View Full Version : Help Identifying These Sheet Film Notches
AidanAvery
20-Jul-2022, 11:50
I just acquired a 3x4 Graflex RB. When I was examining the film holder, I found that there was already sheet film inside. The camera hasn't been used in a number of years, so I have no idea when it's from. I took one out to help identify the film, and left one sheet in the holder unexposed (which I hope to shoot after identifying the film).
Is anyone familiar with these film notches? It doesn't seem to match any of the notch patterns I can find online. Again, this is 3x4 film.
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AidanAvery
20-Jul-2022, 12:02
Looks like it might be FP4plus
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AidanAvery
20-Jul-2022, 12:04
Ahh, nevermind. I think HP5 plus is more likely, given the orientation of the notches in relation to the corner.
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Neither would be likely since this has all the looks of a C41 process film. Note the orange/brown base...
Those look like Fujichrome notches.
AidanAvery
21-Jul-2022, 12:18
Thanks to both of you for the input. Since I'm mostly unfamiliar with color film, I didn't recognize that the base indicated that it was likely color. As it turns out, by this morning I had shot and developed the sheet to test the camera. I treated it like HP5 (since that was my best guess at the time). 5 mins in HC-110 Dil B. Worked fine, at least enough to confirm that the camera is functioning and there are no light leaks. Since I didn't feel 100% positive about the film, I also cut down a sheet of Tmax 400, then shot and developed that too, just to make sure that my shutter wasn't lagging. Looks like all is good!
So out of curiosity, were there any edge markings in the developed sheet that tell something about what it is.?
AidanAvery
23-Jul-2022, 09:15
No markings, unfortunately. It also turned out to be slightly undersized, so I'm guessing it had been cut down from 4x5 and the markings were lost in the process.
Looks like HP5+ .... although the reddish anti-halation coloring threw me off.
Probably from an ULF program run, might be factory cut to size.
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Figured I'd include development times. :)
Why not?
Could be some color process film, maybe duplicating film or so.
I really don't think it's HP5+ or any other b&w film. Does the developed sheet still show the orange mask? If so, it's really a color stock. I don't know of an antihalation dye of this color, but who knows...?
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