Topic: What do YOU Shoot Pan F 4 125 at? (corrected...I meant FP4)

[6cmsquare]

I just picked up a few rolls of Pan F 4 125, and I'm reading that it has huge latitude and varying speeds that people prefer shooting it at: anywhere from 25 to 200? anyone have a preferred speed they shoot it at, and a image example wold be awesome.
grazie mille! 

[Pete_R]

"Pan F 4 125"?

Never heard of that.

Do you mean Pan F? Or maybe FP4?

[Late Developer]

I'm guessing but I think it might be Pan F+  ??

If so, it has a box speed of ISO 50 but I've tended to shoot it at ISO 32 in the past - for no good reason other than I was always told it was best to shoot B&W film half - to a stop - over the box speed.

It's years since I shot it but it is wonderful film - but, again, I'm told that the emulsion is a little soft and prone to marking and it needs a bit of TLC when processing.

[Pete_R]

Well assuming Pan F. It used to be my standard film years ago. I always exposed it at ISO 25 and processesd it in Perceptol at (I think) 1+1 but it may have been stock solution. The Massive Dev Chart has suggestions for processing anything up to ISO 400 though I don't see the point. As for latitude, it has very little and that was always the biggest issue for me. Yes you can rate it at what you like as long as you dev it accordingly but latitude is something different.

[Ezzie]

Lovely, the first one especially, Peter. Agree with you all. Exposing PanF+ at box speed results in very high contrast, at least in all the developers I have tried souping it in. EI 25 is probably closer to real film speed.

[Pete_R]

Lovely, the first one especially, Peter.

Ah! Probably should have made it clear, the second is a 100% section of the first one. Shot on 35mm.

[jojonas~]

and if you meant FP4 then I'd recommend this: http://emulsive.org/reviews/ilford-fp4-125

peronally though, I've only shot fp4 and pan f at box speed.

[6cmsquare]

Thank you guys!  and yes, I meant "FP4"  but I've been shooting the Pan F 50 for quite a while and somehow confused them when I typed the question.  -and then left town for the weekend.   
Just took my first shots on my 4x5 yesterday with it.. and learned that 90mm is too wide a lens for a huge building, ran out of coverage, but still like the shot. 

[Pete_R]

Thank you guys!  and yes, I meant "FP4" 

In that case...


... I don't have a clue. Not sure I've ever used it.

[Ezzie]

I have. I rather like it. But shot it at box speed only so far. I have tried it in HC-110 dil-H. Evidently 9-10 minutes should be enough, but I have souped it for up to 15 minutes and has come out very nicely, 120 mind you (which can use an extra 10% development compared to 135). Next time I will cut back to 10 minutes and see how that comes out (equivalent to 5 minutes in dilution-B)

See the last weekend thread for some examples (dil-h 15mins).

http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=8177.msg108615#msg108615

[Terry]

FP4 is my favorite Ilford stock.  I shoot HP5 when I need speed but I love the way FP4 renders the middle greys.  Lovely stuff!  I've always souped it at rated times; tried it with HC-110 (dil B) and R09 (1+50) and liked the way it performed in both. 

[jharr]

I have some expired "Professional" film that I believe to be FP4 based on edge markings. I shoot it at iso 50 and dev in Rodinal 1:100 stand. It does do a great job extending the tonal range, but then I shoot a lot of expired microfilm and Tri-x, so the bar is pretty low.


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