Using Maco CUBE 400c

So I've got ahold of 12 rolls of this stuff (120 format) and am

wondering if anyone's got any tips as far as filtration and exposure

(filter factors, I guess I could say)..

In my bag, there's a 29 Red and an 89B - I think I'd rather use the

89B, which I really like on SFX & Maco IR820c. Searching a bit on

google, it seems as though this is either a relatively new, or un-

talked-about film. I can't even find a data sheet on the mahn.net

website! They do post a few processing times, however.

www.retrophotographic.com

Try the data sheet on the Maco CUBE film there.

Failing that, there is a specialised traditional black and white forum on the link provided at the above address.

Regards,

It gives some processing times, etc., on Freestyles site, www.freestylephoto.biz, search for "cube".

As for it being new or untalked about- is it possible that it IS just the Ilford film?

Wonderful stuff. I first tested it for Black and White magazine in the UK a couple of years ago. No, it's not Ilford. It's coated in Croatia and like SFX it's an ex-traffic surveillance film with extended red, so your filter factors with 'sky' filters may be a little lower than with conventional ISO 400. Otherwise it's like a (slightly faster) SFX with gorgeous tonality -- use similar filtration and EI. Develops very nicely in Maco's own Supergrain.

Cheers,

Roger

Thanks! I'll shoot it sort of the way I use SFX as a trial.

I'd love to try Maco's developers, but getting those over here in the US is something of a hassle.. I've got PMK & R09 on hand, so it'll have no choice but to work well in those; everything else I shoot works well in one of them..