Efke 100 vs Forte 400

[braxus]

Since Forte seems to be going out of business, I placed a final order for a 100 foot roll of Forte 400 35mm. Ive only used Forte 400 once a few years ago, and had decent results from it however grainy it is. Efke 100 I've also tried and it too is grainy for its speed. Being both are retro style films- can one pinpoint the look between these two films? Im wondering which of the two looks more retro then the other. Im asking because I'd like to have some film for shooting pictures that would closely as possible resemble a photo taken in the 50s (while using appropriate old equipment and other techniques). I would probably be using a green or blue filter as well for some of these pics. All will be developed in Xtol since I dont have my own lab.

If I find others agree Efke 100 might be closer to giving this old look, I might change my order for the Forte 400 to Efke 100. In this case grainy is good.

 

[Hervé V.]

Which developper did you use for Efke 100 ?
With D76 1+1 it's not so grainy , but take care to not over-expose it !

 

[braxus]

The Efke 100 was also developed in Xtol. Same lab.

Another question- was Forte 400 in the past couple years revised or improved? Or is it the same basic film its always been?

 

[uraniumnitrate]

The Efke 100 was also developed in Xtol. Same lab.

Another question- was Forte 400 in the past couple years revised or improved? Or is it the same basic film its always been?

Same basics classic look but plural layer.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Forte 400 was updated a few years ago (maybe 2-3 years now) to provide greater density range. It used to be hard to get a sufficiently dense neg for Azo with it, but that is no longer a problem.

I think of Forte 400 as similar to Tri-X 320 with a little more grain, but more manageable highlights. It makes a nice high-speed complement to Efke 100 or FP4+.

 

[varjag]

What? Forte is going south?

I had such a sweet time with 200' of Fortepan 400