travis_bushue Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 <p>Hello All,</p> <p>I have been shooting 25 and 100 ISO film outdoors in 5x7 format with good results. Recently though I have a need for speed, and have a bit of a problem in the lens I have on my camera has no flash sync provisions. The camera is an 1895 Premo long focus with a B&L RR lens. Amazingly this camera is still fully functional. The really usable shutter speeds are 1/25th and 1/100th (max). This will be an indoor portrait project so I will certainly need 800EI minimum to give me some lighting control.<br> In looking at what is available to me - HP5+, TXP320, Foma400 - I am curious if anyone has previous results they can show with these 5x7 versions in ambient light ( no flash ) pushed to 800 & 1600 EI. My concern is grain here. Ideally I would like to find which one of these films presents the least amount of grain. The developers I keep onhand are HC110, Rodinal, Xtol, DD-X, and Tmax. Given the price per box of these 5x7 films, I really would like to do a bit of research before buying flim. Any examples of these would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcossar Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 <p>One way that was used years ago was to simply get everything set to go, then open the shutter on B, fire the flash manually, close the shutter. Picture flash exposed in about a 1/4 second.....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis_bushue Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 <p>Thanks Robert. I am going to give that a try this weekend with some 25 speed film. That may work well enough to not mess with finding a low grain pusher film. Experimenting is all part of the fun right?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_karnopp1 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 <p>Try Diafine developer.<br> Tri-X Sheets are rated 1200 in Diafine.<br> Hp5+ sheets are rated 640.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_de_fehr Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 <p>How large do you intend to print your 5x7 negs? Grain isn't typically noticeable, even with fast film, until the enlargement factor gets up to around 4X, or more. That's a good sized portrait (20" x 35"). If you intend to print larger, a fine grain developer might be useful. TMY-2 in replenished Xtol would be an excellent combination. Good luck!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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