Ultrafine Xtreme Black & White Film ISO 400

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




2020.01.18 Roll #236-04375-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
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Your photos are superb, but I just love this one so much!

I'm shooting some Arista 400 Premium that I found in my fridge, and am really surprised/disappointed as to how unsharp it is. I've now shot it through three different camera/lens combos and when I pixel peep (I know...) detail is seriously lacking, where things are sharp in pretty much any other film I use.

Wondering if you have had any experience with it? It's the old now discontinued Premium, not their current Arista EDU Ultra.
Either way, I'm buying what you're using!
 
Huss said:
Your photos are superb, but I just love this one so much!

I'm shooting some Arista 400 Premium that I found in my fridge, and am really surprised/disappointed as to how unsharp it is. I've now shot it through three different camera/lens combos and when I pixel peep (I know...) detail is seriously lacking, where things are sharp in pretty much any other film I use.

Wondering if you have had any experience with it? It's the old now discontinued Premium, not their current Arista EDU Ultra.
Either way, I'm buying what you're using!
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Thanks, Huss, appreciate the kind words! I have used Arista 400 Premium before, and I never had any particular complaints about it, other than its discontinuation. It was actually the first film I used when I switched to analog and started developing my own film. A while ago, I did go back and re-digitize some frames from my first few rolls, mostly to see if my digitizing workflow had improved over time. I still have a few rolls stashed in the fridge, but I last used it this past summer in an Olympus Pen S. Even on a half-frame camera, it was sharp enough for me. I have a small album of Arista Premium 400 samples on my Flickr, and I think there's enough resolution to pixel peep.

But back on topic, the Ultrafine Xtreme 400 is great stuff, especially considering you can get a 100-foot bulk roll for <$50. I just bought another roll when Photo Warehouse had a 10% off promo code recently. :D
 
Thanks.. got sucked into your Flickr feed! Yeah I found your Arista shots, they are sharper than mine from what I can see but I am looking at 8000x5000 scans on mine.
I think my developer I am using may not be playing nice with Arista. I'm using Cinestill DF96 Monobath, which perhaps decreases sharpness? I'm guessing as I am having no problems with Ilford film (Pan F even taking speed/grain into account).

Anyway, back on topic. Keep posting!
 
Your pics are so good because the images/portraits of your family and friends are so natural. In most of them they act like you are not there - which is why they work so well.
 
Huss said:
Your pics are so good because the images/portraits of your family and friends are so natural. In most of them they act like you are not there - which is why they work so well.
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Thanks, Huss, I really appreciate it! I chalk it up to desensitization. Since I'm constantly pointing cameras at my family and friends, they mostly just ignore me now. :D
 
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.04.03 Roll #241-04568-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.04.03 Roll #241-04594-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine Xtreme 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.


2020.05.09 Roll #244-04711-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.05.09 Roll #244-04714-positive-trichrome.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
 
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.04.15 Roll #242-04633-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Hoya Close-Up +2, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.05.09 Roll #244-04742-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2020.05.09 Roll #244-04707-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr


Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Hoya Close-Up +4, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2020.05.09 Roll #244-04724-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr
 
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