quick review on Shanghai 8x10 film (processed as negative and positive)

[Tin Can]

I use Shanghai in 1/4 plate size as I have a few cameras that fit the NOT LF size.

I bought 4-100 sheet boxes direct from China

Works for me

[ic-racer]

Nicely done. Usually I rate it as ISO100 and process in HC100 Dil B 20 C with continuous agitation. I just bought a box of 8x10 too. Happy to have it on 8x10 and bigger size.

My video was actually on the 4x5 film but I mistyped as 8x10 on the title. Now I could not change the main thread title.

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I have never used the 4x5, but I will order some soon.

[pound]

Great video, very informative and well done. I actually hadn’t seen anyone using the Paterson Orbital so it was also nice to see that. Your reversal process is also very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

You start the video comparing the price of Shanghai to FP4+. Are both film really similar in tonality etc? How do you find the quality and consistency of the Shanghai film, any issues with it?

i cannot really comment on the tonality vs Fp4 as it has been quite a while since I shot FP4. The reciprocity failure of Shanghai is quite bad. You need to compensate for anytime 1 second or longer. However I seldom shoot low light scene. Here is one chart shared by Andrew before
https://www.photrio.com/forum/thread....171836/page-2

Some said the emulsion is soft and scratches more easily but I never encountered serious issues with it. I probably get I paid for but I am fine with that so far.

[Daniel Unkefer]

[QUOTE=pound;1560632]A few years ago, I was told that they would stop manufacturing film and I was quite upset.

Good Work with the video Pound

I saw they were stopping production back then, so I scoured the internet and bought what I could afford in 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10. This thread is timely as I have recently shot some 4x5 test frames but have not developed them yet.

https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=shanghaifilm

[Alan9940]

Some said the emulsion is soft and scratches more easily but I never encountered serious issues with it.

Found this to be true with 120 roll film. Nowadays, I use a hardening fixer and haven't had any emulsion damage since.