New RETROPAN 320 soft

[HCST]

http://foma-cz.cs4.cstech.cz/en/news-photomaterials

[StoneNYC]

Why would you call a supposed fine grained film "soft"?

Their foma400 is pretty "retro" looking and is better shot at 320 or 250 so I guess I'm curios why a new film? Why now? I'm excited that there's a new film, but wondering how it differs. Hmm...

[IanG]

Why would you call a supposed fine grained film "soft"?

Their foma400 is pretty "retro" looking and is better shot at 320 or 250 so I guess I'm curios why a new film? Why now? I'm excited that there's a new film, but wondering how it differs. Hmm...

Many companies made and sold Soft gradation films in the past so the term isn't new. essentially it's just a lower contrast film so will have a longer tonal range compared to other Foma films.

Ian

[HCST]

It is not yet on the menu Foma shop. I'm curious about this film. I use Fomapan 100.

[StoneNYC]

Many companies made and sold Soft gradation films in the past so the term isn't new. essentially it's just a lower contrast film so will have a longer tonal range compared to other Foma films.

Ian

OH!!! That makes sense!!! This changes my opinion entirely. Good for FOMA, however the soft comment wasn't known to me and probably other "newer" film people, I mean I've been shooting film for 20 years yet never heard that. Though only B&W and home processing for 4-5 years.

Thanks Ian.

[Oren Grad]

Data sheet here:

http://foma-cz.cs4.cstech.cz/ew/ec81...d75aa19fee6-en

The lumpy characteristic curve shown on the data sheet is very peculiar.

[Jac@stafford.net]

The spectral response is really interesting.

[StoneNYC]

Data sheet here:

http://foma-cz.cs4.cstech.cz/ew/ec81...d75aa19fee6-en

The lumpy characteristic curve shown on the data sheet is very peculiar.

Is Schwartzchild Effect the same as Reciprocity Characteristics?

Am I reading this correctly that for 1 second exposure you need to open up 1 stop AND extend the time by 1.5? And for 10 seconds you need to open up by 2.5 stops and add 6 times the exposure time?

Or am I totally confused? That's pretty extreme...

[Old-N-Feeble]

I wonder why all the Fomapan films seem to all have the same spectral sensitivity with a rise from blue to red. Is there a reason they chose to do this?

[Gary Tarbert]

Is Schwartzchild Effect the same as Reciprocity Characteristics?

Am I reading this correctly that for 1 second exposure you need to open up 1 stop AND extend the time by 1.5? And for 10 seconds you need to open up by 2.5 stops and add 6 times the exposure time?

Or am I totally confused? That's pretty extreme...

Hi Stone , a 10 second exposure would become 60 seconds 6X a 100 second exposure would become 800 seconds 8X,In the chart it gives the corrections in both exposure factor and f stops , But you don't apply both otherwise the 800 seconds would become 6400seconds over an hour and forty minutes which would be extreme .