Fujichrome RTPII 64T

[Simon Benton]

I have been given approximately 150 sheets of 4X5 Fujichrome RTPII 64T. I have never used this film before - any suggestions regarding filters to use in daylight, cross processing methods (if any) etc.

[Corran]

Wow, lucky you. I like that film. Care to share the wealth? ;)

Anyway - Fuji has the datasheet if you Google it. I believe it's pretty standard with regard to other tungsten films - 85B for daylight balancing. I've done some x-pro on tungsten films but not Fuji RTP, but they are probably similar - just shoot like it's a daylight film with a little extra exposure (try ISO 40?) and develop in C-41, see how it goes, and revise as necessary.

If you really want some x-pro stock I've got some old Ektachrome 64 and EPP I might swap with you for the RTP...

[Daniel Stone]

Filter #85 is the conversion filter(85B as well, almost the same thing) from tungsten balanced film/capture medium to daylight balanced light-source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wratten_number

I've used Kodak EPY(64ASA tungsten balanced E-6 with an 85 filter(along with another 81B, since I was above 8k feet, to compensate for extra blue light due to altitude) and it turned out great. It's a great alternative to faster emulsions for LONG exposures, primarily because tungsten balanced films were designed with long exposures in-mind(architecture, in-studio w/ tungsten, etc...) Other faster(under daylight conditions) emulsions that don't have the same reciprocity characteristics as tungsten films can actually be SLOWER than 64....

Use those sheets well. I've exposed 10+ yr old(albeit refrigerated since purchase before I got it) EPY *and* 64TI/II and they showed almost no issues w/ density or color balance issues.
Under different storage conditions, I'd certainly test any stock before moving it into rotation for serious shooting.

85 filters are easy to acquire used, and relatively plentiful.

I've never cross-processed it, however, so I can't give you an estimate of what to expect.

cheers!
-Dan

[petetsai]

I bought 20 sheets of expired 8x10 RTP, not RTPII over the summer. With it I also bought 10 rolls of 120 to do my initial tests before burning the big sheets. Here are the results from the tests at cross processing if you're interested.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=fujifilm%20fuji%20rtp%20cross%20processed%20mamiya



Shot with no filter.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5512/10963257933_6e154f994f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petetsai/10963257933/)
Cross Processed Flea Market (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petetsai/10963257933/) by PeteTsai (http://www.flickr.com/people/petetsai/), on Flickr

and with an orange filter.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7307/10907485145_6e18f697f1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petetsai/10907485145/)
Flea Market Flags (http://www.flickr.com/photos/petetsai/10907485145/) by PeteTsai (http://www.flickr.com/people/petetsai/), on Flickr

[David Lobato]

I like Tungsten film for it's long exposure characteristics compared to daylight films. Reciprocity is less of an issue.

[Heroique]

Fuji 64T + 85b is a favorite color landscape film of mine. Love it.

Here's an old shot with sculpture + architecture thrown in...

My unscientific results, it "handles" shadows better than Velvia-50 and Provia, not as well as Astia.

Toyo 45c
Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
Fuji Tungsten 64 QL w/ 85b
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Shootar401]

I have about 200 sheets of tungsten film left. I love it for cityscapes at night.

[Simon Benton]

Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. I will definitely get an 85B filter and also try processing in C41.