Fun to come?

I took photos of my school play back in the early 80s using XP1 at 1600ASA. I was very pleased with the results! The Kodak BW400CN is very similar and I have had nice results with it. It tends to be a little cheaper and easier to find. Boots often stock it, for example.

K.

And if you were feeling lazy you could drop it at the photo lab for colour processing - worked with that or B&W chemicals (although I forget if you had to use a specific developer)?

I find it quite sad that we have almost forgotten how amazingly high quality film became (and is) since the switch to digital.

And there is nothing like the magic of opening the developing tank and looking at the negatives to see if you got the shot you were looking for. Unfortunately I've been outof developer for a long time but there is a bottle waiting at home! Hopefully tonight!

(And this is the wrong thread, but I like to get my film at Calumet. I like to know it's in the fridge!)

Neopan 1600 has surprised me with its sharpness dev'd in Ilford DDX - with a 10% reduction in dev time as box speeds tend to exaggerate contrast. I'll be using more of that.

Neopan 400 is what I use most of the time, (or Acros) again dev'd in DDX with a 10% reduction in dev time. I'm gutted that they don't make it in 120 anymore.

Buy 35mm and sellotape it together!

I have developed that Rollei Retro for a client -- I did it in some D76 for 14.5 mins at 20oC-- it came out well. Also, I have some outdated Fuji 1600 -- it is very fine-grained for 1600 film -- if it is FRESH it is probably up to 1600 ASA -- it quickly loses speed as it ages so I rate mine now at 400ASA and have made up some 'Outdated Film Developer' Formula from apug.org invented by a Czech Photographer and it works well but at least needs 25 mins development -- but some people on Flickr are using Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour 'stand' development !

I stand in awe. I tend to be very boring and never push process any more.

I had better use it up soon then!

K.

I have some develop by 2003 Neopan 400 and 1998 Neopan 1600 in my fridge.

About 30 years ago tried the original Ilford XP1 - amazing stuff! When I still had film camera always intended to get into more B & W stuff - needless to say other things took priority. But no regrets!

Andy

Ok, I've tried Ilford FP4, HP5 and SFX. What next?

I've looked at the Delta 100 and 400 but I'm not sure they're much different to the FP4 and HP5? Pan F does sound interesting although by the sounds of it you need a perfect sunny day to be able to make much use of it without a tripod. Any thoughts?

Personally I think Delta 100 is much nicer than FP4. Rollei Retro 80S? Have a look at the Silverprint website, they have quite a choice. If you can get hold of a copy of there advertising newspaper it is full of ideas and goodies...

K.

Can't remember where I got it but 50Ft bulk tins of 160 ASA movie film worked great in my old OM1 about 35 yonks ago ...

Vic.

I might try a couple of rolls of Delta 100/400 and one of Pan F then - the latter is a bit limiting in terms of only being able to shoot static scenes in good light handheld, but given I'm after 120 film it's only a 16 frame roll.

Too late to edit so this has to be a new post, but...

How tolerant are the Delta films of exposure errors? I'm attempting to learn how to meter by eye and HP5 is very forgiving according to the Ilford website (I hope - haven't processed the first roll yet!) but I've never tried Delta or Pan F.