking system is the worst I know of. It's all but unusable, at least for international shipments.
    Always use the tracking system of the receiving country's postal service. It's usually...
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    Re: Right to photograph buildings

    Actually, you should not act like 007. If he were real he would be the absolute worst spy the world ever had. He's so conspicuous that I'd be very surprised if he survived for more than five minutes...
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    Re: Inspecting film?

    Mine, too. There's no way you can see emulsion flaws with infrared goggles.
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    Re: Ebay - Think this seller is a happy puppy?

    I don't know if this is possible in the US (though I expect it not to be), but where I live it's definitely not. Simply having separate accounts in the same bank is more than enough to keep PayPal...
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    Re: Ebay - Think this seller is a happy puppy?

    That's an awfully long time. :confused:
    My bank transfers money instantly between my own accounts, on any day, at any hour, day or night. All I need is my digipass and an internet connection. :D
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    Re: Ebay - Think this seller is a happy puppy?

    One can overcome this problem by linking one's PayPal account to a dedicated debit (not credit!) card which is always empty. That's what I do.
    Whenever I want to buy something on-line, whether...
  8. Re: What's the point of "Contact Speed" paper?

    Low speed is just a side effect. That's not the reason to use Azo or Lodima.
    Silver chloride papers developed in amidol exhibit a straight characteristic curve, unlike the S-curve of enlarging...
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    Re: carrying a wooden tripod vs. Alu.

    No, quite the contrary. Wooden tripods have sharp edges. All other things being equal, I find wooden tripods less comfortable to carry than metal ones (which have round legs).
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    Re: Newbie question regarding colour postives

    Indeed. You're right about that. The portrait orientation seemed so natural to me, that it never occurred to me that I could do it any other way. But I guess you're right, it's an unstated...
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    Re: Newbie question regarding colour postives

    Technically speaking, yes. But we have to consider that the film can only go lenghwise into the holder. So, it is assumed that you're holding the film in portrait orientation, in which case the...
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    Re: Newbie question regarding colour postives

    When you load the film - notches on the right and up.
    When you look at it on the light box - notches on the left and up (assuming portrait orientation), or on the right and up (assuming landscape...
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    Re: HP5 in ABC Pyro for Pt/Pl and POP

    I don't know exactly. It's somewhere around twelve minutes, give or take, at room temperature. I develop by inspection, and the highlights usually start appearing after about ten minutes (I start...
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    Re: HP5 in ABC Pyro for Pt/Pl and POP

    Fomapan 100 is too slow for 8x10". Much too slow. At the small apertures you normally need to get decent depth of field in 8x10", and considering Fomapan's extremely strong Shwarzschild effect,...
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    Re: HP5 in ABC Pyro for Pt/Pl and POP

    No, but the 1+1+1+7 dilution is too strong for my taste. It gives me development times of six to eight minutes, which I find too short to work comfortably.
    The same happens with TMY-2 (a friend of...
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    Re: Fomapan 400 more red senstive?

    Looking at Foma's technical sheet, it certainly seems so.
    I don't know how it compares to other films in this respect, but its spectral sensitivity seems to peak in the reds.
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    Re: Pushing with Rodinal

    What do you mean? He asked for a dilution and time to push Fomapan one stop in Rodinal. I gave him a dilution and a time which worked for me with Fomapan 400 (note, a film which many regard as...
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    Re: Pushing with Rodinal

    The above pictures are scans of the negatives, with a slight contrast adjustment in Photoshop.
    But what really matters is how the negatives print. I've enlarged them to 7x9" on variable contrast...
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    Re: Pushing with Rodinal

    Fomapan 400 exposed at EI 1600, developed twenty minutes in R09 1+20.
    The last one is a 100% crop.
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    Re: Pushing with Rodinal

    Fomapan 400 exposed at EI 800, developed twenty minutes in R09 1+20.
    The last one is a 100% crop.
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    Re: Pushing with Rodinal

    Yes, it is possible. I once pushed Fomapan 400 to 800 and 1600, using Rodinal (actually R09) diluted 1+20.
    Note that it's a "push", not an actual increase in speed. But the results were not bad at...
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    Re: Tray processing success!

    Really? I thought that one's black, amidol-stained fingernails were the giveaway. :D
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    Re: Tray processing success!

    Welcome to the club! I used to be afraid of tray development and to avoid it at all costs, until I finally realized how easy it actually was.
    Now, your next step could be to get a green light and...
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    Re: HP5 in ABC Pyro for Pt/Pl and POP

    I didn't make platinum prints, but I made vandykes, which require higher contrast than platinum. I have a few HP5+ negatives developed (actually grossly overdeveloped) in ABC, which print beautifully...
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    Re: Kodak discontinue E6 films

    That may be, Frank, but on the other hand nothing compares to a projected slide.
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    Re: Possible new film

    Indeed, but there would be no need to coat it onto just anything. Good acetate and polyester bases can still be found, and if I had to choose between having TMY on the same base as, say, Foma, and...
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    Re: Possible new film

    I see your point, but we should keep two things in mind.
    First, their production lines are designed for huge volumes. They're so big, so expensive to run, so difficult and expensive to maintain,...
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    Re: Close your eyes in the darkroom

    I don't know about other people, but I've never done that. I always keep my eyes open in the darkroom.


    Your darkroom may not as perfectly dark as you think. :)
    During the night I can't see...
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    Re: If I did some prints, would you buy one?

    Rick, you mean like this?
    Sorry, I couldn't resist. :D
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    Re: If I did some prints, would you buy one?

    How open or closed my mind is, is not for you to judge, Brian. I don't think you know me well enough for that. ;)
    Ash asked two questions. I answered both. Would you buy my prints? Maybe. Would you...
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    Re: If I did some prints, would you buy one?

    If you made a picture that I would like to see over and over again without ever getting fed up with it, then yes, I would buy it, provided that I could afford the price.
    However, I would ONLY buy...
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    Re: PayPal as a Gift

    Well, considering that there are probably millions of users, and we only hear from a few tens of unsatisfied ones (most of whom continue to use PayPal despite their lack of satisfaction), I think...
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    Re: Your thoughts on printing.

    If I remember correctly, one reason why Omega introduced the Chromega Dichroic II series was that the filters in the original Chromega Dichroic head had a tendency to fade. So, I guess some dichroic...
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    Re: Ebony Focusing - the three hands problem

    I second that. The camera should be able to hold the focus even if you don't lock it down. The focus lock is just an extra safety device. You shouldn't need to use it during the focusing step. Just...
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    Re: Reciprocity failure...

    Film is not just a simple chemical entity. It's a combination of many chemical entities, which are carefully chosen and mixed so that they behave in a certain manner. The law of reciprocity doesn't...
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    Re: Reciprocity failure...

    Amen. :)
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    Re: Reciprocity failure...

    I don't know, but I'm inclined not to think so, because the law is not merely a description of how the films happen to work, but rather a technical condition that films are purposefully made to...
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    Re: Reciprocity failure...

    I don't have Mees's book at hand, but I think he called it Reciprocity Law Failure, or something to that effect.
    If in doubt, you can call it the Schwarzschild Effect. :)


    I disagree. It is a...
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    Re: Reciprocity failure...

    See also Patrick Gainer's article here. It explains how you can build a reciprocity failure chart for any film, starting from just one known point.
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    Re: Reciprocity failure...

    The attached charts work for me, though unfortunately none of the films you use is included. I only have Fomapan 100, TMY-2 and HP5+.
    The first column is the metered exposure. The second, in bold...
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