Thank you for replying!Factory inscriptions along the edge of the film indicate that the film has been developed correctly. This is an exposure issue.
There is some base fog, is it an in-date film? Could it have been through an airport and have X Ray fog? Otherwise, it looks grossly underexposed. The 35mm beside it looks good, so I don't think your developing technique is bad.
I will say differently. Shoot Holga with fresh film in good street lighting. It will be better this wayI will try another roll in the Holger Pan tomorrow. Should I push Fomapan 400 to 800 or stand develop for 1.5h?
I already tried stand developing for 1h with same results. So I thought traditional developing would fix it but you can see the results XD
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I would say that it needs more in-camera exposure. The high level of fog makes me wonder whether there has been some light leak - possibly at the reel loading and/or development stage.
I could unload the Holga in a changing bag. One possibility is that the camera doesn't roll the 120 rolls tightly enough.
But I wouldn't know how to fix that, so I'm praying its underexposure.
I opted to throw my remaining rolls out.
I would suggest, for the future, that if you have film you don't want (even if you consider it defective) post in the Classifieds here (with clear disclosure of what you believe is wrong with it) so someone else can offer to pay shipping and a little for your packaging time to receive it. I like Fomapan a lot, both the 100 and 400 in 35 mm, 120, and 4x5, and would happily pay the USPS rate to have it to shoot and process vs. going to the landfill.
I Used Rodinal 1+50 for 11min for that Roll. 11min isn't a particular long dev time. But with the 1:25 solution I could reduce deve time which might reduce the fog. (MDC say's 6 min I think)Giving the film more exposure (commonly recommended for Fomapan 400 anyway) won't help the fogged rebates, but will allow developing less, which will make the fog less dense (to be clear, its reducing development that helps here, not directly the increased exposure).
I'm very interested. For the first time I got my hands on a 127 camera, the film is too expensive for it. Now I loaded the usual 135 into it. But I have the first question for you. I think I can buy it for about 15 dollars. Do you think it's worth it and what can be done about it?Fat rolls (insufficient tension inside the camera) generally have leaks near the end of the roll, consisting of light coming in from both edges intermittently. Stand development itself can sometimes increase fog (especially since Rodinal varients, often used for this, aren't particularly low fog developers). I have done things like cut a 120 roll down to 127 in full room light, and after respooling in the dark, found only a tiny line of fogging along the cut -- confirming my experience that light doesn't penetrate much even in a fat roll as long as the paper is fully inside the spool flanges.
I can only say what I would have done. I would take two identical rolls of film and two different cameras. There are many good and inexpensive cameras in Germany. I like the simple Agfa Isola, but I don't really trust Holga. With two different cameras, I would take the same pictures that I would compare after development. I would start with this and only then would I move on to development issuesI Used Rodinal 1+50 for 11min for that Roll. 11min isn't a particular long dev time. But with the 1:25 solution I could reduce deve time which might reduce the fog. (MDC say's 6 min I think)
Kinda annoying that Fomapan 400 needs more light then other 400 speed stocks. But for the cheap price it might be worth the hassle...
But I have the first question for you. I think I can buy it for about 15 dollars. Do you think it's worth it and what can be done about it?
T-Max
I'm very interested. For the first time I got my hands on a 127 camera, the film is too expensive for it. Now I loaded the usual 135 into it. But I have the first question for you. I think I can buy it for about 15 dollars. Do you think it's worth it and what can be done about it?
T-Max
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