PanF+ help

Pan Man

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Hi im new here. i recently got some PanF+ and i have been wondering what the exposure latidute is like on it considering my light meter is broken and i have no other camera. I have a Basic Daylight Exposure guide but i have never really used it until today.

thank you!

walter
 

Matthew Gorringe

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Hi Walter,
PanF+ is not the best film to use if you haven't got a lightmeter. If you use your daylight exposure guide you might want to bracket by at least a stop either side of your estimate to give you a good chance of success. There are a lot of good threads here about using this film.

Delta400 seems to be a much more forgiving film.
 

jd callow

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I haven't shot much. I didn't pursue it as I had difficulty getting it near the box speed without the contrast going over the top and I'm not inclined to care too much about grain. I'm interested in hearing what others have to say.
 

Ole

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What developer are you planning on using?

whether or not you get box speed, contrasty negatives or not depends a lot more on your developer, time, and agitation than on the inherent latitude of the film.

I have no hesitation at all shooting any film without a meter; I have even shot LF Velvia without a meter and with a sluggish shutter and got good exposures by pure guesswork.
 

mcfactor

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I find it works best at 25-32 iso for developers like rodinal, beutler's, or hc-110. The first two control contrast very well and the images look stunningly sharp with incredibly subtle mid-tones. If you shoot at this iso there is a decent amount of latitude. On a sunny day 1/60th or 1/125th at f/8 is about right.
 

DaveOttawa

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The exposure guide should work well enough for daylight conditions but if you are used to something like Delta 400 (for example, a film I find has good practical latitude at box speed in D76) you will probably find Pan F looks contrasty and limited in latitude, at least I do. So you'll need to consider what you are shooting (subject contrast) and personal taste as well as possible adjustments to EI and dev time from the Ilford numbers to suit your taste. Should be a learning experience!
Re personal taste: There is a pic in my gallery ("Melody") using Pan F and Rodinal which is certainly contrasty but I like it but I don't use Pan F for everything.
 

Roger Hicks

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Generally, the slower a film is, the smaller its latitude and the pickier it is about development. I use very little Pan F for precisely these reasons, but if you make a modest effort to meter and refine the dev times, it can be superb. It's a film to use for well-considered tripod shots, rather than street reportage. If you can't meter, I'd suggest you stick the Pan F in the freezer until you can.
 
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