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Do We Shoot Film Now for The Grain?


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Grain can be beautiful - and film grain is unique. Personally, I am not looking for grain - I like smooth and creamy grays. This is why I use Ilford XP2 almost exclusively. And - the killer app - film leads to silver prints. Absolutely nothing like it. Absolutely nothing.

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Ironic...I like today's films because they are virtually grainless.

 

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Usually the only "grain" that I find in film like the BW400CN, XP2, Delta400 and  Portra 160 are stuff that scanning creates.

 

 

I so like BW400CN but a shame it's being discontinued.   So I recently stocked up on 50 or so rolls which are now chilled out in my freezer.

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Thanks, I'll do so when I've exhausted my stock of BW400CN.

Mark ... and develop yourself it's better and cheaper , no scratchs  :)

It doesn't need much place , just change your bathroom becoming darkroom for 10 minutes :D

and what pleasure to do yourself your film development

Cheers

Henry

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I so like BW400CN but a shame it's being discontinued.   So I recently stocked up on 50 or so rolls which are now chilled out in my freezer.

 

Yes the day that film went out of stock was very sad for me, last year I took a pic of London bridge with it and a old Zenit 12XP, my then landlord liked it so much that asked to have an enlargement, I brought it to Asda and they stretched it as much as they could, when I returned to take the print the youngster who served me asked me how many megapixels my camera had!

 

 

Mark take Kodak TX400 it's similar  :)  same black of Kodak

Cheers

Henry

 

 

Doc I beg to differ, TX400 is a good film, fine grain too but it doesn't have the same pallettes of grey shades BW400CN had, it's more like Delta400 on the matter, BW400CN was critized because it wasn't considered "pushy" or "contrasty" enough at the time, while I like it because it had more "colour", for instance this is BW400CN through my Leica IIIb and an Industar 61:

 

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Yes the day that film went out of stock was very sad for me, last year I took a pic of London bridge with it and a old Zenit 12XP, my then landlord liked it so much that asked to have an enlargement, I brought it to Asda and they stretched it as much as they could, when I returned to take the print the youngster who served me asked me how many megapixels my camera had!

Cuthbert, In scan with a Nikon Coolscan 5000 or V , I go up to 120 MP

and for picture up around to 5600 x 3300 px , better or similar than my M9

Cheers

Henry

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CuthBert, and with TX400 look at this picture

 

Our vineyard Chardonnet for Champagne Veuve Clicquot

black and grey well balanced (any correction needed)

 

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Kodak TX 400

Mp 50 LA

Scan Nik 5000

 

 

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Henry

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Yes the day that film went out of stock was very sad for me, last year I took a pic of London bridge with it and a old Zenit 12XP, my then landlord liked it so much that asked to have an enlargement, I brought it to Asda and they stretched it as much as they could, when I returned to take the print the youngster who served me asked me how many megapixels my camera had!

 

 
 

 

Doc I beg to differ, TX400 is a good film, fine grain too but it doesn't have the same pallettes of grey shades BW400CN had, it's more like Delta400 on the matter, BW400CN was critized because it wasn't considered "pushy" or "contrasty" enough at the time, while I like it because it had more "colour", for instance this is BW400CN through my Leica IIIb and an Industar 61:

 

10dw96t.jpg

 

 

The fine grain and wide tonal range are what attract me to this film.

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Mark, I used this film BW400CN before when it was released and as I like a lot the contrast

with a palette  of white, gray white, gray , black and dark black , I tested the TX400. Since

I like this  film, but  Ilford Delta 100 is nice too as said Cuthbert.  :) 

The advantage is the development "laboratory home" and not the C41 process as the color.

Look at the contrast of TX400 in this picture , the difference giving some relief to the smoke

taken against the light
Mark white (here of cloud) is white, right ?
:)

 

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As said one famous photographer "each new film" (brand) "is a new sensor"

Best

Henry

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Thanks Henry,

 

I will indeed move from C41 B&W once my current supplies are exhausted.

Mark this picture is for you and Cuthbert for the "white"

 

Nice contrast too and great difference from foreground to background :)

consequence of a great "dynamic" of film

.... but it is true that white is less "soft" than the BW400CN

 

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50 LA

Ilford Delta100 Prof.

 

"White is white" like in one famous song

 

Cheers

Henry

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