Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
There is an abandoned railroad freight depot that belonged to the New York Central Railroad in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its been empty and boarded up as long as I can remember. I live near it and have driven past it a bunch of times but never had a chance to photograph it.
On the 21st, I was driving my son to school early in the morning, about 7:30am, and there were protesters carrying signs that said "SAVE THE FREIGHT HOUSE". After I dropped my son at his school, I headed back with my Leica and 35mm Summicron.
I chose Fuji Neopan 1600 because at its 'real' speed of 640 it gives me an exra stop over Tri-X or Tmax 400, both of which I rate at 320. This was early morning on a somewhat foggy/hazy day. The Neopan 1600 let me shoot at 1/125 at f5.6 and 1/60 at f8 handheld. I have scanned 4 of the photos from the roll that I shot, and I thought someone might be interested in seeing more of what this film can do at its true speed. Its very sharp, grainier than Tri-X, but has nice tonality with slightly harsh midtones that give a gritty look.
I have more to scan, this is just the first few. As a result of this protest, which was organized through a Facebook group and a website set up by a group of local history buffs, the building's owner decided not to demolish the 97 year old building. He's offered to donate it to the city of Fort Wayne to be redeveloped as part of a plan the city's been working on to revitalize this former industrial section just north of the downtown area.
On the 21st, I was driving my son to school early in the morning, about 7:30am, and there were protesters carrying signs that said "SAVE THE FREIGHT HOUSE". After I dropped my son at his school, I headed back with my Leica and 35mm Summicron.
I chose Fuji Neopan 1600 because at its 'real' speed of 640 it gives me an exra stop over Tri-X or Tmax 400, both of which I rate at 320. This was early morning on a somewhat foggy/hazy day. The Neopan 1600 let me shoot at 1/125 at f5.6 and 1/60 at f8 handheld. I have scanned 4 of the photos from the roll that I shot, and I thought someone might be interested in seeing more of what this film can do at its true speed. Its very sharp, grainier than Tri-X, but has nice tonality with slightly harsh midtones that give a gritty look.
I have more to scan, this is just the first few. As a result of this protest, which was organized through a Facebook group and a website set up by a group of local history buffs, the building's owner decided not to demolish the 97 year old building. He's offered to donate it to the city of Fort Wayne to be redeveloped as part of a plan the city's been working on to revitalize this former industrial section just north of the downtown area.
heespharm
Member
maddoc
... likes film again.
Nice shots indeed and good tones. I am also interested which developer that was.
I use either SPD (Super-Prodol), XTOL (1:1 and @ISO800) or Tmax 1+4. Haven't tried my favorite, HC-110 recently.
I use either SPD (Super-Prodol), XTOL (1:1 and @ISO800) or Tmax 1+4. Haven't tried my favorite, HC-110 recently.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
Oh I forgot to give developing info! It was developed in D-76 1+1 for 7 minutes at 68 degrees (20c). Agitated first 30 seconds then 4 inversions of the tank every minute.
Turtle
Veteran
If you are looking for a good developer for this film look no further than Xtol or DDX. I prefer Xtol 1+2 for good speed and very fine but tight grain. In this developer I find the film holds more resolution than TriX and like Chris, gives me a full additional stop over TriX too. The tonal scale is less rounded than TriX for sure, but another stop is another stop and if you push TriX to the same speed, Neopan 1600 is far superior IMO in terms of holding a balanced tonal scale and not looking pushed (i.e. high contrast with thin shadows).
You might prefer the look of D76 as used by Chris, but you get more speed with Xtol and DDX. IMO Xtol is findr grained and seems to show more fine detail than DDX. I would imagine these two and D76 all look fairly similar.
note that chris shot in quick overcast light without directional light. You would need to drop the film speed a bit more if shooting in directional light and a good 2/3 of a stop in strong directional hard light. Under such conditions with leica lenses I rate it at 500 and thats in Xtol! Under the same conditions I would shoot TriX at 250 so you still get another stop or so.
You might prefer the look of D76 as used by Chris, but you get more speed with Xtol and DDX. IMO Xtol is findr grained and seems to show more fine detail than DDX. I would imagine these two and D76 all look fairly similar.
note that chris shot in quick overcast light without directional light. You would need to drop the film speed a bit more if shooting in directional light and a good 2/3 of a stop in strong directional hard light. Under such conditions with leica lenses I rate it at 500 and thats in Xtol! Under the same conditions I would shoot TriX at 250 so you still get another stop or so.
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dfoo
Well-known
XTOL 1+1, in my experience, is a great developer for this film.
gavinlg
Veteran
perfect contrast/tones in those. Love neopan 1600.
ferider
Veteran
Nice Chris.
Neopan 1600 works well for me @640 and in Rodinal 1:100.
Neopan 1600 works well for me @640 and in Rodinal 1:100.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
Ferider, that looks beautiful, whats your developing time? Is that with normal agitation or stand developing?
ferider
Veteran
20' Chris, with gentle agitation every 3 minutes after the first "normal" minute.
Thanks !
Thanks !