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jdman
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 Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:20 am Post subject: Old Ilford fp4 2x3 |
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| Going through my man cave today and found 6 boxes Ilford fp4 2x3 dated 1993 and 1995Speed is 125, going to shoot some for fun. Should I increase the development time (d-76) if so how much or expose lomger,or just pitch it. |
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Henry
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Perfect opportunity to conduct some testing! Shoot 2-3 carefully metered shots at the nominal ASA rating, develop per usual, and adjust accordingly. I wouldn't "pitch it" unless the stuff is definitely unusable! As you probably know, they aren't making 2x3 negative stock anymore. |
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45PSS
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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I strongly recommend HC110 dilution B or unofficial dilution H @ 65°F and a 15% to 25% increase in developing time.
As Henry said testing is in order.
It will have a high base fog and lower development temperature helps to reduce it. Although its a ISO 125 film EI 25 or EI 50 will be necessary to get usable images.
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Henry
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| 45PSS wrote: | | Although its a ISO 125 film EI 25 or EI 50 will be necessary to get usable images. |
I find this to be true also for my favorite B/W negative film, Ilford XP2Super. Actually a C-41 (chromogenic B/W, i.e., color negative chemistry) formulation rated at a nominal ISO 400, it requires ISO 100 to produce usable negatives for me, for scanning into Photoshop. Also, I don't have to develop the film myself! |
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45PSS
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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*based on some 35mm TriX from the mid 1980's.
There is currently some discussion on 1963 Pan X on photo.net B&W Film and Processing section. Probably worth looking at.
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