Fujifilm 71112FG

[noimmunity]

This is a black and white motion picture film stock. Is anybody using this?
My friend who runs a professional developing studio is developing this pushed 5 stops for an ISO equivalent of ISO 1600, getting result rival Neopan 1600.
I'm buying a bulk roll and hope to have to some results eventually.
I'm very curious if other people are using this and what their experience/developing process is...

 

[Tom A]

i dont know the specifics of the Fuji movie stocks - but I know that they made a movie stock from the old Neopan SS, rated @ 80 iso in daylight.
Most of the "standard" movie stocks in bl/w were rated a 250 iso in daylight and 200 in tungsten (Kodak's XX, Agfapan 250 and I think the Ilford was a 250 iso too)
Let us know how it works out.

 

[noimmunity]

i dont know the specifics of the Fuji movie stocks - but I know that they made a movie stock from the old Neopan SS, rated @ 80 iso in daylight.
Most of the "standard" movie stocks in bl/w were rated a 250 iso in daylight and 200 in tungsten (Kodak's XX, Agfapan 250 and I think the Ilford was a 250 iso too)
Let us know how it works out.

This one is box rated at ISO 80, Tom.
Yet unlike the Kodak XX, I am hearing people say good things about its ability to be pushed several stops, as high as ISO 1600.
It requires some tweaking in the souping process (temperature and time). If done right, it supposedly can result in grain that's finer than Tri-X with good shadow retention.
I'll have to try it myself, of course. But since I've only just started souping my own negs, my results can't be considered definitive. There are some examples of the film on Flickr...
With the cost of high speed films being relatively high, I need to find an alternative fast film, something that is similar in price to bulk rolls of Double X, which has become my main film below ISO400.

 

[monochromejrnl]

EastmanXX rated at 1250 process in Diafine is beautiful. Grain is tighter than TriX at 1250 and it's easy to scan.

Very versatile because as you know it does well rated at ISO200 and ISO400 too.

 

[noimmunity]

EastmanXX rated at 1250 process in Diafine is beautiful. Grain is tighter than TriX at 1250 and it's easy to scan.

Very versatile because as you know it does well rated at ISO200 and ISO400 too.

That sounds very tasty! Could you share the details of the process (perhaps in a PM)?

I don't think Diafine is readily available here. Right now I've only been able to source D76.