PDA

View Full Version : WHICH FILM instead of ADOX ?



renes
25-Feb-2010, 16:04
Which 50-100iso film do you find very similar in tonality and graphic to Adox ART50 & ART100? I like the Adox look very much but its soft emulsion makes a few serious troubles in developing process that forces me to look for another (similar) film.

Want to use it for landscape with favourite D-76.

Pete Watkins
25-Feb-2010, 16:18
I like Foma 100/Foma 200.
It's good in my home brewed D-76H 1-1.
Works for me.
Pete.

Vlad Soare
26-Feb-2010, 03:03
I second Foma 100. Great film for its price.

renes
26-Feb-2010, 03:48
Is FOMA 100 a higher contrast film or lower contrast?

I need 50-100iso film with lower contrast for landscape in bright sunlight.

I was considering Ilford HP4+ but it will add contrast to the bright scenes.

BTW, is not Foma 100 a great film for long exposures >1 Sec.?

Vlad Soare
26-Feb-2010, 04:29
Foma 100 is quite contrasty, and its long exposure behaviour is one of the worst of all modern films.
If you need a low contrast film with good Schwarzschild characteristics, then this film isn't exactly what you're looking for.
However, depending on what you're shooting, the Schwarzschild effect is not necessarily a bad thing. You could use it to your advantage. ;)

IanG
26-Feb-2010, 08:40
Fomapan 100 & 200 are excellent films once tamed, cut the box speed in half & drop the dev times to 2/3rds and they are far better behaved and great tonality. I've been using them in 120, 5x4 and 9x12 sizes.

The reciprocity is nothing like as bad as Foma's data-sheets suggest, I tested both films last spring with some practical low light level images and found my own adjustment times for 1 second & 10 second exposures. One problem with published reciprocity figures is they will vary depending on the actual light levels, and apertures used as well as the shutter speed so only practical testing under the conditions you intend to shoot works.

Ian

renes
26-Feb-2010, 13:20
I will give FOMA 100 a try.

Which developer would be best for contrast reducing of FP4+ and Pan-F 50?
Diluted D-76 will cope with them?

Daniel Stone
26-Feb-2010, 15:24
try Tmax 100. I use this after Efke 25 as my primary film for LF. M/F is pretty much all TMY-2(TMax 400)

all work great in d76, especially 1:1, HC-110 is great too :)

-Dan

renes
26-Feb-2010, 15:44
I would like to stay with old/traditional style films.

renes
27-Feb-2010, 13:44
What about Kodak Professional Plus-X 125?

Is it similar to Adox 100 or Tri-x 320?

Daniel Stone
27-Feb-2010, 22:15
renes,

are you shooting roll film on a LF camera, or are you looking for sheet film?

plus-x isn't available any more in cut sheets. tmax(100&400), efke, fuji acros(like tmax 100, more contrasty though), and of course ilford films(all except panF+, and sfx200)

-Dan

Keith Tapscott.
28-Feb-2010, 04:36
renes,

are you shooting roll film on a LF camera, or are you looking for sheet film?

plus-x isn't available any more in cut sheets. tmax(100&400), efke, fuji acros(like tmax 100, more contrasty though), and of course ilford films(all except panF+, and sfx200)

-DanNo Delta 400 in sheets either.

Keith Tapscott.
28-Feb-2010, 04:44
What about Kodak Professional Plus-X 125?

Is it similar to Adox 100 or Tri-x 320?
I am currently using Ilford FP4 Plus in 8x10 sheets which is a traditional type of film. I am about to have a go at making a salt-print. :)

eddie
28-Feb-2010, 05:53
i use foma 100 at 100

in hc110 dil h for 8 min

pyro hd 2:2:100 for 8 min

both work great

renes
28-Feb-2010, 06:55
renes,

are you shooting roll film on a LF camera, or are you looking for sheet film?

plus-x isn't available any more in cut sheets. tmax(100&400), efke, fuji acros(like tmax 100, more contrasty though), and of course ilford films(all except panF+, and sfx200)

-Dan

I shoot 120 roll film. It seems 120 Plus-X 125 Pro is still in Kodak production (not PAN version). How this film differ from "Pan" version?

JohnN
6-Mar-2010, 04:38
I use the Efke films, even though they may be produced by the same outfit as Adox.

You may want to try Fuji Acros. It reacts well to different type of developers, depending on the effect you desire.