wattsy Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9421 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) T-max 100 is far and away my favourite film, irrespective (or perhaps because of) its "atrocious response curve". I particularly favour it for my (more serious) landscape work. A recent example below shows a view looking south from the higher ground above Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset. A bronze age barrow can be seen in the right foreground, the Hardy Monument (dedicated to the "kiss me Hardy" admiral rather than his namesake, the more famous author) is also visible on the horizon behind. Edited January 10, 2016 by wattsy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trev Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9422 Posted January 10, 2016 Some more outdated Kodak Gold 200 i took ages framing this...then got it wrong.. 1 2AL by -Captures...Moments....Forever- Happier with this. 2 Street art, Guildford by -Captures...Moments....Forever- 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9423 Posted January 10, 2016 T-max 100 is far and away my favourite film, irrespective (or perhaps because of) its "atrocious response curve". I particularly favour it for my (more serious) landscape work. A recent example below shows a view looking south from the higher ground above Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset. A bronze age barrow can be seen in the right foreground, the Hardy Monument (dedicated to the "kiss me Hardy" admiral rather than his namesake, the more famous author) is also visible on the horizon behind. Ian - What advantages do you see the tmax 100 over the 400? Are these advantages more prominent in your silver gelatin prints or also in scanned files? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9424 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) The foot path of the Williamsburg Bridge (NYC) Opportunistically shot on a most quiet Christmas morning Fuji Velvia 100 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 10, 2016 by A miller 13 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2966120'>More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9425 Posted January 10, 2016 T-max 100 is far and away my favourite film, irrespective (or perhaps because of) its "atrocious response curve". I particularly favour it for my (more serious) landscape work. A recent example below shows a view looking south from the higher ground above Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset. A bronze age barrow can be seen in the right foreground, the Hardy Monument (dedicated to the "kiss me Hardy" admiral rather than his namesake, the more famous author) is also visible on the horizon behind. No wire-cutters in your bag that day, Ian? It may well be due to file-compression from the upload but for a ISO 100 film I would not have expected the sky to exhibit noticeable grain as here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9426 Posted January 10, 2016 M4P 35mmF2.5VC 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9427 Posted January 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Fuji, Adam Kidding Here's for Chris and all other M2 users. Flickr M4 50/2 v3 Superia 400 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9428 Posted January 10, 2016 Thank you all for positive comments about my Dolomites photo. The most difficult part was to arrive to that place, not too long but quite steep for me and wife no more so young and with no much training being urban citizens! I was lucky, the light was just perfect with a little help from the clouds giving the shadows play. I only had to frame and shoot! I use XP2 when I know I have no time to develop a proper B&W film! I also shot a roll of CineStill 50 but because of no snow I didn't test as I wanted but took opportunity to test in low shadow light just to learn how this film reacts, probably not many keepers, but experience is a sum of mistakes robert 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9429 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Fuji, Adam Kidding Here's for Chris and all other M2 users. Flickr M4 50/2 v3 Superia 400 yes, I had some in my bag and thought that the exposure range along the foot path was narrow enough (it was really cloudy and the bridge provided good evenly spread shadows, etc) to be suitable for the Velvia 100 (I think I counted 4 zones). I was not thrilled with the results straight from the scan and have realized that this film really needs an even narrower exposure range to really shine right out of the camera. The Provia 100F is a little better in this regard in my experience, and from now on I will use it... Thanks for your very nice comment... Edited January 10, 2016 by A miller 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9430 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) No wire-cutters in your bag that day, Ian? It may well be due to file-compression from the upload but for a ISO 100 film I would not have expected the sky to exhibit noticeable grain as here. There is such an absurd number of pylons and other electricity infrastructure in this part of Dorset (you can see some of it in this digital photograph taken quite nearby) that you