arista 120 film at freestyle

John cox · Jun 20, 2014

What film is this currently, Foma? I usually shoot Tri X or TMAX 400, and develop in TMAX developer. I shoot to scan. Is this a film I may very much enjoy? Or should I just buy TMAX.
Thanks for your input,
John

Rick A · Jun 20, 2014

Arista EDU Ultra is rebranded Fomapan.

Richard S. (rich815) · Jun 20, 2014

If you like Tmax I'm not sure how keen you'll be about Foma.

Rick A · Jun 20, 2014

I shoot it in all formats and love it, but I print in the dark room, I can't speak to scanning, I only scan finished prints never negatives.

John cox · Jun 20, 2014

I may just buy some TMY then. I usually shoot my TMAX at 800 and develop at box for darker shadows. I'm not sure how Fomapan would deal with that kind of treatment.

shutterfinger · Jun 20, 2014

I've been using it to test cameras with after repairs in both 4x5 and 120 formats, good film.
I rate it similar to TriX with finer grain structure. A significant improvement over Fomapan of 10 to 15 years ago.

I've only shot and processed it at box speed and time.

jp498 · Jun 20, 2014

It's less than a buck a roll from Tmax. If you're used to tmax, continue enjoying it.

DannL. · Jun 20, 2014

Here's a link to several negatives scans made from Arista.EDU Ultra 100, if this is of interest . . . . . Click Here . You can download them, manipulate them, and print or test them all you wish. I can make others available if required. The scans are straight color scans from the scanner with no adjustments made. I did use jpeg compression, but did not resize the image. I've used Arista.EDU Ultra 100 both in roll and sheet (4x5 & 5x7) for a number years now. I'm fine with it.

chriscrawfordphoto · Jun 20, 2014

Fomapan 100 has nice tonality, but I've never really liked the 400. Its quite grainy and of all the 400 films I've tried, it is my least favorite. The Foma 120 films also curl VERY badly when dry. A real bitch to deal with when trying to get them into a neg carrier, scanner, or neg page.

MartinP · Jun 22, 2014

The film-base and the backing-paper have been improved in the last year or so, for all the 120 Foma films. The 400 is still not a 'real' 400 speed though, try setting your meter to 200.

Mentioning 200 . . . the Fomapan 200 material is a different style of emulsion to either the 100 or 400 and many people find it the most modern of the three rolls. It may not be available in an 'Arista' packaging though.

Rick A · Jun 22, 2014

I still have a pile of the older Foma and Arista(same thing) and don't have any issues with curl. I weight the roll while it dries and leave it overnight before I print with it. My Shanghai GP3 has more curl, but even that isn't a big deal.

Roger Cole · Jun 22, 2014

No problems here with curl either. I agree the 400 is best rated at 200 (or even a bit less spending on development) and development reduced 10-20% from the spec sheet. Takes a bit of dialing in and is rather grainy but has a bit of an old style look for all that and a bargain as Arista. I shoot it some in my Yashicamat 124, and also a bit in 4x5.

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Paul Howell · Jun 23, 2014

I use 200 as my standard film, 35, 120, and 4X5 I rate 200 at 125, develop in either MCM 100 or use Foma's version of Xtol. I also use 400 in 35 for what I consider to be a 70s TriX look, develop in D76 stock or Edwal 12, I rate Foma 400 at 320 for D76, 400 with Edwal 12, MCM 100 at 200. I have not used Foma 100 in past couple of years, hated the blue base. I understand that Foma has changed the 100 blue base, plan on testing in the near future. Looking at the Foma data sheet for 100 seems like Microphen provides an ISO of 100.

Mainecoonmaniac · Jun 23, 2014

Me to!

Rick A said:
I shoot it in all formats and love it, but I print in the dark room, I can't speak to scanning, I only scan finished prints never negatives.

I love it souped in HC-110 or XTOL.

Rick A · Jun 23, 2014

I almost always soup it in PMK Pyro, used to use Pyrocat-HD or Rodinal.

Roger Cole · Jun 23, 2014

I just use D76 1+1.

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rjbuzzclick · Jun 23, 2014

I use the 100 in 4x5 and 120 and really like it. Rodinal works best for me. Here are a bunch of negative and print scans on my flickr stream if anyone is interested:

https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=53847054@N00&q=fomapan

I've started using the 400 again also, with a few experiments pushing it to 800. It looses shadow detail pretty quick, but I don't mind the look.

jspillane · Jun 24, 2014

I love the 200 (@125) in 120, and the 100 (@50) and 200 (@125) in 4x5. Usually in Rodinal. Great stuff. It is prone to scratching though, so be aware of that.

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