[rollei_list] Re: Black and white film question
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 16:27:33 -0800
Richard,
Interesting! Where is that Agfapan 100 available? Where is
it made?
Jerry
Richard Knoppow wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:54 PM
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Black and white film question
>
> > You are doing what I tried (and failed) to do with the
> > film... to pull it some. I've had great success doing this
> > with Tri-X but not Plus X, at least not consistently...
> >
> > Here's a potential trip down memory lane for you relative
> > to Isopan (for a price)...
> >
> > http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20%2061473.html
> >
> >
> > Eric Goldstein
> >
> Have you tried Agfa Agfapan 100? I doubt that its
> exactly like Isopan but it doesn't look quite like anything
> else. I discovered it by accident several years ago and it
> has become a favorite for portrait work.
> As far as Plus-X, I just processed a roll I shot
> yesterday. It was shot at ISO-80 and processed in D-76 1:1
> 8.5 minutes @68F in a small tank with agitation for 5
> seconds every 30 seconds. The camera was a Rollei MX. The
> film is drying right now but the negatives look good and not
> overly contrasty. The location was a Los Angeles park called
> Lake Balboa, which my lady friend and I call the duck park
> because it is also a wildlife refuge and is filled with
> aquatic birds of all sorts. The day was ideal, bright and
> clear with sharp shadows but just a hint of haze in the air.
> The photos were shot in the early afternoon. I hope to have
> a chance to print these in the next few day. Since I don't
> have a scanner (yet) I will send you prints if you like.
> Arrangements probably should await the prints:-)
> When the negatives are dry I can try to measure the
> density ratios on my ancient Weston densitometer and have a
> look in the enlarger to see what the grain is like.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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