Image Link HQ film?

Hello,

I am considering shooting some 122 (3A) sized film with an old Kodak autographic 3A. I see the only film available (through www.filmforclassics.com) is called Image Link HQ ISO 50.

Does anyone know anything about this film? Have you used it? I see it is listed as a 'registered trademark of the Eastman Kodak Company' at the bottom of their product listings page.

Any further information you can share would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the time,

Andrew

It is microfilm.

Here is the link to the Kodak datasheet:

http://graphics.kodak.com/docimaging/uploadedFiles/d30.pdf.

I've never used it myself.

Hi Andrew, and welcome to APUG. I have an old roll of Verichrome Pan (jan58), and no camera. Where did you get your camera, if I may ask?

Yes, the Imagelink HQ is microfilm and therefore it has original very high contrast. To get pictoral and not graphical results it needs a special development. Highly diluted Rodinal (1+200) or Kodak HC 110 could do it, but I´m not sure for that. If that fails then you need a special purpose, very soft negative developer like Kodak Technidol (if it is still available) or one of the SPUR developers (the have or had one especially designed for Imagelink HQ).

Andreas

I will add a few things. If you develop the HQ to a softer than from manufacturer intended contrast it could be necessary to set the film speed on your meter to a lower than ISO 80 (as described in tech. pub) value. Maybe about ISO 40 or even lower. Having managed the procedure of developing HQ to the desired contrast you will be rewarded with an outstanding quality for your bigger efforts. With microfilm you beat any conventional or T-grain film in terms of resolution (sharpness) and fine grain. (This is logical because microfilm is originally intended to record very much text on the smallest size.) You could enlarge HQ negatives much more than any other negative material, maybe over 10 times linear without seeing grain or sharpness problems. The sharpness will be only limited by the quality and the aperture setting of your lens and the exactness of your camera.

Andreas

If you're interested in something quick, low cost, and kind of fun, you can cut pieces of variable contrast RC enlarging paper to fit over the film gate. I've done this with an old Ansco 3A that uses the same 122 film size. I got three pieces for negatives out of one 8X10 sheet, with some waste. There are threads here and at the LF forum on how to process paper negs to get more or less normal contrast. Soon I plan to cut down some 8X10 X-ray film and put it in the Ansco.