Hi Scott ... I think you'll find that APX 100 in Rodinal @1:100 with very gentle development and agitation (a couple of slow inversions per minute or two - you'll have to work out your own process, but that's a good place to start) will net some pretty nice results.
Looked like a few pics were IR. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Scott Loveless > > Thanks for the info, Mark. I'll keep your exposure recommendations in > mind. I'm going to agree with Shel for the time being, and hold off > on buying Classic Pan in 120 roll until I see the results from the > 35mm film. > > BTW - wonderful photos. Did I see some infrared in there as well? > > On 5/31/05, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Classic Pan 200 was my standard film for most of last summer - I shot > > somewhere around 50 rolls, 120 format. A few shots taken with it: > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/feature.htm > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga00.htm > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga03.htm > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga04.htm > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga13.htm > > > > http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/asga/asga21.htm > > > > I switched over to APX 100 when JandC ran out of CP200 late last year. > > Ordered up another 20 rolls of the new CP200, but it seems to be subtly > > different than the old (not surprising to see batch to batch variation in a > > film like this.) > > > > With proper treatment you can produce a beautiful negative with this film. > > Personally, I exposed at ISO 100 (there was virtually no shadow detail at > > ISO 200), developed in HC 110 Dil H for 17 minutes, with agitation only once > > every 3 minutes. It brought out beautiful shadow detail while preventing > > the highlights from blocking up. (Dil H is an 'unofficial dilution, 1:64 - > > double the dilution of Dil B.) > > > > I would rinse the film with water and then apply the acid stop bath - I had > > a few cases of pin holes when I just dropped the acid bath in. I also used a > > hardening fixer. The folks at JandC said you could go either way on > > hardening it or not. > > > > This is a very low contrast film - it's hard to factor in the agitation and > > dilution aspects of the developer, but I basically was over exposing it by a > > full stop and pushing the development to some degree at least. I also found > > that it needed additional adjustment with filters - I got very poor shadow > > detail with a #25 red filter and 3 stop exposure adjustment. With the green > > filter I went to a 3 stop adjustment, more than the 2.5 stops I'd usually > > do. > > > > With the new batch of CP200 I've cut development time by 3 minutes and the > > negs still look a little dense, so YMMV, as they say. > > > > I only tried a couple of rolls of CP400 so never really got to know it. It > > seemed to be comparable in many ways to CP200 (except faster.) > > > > The biggest PITA about CP200 in 120 format is that the film is not rolled > > onto the spools as well as modern films. This is the only 120 film I've used > > where I would find light leaks along the edges pretty consistently. I > > finally wound up bringing a black T-Shirt along with me in the field and > > using it as a covering cloth when changing film - and then promptly > > transferring the exposed rolls into a dark bag. Even then, a slight squeeze > > to the center of the roll could result in light leaks, even in the subdued > > indoor light of my basement. > > > > And if you do use 120 film - note that JandC often neglects to put glue on > > the end of the roll tag (most of the CP200 I bought this year has no glue, > > last years stock did.) So you need to bring tape to tape the roll shut (a > > rubber band will compress the center of the roll, push the ends out, and > > cause light leaks.) > > > > At the end of the day - with the right development of APX 100 (I'm using a > > more dilute version of HC100) I find that the results are every bit as good > > as CP200, and the AGFA product is much easier to handle and is a cheaper as > > well... except for them going bankrupt I'd plan on using it indefinitely. > > > > - MCC > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Mark Cassino Photography > > Kalamazoo, MI > > www.markcassino.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > > -- > "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
