Ultrafine Xtreme Black & White Film ISO 400

[kiemchacsu]

ultrafine xtreme 400 is out of stock again;

and,
the price has been increased 10%

 

[dourbalistar]

ultrafine xtreme 400 is out of stock again;

and,
the price has been increased 10%

I noticed the price increase, too, but it is still a great value. Even with the increase, it remains one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest, bulk rolls that you can buy.

As for its availability, it has been out of stock for a few months. There's some more information on this Flickr discussion:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/1920325@N25/discuss/72157713001717646/72157715401270747

 

[kiemchacsu]

I know it's best value. Since Kentmere films price skyrocketed, Ultrafine Extreme has become my daily films. But an increase is still an increase. No complain or offense.

I noticed the price increase, too, but it is still a great value. Even with the increase, it remains one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest, bulk rolls that you can buy.

As for its availability, it has been out of stock for a few months. There's some more information on this Flickr discussion:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/1920325@N25/discuss/72157713001717646/72157715401270747

 

[dourbalistar]

Hopefully Photo Warehouse doesn't discontinue it, like Nikka did with their Coffey Grain Whisky...

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2020.05.14 Roll #245-04814-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


Culbertson Lake, elevation 6,250 feet by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.07.11 Roll #252-05019-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.05.31 Roll #247-04882-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.07.11 Roll #252-05024-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[j.scooter]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.



2020.07.11 Roll #252-05024-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Love this!
How long was your shutter speed? How did you calculate reciprocity failure?

 

[dourbalistar]

Love this!
How long was your shutter speed? How did you calculate reciprocity failure?

Thank you, James! This was a 2-hour exposure at f/8. For star trails, I don't even bother trying to calculate reciprocity failure. I just set a very long exposure, usually between 90-120 minutes, and hope for the best. 😉 I did frame up my composition (at least for the trees) before it got dark. Since it's summer, I had to wait until around 10pm before the sky got dark, and even then, it wasn't completely dark at the start of the exposure.

 

[dourbalistar]

Leica M5, Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 v3, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.06.20 Roll #249-04942-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.06.20 Roll #249-04947-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Leica CL, Nikkor-H.C 5cm f/2, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.02.29 Roll #238-04478-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.04.15 Roll #242-04609-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2020.05.14 Roll #245-04817-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.06.28 Roll #250-04994-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[JohnWolf]

dourbalistar, these have been a real treat. Thanks for sharing them. I particularly like your results with 35mm and the 1:31 dilution. Do you mind sharing your agitation process?

John

 

[dourbalistar]

dourbalistar, these have been a real treat. Thanks for sharing them. I particularly like your results with 35mm and the 1:31 dilution. Do you mind sharing your agitation process?

John

Thank you for your kind words, John! Pretty bog standard agitation process - 30 seconds of gentle inversions initially, and then 10 seconds every minute. I use the Paterson Super System 4 tank.

 

[JohnWolf]

Thank you. I've been reluctant to use such short times and therefore use higher dilutions. But I'm going to try it. Appreciate your help.

John

 

[dourbalistar]

Thank you. I've been reluctant to use such short times and therefore use higher dilutions. But I'm going to try it. Appreciate your help.

John

No problem, happy to share. I've never tried it, but if you are using HC-110, you could probably use Dilution H (1:62) and double the time as a starting point.

 

[dourbalistar]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.06.28 Roll #250-04978-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.06.28 Roll #250-04995-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[f.hayek]

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine eXtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes. Three individual black and white frames shot through Tiffen #25 Red, #58 Green, and #47 Blue filters, respectively, then combined using GIMP to create a trichrome color image.


2020.05.14 Roll #245-04811-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

If I might enquire, that whilst creative, resorting to this tedious means of creating color puzzles me when a perfectly good roll of Ektar or Ektachrome would do smashingly.

 

[dourbalistar]

If I might enquire, that whilst creative, resorting to this tedious means of creating color puzzles me when a perfectly good roll of Ektar or Ektachrome would do smashingly.

Some call it tedious, I call it fun. Some might call it Type II fun. Either way, isn't that what photography is all about? Fun and experimentation? 😉

 

[Freakscene]

Some call it tedious, I call it fun. Some might call it Type II fun. Either way, isn't that what photography is all about? Fun and experimentation? 😉

I *love* these.

I have also never seen colour film with hue reproduction as accurate as a trichrome.

Marty

 

[dourbalistar]

I *love* these.

I have also never seen colour film with hue reproduction as accurate as a trichrome.

Marty

Thank you, Marty, I appreciate it! 😀

Honestly, this was just a fun experiment while stuck at home during COVID-19 shelter in place. I'm not necessarily getting accurate or consistent color reproduction, just going for what looks somewhat neutral and pleasing to my eye.