xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
A few shots with the test chart, from F/2,0 and F/4,0 with my Leica M7 + Summicron 50mm. Retropan 320 E.I. 320 in HC-110 (B) 1+31 (9:00 minutes at 20C).
F/2,0
F/4,0
Printed in Split Grade, grade 4. This film is looking like the old Tri-X 400 but then with a lower contrast. Zone V (Grey chart) = 0,62 logD.
Yes this film does looks like old Tri X but so does their Fomapan 400 film.
Fotohuis
Well-known
Yes, but the FP400 is going up in contrast fast when going to push this film. With most developers FP400 is iso 200-250 only.
Fotohuis
Well-known
In the Leica film forum there are addition tests with Xtol, FX-39 and Pyrocat-HD with Retropan 320 Soft.
Jockos
Well-known
Incident measured for ISO 200, with an old shutter (should run slightly slow) and developed 7 minutes in 24C Fomadon Excel w27 (XTOL):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4N57_M6hPQBX25zVEVGQ201WUk/view?usp=sharing
Those are some solid blacks..... Mayhaps 9 minutes 24C will give closer to 200 ISO.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4N57_M6hPQBX25zVEVGQ201WUk/view?usp=sharing
Those are some solid blacks..... Mayhaps 9 minutes 24C will give closer to 200 ISO.
Nokton48
Veteran
Just ordered 300 sheets of 9x12cm Retropan 320 Soft.
Will be interested to try this as soon as I get it (coming from Germany).
Will be interested to try this as soon as I get it (coming from Germany).
Fotohuis
Well-known
Best prices for Foma in Europe you will get in Germany, the Netherlands or the Czech Republic. However the Foma shop is not sending their materials outside Czech Republic, Poland or Slovakia.
charjohncarter
Veteran
I was not near a computer when this was posted. Thank you Fotohuis for your, as always, great work. I will try some of this film when I can find it in the US.
Fotohuis
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You're welcome!
Nokton48
Veteran
My intent is to try this in larger format (9x12cm) and process in my standard Microdol-X
Nokton48
Veteran
Fotohuis
Well-known
Nice examples. 9x12cm is normally used in older German sheet film cameras. (Linhof, Plaubel etc.).
Nokton48
Veteran
Or Plaubel Makiflexes (see my avatar) 
Fotohuis
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I have a very old JHagee F/6,8-135mm "made in Dresden" somewhere in the 30's. Compur Verschluss, tilt, shift. Also 9x12cm sheet film. It was a camera from my father. He is from 1921. I just see I loaded some cassettes in 1996 with Ortho 25 film.
Fotohuis
Well-known
Real old .......
Nokton48
Veteran
F6.8 would be a Dagor type of lens formulation.
135mm Dagor would be nice on 9x12cm
135mm Dagor would be nice on 9x12cm
GarageBoy
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Where do I get this in the US?
Fotohuis
Well-known
Freestyle, B&H who I think are normally supplying Fomapan films in the USA.
GarageBoy
Well-known
No luck at B&H
They don't even have 35mm Foma 200
They don't even have 35mm Foma 200
Nokton48
Veteran
This just arrived at my doorstep from Germany.
300 sheets of 9x12cm Foma Retropan Soft 320.
Can be used in my three Plaubel Makiflexes, or Plaubel & Sinar view cameras.
300 sheets of 9x12cm Foma Retropan Soft 320.
Can be used in my three Plaubel Makiflexes, or Plaubel & Sinar view cameras.
JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
So, what specifically does the term "soft" refer to in the product's name? Soft contrast? Soft grain (apparently not, from these tests); foggy highlights (i.e. no anti-halation coating)? Just curious.
~Joe
~Joe