The comparisons did not flip back and forth several times, which would have been nice, but at one viewing most of the differences were slight image shifts. Thank you. I will stick to replenished XTOL and pyro when I am feeling especially randy.
Thanks Andrew - the video gives me some ideas for tomorrow.
I've got some suggestions as well for doing those two back, two film comparisons!
Thanks for sharing the video, Andrew.
Yes, it seems both developers work well under overcast light for the S shaped PanF.
Very good stuff . . . Pan F+ and Tri-X are my two favorites. I have heaps of D-76 and Microdol-X . . . You have inspired me to do a similar comparison. Thanks for sharing. This is an image I did using Pan F+ and D-76
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Andrew it was a 3-4 second exposure at box speed and an ND filter, Hasselblad 500C, 80mm lens . . . I would have to check my notes for more detail than that.Thanks Locutus of Borg! I saw and replied to your comment on YouTube. Glad you are a member here. I look forward to your comparison results. Your D-76 image looks fantastic! What EI did you use?
I developed my rolls of Pan F+ yesterday in Xtol 1:3 and got really good results, visually looking at the negs. I'll see how they scan up. So Andy- the one to three time works really well.
This is extremely interesting. I used Pan F+ in 120 for the first time this weekend and developed it in Ilfotec HC (1+31). Negs are gorgeous, but very contrasty (I don't have access to an enlarger these days, so I don't know how difficult they'll print).
I've used D-23 with FP5+ in high contrast scenes this winter (outdoors - landscape with snow) and liked the results. With Pan F+ - which, I've read, is a naturally high contrast film (feel free to disagree those who've read something else or who have a different experience) -, this creates a dilemma: if it is a naturally contrasty film, should I "let the contrast be" with HC or try to tame it with D-23...
I'll probably do a test with both, as you did, knowing there will be a huge difference, and see what I like best.
Thanks for the inspiration!
This is extremely interesting. I used Pan F+ in 120 for the first time this weekend and developed it in Ilfotec HC (1+31). Negs are gorgeous, but very contrasty (I don't have access to an enlarger these days, so I don't know how difficult they'll print).
You may want to cut back on the development time by 10% or 15% and evaluate the contrast.
You are very welcome, Alex. I'm not familiar with Ilfotec HC so I cannot really comment. I heard that it is Ilford's equivalent to HC-110 so I imagine a dilution then of 1+31 should yield soft results. Did you shoot at box speed? I find if I expose at EI 25 or lower (to bump up the shadows), and develop in D-23 1+3, it helps reduce contrast. Eventually, I want to test it in a 1+5 dilution for high contrast scenes, especially on sunny days...
Hi Andrew. Yes, shot at box speed. Just bought a few more rolls, so I will try EI 25 in both HC-110 and D-23 1+3.
Yes, Ilfotec HC is the same as the old HC-110 (I won't go into the whole debate about the new Kodak version...). It's doing wonders for my FP4+, a film for which I was having difficulty finding a combo I liked, so I'm hoping it can do the same for Pan F+. That said, I have quite a few packs of D-23, so it'd be great if that could also work.
May I ask what dilution you used for Ilfotec and FP4?
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