Rollei R^3 in April B&W Photography

[Pherdinand]

Just wanted to draw your attention to the extensive review of the rollei r^3 black and white film i have read in the 'black and white photography' , issue april 2005.

Does anybody have first-hand experience with this film?
I have found its price rather high (listed in the same magazine).

 

[schaubild]

Extremely versatile, theoretically from ISO 25 to 6400 (own experience with 6x9, ISO 50 to 800). I have only checked it with the original developers from Maco. Very good grain and sharpness at all speeds. Development needs to be done with precise temperatures and time.

I don't care that much about price, the results I get speak for themselves.

 

[snaggs]

Could you post a few example shots? Im trying to decide on what film I'll standardize on for dawn till dusk.

Hoes does it compare to others?

Daniel.

 

[schaubild]

I already posted some shots with R3 on my gallery.
Anyway, due to the reduction down to a width of 900 pixels and 8 bit grayscale any comparison between films is useless. You can give a picture every look you like, more or less grain, more or less sharpening, independent of the image source, no matter if from film or digital, converted from color etc.. .
In the end only the print counts.

To come back to your question: I compared it to Gigabitfilm, PanF, Delta 100, 400 and 3200.
Gigabitfilm was definitively better, but it's not available as 120 film, the alternative there is the Maco Ort25 with Docufine developer (if you have the material and technique to really use it's resolution). The R3 is better than PanF in Perceptol, it's better than Delta 400 in Perceptol or IlfosolS and its better than 3200 in Microphen. It compares well to the Delta 100 in DD-X, can't make a definite statement.
Anyway, for 120 B&W I switched definitively to it, it's too convenient to decide just before the shooting which ISO you gonna use. And with 6x9 I get 8 images per roll, which lets me adapt quickly to changing situations without wasting too much material.