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I'm wondering if anyone has experience with pushing Fomapan 400? What was the approach and was it successful? I ask because I bought some in Thailand a while back (Tri-X was $6/roll, couldn't find HP5) having run out of my usual HP5+ and just started using it as I would the HP5; one stop underexposure (EI800) and vary processing accordingly. There has also been the occasional 1600 and beyond.
Fast-forward to now, and I find myself unwell (again, something about this part of the world) and with time to spare, so I put it to use researching what do with this different film.
😱
Everything I've read says the Foma really isn't 400 at all, apparently even Foma's data shows that it isn't!! Further, it doesn't push well either according to most accounts I've read. Should've read up sooner!
:bang:
So, what I'm looking for is some advice/reassurance from people who have used this film and underexposed/pushed it. Time/temperature/agitation/developer? I imagine I'll probably need to be using something like Microphen or X-Tol with maybe a higher temperature or less agitation.
😕
I don't really expect what I exposed beyond 1600 to be wet-printable, but would really like the 1600 to be and definitely the 800. The one thing giving me hope now is that I've also used a little APX400 in the past and thought it pushed ok (and I've seen some other's results on here too), despite it being described as a slower than box ISO film.
Show me the light, please!
rich
Fast-forward to now, and I find myself unwell (again, something about this part of the world) and with time to spare, so I put it to use researching what do with this different film.
😱
Everything I've read says the Foma really isn't 400 at all, apparently even Foma's data shows that it isn't!! Further, it doesn't push well either according to most accounts I've read. Should've read up sooner!
:bang:
So, what I'm looking for is some advice/reassurance from people who have used this film and underexposed/pushed it. Time/temperature/agitation/developer? I imagine I'll probably need to be using something like Microphen or X-Tol with maybe a higher temperature or less agitation.
😕
I don't really expect what I exposed beyond 1600 to be wet-printable, but would really like the 1600 to be and definitely the 800. The one thing giving me hope now is that I've also used a little APX400 in the past and thought it pushed ok (and I've seen some other's results on here too), despite it being described as a slower than box ISO film.
Show me the light, please!
rich
