Foma Retro 320 now available in 120?

Makiflex Retro 320 - 2 by Nokton48, on Flickr

It should look something like -this- ^^^ This is a 9x9cm negative shot on 9x12cm Foma Retro 320 emulsion, processed in Legacy Mic-X. Plaubel Makiflex, 360mm F11 Kern-Arau process lens, very cold dreary winter day. Only a 6x9cm size negative section from this was scanned. Not very economical but it works for me. The local Victorian Park in our area.

I like this film! I would like to shoot it in 120 in my Plaubel Makina III's, Makiflexes, and Hasselblads :)

002 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Foma Retro Dev by Nokton48, on Flickr

Sheet film in metric sizes is difficult to obtain in the USA. I special ordered all of this from Germany.
 
Anybody know of any dealers stocking this yet? Has anybody ever bought directly from Foma on their website?
 
Jockos said:
Fomafoto responded that they will have it in stock next month!
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Thanks for that information Jockos. I think I will order twenty 120 rolls; there is a decent discount for buying a quantity.

I like to photograph extremely old things frequently..... This is a good use for this film. If I really like a scene, I will sometimes "bracket" by shooting two different films. Then make my final selection when I see the negs. Good to give myself a choice.
 
Is the enormous grain in the 135 samples on the web because people use it for normal or low contrast scenes and then have to up the contrast in post, amplifying the grain? If so it should look better shot in real contrasty scenes. And bigger formats of course.
But what does it do better than Fomapan 200 or 400? Except grain. Low contrast can be achieved with development anyway, no? Not trying to badmouth it, seriously curious.
 
I've not used their special developer yet and probably will see if it improves results but to this point I'm really disappointed with it. My shooting experience goes back to the 50's and Verichrome (ortho & pan) and I don't see anything retro about this. It's just low contrast, flat and grainy.
 
retinax said:
Is the enormous grain in the 135 samples on the web because people use it for normal or low contrast scenes and then have to up the contrast in post, amplifying the grain? If so it should look better shot in real contrasty scenes. And bigger formats of course.
But what does it do better than Fomapan 200 or 400? Except grain. Low contrast can be achieved with development anyway, no? Not trying to badmouth it, seriously curious.
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I've only used it in 5x7, where grain isn't really a problem, and have no intention of using it in 35mm. It's got a very nice curve, and gives quite unique images imho, which is why I'm really looking forward to trying it in 120!
I really like their 100 ISO film as well.
 
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