What film to use for first test shots

[LabRat]

Anyone know who is making this stuff? I want to say it's just a rebranding, but what other ISO 200 B/W films are out there? I'd be tempted to buy a box if it were available in 8x10. Anyway, the cheapest stuff to learn LF basics on is single-sided XRAY film.

The code notch looks a lot like the Foma/Arista EDU, but ????

Steve K

[jeannicolas]

For anyone interested; I contacted them (FPP) about the availability of Frankenstein 200, and they told me that:

1. It would be restocked in August, so it's not going away (but in the meantime, B&H still has some)
2. Their FPP Mummy iso 400 film is coming out in 4x5 and 8x10 format this fall

[r.e.]

Film Photography Project is not being secretive about the film. It says right on their website that it's "formulated from our Cine16 BW Motion Picture Film emulsion". See the screen capture below. I haven't looked into the background of their Cine16 film.

[woodlandSerenade]

I believe that Frankenstein is the same as Foma / Arista 200. The box looks identical to the Foma boxes I've seen, and the given development times are very close.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Looking forward to see what they will charge for Mummy 400 8x10.

[h2oman]

~loading the sheet of emulsion side away from the lens.
~Loading more than one sheet of film per side of the film holder.

Who you talkin' 'bout?

[woodlandSerenade]

Looking forward to see what they will charge for Mummy 400 8x10.

Hopefully less than the going rate for Foma 400

[LabRat]

I hope "Mummy" dosen't mean old, dusty & cursed...

Why are they naming film after monsters???

Steve K

[Tin Can]

Made many more mistakes

Film disappearing is my favorite

I conclude my film was not in both guides, pulling the DS and putting it back flipped the film to hide inside the bellows, yet not blocking the lens view.

It was clinging to the bellows inside

For at least a year I wasted film

or did I?

Lowest sheet film available as the process of learning how to LF (if this is the case) will involve plenty of Oooopsiiees...

From learning how to load sheet film,

~light leaking film holders, from wore out flap to !! dark slide area and more.
~loading the sheet of emulsion side away from the lens.
~Loading more than one sheet of film per side of the film holder.
~Loading the sheet of film with the interleaving paper causing ?? image on the sheet of film.

Processing the film.. how best to do this.

Getting to know the view camera and all it's controls, what they do..
~Setting up the camera on a tripod.
~Focusing/composing the image on the upside down_backwards on the ground glass.

then sorting out this view camera movement puzzle (one of THE most important aspects and reasons to use a view camera), this section from the Linhof LF book can help: https://www.largeformatphotography.i...ong-amp-Linhof

Getting comfy with the view camera is one significant part of learning how to LF.

Figuring out the needed exposure time/lens aperture for the film image to be recorded which includes:

~Setting the shutter speed, winding up the shutter before exposure.
~Setting the lens aperture as needed before making the exposure (one of the most common Ooopsiiees).
~Pulling the dark slide then putting the dark slide back in the same side causing a multi exposure on the next image to be made..


And there will be more.. Figure the first box of film as a steep learning how to LF process or why using the lowest cost film initially is a very reasonable choice. Once further up on the how to LF learning curve and the beginnings of where ya wanna to go with this LF image making stuff is the time to take on proper high quality film with the goals of expressive/creative image making.


Bernice

[esearing]

For at least a year I wasted film

or did I?

The best of our images are taken with the mind - perfect every time.