I purchased several rolls of Forte's B&W films in each of the available speeds: 100, 200 and 400. I've shot a roll of each speed and wondered if anybody else had tried these films to share opinions.
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My experience with the 100 was unfavorable -- quite grainy (you'd swear it was a 400-speed film) and lacking in tonal range. The 200 was okay but still grainy. The 400 seemed to be the best of the lot, perhaps because it has two emulsion layers (one for the highlights and one for the shadows). Still grainy, but very nice tonal range.
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I purchased several rolls of Forte's B&W films in each of the available speeds: 100, 200 and 400. I've shot a roll of each speed and wondered if anybody else had tried these films to share opinions.
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My experience with the 100 was unfavorable -- quite grainy (you'd swear it was a 400-speed film) and lacking in tonal range. The 200 was okay but still grainy. The 400 seemed to be the best of the lot, perhaps because it has two emulsion layers (one for the highlights and one for the shadows). Still grainy, but very nice tonal range.
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Anybody else tried these films?