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Question for the Gods of film
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Praise be oh mighty ones. :lol:
Maybe you would be so kind as to lend some help/advise.
I am thinking of using film for a while and especially took a liking to B&W prints on show today at the local exhibitions here in Wexford for the Opera Festival.I just intend using an ordinary Canon 35mm SLR and intend on shooting Landscapes, Architecture, and general street scenes.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Pat
Help us out a little Lousy, will you be shooting handheld or on a tripod? Morning/Noon? Roughly what ISO?
How would you describe the prints you saw?
Fintan
“Question for the Gods of film”
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well, they’re all so self effacing and devoid of ego around here that a title like that is bound not to attract any replies-
so I thought I’d break the ice-Pat asked me about film already, and I wasn’t really able to help him-
its a while since I shot any 35mm-However, now that he’s mentioned some subjects,
I might suggest efke 25 on a tripod for the architecture (ask Rob)
and Tri-x or T-max 400 for the street-Among others, of course-
Wouldn’t have a clue about landscape, though Acros seems highly recommended by some-
So there- ice broken-
watch the disagreements come flooding in-j
Fintan wrote:
Help us out a little Lousy, will you be shooting handheld or on a tripod? Morning/Noon? Roughly what ISO?
How would you describe the prints you saw?
Fintan
Cheers Fintan.
All of the above. The prints? B&W street, landscape etc.
I intend using B&W for the usual things around.
Patmmm I am not even close to Olympus, but in case of doubts, I’d go for a HP5…. 400 iso.
Theres no right film or wrong film, its all down to what suits you and your creative vision.
But if you are just looking for a starting point, why not try Kodak Tri-X or Ilford Delta 400 for your street stuff and perhaps Fuji Acros or Ilford PanF for your landscape stuff. If using long exposures pick the Fuji though.
I’ve a spare roll 35mm Kodak Tri-X which I can send to you compliments for FPWorkshops, PM me your address if you fancy trying it.
Basically though Pat the world is your oyster, you can read about all the films still available on Silverprint (London) which is the holy grail for many of us silver addicts :lol: :lol: :lol:
http://www.silverprint.co.uk/Catalogue.asp?PrGrp=2
Some others here are more au fait with various films than I. When I shoot B&W film, I tend to use:
Across 100 (fuji), great multilayered film, good resolution, wide range.
Efke 50 – Single layer emulsion, great for the “sooty” B&W look, especially when pushed. I used to use this for Hollywood style portraits. Lovely grain effect.
Neopan 400 – faster and still very good quality.
Neopan 1600 – Very fast and still pretty good resolution, great for grungy night images.
Many people use HP5, I think this is a leftover from School/college programmes where HP5 seems to be everywhere. I don’t rate it as highly as the Fuji.Si
Allinthemind wrote:
Many people use HP5, I think this is a leftover from School/college programmes where HP5 seems to be everywhere. I don’t rate it as highly as the Fuji.
I use HP5 because I am a newbie :D and it’s pretty fast.
Allinthemind wrote:
Many people use HP5, I think this is a leftover from School/college programmes where HP5 seems to be everywhere. I don’t rate it as highly as the Fuji.
Si
Theres a few still using it that have left the school a long while now Si :lol: :lol:
I knew a chap that started on HP4 back in the sixties and then went HP5 and then HP5 Plus, you just get to like a film for whatever reason, it doesnt have to be the ‘best’ one.
Fintan wrote:
Allinthemind wrote:
Many people use HP5, I think this is a leftover from School/college programmes where HP5 seems to be everywhere. I don’t rate it as highly as the Fuji.
Si
Theres a few still using it that have left the school a long while now Si :lol: :lol:
I knew a chap that started on HP4 back in the sixties and then went HP5 and then HP5 Plus, you just get to like a film for whatever reason, it doesnt have to be the ‘best’ one.
Exactly my point :) We used HP5 at the school as we’d tested it to death, knew the foibles and different developers etc. The temptation is to just keep using what you know rather than try different ones. I remember my first roll of Efke… Wow! :) A sad day last week, we finally moved the last of the darkroom gear out and disconnected the sink and revolving door.
Si
Allinthemind wrote:
A sad day last week, we finally moved the last of the darkroom gear out and disconnected the sink and revolving door.
Si
If you are looking for a good home for anything Si *coughs* :wink:
Allinthemind wrote:
Some others here are more au fait with various films than I. When I shoot B&W film, I tend to use:
Across 100 (fuji), great multilayered film, good resolution, wide range.
Efke 50 – Single layer emulsion, great for the “sooty” B&W look, especially when pushed. I used to use this for Hollywood style portraits. Lovely grain effect.
Neopan 400 – faster and still very good quality.
Neopan 1600 – Very fast and still pretty good resolution, great for grungy night images.
Many people use HP5, I think this is a leftover from School/college programmes where HP5 seems to be everywhere. I don’t rate it as highly as the Fuji.Si
The Efke 50 seems to be what I’m looking for, judging by the prints I saw yesterday… grainy Black and white.
This all looks very interesting gents and thanks to all contributers to this thread.
Pat
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