xwhatsit
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Hello all,
I bought a 30.5m roll of Fomapan 400 in 35mm almost a year ago on a whim to chuck in with another order. I'm very much in love with Tri-X and HP5+ for fast emulsions, but I thought I might try something different.
Anyhow, for the past year or so I've rolled up the odd cartridge and shot a roll interspersed with the other stuff.
I just can't get along with it! The grain always seems intensely mushy and huge. In Microphen, I get almost 400 ISO, but the grain looks horrible (just mushy and flat). In D76 1:1, the grain improves, but shadows block up to an unacceptable degree. Drop down to E.I. 200 or 250, and the shadows are back, but the grain is bad again and the contrast is really flat and tonality not nice.
How do I shoot this stuff?
I'd love to see some examples of other's shots with Fomapan 400. To let me know what I'm aiming for! I know I should be able to get good results with this, I just need to work out what sort of subjects and light and `style' it suits.
I also have some Rodinal on the way, perhaps the harsh, sharp grain it seems to produce will help here.
I bought a 30.5m roll of Fomapan 400 in 35mm almost a year ago on a whim to chuck in with another order. I'm very much in love with Tri-X and HP5+ for fast emulsions, but I thought I might try something different.
Anyhow, for the past year or so I've rolled up the odd cartridge and shot a roll interspersed with the other stuff.
I just can't get along with it! The grain always seems intensely mushy and huge. In Microphen, I get almost 400 ISO, but the grain looks horrible (just mushy and flat). In D76 1:1, the grain improves, but shadows block up to an unacceptable degree. Drop down to E.I. 200 or 250, and the shadows are back, but the grain is bad again and the contrast is really flat and tonality not nice.
How do I shoot this stuff?
I'd love to see some examples of other's shots with Fomapan 400. To let me know what I'm aiming for! I know I should be able to get good results with this, I just need to work out what sort of subjects and light and `style' it suits.
I also have some Rodinal on the way, perhaps the harsh, sharp grain it seems to produce will help here.