I took a local walk around Longham Lakes recently. They are pretty well hidden, yet just off the A348. To make matters worse there is no public parking there, so the only real option is to walk the last distance along the busy main road. It’s a pity and not ideal, but ultimately worth itContinue reading “FP4 at Longham Lakes”
Category Archives: Film
So how good is FP4?
You may remember for a couple of years I worked my way through 400 feet of Ilford FP4 movie film. I thought I’d finished it all up, but then found a last roll at the bottom of a camera bag. By then I’d rolled off 30.5m of Foma 200, that I’ve started using. I justContinue reading “So how good is FP4?”
More Tri-X
A few more photo’s on Kodak Tri-X. I’m enjoying this stock, and in combination with the developer, I’m getting results that I like. To my eye there is just a little more tone in the middle of the range, than HP5. Not much, but just enough that I think I can see it. At theContinue reading “More Tri-X”
Trying Tri-X
I’ve been trying, dare I say testing Tri-X recently. Tri-X has famously been around for decades, although it has undergone a couple of changes to it’s formulation over the years, so the Tri-X of 1954, is not the Tri-X we buy today. I’d be surprised in a bad way if it was! I’ve written beforeContinue reading “Trying Tri-X”
Agfa APX 200!
I have long held the opinion that Agfa APX Film, is in fact Kentmere film. It says on the box in Black and Grey – That Agfa-Gevaert neither manufacture or guarantee this film. In other words “it’s nothing to do with us”! For support we should contact the distributor (Lupus Imaging and Media GmbH &Continue reading “Agfa APX 200!”
Cowes IOW
The last roll of film that I used on my trip to the Isle of Wight was a roll of Kodak TMAX 100. I’ve used it before but not for a long time. I fancied revisiting it, so purchased a single roll. More than anything I was interested to see how it would perform inContinue reading “Cowes IOW”
Fuji NPH at Bournemouth
Back in the spring I took my Hasselblad for a walk along Bournemouth promenade loaded with a roll of Fuji NPH 400. It’s a couple of years out of date but had been stored in the fridge. I have a fair bit of colour 120 film to use up and this was the oldest stock,Continue reading “Fuji NPH at Bournemouth”
Foma 200 in the XA2
I’ve been carrying the little Olympus XA2 with me here and there recently, loaded with a roll of bulk loaded Foma 200. This film I like to develop in Rodinal (Adonal) 1+100 for an hour, EMA, at 20 c. I find this combination keeps the grain low, contrast as I like it and, in fact,Continue reading “Foma 200 in the XA2”
Ilford Ortho 80 in 120
I used a roll of Ortho 80 in 35mm a while back – I liked it, but not enough for it to sway me into regular use over FP4 – you can see those pictures here. John over at Pictorial Planet, has been testing a range of films recently, in two different developers, the latestContinue reading “Ilford Ortho 80 in 120”
Konica IR Info
Over the decades I seem to have aquired so much stuff, that these days I seem to be constantly striving to… buy nothing more, use up what I have, sort out, tidy up, charitize and dump stuff. “Nature abhors a vacuum”, or it certainly does around here! On yet another “what the hell’s in thisContinue reading “Konica IR Info”
