Hadrian's Wall on Fomopan 200

[Toby Webster]

I've not used this stock before. Brewed for book time (7.5) in 510-Pyro, the negatives came out very thin and flat, and dried curled and rather scruffy, with some irregularities in the emulsion It was a bugger to scan because of the determined curl, and the soft-mids (skies and grass) were pretty flat, with more punch in the hard stones. They took a bit of work in PS to pull out some contrast, but this seemed to generate some interesting luminosity. I'm not sure that I'll rush to use it again because it's too hard to work with, but I quite like some of the unexpected results.













The last one was very damaged and took a lot of work to clean up. It could use a bit more contrast, I'll probably go back to it. My Pentax 645n is starting to drag it's shutter too, so I'm going to have to try to find someone to service it.

 

[Alan Clark]

Sounds like you won't be using Fomapan 200 again, Toby. I think it is generally regarded as a 100 iso film. I have used it quite a bit in 5x4 format and always rated it at 100. I only used it because it was quite a bit cheaper than 5x4 FP4. I wouldn't use it in 120 or 35mm as there have been emulsion issues with it, and anyway I think it is quite bland compared with FP5.
My favourite here is the third photograph. Very nice.

 

[Glenn]

You might try Miles Whitehead in Maidstone. Semi retired but turns stuff around in a couple of weeks.

mwcamerarepairs@gmail.com

 

[John2]

That's a very nice series Toby. I Like them all.

 

[Helen Summers]

Like these. As for the last one it has a particular and gentle kind of beauty to it, and in fact I think it is the best looking image of the series. of them all, it is the one I would put on my wall.

 

[Alan Clark]

For me the last one needs lifting a bit in brightness, and maybe in contrast.