Dave Luttmann

I just paid CAD$ 14.99 for Kodak P3200 and $19.99 for E100 in 36 exp rolls. If we are looking at a 20% increase...that is starting to get to be a bit much considering how much b&w I use.

Go back and read this thread again. It was indeed suggested to not bother with film. Keep the bull to yourself until you can learn to read. You sure have strong opinions about this...despite never using film. No idea why you are even in this thread

True. None of this has anything to do with the OPs questions which got derailed with film vs digital again

Yes...I’d say you are missing a backup strategy and could lose all your photos.

Why is it people come into a thread about film...to question why people use film instead of digital.

I can’t say I ever had any contrast issues with

Deon Reynolds loads Panoramic Kodak disposables with TriX, filing down the inside chamber for framing. He discussed it at length on the Inside Analog Podcast episode in which he was interviewed. His website it here: Deon Reynolds

I wish they’d bring back Neopan 1600 and Natura 1600.

Tech Pan in Technidol is pure magic. Even in 35mm, I used to produce 16x24 prints with little to no grain. In 120, that will extend outwards of 40" prints. Great tonality from Technidol as well. The only film to beat it now is Adox CMS 20 which has about 1/2 to 1/3 the grain of Tech Pan 2415. I used to hypersensitize it in the 80's for astrophotography because of the extra red sensitivity. Hypering brought up the speed to about 400 and greatly reduced reciprocity failure. In 120, it will give you finer grain than TMax 100 or Delta 100 in 4x5. You'll need a good scan to pull all the detail out. I often did 35mm scans on an Imacon at 6300ppi and 8000ppi

Speed is an important factor...especially when needed. C41 film like E6 will have, depending upon the number of stops pushed, more grain, increased contrast and saturation as well as slight color shifts. In other words, a valuable tool for those wanting a particular look. I often rate Ektar 100 at 400 and push 1.5 stops. The increase in grain is moderate, and the extra contrast is nice. Portrait 400 rated at 3200 and pushed 2 stops has a nice look as well. Like I said, saying "you shouldn't" doesn't make any sense.

Quite the opposite. E6 is easy to push...C41 a little less so. All the pro labs I deal with offer it. But to say "you shouldn't" is simply silly. It can be done and the results work. Ektar 100 pushed 3 stops...with excellent results Jonathan Canlas Photography: Kodak Ektar rated at 800 and pushed 3 stops

Pushing by 1 or 2 stops with C41 changes density by more than 0.05. Rating a 400 speed film at 200, or 100 changes density by more than 0.05. Overexposing by two stops increases density a fair bit, reduces apparent grain, and lowers acutance. A lot can be changed with C41 film

In this case, the grain has more to do with underexposure than the film itself...but cool shot!!!

Unfortunately, the idea of shooting with a digital camera to learn metering does not help you with exposing film...except for maybe E6. Shooting with digital gear will not teach you how C41 or conventional b&w film will react...especially with different developers, agitation techniques, etc. If you want to learn how to meter with film, you need to shoot film.

Rate at 250 and the world is your oyster. If you want higher, you can push a stop and rate at 500

Ilford said they don't have the equipment for 220. So we know color and 220 are off the table. What surprises me is that it has been many, many years since Ilford released a new film...and yet there appears to be no interest here on photo.net.

Hard to say. I've never really cared about IR. that said, I don't see any holes in their lineup as it stands. Maybe a higher speed non T-Grain? I've always been an HP5 junkie and to me, that is already perfection.

Showing up on Instagram and now reported on DPReview.... Ilford Photo teases upcoming film stock release in multiple formats

I was at a conference and when the day was over, I was heading to a pub that was in a very sketchy part of the city. When I got back and was wandering around near my hotel, I was feeling in a gloomy mood...and a couple of pics reflected that.

I first found out about Fred when viewing his show at the Equinox Gallery in Vancouver. Stunning Kodachromes displayed in large prints. He eventually switched over from film and was shooting for quite some time with a Fuji X10. A great loss to photography with his passing.

Fuji Acros 100 is reformulated and will hit the shelves this fall. Brand new film from Fujifilm: NEOPAN 100 ACROS II announced, begins shipping Autumn 2019 | EMULSIVE

Ah...misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you meant 30 total. I have to admit that I was never a dbx fan. I preferred straight 15ips on good chrome tape with no NR. I was using Technics and Teac R2R a lot in the 80's and 90's. Now finding tape is so problematic, I have up. Even my old Dual CS846 finally died....it sounded fantastic at 3.75 ips per second with chrome or metal tape....double regular speed....with Dolby C

A good vinyl pressing is between 60 and 70 db of dynamic range....not 30. Reel to reel even from the 60's was around 50 to 55db. With modern noise reduction, they achieved over 90. Dbx encoded LPs were over 100db of range.

I just keep buying F5's. I have three now and will add a 50th anniversary edition soon

I was curious as most of the rolls so far for me were not in contrasty scenes. I'll have to change that.