What format? 35mm or medium format?
Most of my B&W film work in landscapes was done with ASA 100
films ... TMax 100 and Ilford Delta Pro 100 were my two favorites
when stopped using film on any regular basis. Shooting medium format,
ASA 400 works well but the ASA 100 films have better acuta
Any High Speed film will be grainy, and 400 is a high speed film. I'd
use the slowest speed film I could find. That's likely to Plus X Pan,
I'd recommend Ilfords Pan F but I've found Plus X to have a nicer grain
structure.
Joseph Tainter wrote:
I need to photograph, in black-and-white, some
You might consider a light yellow-green filter, X0. The green in the filter
is very effective in bringing out the many different tones of green in a
landscape. The yellow has a very naturalistic effect in bringing down the
blue of the sky to heighten the clouds. It also reduces haze. The effect is,
I prefer either Ilford Delta 100 or Kodak TMax 100 to Plus X.
Lewis
Any High Speed film will be grainy, and 400 is a high speed film. I'd use
the slowest speed film I could find. That's likely to Plus X Pan, I'd
recommend Ilfords Pan F but I've found Plus X to have a nicer grain
structure.
Hi Joe ...
There are way too many variables to consider besides film brand, speed, and
type. I've gotten finer grain and a smoother look from TX than with slower
films like Delta 100 and the Kodak Tmax 100. There's the question of which
developer will be used and how the film is actually process
Thanks Shel for the URL below.
I was looking exactly for information about color filters.
Gasha
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8oum4 or
> http://www.schneideroptics.com/filters/filters_for_still_photography/black_&;
> _white/
>
> Tiffen also makes some interesting filters that will help tame a scene
>
Shel's questions to me (and my answers embedded):
1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't remember
whether my Nikon LS 2000 can scan b/w negatives. I know it won't scan Scala.
2) How large do you ex
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph Tainter"
Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed
So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with good
tonal range?
I don't like the T-Grain film at all, this includes Ilford Delta.
I don't like the look of the grain.
My first choi
On Jul 10, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't
remember whether my Nikon LS 2000 can scan b/w negatives. I know it
won't scan Scala.
I'm sure your LS2000 ca
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>From: "Joseph Tainter"
>Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed
>>
>> So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with good
>> tonal range?
>
>I don't like the T-Grain film at all, this includes Ilford Delta.
>I don't like the look of the gr
On 7/10/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Joseph Tainter"
> Subject: B/W Film Advice Needed
>
>
> >
> >
> > So what do b/w shooters recommend for a low-grain landscape film with good
> > tonal range?
>
> I don't like the T-Grain film at all, t
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
A man after my own heart! I shoot Pan-F whenever I can. Microdol-X
seems
to keep the harshness in check.
My test bed for film and chemistry evaluation was Minox subminiature
format, where tiny changes in exposure and processing become
imme
Interspersed
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Joseph Tainter >
Shel's questions to me (and my answers embedded):
>
> 1) Will you be making darkroom prints directly from the negs?
>
> I expect so, but I may have the negatives scanned too. I don't remember
> whether my Nikon LS 2000 can s
Hi ... I tend to agree with you about the T-grain and Delta films. Never
liked their grain nor the tonality. Conventional B&W like PX, TX, and
others, always seem to deliver more pleasing results. I've played with
Pan-F over the years and have always been a little dissatisfied with it,
although
- Original Message -
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
Subject: Re: B/W Film Advice Needed
On Jul 10, 2005, at 6:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
A man after my own heart! I shoot Pan-F whenever I can. Microdol-X seems
to keep the harshness in check.
My test bed for film and
On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:06 PM, William Robb wrote:
When I tested T-Max, I discovered that it has an almost straight
slope when processed in T-Max developer. I never did try it in X-Tol.
TMax developer never returned me any decent results at all. XTOL and
HC-110 worked well, XTOL the best.
A
On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:05 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi ... I tend to agree with you about the T-grain and Delta films.
Never
liked their grain nor the tonality. Conventional B&W like PX, TX, and
others, always seem to deliver more pleasing results. I've played
with
Pan-F over the years an
Your experience with Microdol X is similar to my own. I used it for
quite a few years back in the seventies, mainly because it was
conveniently available pre-mixed , but eventually realized it wasn't
giving me the kind of results I needed, particularly for car
photography. I eventually switched
The results you get often depend on the technique you use.
That is, in exposing and developing.
Fuji Acros, Agfa APX-100, TMax 100, TechPan
& so many do a fine job
but do so differently for each individual.
Some personal recommendations:
1. For landscapes, if it's rocky, use a yellow or orange fi
- Original Message -
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
Subject: Re: B/W Film Advice Needed
On Jul 10, 2005, at 9:06 PM, William Robb wrote:
When I tested T-Max, I discovered that it has an almost straight slope
when processed in T-Max developer. I never did try it in X-T
Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>If you're willing to bulk load, you can get 100ft rolls of Pan F under
>the Arista brand name from Freestyle for $16.99 each.
Interesting. Where did you get this information?
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
On 7/11/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >If you're willing to bulk load, you can get 100ft rolls of Pan F under
> >the Arista brand name from Freestyle for $16.99 each.
>
> Interesting. Where did you get this information?
>
> --
> Mark Roberts
>
Here in Central & Eastern Europe, Ilford is selling two cheaper films
called Ilford Pan 100 & 400. They are essentially the same as FP4+ and
HP5+, and I have heard many different accounts on why they sell them
here and cheaper as well (both HP and FP are sold too). In my and
others testing, the 400
Hi Joseph -
WRT film - I've settled in on APX100 for most of my landscape work (which is
most of my B&W shooting.) I shoot 120 format, develop in HC110 1:100. For
low contrast scenes I develop 15 minutes and agitate every 30 seconds. For
high contrast exposures I set the time to 21.5 minutes, a
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