Efke 400
Foma 400
Forte 400
Fuji Neopan 400
Fuji Neopan 400CN (C41)
Ilford HP5+
Ilford Delta 400
Ilford XP2 Super (C41)
Kodak Tri-X
Kodak TMAX 400
Kodak BW400CN (C41)
Rollei Retro 400 (Agfa APX 400)
Just try a roll of each in D-76 1+1 or XTOL 1+1 (except for the C41 ones of course), and you'll know. That's more or less what I did.
surely you jest? you tried all those films, same subject, same lighting, same exposure, same ... everything?
so, what conclusions did you draw?
... 35mm is a whole new ballpark. Grain matters and everything is more nit-picky.
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g'day all
Paul, why? how? to what end?
... 35mm is a whole new ballpark. Grain matters and everything is more nit-picky.
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g'day all
Paul, why? how? to what end?
For 35mm if you are really intrested in fine grain then simply use a finer grain film. I am sure differnt folks have a differnt take on this but I feel that the majiority of a film look is in the film not the developer. I like the grain in older elmusions such as Forma Pan 400, but when I need to shoot for smaller grain and need to use 35mm rather than MF or LF I use Plus X or Tmax 100 rather than try to find a developer that will give me fine grain and high defintion and still shoot at 400 speed. If I really want fine grain I use Pan F or Efke 25. My thinking is there is no free lunch, there is always a trade off.
PE,
Would you consider the use of Xtol 1:1 with the new TMY-2 to be a good overall balance of fine grain and sharpness?
Brian
I just got a great deal on a Nikon F100 on ebay, so I'm going to rekindle my love for shooting small format film after years with medium format rangefinders. I use almost exclusively Neopan 400 in 120.
I was wondering what the differences are between some of the finest grain 400 speed films available. I'd like to choose a finer grain film as compared to Tri-x or HP5 and also definatley want a 400 speed one.
....
I plan to develop my 35mm film in Xtol diluted 1:1. This seems to give a good balance between fine grain and sharpness.
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