tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post2549732784704341656..comments2024-03-26T21:28:08.262-05:00Comments on moominstuff: Choosing the right BW film. And...the future?moominseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-75849363997828292842011-10-18T17:33:38.033-05:002011-10-18T17:33:38.033-05:00Great information and really vast knowledge. I rea...Great information and really vast knowledge. I really liked the article (it seems unfair to call it just 'post', doesn't it?). Congrats from a film newbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-2330840987902066512011-09-15T11:26:20.925-05:002011-09-15T11:26:20.925-05:00Stumbled across your blog from the google machine....Stumbled across your blog from the google machine. What a great post! Super informative and your pictures are amazing. You're quite the MacGyver. I dabble with my toy cameras but they're not so nice to me, sometimes...LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483113920184333235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-52801502040037371752011-08-16T05:54:21.909-05:002011-08-16T05:54:21.909-05:00I really enjoyed reading that and liked all your e...I really enjoyed reading that and liked all your examples.Becca Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183307566979693405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-79493369670545450362011-08-12T23:00:04.178-05:002011-08-12T23:00:04.178-05:00Nice run-through of films. You should really try t...Nice run-through of films. You should really try to explore Efke films again. I just shot a roll of Efke 25 in my Kowa Six and was blown away by it. I use Efke 25 all the time in large format (4x5 and 5x7) where it is smooth as silk. You can't blow it up large enough to see any grain. It does matter how you expose and process it though.<br />Also, check out Ultrafine Extreme 400, which I swear is HP5+ but at 60% the cost ($2.79/roll). I've had great success pushing it to 1600 in Xtol stock (13 minutes, tank).<br />Finally, Rollei Retro 80S -- although very curly -- is worth the effort. I've been using it as infrared film with an R72 filter, but it's a very nice straight bw film. But curly.<br />P.S. I second the vote for Tri-X 400....Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994188818346360284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-20655459521040037032011-08-04T22:28:56.595-05:002011-08-04T22:28:56.595-05:00I tried this kodak 400cn and was kind of disapoint...I tried this kodak 400cn and was kind of disapointed. Very low contrast. So I guess it wasn't just something that I screwed up.<br /><br />awesome article. very thorough. I got some really nice sugestions of stuff to try!V. Linohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536171666623729928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-43316755445672245982011-07-25T16:04:30.838-05:002011-07-25T16:04:30.838-05:00i haven't used Tri-X since around 1988, so I d...i haven't used Tri-X since around 1988, so I don't really have any examples. I do have a few boxes of 120, just haven't gotten around to them yet.moominseanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615826702848563937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-15107712237361134122011-07-25T10:40:56.603-05:002011-07-25T10:40:56.603-05:00Good article, nice pictures, and very pleasant con...Good article, nice pictures, and very pleasant conclusion !<br />However you mention the T400CN (brrr...) but not the TRI X 400 from kodak. That made me really curious... I can't believe that you've not been using it, so is it that you don't like it ?<br /><br />Thanks again for this blog full of interesting information, you're crazy for sure, but that stands here as the highest of all compliments !matnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-9113133389189452732011-07-25T10:10:10.596-05:002011-07-25T10:10:10.596-05:00I've been shooting a lot of HP5 at 1600 this p...I've been shooting a lot of HP5 at 1600 this past few months. I quite like the look (http://www.flickr.com/photos/inauspicious/tags/13minutes/ is all the ones with that combination I have online, if you want to see).<br /><br />Having said that, I've been printing them traditionally. When I used to scan everything I hated HP5 for being a million times more grainy than anything else. I think different films' grain interferes with scanners in different ways, and HP5 looks really awful IMO.Garyhttp://www.offcutz.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-90182913165047614732011-07-22T13:16:03.685-05:002011-07-22T13:16:03.685-05:00thanks for all the work that was surely involved w...thanks for all the work that was surely involved with this post. LOVE seeing all of the different examples.redboyhttp://www.streetandstage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-79670068034035224972011-07-21T07:54:19.611-05:002011-07-21T07:54:19.611-05:00Impressive :) And the photos are great too. Look...Impressive :) And the photos are great too. Looks like you shot quite a bit in Japan. I started to follow your blog when I was looking up tips on using the goop side of the Fuji peel apart films. Good to see you come back here with such a great write up. I agree that B&W will be around for a long time...though I also lament the fact that the Neopan 1600 is gone. I bought quite a bit while in Japan to "stockpile" it but the damn TSA agent refused to handcheck...so I have no idea how many are damaged from the xray. I've shot a few rolls and so far so good... And for me, I've pretty much narrowed things down to Acros 100 and Ilford's HP5+ for 400 film. Especially HP5+ if I need to push it. Anyway, thanks for such a great reference!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751973646395343137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-69066439803336882422011-07-20T16:16:34.757-05:002011-07-20T16:16:34.757-05:00woooow i think i just creamed my analog panties. ...woooow i think i just creamed my analog panties. this is a FANTASTIC article!! (and also exactly what i was looking for! though i would love to know what you think a good 'starter' medium-format camera is. i've been trying to use the jem jr and it is TOUGH.) :)in dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523377656562228314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071236.post-72221217597555480082011-07-20T16:03:51.214-05:002011-07-20T16:03:51.214-05:00What a wonderful and comprehensive article.
Holga...What a wonderful and comprehensive article.<br /><br />Holga branded film is Arista.edu film which is Fomapan film. Freestyle just charges more for it because it comes in a package that says "Holga" on it.<br />My award for curly film goes to Rollei Retro. I processed some a couple of years ago and it is still incredibly curly.jim rohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721730311823528622noreply@blogger.com