Fomapan R100

AutumnJazz · Apr 8, 2008

Should I just shoot this at 100ISO, or will I get better results at 50 or slower speeds?

I am still re-discovering film, so please forgive me if this is a stupid questions.

TheFlyingCamera · Apr 8, 2008

When in doubt, bracket, and record which frame is which. My general inclination with the Foma films is to give an extra stop of exposure, but I haven't used the R100, so I don't know how it will respond best.

David A. Goldfarb · Apr 8, 2008

The question isn't really answerable without knowing how you're going to process the film, and even then, it's best to run your own tests using your own system of metering and equipment.

If you're shooting at the box speed and not getting enough shadow detail based on inspection of the negatives directly, then try increasing exposure (reduce the film speed setting on your meter).

There are various approaches to exposure and development. I recommend Ansel Adams' book, _The Negative_.

frdrx · Apr 8, 2008

I expose Fomapan R exactly the same way as Provia 100F (at 100 ISO, that is), and the exposures are good with both films. But I do my own processing of Fomapan, which might be different to anyone else's albeit I follow the instructions to the letter. You have to try it and see, as with any film you aren't familiar with.

frdrx · Apr 8, 2008

David A. Goldfarb said:
There are various approaches to exposure and development. I recommend Ansel Adams' book, _The Negative_.

Would a book entitled `The Negative' be useful for learning how to use Fomapan R, which is reversal film?

dr5chrome · Apr 8, 2008

R100

R100 is designed to be a B&W positive. It is an old cine B&W emulsion with a remarkable old-style quality. We are the only official processors of this film type, on a lab level http://www.dr5.com/fomar.html .
Foma sells a kit but it is only available in Europe. The Kodak and Formulary kit do not work very well with this film.

It is possible to process this film as a negative. i would use pyro or D23.
As a positive i would shoot it @ 160 normal. Do not shoot it at 50iso!
its Ei range is 100~400 iso.

regards

dw

www.blackandwhiteslide.com

OverlordXenu said:
Should I just shoot this at 100ISO, or will I get better results at 50 or slower speeds?

I am still re-discovering film, so please forgive me if this is a stupid questions.

AutumnJazz · Apr 8, 2008

Thanks dr5chrome. I had just been reading some confusing stuff that said shooting it at a lower ISO would produce better images.

I'll just shoot it at 100, then.

freddiebotham · Aug 17, 2009

dr5chrome said:
R100 is designed to be a B&W positive. It is an old cine B&W emulsion with a remarkable old-style quality. We are the only official processors of this film type, on a lab level http://www.dr5.com/fomar.html .
Foma sells a kit but it is only available in Europe. The Kodak and Formulary kit do not work very well with this film.

It is possible to process this film as a negative. i would use pyro or D23.
As a positive i would shoot it @ 160 normal. Do not shoot it at 50iso!
its Ei range is 100~400 iso.

regards

dw

www.blackandwhiteslide.com

I am desperate to learn more about processing this film as a negative. I am going to be shooting r100 in standard 8mm format and ideally I'd like to develop it as negative. Do you have developing times with pyro or D23? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

rjr · Aug 17, 2009

dr5chrome said:
It is possible to process this film as a negative.

I am just wondering how you are going to remove the AHU backing of yellow colloid silver which will be retaines when developing the film as a negative. How do you do it?

petepictures · Mar 14, 2017

dr5chrome said:
R100

R100 is designed to be a B&W positive. It is an old cine B&W emulsion with a remarkable old-style quality. We are the only official processors of this film type, on a lab level http://www.dr5.com/fomar.html .
Foma sells a kit but it is only available in Europe. The Kodak and Formulary kit do not work very well with this film.

It is possible to process this film as a negative. i would use pyro or D23.
As a positive i would shoot it @ 160 normal. Do not shoot it at 50iso!
its Ei range is 100~400 iso.

regards

dw

www.blackandwhiteslide.com

I am also very keen to process it as a negative in the meantime. I am shooting it in Double Super8mm format.

flavio81 · Mar 14, 2017

I thought it was not possible to process as negative. I guess, then, that it's not possible to do it... with the conventional negative process.

So the idea is that one removes or clears the (silver?) antihalation coating without removing the (metallic silver) negative image, i guess.

Gerald C Koch · Mar 14, 2017

The box speed for R100 reflects its use as reversal processed not used as a negative. Usually the two speeds are not the same.

Ricardo Miranda · Mar 14, 2017

Fomapan 100R is back available in 135 format.

petepictures · Mar 15, 2017

flavio81 said:
I thought it was not possible to process as negative. I guess, then, that it's not possible to do it... with the conventional negative process.

So the idea is that one removes or clears the (silver?) antihalation coating without removing the (metallic silver) negative image, i guess.

Exactly, I tried to bleach it , before fixing , but it does bleach some of the highlights.

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