Foma B/w Film - Any Good?

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Can anybody tell me what Foma b/w films are like?

I was considering using their 100 ISO Classic film for my 4x5 camera but have no user feedback to help me decide if this will suit my purpose.

I understand they make this film in 35mm and 120 also.

Any information will be very much appreciated.

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Peter
 
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I've started using Foma 100 (actually Freestyle's Arista.EDU Ultra) in 4x5 and also 35mm and 120. I find it a very good film. I develope it mostly in HC110 Dil H but have also used Rodinal. The 35mm and 4x5 have a clear base but the 120 has a blue base. Here is a link to a couple of shots using the 4x5 on another forum.

http://nelsonfoto.com/v/showthread.php?t=11800

I plan to continue to use Foma.
 
I used their 400 iso film, it is a good film but grainier than HP 5+.
I heard that the 200 iso Foma is very excellent.
 
Foma 100 and 400 are traditional films while the 200 is a T-grain film, I think.

Here's another Foma 100, 35mm this time, developed in Rodinal.
 

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Foma 100 in particular is highly regarded in other film forums. The most frequent comment is that it is the nearest thing to Agfapan 100 and that is praise indeed.
 
xayraa33 said:
I heard that the 200 iso Foma is very excellent.
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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

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BSchall - great images.
The 65mm does an excellent job.
I have recently purchased an old Linhof Color 4x5 monorail. The lenses were shot but the body good. I was going to base my wide lens in the 90mm range but the shots with your 65mm have made me think again.

Based on the replies so far I am sure the Foma film will be very good and suit my needs.

Peter
 
I got a bulk roll of Fomapan 200 in the freezer. I've shot some of it but not developed it yet, and from what I've heard EI200 is about a stop too optimistic, go for EI100 or 125 instead. Don't know if this applies to the 100 and 400 films as well.
 
Back in the 1960s, India imported only film from eastern Europe: Foma, Forte and ORWO. As I recall, Foma gave rather thin negatives. I assume that things have changed for the better.
 
Foma 100 is a great film. "The always good picture's film!" as claimed an old Foma ad.
Very wide exposure range, very nice to work with.
 
I love Foma 200, I shot a roll through my M3 back in the spring. I shot it a 160 and processed in Rodinal. I got perfect negatives.
 
The 100 is a nice film with good tones but is quite grainy. I run it in HC ilford / HC-110 as well. It's very classic looking and reminds me of images shot in the 40's and 50's. Grain can be heavy though. I find it nice for a nostalgoc look and shooting with uncoated lenses, 50 elmar, 90 elmar and 28 hektor.
 
Foma 100 and 200 behave like APX 100 in that both produce relatively poor speed in Xtol (not getting the boost many films do), but the grain mysteriously vanishes. in Xtol 1+2 Foma 100 has noticeably finer grain than FP4+. Odd, but true!

Foma 100 looks interesting in Rodinal but I am not sure about the midtones yet... looks like lots at both ends of the scale but not so great in the middle. Just experimenting on some loose rolls.
 
I find that it takes much more care than HP5, is seems much more fragile and scratches easily. I really like the look though, and at ISO 100 in 4X5, I don't find the grain an issue. This is in D76.
 
I like the exposure latitude of Foma 400. 200-1600 although I have only pushed to 800 and with good results.
 
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