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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / January 2007Rollei Pan 25
Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical Pan. I'm thinking about Rollei Pan 25, even if it is quite difficult to be found in Italy. What do you think about this film compared with Tech Pan? Thanks all P. > Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical > Pan. I'm [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks all > P. I can't comment on the Rollei 25 film but I have had good results using 100T-Max processed in full strength Ilford Perceptol (Microdol-X is identical). In comparison to old negatives on Tech Pan processed in Technidol the grain is similar. The advantage over films like Tech Pan and Rollei 25, which are essentially very high contrast films, is that the effective speed is greater and contrast control easy. I've been using the T-Max at around ISO-50. For my enlarger I find cutting back development about 15% gives me about the right contrast for most subjects. Perceptol and Microdol-X are extra-fine-grain developers which employ sodium chloride (table salt) as the fine grain agent. When used full strength they deliver finer grain than other developers but loose about 3/4 stop of speed. At 1:3 dilution they deliver normal speed, a strong acutance (sharpness) enhancement, but loose their extra fine grain property. The grain when diluted is about the same as D-76. The new Rollei film has been discussed in both Rolleiflex Users mailing lists but I have not heard anything definite yet. It appears to be microfilm or copy film adapted to pictorial use by use of a very low contrast developer.  Signature--- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@ix.netcom.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical > > Pan. I'm [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Richard, first of all merry Christmas to you and to all group users. Then, I've looked for "Rolleiflex Users" group inside Google's groups, but I've not found it. Do you mean "Medium-format equipment" group? P. >Richard, first of all merry Christmas to you and to all group users. >Then, I've looked for "Rolleiflex Users" group inside Google's groups, >but I've not found it. Do you mean "Medium-format equipment" group? >P. I'm sure he meant either http://www.freelists.org/list/rollei_list or http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rolleiusers/ == John S. Douglas Photographer & Webmaster Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net >>Richard, first of all merry Christmas to you and to all >>group users. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Photographer & Webmaster > Legacy-photo.com - Xs750.net Correct. These were originally a single list but it split some time ago. Its a good idea to join both lists. Signature--- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@ix.netcom.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com pslaviero@interfree.it Wrote: > Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical Pan. I'm > thinking about Rollei Pan 25, even if it is quite difficult to b > found > in Italy. What do you think about this film compared with Tech Pan? > Thanks all > P.I suspect that Rollei Pan 25 is closer to Agfa APX 25 than Koda Technical Pan, the latter needs special low contrast developers t match the contrast of regular general use films -- Keith Tapscott. pslaviero@interfree.it Wrote: > Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical Pan. Join the quest for the Holy Grail. So far no replacement has been found. The current great white hope is a rumored 'Delta 25' from Ilford. I'd settle for a re-issue of Panatomic-X. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters http://www.nolindan.com/da/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com > pslaviero@interfree.it Wrote: > > Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical Pan. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://www.nolindan.com/da/index.htm > n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com Never heard about Delta 25.. Hope it's a good new for 2007. Instead, it seems Rollei made a new b/w invertible film instead of Scala, that can be treated at home with common developers. Wait and see! Happy 2007 to all of you! P. > Never heard about Delta 25.. Hope it's a good new for 2007. Simon Galley, an Ilford employee who posts regularly on APUG (http://www.apug.org), has said that Ilford is investigating the possibility of producing a Delta 25 film. IIRC, a decision about whether or not to produce it is expected in February. If it gets a "go," it won't appear immediately -- my impression is that Ilford doesn't really have a working, commercially produceable emulsion at this moment, so there's R&D lead time, manufacturing setup time, and distribution time before it could appear on store shelves. I can't see this taking less than a few months, and quite possibly over a year, but I'm not an expert, so take this (wide) estimate with a grain of salt. Of course, it's also quite possible that Ilford will decide not to proceed with the project. If you want more information, head on over to APUG and do a search on "Delta 25." That should turn up several threads in which it's discussed. SignatureRod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com http://www.rodsbooks.com Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking "Nicholas O. Lindan" <see@sig.com> schrieb: >pslaviero@interfree.it Wrote: >> Hi, I'm looking for a film to substitute Kodak Technical Pan. >Join the quest for the Holy Grail. So far no replacement >has been found. If you leave out the aspect of sensitizing towards "the red", Spur Orthopan is a decent alternative. It´s cheap and judging from what I have seen on print it´s very decent. But it´s 35mm only. Gruss, Roman Signature"An MDCCCXII/Mémorable par la campagne contre les Russes/ Sous le préfectura de Jules Doazan." "Vu et approuvé par nous commandant russe de la ville de Coblentz/ le 1er janvier 1814." |
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