[pure-silver] Re: Gigabitfilm

Would the Clayton Low Contrast developer work for this?
I believe this film could be great for Minox and sub-mini camera
users

--- "Koch, Gerald" <gkoch02@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Gigabit film is a microfilm (most likely made by Agfa).  Their
> developer
> is an extremely low contrast developer essential to tame the
> high
> contrast of the microfilm.  There's nothing new about such a
> combination.  In the 70's there was a company that sold such a
> combination under the name H&W Control.
> 
> While such combinations can yield virtually grainless prints
> with
> extreme detail there are some problems. =20
> 
> 1) The contrast of the negatives, while lower than normal for
> microfilm,
> is still higher than what is considered normal for continuous
> tone
> negatives.  This makes them difficult to print and is the most
> serious
> drawback.
> 
> 2) The film has little or no exposure latitude requiring
> exposures be
> bracketed. =20
> 
> 3) Lens faults are emphasized because of the lack of grain in
> the
> negatives.  In fact, unless you have a really high quality
> lens, your
> prints will appear less sharp than if you had used a
> conventional film
> such as Efke 25.
> 
> 4) The film and required developer are expensive.  35mm
> microfilm is not
> perforated so the user is locked out of any alternative source
> of film.
> Gigafilm has the film perforated especially for their sales.
> 
> I have not tried this latest incarnation and have no
> inclination to do
> so after previous disappointments.  Perhaps Gigabit has
> overcome the
> inherent problems.  H&W went out a business after the initial
> flurry of
> interest waned because of basic dissatisfaction.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Emmanuel
> Schnetzler
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:52 AM
> To: PureSilver list
> Subject: [pure-silver] Gigabitfilm
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I was reading the Zeiss newsletter yesterday and they are
> talking about
> the=3D
>  Gigabitfilm:
>
http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B58B9/ContentsWWWIntern/17EF1FE449AD3F64C
> 125=3D
> 6F2C002B7DBA
> http://www.gigabitfilm.de/html/english/menu.htm (poorly
> designed
> website...)
> 
> Looks like it's been out for a while now (no 120 though,
> unfortunatelly). A=3D pparently it was reviewed in the British
> B&W
> magazine, which I receive, but=3D  I missed it. I'll have to
> look for it
> when I'm back home.
> 
> Does anyone know anything about it? JandC are selling it in
> 35mm.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Manu
> --=3D20
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