[US] New ISO 0.8 B&W positive film available

[DannL.]

Where do you get a light meter you can set at .8 I.S.O. my Sekonic L-358 starts at 3 I.S.O ?

I use dry plates (hand coated) regularly at ISO 1 ( or .8, it's the same thing). I use a Gossen Luna-Pro meter which goes down to ISO .8 on the dot.

Using slow speed emulsions is where all the action is.

If I were selling film I would at least supply examples, good examples, to demonstrate what the film can do. The examples provided are just awful.

 

[StoneNYC]

You get it at Film Photography Project, http://filmphotographyproject.com/

Well, is this "new old stock" or is this new stock? And if so, who is MAKING it and is it available as a bulk film?

Obviously they (FPP) are re-rolling it...

 

[dehk]

I am sure if he give a sample roll or two to some of us here, we might be able to create better samples.

Still interesting though. I like the sound of using plain ol' bw chem and it turns into slides.

 

[bvy]

Is it available in sheets? I can see using this to (more easily) create internegatives for alt process work.

I'd still like to know about the spectral sensitivity...

 

[TheToadMen]

How do you shoot film with an ISO of .8?

with a pinhole camera and my hat, while enjoying the scenery ...

 

[TheToadMen]

Where do you get a light meter you can set at .8 I.S.O. my Sekonic L-358 starts at 3 I.S.O ?

Beside a regular (genuine) handheld light meter, I also use an app on my iPhone sometimes.
The Pocket Light Meter app goes as low as 0.8 ISO and goes up to f/512. I use it for paper negatives in my pinhole camera. The app can also log all your measurements.
Here is an example from the app:

 

[StoneNYC]

with a pinhole camera and my hat, while enjoying the scenery ...

A pinhole with this sensitivity... I think not... You would need to shoot one image for over 12 hours...

 

[TheToadMen]

A pinhole with this sensitivity... I think not... You would need to shoot one image for over 12 hours...

Wouldn't that be fun to do?
A perfect way to shoot a busy square as an empty place.
And it would make a great image for the (there was a url link here which no longer exists)
But if this is too long for you, use normal film ISO 400 and it will drop to about 20 seconds on a bright day.
Bert from Holland

 

[StoneNYC]

Wouldn't that be fun to do?
A perfect way to shoot a busy square as an empty place.
And it would make a great image for the (there was a url link here which no longer exists)
But if this is too long for you, use normal film ISO 400 and it will drop to about 20 seconds on a bright day.
Bert from Holland

My 11x14 pinhole takes about 30 seconds to 1 minute at 400 ASA

Still enough time to make ghosts... Sadly I just recently "destroyed" my pinhole to make a camera with a lens...

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I think it gives kodachrome like colors on bw , you cant see them but they are there. Roy Buchanan says
you cant judge book with looking to the cover
you cant judge sugar looking to cane
cant you see
you misjudged me
i m an lover

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

she was the beer drinking woman and I dont want to see her no more

 

[DannL.]

A pinhole with this sensitivity... I think not... You would need to shoot one image for over 12 hours...

I have used pinholes (.65mm) with paper on a number of occasions (ISO 3-6). Nothing excessive there. Exposures are in the minutes. I think you could squeeze in an exposure at ISO .8 (ISO 1) in less than 30 minutes (15-20). Of course that would be a normal daylight exposure. Dim indoor incandescent lighting would be a different story. I haven't any reciprocity figures for the film in question, but I suspect negligible. Mr. Pinhole has a calculator for long exposures.

 

[StoneNYC]

Not at all. I have used pinholes (.65mm) with paper on a number of occasions (ISO 3-6). Nothing excessive there. Exposures are in the minutes. I think you could squeeze in an exposure at ISO .8 (ISO 1) in less than 30 minutes (15-20). Of course that would be a normal daylight exposure. Dim indoor incandescent lighting would be a different story.

Mr. Pinhole has a calculator for long exposures.

My 400mm pinhole for my 11x14 takes about 2.5 minutes in afternoon shade.



Not a great shot but you get the idea.

That film is ABOUT 100 ASA.

So I was extrapolating that 7 stops plus reciprocity failure would be a LONG exposure...

But I'm guessing...

 

[DannL.]

My 400mm pinhole for my 11x14 takes about 2.5 minutes in afternoon shade.

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Not a great shot but you get the idea.

That film is ABOUT 100 ASA.

So I was extrapolating that 7 stops plus reciprocity failure would be a LONG exposure...

But I'm guessing...

I added the bit about reciprocity to my post while you were still typing, apparently. As slow as this film is, which is basically the same speed as Rockland's Liquid Light, I'm "assuming" reciprocity is negligible. But, I also could be off.

A 400mm pinhole? That requires a big lens board . . . doesn't it?

 

[BetterSense]

Iso 0.8 is slow, but I think some people are exaggerating how slow it actually is. You should be able to shoot at 1/60th at f/2 in sunlight.

 

[StoneNYC]

I added the bit about reciprocity to my post while you were still typing, apparently. As slow as this film is, which is basically the same speed as Rockland's Liquid Light, I'm "assuming" reciprocity is negligible. But, I also could be off.

A 400mm pinhole? That requires a big lens board . . . doesn't it?

Hahaha!!!

My "lens board" was made of that metal duct tape (not duct tape, but the metal stuff they actually use on ducts now, since no one uses duct tape anymore for actual duct work...) so I suppose my lens board was a massive 1mm square...

 

[TheToadMen]

Here is a link to my paper negative made with a ULF pinhole camera:
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

- pinhole 0.6 mm
- aperture: a massive f/1000
- exposure: 4 hours

I rated the photo paper about ISO 1.

Info:
Paper negative (size 20x24") made with cardboard-and-Duct-tape camera as my entry for the Monthly Shooting Assignment - Jan/Feb 2014 - Cheap camera challenge! See: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[Michael Raso]

Hi folks,

The Svema positive and all stocks on the FPP is fresh film. All the Svema films have an exp of 04/2016. Unless noted as expired, all stocks are always in date on the site.

Soon available in 100ft rolls.