StS Posted October 24, 2009 Share #1 Posted October 24, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Good morning, reading this article on the pages of Erwin Puts, SpurDSX I tried this film, however, it turned out, I simply tested the limits of my Quato 5000 film scanner. Some pictures can be seen here: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/architecture/103482-chilehaus-alsterarkaden.html#post1091123 SPUR is a single layered black and white document film, which is suitable for standard photography, when developed in SPUR Dynamicspeed 32 or 64. The manufacturer claims a resolution of 600 line pairs / mm at a contrast of 1000:1 and an exposure latitude of 14 stops. Some observations from my side: Processing is standard b&w film development workflow The film in the container is very light sensitive and should be loaded in a very dark place (this is mentioned in the instructions) Nice to see there is still progress in film development. However, I guess I need some large prints to see the full potential of this material... Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 Hi StS, Take a look here SPUR DSX 32/64 Film. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Penzes Posted October 24, 2009 Share #2 Posted October 24, 2009 Thank you for the pictures. It sounds quite interesting, I 'll give it a try. Perhaps with a Coolscan 5000 are the scanned results a bit better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christer Posted October 24, 2009 Share #3 Posted October 24, 2009 Good afternoon, I have tried most of the high resolution films, and must say that they are _generally_ much easier to scan than to print. This may be an advantage or a disadvantage Scanning is a nice way to review negatives before deciding what to print, but I still make contact sheet. It is much quicker to find a negative after some years looking through contact sheets than searching the hard disk. I scan my negatives with a Canonscan 8800F, it scans 12 negatives in one go. 1200 dpi takes less than 10 minutes for twelve negatives My ultimate goal is a b+w print on old fashioned 12x16 inch (30x40cm) photographic paper. TMax films, both 100 and 400, in a standard developer like Xtol, will deliver more than adequate quality for this. The disadvantage of high resolution films is the low speed and high price. They are not general purpose films, which you will probalbly need too. Playing around with too many films has never improved anybody's pictures. (BTW, starting Wednesday, 4th November there is a René Burri retrospective in the Chilehaus (Pumpen 8, that is the last four bow windows on the ground floor on the left) which you have pictured above. I bet he never used high resolution films. He just made great pictures. Rgds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted October 25, 2009 It is certainly useful to be proficient in the use of one or two films for standard use. However, using film gives the opportunity to change the sensor behaviour completely every 36 exposures. It can't hurt to try out something new, one might get a larger range of opportunities - or the insight the new material didn't improve things very much compared to one's personal demands. What attracted me to the SPUR was the exposure latitude rather than the resolution - to get half way close to the resolution capability, a tripod should be mandatory, I try to avoid them. I paid 18 Euros for two films, including developer for these two films - any black and white film for self-development should be in the same range. Thank you for the scanning vs. enlarging tip - I will try a high resolution scanner then. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw_ Posted October 25, 2009 Share #5 Posted October 25, 2009 Hmmm, i like the latitude, too. I am wondering where to order this film in North America? I will try Freestyle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzes Posted October 25, 2009 Share #6 Posted October 25, 2009 I paid 18 Euros for two films, including developer for these two films - any black and white film for self-development should be in the same range. Stefan I don't think so. When I'm ordering Film, a roll cost between 2 and 5 EUR, development cost approximately 1,5 EUR. On the other hand, it is hobby, so how cares. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christer Posted October 25, 2009 Share #7 Posted October 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) OK guys, if you persist, here is a tip for you next time you shoot this type of film: Shoot a very large uniformly lit area with little or no detail. The sky without clouds, a ceiling or a light coloured wall will do nicely. Then develop as usual and make a print. Is the print uniform? Or can you see drag marks near the sprocket holes? If there are drag marks, then your agitation was not as it should be. So either change your agitation or avoid taking pictures with large uniform areas. Have fun! Best regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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