Suggested developer for Fomapan 100

[Klainmeister]

Yes, sorry. Fomapan 200. I did some on 4x5 and 120 and it develops beautifully in Pyrocat and the grain is exceptionally beautiful. It's there, but nice and smooth--it really adds a nice touch.

 

[polyglot]

At what speed do you expose?

Depends on the light (subject brightness range). 64 works well with 9:00 development in normal to contrasty light, you can shoot at 100 with 9:30 development in flatter light.

Note that those times are for rotary development with prewash. Without the prewash, you probably want to reduce the times by at least a minute. I use prewashing because I develop in (often wet) Expert drums, for which there is the risk of highly unsightly dribbles of uneven development unless you get the whole emulsion swollen before starting development.

 

[250swb]

Two other developers that work well with Fomapan 100 are 510 Pyro and Obsidian Aqua. I think the Pyro has a slight edge in tonality, but the Obsidian Aqua has an edge on grain size and sharpness. If you are using Fomapan 100 for the first time be sure you take a look at the reciprocity chart, it is like no other film!

Steve