Ilford or kodak or fuji do not curl..the foma roll film is on the thinnest base I have ever used
Totally useless to me which is a shame since I'm sure the tonality is great
Ilford or kodak or fuji do not curl..the foma roll film is on the thinnest base I have ever usedAll Foma used to curl really badly, but a few years ago they worked on it and for at least 5 years now the curl has gone, no worse now than Ilford or Kodak
Already did press them (for a week!) and zero luck...I did the same drying method I've used for 40 yearsIlford amd Kodak curl used to curl for me, I haven't used them for several years, these days I use Foma either 200 or 400, and no curl for me these days, the worst curl and thinnest base I have ever used was Rollei Retro, completely useless, tried 5 rolls and could not get one decent negative, Curl was once a problem with Fomapan, it took an age to flatten, but these days no worse than Kodak or Ilford, never used Fuji film, if it is a problem for you simply put it into file sheets and under weight for a day or so and it will be flat as a pancake, goes for 35mm and 120, worked every time with any film for me
You lucky dog. What are you planning on doing with it? Anything special?
gThe only thing I can think of, and I have been using Fomapan film for around the last 15 years as my main film, is that somehow you have got hold of some of the older Fomapan film, I have not seen curl in either 200 or 400 Fomapan for at least 7 years, maybe more, even before they changed the film base from the blue to the present base, if it is any help then all I do is develop,plain water stop,fix wash, wetting agent, shake then hang up to dry with a bulldog clip to weight it on the bottom, from a line in the darkroom, it curls very slightly at the bottom, but very slight, a day under weight and it is flat as a pancake, With the older fomapan I would have agreed with you, it was terrible, had a job to get it into a file sheet, but these days no problem, I filed some today,120, no problem, took me 2 minutes, beyond that I have no idea what your problem is, but Foma makes lovely film, like something from the fifties, the 400 reminds of the very first Tri X film,Already did press them (for a week!) and zero luck...I did the same drying method I've used for 40 years
Went to proof yesterday and cut film just rolled off the table!!. .
You know what..I'm taking this film into freestyle this week. ..this wasn't even the rebranded stuff. ..I'm going to make them replace the film with another to see if I'm not crazy! !...gThe only thing I can think of, and I have been using Fomapan film for around the last 15 years as my main film, is that somehow you have got hold of some of the older Fomapan film, I have not seen curl in either 200 or 400 Fomapan for at least 7 years, maybe more, even before they changed the film base from the blue to the present base, if it is any help then all I do is develop,plain water stop,fix wash, wetting agent, shake then hang up to dry with a bulldog clip to weight it on the bottom, from a line in the darkroom, it curls very slightly at the bottom, but very slight, a day under weight and it is flat as a pancake, With the older fomapan I would have agreed with you, it was terrible, had a job to get it into a file sheet, but these days no problem, I filed some today,120, no problem, took me 2 minutes, beyond that I have no idea what your problem is, but Foma makes lovely film, like something from the fifties, the 400 reminds of the very first Tri X film,
Efke film was wonderful stuff even with the insanity-inducing curl (ref Peter #6). I have about 20 EI100 and a few Ei 25 rolls (all 120) left, and am hoarding it for future architectural shoots where I will need good resolving power for large images.For big enlargements, it's super good.
I tried Acros 100, Tmax 100 and 400, and finally settled on Rollei 100. Foma to me is an amateur film and users buy it because it's super cheap, but for my needs it was too unreliable in its overall QC. Acros never gave me the tones I wanted in my images. Rollei needs to be tested and processed carefully. For me Rodinal is a no-no as I dislike mushy grain if enlarged beyond 10x-12x. Good old D76 is my preferred developer. Many other developers also produce the results. But not Rodinal.
I now shoot Rollei 100 and 400 outdoors (on sunny or cloudy days) with a light yellow filter and the results suit me just fine, so I will unhesitatingly recommend the Rolleis for all general photography.
As a second choice, I use Tmax. Third choice, Acros (on sunny days).
I think Fotokemika bought the Adox coating machinery etc in 1973/4 and began making the films a Croatia in 1974/ I still have the Amateur Photogapher article where they reviewed and tested the new EFKE films as well as my first negatives made in early 1975 with Kb14 and the quality was outstanding.
Luckily I still have some Pl25 (the old Pl14) left in Quarter plate, 5x4 and 10x8
Ian
FR5 was a
Foma pan 100 is a sleeper film...Ian is correct
You must tame it to work properly
Has a great old time feel to it
Way earlier Ian. I have a book on photographic technique published in Yugoslavia in 1960 already advertising EFKE (then spelled as EFKA in domestic market) films and papers.
Adox was only bought by Dupont in 1963 from the Schleussner family. Fotokemika must have been using older machinery and emulsion formulae before that, a lot of smaller film/paper manufacturers disappeared between the start of WWII and 1947 so there would have been coating lines available after the war.
Ian
So thats about 45p in 1964 and still only a £1.00 from Jessops in the early 90s...Not bad hey
On my list but Foma was on sale and I am still one of the poors plus trying to get darkroom stuff. Hopefully soon I will be able to buy all the photos.Ilford FP4+.
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