Ilford Pan F 50

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A few days before New Years, I fell in awe with Ilford Pan F 50. I looked at 100's of examples and have decided that this will be my next film to use.

My other idea is to use my Olympus Stylus Epic, [which does accept 50 iso] and street shoot some Ilford Pan F 50.

Since there is only HP5 in Ecuador, I found out I can order Pan F 50 from a
distributor in Lima.

I am excited!

Mark
Quito, EC
 
Mark,

What about the examples you saw made you love the look of Pan F? What developer will you pair it with? Will you use this for any and all subject matter, or something specific in mind?

I love using a new film.
 
One of my favorites, but sometimes I want to see some grain in my enlargements. :D

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I like Pan F. I like the way it captures light differently than, for example,Tri-X. Clouds show up on Pan F in a way that would require a red filter to capture on Tri-X. Maybe I'm wrong since I've never done an A-B test with Tri-X and Pan F, but it sure looks to me like there is a real difference in how the scene shows up on the film, beyond just grain.
 
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I made a 135 film of panf, it was awfull , I should try again

But PanF in 120 is absolutly marvellous, especially with rodinal 1+50 :)
 
I used several rolls last year, amazing sharpness. I still use more hp5 i like its character. ave fun with it!
 

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I picked up two 100' rolls of Pan F 50 a few years ago...they're still in the closet...maybe I should load a few rolls and check them out...
I've been shooting a lot of 120 film this past year and 35mm film has taken a backseat as of lately...plus now my mind's metering has been stuck on 400 ASA...metering math...yuk...f8@125=f2.8@125x400asa-50ISO...see what I mean??? :bang: :cool:
 
Have used Pan F for slow shutter speed panning shots with quite a bit of success. A rangefinder is ideal for this sort of thing as you get to track the subject as it enters the frame line and follow with camera movement. I've found that a 90mm with .72 finder is a good combination for panning fast action.

Glenn
 

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No particular subject to shoot, but I know that I can get way closer to people with my Stylus than with my F3/28 combo. I have not used my Stylus for months.... I do like the sharpness, fine grain of Ilford Pan F 50.
My Stylus accepts 50 iso, so it would be interesting to see how Pan F turns out with using a point and shoot. Also I have flash which adds another dimension.

Mark
 
I have a bunch of bulk PanF loaded and waiting. I shot 2 rolls of 120 on a Sunday in October. I devloped them in Rodinal 1:100, semi-stand agitation for 1 hour. I really like the results. Look in the Rodinal 1:100 thread for a sample from those rolls.
 
I bought a couple of 50ft rolls of PanF off a Nelson member a year ago because he wasn't asking a lot for them and was in Oz.

Initially I wasn't too excited at the results but then pushed it to 100 ISO which is where I shoot it exclusively now and develop it in Xtol at 1+1. The push gives it the extra contrast I prefer and I now love the stuff to bits ... I'm down to my last few bulk loaded rolls sadly.

Why the hell people insist on using 400 film in bright conditions like we have here for outdoor shooting puzzles me ... these slow emulsions have a beautiful quality and I'm keen to try some Efke at some stage also.


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kevin m said:
Todd and Keith, those are lovely shots. :)
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Thanks Kevin ... I don't think Todd actually knows how to take a bad photograph! :p

As someone previously pointed out these slow emulsions do far better with bright skies etc. I shot some Tri-X the other day in very strong light conditions and the results were crap in comparison to the way the PanF renders a bright sky.
 
I have some Pan-F on the way from B&H. I've been wanting to try a slow emulsion and the pics here certainly show the film to good advantage. I have to say it looks stunning in medium format! :eek:
 
jmcd said:
That is some intense graphic tonality in that photo of gears, capitalK! Love it.
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Thanks.

aperture64 said:
I love this film, but it's even better in Medium Format. Really blows me away how sharp it is.
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I shot only one roll on a classic Hasselblac 500C before the back jammed, but that one roll turned out really nice. I have never scanned the negs but I had them printed 8x8 in the darkroom and they just blew me away.
 
I just found a shop that sells AGFA here in Italy. Anyone have recommendations for or against that (pan-x professional)? Also, I'm thinking about trying Rodinal as opposed to D-76. Any advice or comments on the differences?

Thanks!
 
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