Foma B/w Film - Any Good?

[Ronald_H]

I tried some Fomapan 100 in 35mm and 120 and developed in Diafine. At 100ISO it's a bit contrasty, but nicely so on overcast days. Rating it a bit lower will probably solve this.

Never used XTOL but Diafine normally gives quite a lot of extra speed to traditional films (FP4+, Tri-X). Not so with Fomapan 100.

Grain looks like the classic films mentioned above and resolving power is good. It costs half of what FP4+ costs and the images looks just as good. FP4+ will be noticeably faster. To my eye at least, Fomapan 100 looks a bit less grainy.

It's cheap and it is good, just a bit different. I will definitely order more.

Btw, I've heard that the T200 film is a mixture of cubic and T-grain technology, if such a thing is even possible 😉 But I've heard good stories about it so I will try it soon. I believe Roger Hicks was/is a great fan of this film.

 

[kshapero]

Is there a 'bad' black and white film - these days?

HA! An interesting question.

 

[Sanders McNew]

I tried Foma 200 in 35mm on Roger Hicks'
advice and now it's the only film I shoot in
35mm. I expose it at EI 100, process in
Rodinal -- it gives luminous highlights.
The bonus is that the negatives dry flat
as a pancake -- the easiest film to work
with I've ever used. Here are some links
to stuff I've shot on it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2812323205/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2633540398/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2397305939/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/2322669911/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/1512089964/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/727349174/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandersnyc/535616331/

 

[rover]

Sanders, what concentration and time on the Rodinal?

 

[Obrecht]

Here is another example: Fomapan 100, leica m2/jupiter 8, stand dev. 1 hour rodinal 1:100.

 

[Obrecht]

and another one: Fomapan 100, Leica m2/jupiter 8, Rodinal 1:100, stand dev. 1 hour.

 

[kitaanat]

True indeed. A very nice film..

I believe it was once named Foma T200, which is why people sometimes think it's a t-grain film.. it's not.

Here are a few shots w/the 200:

Pic 1
Pic 2

--c--

Nice picture and it's a very good result from this film.
I've tested it 100 & 400 but never satisfy the output
I may try 200 soon. Thanks for share the pictures.

kitaanat

 

[freeranger]

Fomapan 200 GA645 Rodinal

Its a great film...let it drip dry, though - don't ever use the squeegee!

 

[kitaanat]

Sanders McNew, freeranger, Obrecht nice pics friends

 

[freeranger]

Here is fomapan 100 - stand developed in rodinal 1:200

 

[Obrecht]

And two others, both Fomapan 100, leica m2 summicron 50mm (rigid), Rodinal 1:100 stand dev. 1 hour:

 

[Sanders McNew]

Sanders, what concentration and time on the Rodinal?

I use a 1:50 solution for 8-9 minutes,
agitating once a minute if I remember.

 

[Borghesia]

Fomapan 100, D76, @f8, Hensel Porty lighting.
A bit grainy but it's OK.

 

[Leighgion]

Fomapan's QC can be a bit hit & miss, but it has some very nice qualities.

(Arista) Fomapan 100 in Fuji GA645 dev in D76

 

[venchka]

Search. Lots of information. Freestyle Arista/Foma 200 4x5 in Xtol 1:3 is great. A friend uses nothing but Arista/Foma 100 in 120.

I need to dust off my bottle of Rodinal and give the Arista 200 a try.