Shoot Ilford Panf at speed?

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Do be aware that Pan F has terrible latent image keeping ability. Process PROMPTLY to avoid loss of density and contrast. The only reason I don't shoot more of it.

 

[Hubigpielover]

Honestly, Pan F Plus is not a good choice for an all-around film. It's too slow, and very tricky to develop. Fuji Acros is about a stop faster (50-64 vs 25-32 in most developers) and just as fine-grained. Ilford Delta 100 and Kodak T-Max 100 are also good fine-grain films. I tried some Pan-F Plus about 10 years ago, and found that Acros was at least as fine-grained and easier to process.

I don't like the "newer" black and white film. It looks slick and digital. Really trying to replace my Efke 50 and 100 that I use to shoot all the time. You are right that it might be to slow for a all around film but it still might be good for use in my Autocord on a tripod.

Thanks again for your reply.

find a scene with deep shadows and bright highlights - bracket the shot from 100 down to 6 by changing aperture and choose iso setting that works best for your workflow

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Hubigpielover]

Do be aware that Pan F has terrible latent image keeping ability. Process PROMPTLY to avoid loss of density and contrast. The only reason I don't shoot more of it.

Glad you brought this up. I would have let them sit till I could send them off to the developer. This might be more of a problem than anything else.