Topic: Adox or Fuji Film ?

[sapata]

I have been using Fuji Across 100 ISO for quite sometime and I'm normally happy with the results, not to mention the price (almost half comparing to Ilford films). I like the results when the weather is overcast but it tends to get very contrasty under sunlight conditions.

Not so long ago I bought a box of 4x5 Adox and most recently at the Photographica I got few rolls of 120 but haven't had yet the chance to use them to compare the results.

I was just wondering if anyone here has ever used the Adox film, especially under sunlight/very bright weather conditions. The reason I'm asking is because in september I'll be going back home for holidays in Brazil and I want to start buying some film to take with me, normally I get this type of weather conditions in september.

I will use one of my Adox 120 before I go just to compare results with Fuji, but I'm interesting to see what you guys think about this film and results if possible... 

Thanks!

[LT]

I've Only used it in 5x4. It has a slightly extended red sensitivity so gives nice dark skies in clear conditions & bright sunlight. It's an old fashioned silver rich emulsion - I imagine it's not going to be fine grain in the smaller formats. One thing - the emulsion is very soft and prone to damage especially when wet. It's very nice though - especially in catechol based developers.   

[sapata]

Hi Leon,

I was reading on the Adox website about the emulsion being soft, they're recommending some "hardening" stuff to add on the process, they also mention that it's not a really good combination with Rodinal (which is exactly the developer I use...).