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Re: [OM] Wow... (Pan F plus at ISO 32)

Subject: Re: [OM] Wow... (Pan F plus at ISO 32)
From: "Carlos J. Santisteban" <zuiko21@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:10:35 +0200
Hi Dawid, Ken and all,

From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> (this
> is the first time I shoot Pan F rated at ISO 32) I have never seen
> stunning image quality like this in 35mm film.


I haven't shot many Pan-F's (all rated 50), but I like its look! Maybe I
should give it a try at 32...

Shooting at ISO 32 tames
> the high contrast of this film nicely,


Being "used" to the defunct TP, the Pan-F contrast doesn't scares me :-)


> much closer to (but admittedly
> not
> quite as good as) Ilford FP4.


Hmmm... I know there are many variables, but I'm not very keen on FP4's
tonal rendering. Maybe the current FP4 plus is different? I should try...

Most of the B&W I do is Tri-X, followed by Delta 100 and, lately, a buch of
Plus-X.

But the resolution - oh wow. I have shot
> a number
> of high-end digital SLRs before moving to the OM system, and anybody
> that thinks
> that the Bayer-pattern sensor in any currently available DSLR
> approaches what is
> possible with PAN F has clearly never tested this for themselves.


Sure, digital has nothing to do against slowish films... as already posted,
technique is usually the limiting factor.

This week-end will likely be spent in the darkroom making
> larger
> prints.


Hmmm... the next week we are having several conferences on Astronomy here <
http://www.portalciencia.net/astroalmeria5.html>, but I promise I'll unpack
the enlarger the following week! ;-)


> From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I personally shoot PanF at ISO 50, but I develop it in Ilfotec DD-X which
> is
> a "film-speed developer". Same general results, but with a touch smoother
> tonalities without the blown highlights which PanF is known for.


This is my usual developer too -- I believe it's the same formulation than
Kodak's T-Max.

Cheers,
-- 
Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
<http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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