First experience with Pan F 50

[icebear]

Hi folks,

some (scanned from neg.) examples of my first experience with Ilford's Pan F , 50 ISO. The store prints (on Fuji color paper...) are way out of line in contrast but the scans I did myself are much better - I hope 😉. Obviously Pan F is a bit tricky in sunny weather but overall I guess I might like it. What are your experiences with this film, when do you use it ?

 

[Never Satisfied]

Hi, number 2 is a belter!
I've always found pan f to be difficult to process to get the contrast right because it's a very contrasty film, but if you nail it, it's fantastic.
Andrew.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I used to use it a lot when I lived in Santa Fe. Went back to Tmax when I came back to Indiana because no one here sells Pan-F. It works fine in sunny conditions if you overexpose a stop and reduce developing time 30%.

 

[Keith]

I love PanF and usually shoot it at 100 ... it has amazing tones is very forgiving and scans really well.

 

[Ronald_H]

Why would it be tricky in sunny weather? Because it is so contrasty? I shot a bit of Delta 100 lately and didn't really get what I wanted. Highlights too blown out, too much contrast. But that's a completely different film. Ah well, I just have to find out for myself...

 

[ed1k]

Pan-F+ is my favorite film, thanks Ilford they still make this beautiful classic film.

Couple examples souped in Rodinal 1+200 constant agitation by Uniroll and my regular Metol two-bath developer.

 

[ed1k]

Keith, is that example of Pan-F+ @100 developed in Xtol? ...or diafine? I normally shot Pan-F+ @32, BTW.

Eduard

 

[Keith]

Keith, is that example of Pan-F+ @100 developed in Xtol? ...or diafine? I normally shot Pan-F+ @32, BTW.

Eduard

Hi Eduard,

Yes that was exposed at 100 and developed in Xtol 1+1 for eight minutes at twenty degrees.

I absolutely love the tones in that first shot you posted ... absolutely superb ... and a great photo! 🙂

 

[ed1k]

Thank you Keith
Your shot also has very pleasing tonality, especially for EI 100. That's why I asked about developer. Shot with musicians was developed in 0.72ml Agfa Rodinal plus 200ml of boiled and cooled to room temperature water, 480ml stainless steel tank on a side for a constant rotation by uniroll (thanks GeneW who gave it to me) for approximately 1 hour 25 minutes. That was end of April 2007, so the temperature was about 20C in my room. At any time half of film is in soup and half of film is in air, this is my technique for Rodinal these days. However I increased Rodinal up to 1 ml per 200ml of water for ISO 100 films and I don't use this technique for ISO 400 films - 1ml of Rodinal doesn't seem enough for one roll of Tri-X.

 

[dazedgonebye]

I use PanF in the bright AZ sun and develop in Thornton's Two Bath formula. Film rated at 50...though I can see how rating it as faster might work out.

 

[ZeissFan]

Pan F is a beautiful film. I've always liked it and recently have begun to use it again. In fact, I just bought a block of 10 rolls for 35mm and plan to get the same in 120.

 

[Trius]

For normal to high contrast situations I rate it at 32 or 40 and use Rodinal 1:100, though @ 50 in DDX it did pretty well, too. Next I want to try it in XTol.