An afternoon with a roll of FP4+

[jamie_robertson2]

<p>Just sharing for the sake of sharing...</p>

<p>Last week I spent a couple of hours with my battered old Canon EOS 1, a roll of FP4+ and the Leica-busting Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART lens. </p>

<p>Film was shot at ISO 125 and developed in Fotospeed FD10 developer for 6 minutes at 1+9. I love the results!</p><div></div>

[jamie_robertson2]

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[jamie_robertson2]

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[jamie_robertson2]

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[Mike Gammill]

<p>Nice results. I shoot the occasional roll of FP4+. When my cold-stored supply of bulk Plus-X is exhausted FP4+ will be my medium speed film.</p>

[chris_waller]

<p>Ilford FP4 is still far and away my favourite film for most applications.</p>

[jamie_robertson2]

<p>Thanks guys. I'm probably going to send the last shot of the tree to Ilford for a nice B/W print.</p>

[jose_angel]

<p>Interesting. Another FP4+ user here.<br>

I wonder about what kind of developer the FD-10 is. Their site don`t extend too much about it.</p>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Looks really good. What type of scanner did you use to digitize the images ?</p>

[dave_wilson1]

Very nice. I use Ilford film too, I just need to get out and make some new shots and get a scanner. But I usually use HC-

110, I need new developer, curious about FD-10 also.

[jamie_robertson2]

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<p>I wonder about what kind of developer the FD-10 is. Their site don`t extend too much about it.</p>

 

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<p>I was also wondering that. It's obviously supplied as a liquid and I have been diluting it 1+9 with excellent results. It's also very cheap. </p>

 

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<p>Looks really good. What type of scanner did you use to digitize the images ?</p>

 

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<p>Thanks Harry. I use the Canon FS4000US. It's an amazingly good scanner and was often disliked due to the poor bundled software and it's super slow USB 1.0 capability only. However, when I used to have a PC I used it with a SCSI cable and it scanned at least twice as fast. On my iMac I connect using USB and it whirrs away quite happily, much faster than it does on a PC. It can batch scan up to 6 frames at a time and has the infra-red dust removal for colour film. It also comes with a rather unique add-on unit for batch scanning APS film straight from the cartridge. I love it and I just hope it lasts me for a few more years.</p>

[jamie_robertson2]

<p>By the way, you can see more shots from this roll here: <a href="

with a Canon EOS 1, Sigma 35mm f1.4 and Ilford FP4+</a></p>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Not sure why some other company did not Clone the Canon FS4000 with a better USB, you are right that was a great scanner.</p>

[jamie_robertson2]

<p>Yes, I agree. It's weird how it runs reasonably quickly on my Mac though.</p>

[peter_schauss2]

<p>Any idea where you can buy Fotospeed FD10 in the US? B&H, Adorama, and Freestyle do not list it.</p>