Shooting Eastman (Double-X) 5222 in the Leica

Timmyjoe said:
Yeah, Plus-X was great. My second favorite, to my favorite, APX-100 by Agfa. It's such a shame these old, slow, B&W emulsions are gone. They were really something.

Best,
-Tim
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You should get your hands on Lucky SHD 100. The Chinese firm Lucky used to make great emulsions, but their quality control was garbage. A few years ago, they rebooted the company and overhauled their manufacturing processes. SHD100 (and 400, which I have never tried) are the result.

I've only shot 1 roll of the SHD 100 in 120 size and it just blew me away. I was like being transported to the Plus-X of the 1960s or APX 100 in the 1990s. Superb tonal rendition, very sharp in Pyrocat-HDC at 1.5:1:200 for 30min semistand. Exposed at EI 80.

Since I have only processed a single roll, I cannot comment on their repeatability and quality control but if it's consistent, it will go into my rotation as a keeper. The only thing I would say is that the film is fairly curly when it's dried, which is strange since it isn't all that thick of a film.

YMMV
 
Sanug said:
Beware of Lucky SHD 400 135-36. My test roll was total garbage.
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Yeah, I only tried one roll of 100 in 120 rollfilm size. I have no idea if it is a reliable film. But the look I got off the roll was pretty great.

In any case, the only 400 speed film I ever use is Tri-X. I've never found anything else I liked anywhere near as much, though TMY occasionally sings its siren song.
 
0471775-R1-E021 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Leica M2 with Canon RF 85mm F1.5 Light Sucker. Eastman XX 5222 Movie Film. ADOX Borax MQ replenished hand mixed. Scanned on Epson 4990 scanner

0471775-R1-E005 by Nokton48, on Flickr

One of my first XX inages. Leica M2 with M2 Rapidwinder directly from TomA ADOX Borax D76 Dev and Replenisher, 85mm F1.5 Canon (wide-open at F1.5). Good for cloudy days. I rolled down my car window and did this shot. I bracketed in half stops up and down to give myself a choice
 
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