Foma 100 10x8 arrives at Silverprint

[Tom Stanworth]

Hi,

I have noticed that this film has arrived at Silverprint in the UK and is priced at half the rpice of FP4+ in that the box is the same price and has 50 rather than 25 sheets. That might interest some of you!

I have never tried this film, but hear rumours that it curls a lot in 120, but no adverse opinions for sheet film to my knowledge. I also have heard that it resembles APX100, which is one heck of a compliment.

Has anyone used this film in sheet sizes and can they comment. Are there Quality Control issues, as this is a show stopper for me?

At a pound a sheet it is almost as cheap as Ilford 5x4 film.....I am still going to suport Ilford come hell or high water but this would be welcome news if it is a reliable high quality film. I will never forget the entire pack of dodgy Maco up100 (aka Efke PL100) which ruined some nice frames beyond salvation.

Rgds

 

[eddie gunks]

i use it and love it. i have shot 500 sheets or so in 4x5 and have had zero complaints r problems! i have used thee 10x8 also with no problems. i soup it in hc110 at 1:119 for 18 min and also at 1:63 dilutions. i use the higher dilution most of the time and love there results. you can see some exmples in my pihole gallery . click the link below. happy shooting foma 100

eddie

 

[poutnik]

The Foma sheet film is coated on thicker base, than the 120 roll film, eg. no curl at all (I have used the 9x12cm version so far).

Btw. I didn't have any excessive curl issues even with the 120, but when drying any film, I put 1 or 2 clothes pegs on the bottom edge of the film too, all film types. Stretches the film and it dries flat.

No, no QC issues so far. I like the Foma films a lot. I develop in R09, dillutions from 1:20 to 1:60, one day I may go for 1:100 and stand development...

 

[Black Dog]

same here-vg with tanning/staining, 2baths and dilute PERCEPTOL.

 

[Silverhead]

Foma film is very good, much better than it was in the past...they rectified a lot of their QC problems when they got serious about filling the void left by Agfa, Forte, etc. I shoot it in 35 & 120 and have no complaints whatsoever. There are plenty of threads on this site that have similar testimonials. For the price you're describing, it's definitely worth at least taking a shot on a box to play around with.

 

[Mark Antony]

Its a great film, I've only used the 35mm and 120, I find it similar to APX
http://photo-utopia.blogspot.com/2007_03_25_archive.html

 

[Anton Lukoszevieze]

Foma 100

Foma 100 is a great film. I've used it in 120 a lot, never curls for me, plus 5x4 and now 8x10. I develop in APH09 at 1:25, used for exhibitions, lovely

Anton

 

[Ross Chambers]

I found (for salt printing demands, anyway) that Fomapan 200 5x7 was best rated at ISO 80.

I have 100 sheets of Arista Edu Ultra 100, which I understand is Fomapan, and I would appreciate any suggestions of starting point ISO ratings from those experienced with this promising film stock. If it has some resemblance to APX 100 I used to expose that at ISO 64 for silver gelatine (Ilford MG) printing.

Thanks - Ross

 

[poutnik]

Ross, try EI 80 or EI 64, should work well. I really like it at 80, developed in R09 1+40 (but I still have to do my precise testing as only recently did I acquire the means and know-how to do it)...

 

[Erik Hartmann]

Use FomaPan 120 film 200 Iso for my DIANA...
And Foma 100 Iso for my LF-cameras
develop for 1 hour in 1:80 APU09