Bergger BPF200 Film

**Scott Davis** · 16-Nov-2006, 15:05

Jay- I'm not ONLY getting 100. That is what my testing bore out as a good working speed for this film. For silver, I think I probably could get away with 200, but I felt the negs were a bit thin for good pt/pd prints that way. In every other way, I really like it though- nice smooth creamy tonalities, sharp details. It was my film of choice for my Argentina trip (www.theflyingcamera.com/Argentina.htm ... please ignore the amateurish page design), that got me accepted into the Alt Process juried exhibit at Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento. The image in question is the Ficus Tree, Buenos Aires (2nd or 3rd from the bottom of the page).

**Kirk Gittings** · 16-Nov-2006, 15:39

Nice images by the way.

**BrianShaw** · 16-Nov-2006, 15:42

Originally Posted by Michael Kadillak

As the contributor "Photo Engineer" stated with his wealth of experience (and I am taking some literary liberties paraphrasing his comments as I remember them) - I have made photographs with current materials that are sharper and as contrasty as ones I made with Super XX many years ago.

I totally agree with Ron's sentiment. It still doesn't keep me from pineing over the old favorites. Truth be told... if FID ever becoems a reality, I will still be making photographic images - evolution isn't much of a problem unless one fights it.

**Jay DeFehr** · 16-Nov-2006, 15:48

Scott,

your "amateurish" page design works just fine for me. Your logic, however, is lost on me. Pt/pd prints require negs of higher contrast and density range than silver papers do, and the greater development should give higher film speeds than silver, not lower. For a CI of .7, suitable for pt/pd, I get an EI of 250++ with Foma 200 and 510-Pyro. Maybe you're overexposing your film?

Jay