Foma Retropan 320 Soft, a more scientific approach

[xayraa33]

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]

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]

In the Leica film forum there are addition tests with Xtol, FX-39 and Pyrocat-HD with Retropan 320 Soft.

 

[Jockos]

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.

 

[Nokton48]

Just ordered 300 sheets of 9x12cm Retropan 320 Soft.
Will be interested to try this as soon as I get it (coming from Germany).

 

[Fotohuis]

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]

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]

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.

You're welcome!

 

[Nokton48]

My intent is to try this in larger format (9x12cm) and process in my standard Microdol-X

 

[Nokton48]

This is more like it for me:

https://flic.kr/p/yiURFf

https://flic.kr/p/zknXdk

 

[Fotohuis]

Nice examples. 9x12cm is normally used in older German sheet film cameras. (Linhof, Plaubel etc.).

 

[Nokton48]

Or Plaubel Makiflexes (see my avatar) 🙂

 

[Fotohuis]

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]

Real old .......

 

[Nokton48]

F6.8 would be a Dagor type of lens formulation.
135mm Dagor would be nice on 9x12cm

 

[GarageBoy]

Where do I get this in the US?

 

[Fotohuis]

Freestyle, B&H who I think are normally supplying Fomapan films in the USA.

 

[GarageBoy]

No luck at B&H
They don't even have 35mm Foma 200

 

[Nokton48]

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. 🙂

 

[JoeV]

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