Any experience with Fomapan 100?

[Bill_1856]

It seems to be the only film in 9x12 cm size available these days.

[Jmarmck]

Check the "Landscapes" thread and Nana's photos. That ought to tell you something.
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...mat-Landscapes
Go to the end of the tread and work backward a page or two.

[Regular Rod]

It seems to be the only film in 9x12 cm size available these days.

Very nice film. You are not being subjected to hardship by choosing it, although you can still get ILFORD FP4 Plus, HP5 Plus and Delta 100 in 9x12cm...

http://www.macodirect.de/9-x-12-cm-c...0_763_470.html

RR

[towolf]

Shot this on Foma 100 and scanned it yesterday.



Seems to go well with Rodinal 1+100 for one hour.

Otherwise, I was given 138 envelopes of 18x24 x-ray film, which can be cut into four 9x12 sheets. For that reason only I’ve dusted off the 9x12 holders and this cage

[polyglot]

It's not bad - not as good as FP4, but very good value especially if bought rebranded as "Arista EDU" from freestyle. It's a bit grainy and has terrible reciprocity failure (don't bother to use it at dusk) but is otherwise a perfectly good daylight film; I particularly like it with strobes. Some examples.

[Bill_1856]

Thanks, guys.
W.

[koraks]

It's a bit grainy and has terrible reciprocity failure (don't bother to use it at dusk) but is otherwise a perfectly good daylight film

I can attest to this. Reciprocity makes it just about completely useless in low-light situations. The grain is quite obtrusive for a 100ASA B&W film, but on larger formats, this isn't necessarily an issue. In smaller formats, it can be a consideration though. I've used it with Rodinal in several dilutions and get good results with 1+100 for 10 minutes at 20C. I tried stand development but I got horrible bromide drag and no advantages compared to 1+100 with agitation every minute. I tried some 135 foma 100 in both Rodinal and Moersch Finol (1+1+100, 11 minutes, 20C, agitation every 30 sec.; 11m seems on the long side); the latter seems a more interesting choice (if you like staining developers that is) and the grain comes out as decidedly less obtrusive. In tiny format, this is a considerable plus. I don't do darkroom printing btw, so I can't comment on printability. It scans fine in either developer I have tried; with Finol, the general advice for staining developers applies: scan as positive and convert to B&W in digital post processing.

[analoguey]

Pretty easy to use. I did get it a bit scratched first time around, but nice film to use.
Here's a couple of contact prints (both tests, w dodging/burning).

This was a ~20s exposure around 11pm.
Developed and printed in kodak chems (xtol/dektol) on ilford RC paper.

I have also shot with flash/indoors and it printed out quite nicely(contact prints). I cant compare it to others (in 4x5), but on its own, its good!

[Regular Rod]

They both look greatly underexposed in the scans of your contact prints...

RR

[analoguey]

Thanks RR,
You're right - the negative is quite thin.
I have noticed that I do prefer slightly underexposed photos - in this case, on the right, I wanted to burn out quite a bit of the street - make it gloomy/ stark, I do have a better print - not sure where it is - I didnt put too much care into taking snaps
of the prints, so there's some loss there too.
(Also, Re the Film's capability, this was the first 4x5 I processed - first time with tray processing and my 1st couple of prints.)