jason_meyers1 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Digging through the junk box in my school's photo classroom, I came across a box ofd 4x5 film. It is quite old looking and says Kodak Royal Pan Film, 4141 thick, estar thick base .007. It lists cat 149 1422. it is dated march 1979. someone wrote on it asa 400 and a few development times, unfortunately not for the developer i happen to have. Does anyone know anything about this film, or where i might find dev times? also, what should i do to compensate for the fact that it is very old? more development? less development? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexis_neel Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Its an old box of 400 speed film. dump it. Its most likely unusable, being 27 years old, and stored in who knows what kind of condition. Or just play with it and see what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 This was a great Kodak "do everything" film. They used to use it by the case in my father's studio, especially for commercial or press type work. It had good latitude and was very forgiving of exposure accuracy. In your case, there is most likely some edge fog. Why not soup a blank sheet as well as a couple of exposed ones and see what you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_mutchler Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 You can process it in HC110, Dil A or B or DK50 is probably the preferred choice...I would call it a medium grain film, good latitude...I used it with a Speed Graphic back in the mid-60's...I tray developed it... It's like a "grainier" Tri-X...a bit contrastier... Some photographers used it in making Dye Transfer in camera separations...I never did, but the Estar thick base made it dimensionaly stable...you could punch it and keep perfect registration... I would suggest you get some DK50, if you can...and give it a try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_meyers1 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 do you have a starting time for the hc110? we have fg7, so thats the only thing i have even an idea for what is a basic start time. I actually found an old bottle of hc110 in the chemical cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profhlynnjones Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 It was fast, at least 400. A bit grainier than TX. Could be pushed a stop or more. Very long toe of the curve. We often used it for architectural or insdustrial interiors. Below All at 68 deg F HC110 B - 8 min, DK50 - 5 min, D76 - 10 min, MicX - 11 min It was a good film for some purposes, try it before you toss it. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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