have to learn to include them as a part of the landscape. (That said, this area around Winterbourne Abbas has been recently allocated a tranche of money by the National Grid to start burying the cables.) I have a variation of this scene (below) which makes the cables less ambiguous. Keith, the sky shows quite a bit of jpeg compression from the original commercial scan and it has become exaggerated by my tweaking of the file. I will rescan it at some point in the future. Edited January 10, 2016 by wattsy 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9431 Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Ian - What advantages do you see the tmax 100 over the 400? Are these advantages more prominent in your silver gelatin prints or also in scanned files? I've yet to use T-max 400, Adam, so I can't answer your question. I've assumed that the 400 will be more grainy but I think you recently advised me that it isn't. As we are still in the depths of winter I will buy some and try it out. When I print I get them made commercially as lambda or digital c-type prints so a scanned file is always an intermediary stage for me. Edited January 10, 2016 by wattsy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9432 Posted January 10, 2016 I've yet to use T-max 400, Adam, so I can't answer your question. I've assumed that the 400 will be more grainy but I think you recently advised me that it isn't. As we are still in the depths of winter I will buy some and try it out. When I print I get them made commercially as lambda or digital c-type prints so a scanned file is always an intermediary stage for me. I got you, thanks. I am just curious how you come out with the 400, as it is quite faster. If you are seeing noticeably more grain on your digital scans of the 400 vs the 100, this would be helpful for me to know as I will need to go back to how I am either exposing or developing the 100. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9433 Posted January 10, 2016 Hütten by -Ric Capucho- As you can see, this is a tough village to hold a parade in. I reckon they'll have to reverse their path and take the long way around the mountain. XP2 in the Contax T2. By the way, Ilford XP2 is really a wonderful film, even if it isn't *really* a true b+w. Kodak had a similar film BW400CN that gave very similar results, although they stopped making it last year. What I love about both of these films is that they have their own (similar) character. Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9434 Posted January 10, 2016 I think it looks great, very nice "cool" colour temp that reflects the light of the day very well (as I understand your description). I've only tried Provia 100 (non-F) in 120 and like it a lot. yes, I had some in my bag and thought that the exposure range along the foot path was narrow enough (it was really cloudy and the bridge provided good evenly spread shadows, etc) to be suitable for the Velvia 100 (I think I counted 4 zones). I was not thrilled with the results straight from the scan and have realized that this film really needs an even narrower exposure range to really shine right out of the camera. The Provia 100F is a little better in this regard in my experience, and from now on I will use it... Thanks for your very nice comment... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9435 Posted January 10, 2016 By the way, Ilford XP2 is really a wonderful film, even if it isn't *really* a true b+w. Kodak had a similar film BW400CN that gave very similar results, although they stopped making it last year. What I love about both of these films is that they have their own (similar) character. XP2 is indeed wonderful. It is very sharp, almost grainless, it has a long curve (close to impossible to blow out highlights), it is creamy smooth, it prints and scans exceptionally. I began years ago using XP1 which was exceptional, and the product has just got better. Not "really" a B&W film - nonsense. Might as well say that digital images are not photography - equally silly. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2016 Share #9436 Posted January 10, 2016 XP2 is indeed wonderful. It is very sharp, almost grainless, it has a long curve (close to impossible to blow out highlights), it is creamy smooth, it prints and scans exceptionally. I began years ago using XP1 which was exceptional, and the product has just got better. Not "really" a B&W film - nonsense. Might as well say that digital images are not photography - equally silly. Silly? One tries to please. :-) Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 11, 2016 Share #9437 Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Silly? One tries to please. :-) Ric And one does please. The issue for me is the pictures, and your certainly impress (aided perhaps by XP2...). Edited January 11, 2016 by Michael Hiles 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted January 11, 2016 Share #9438 Posted January 11, 2016 I'm in scan mode again, sans Minolta, as explained these are with the T, and BEOON, plus Apo Rodagon. These from old Hasselblad and Fuji RDP, beautiful film. The two subjects are aged 35 and 31 now, so this was a "while ago". Gary Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2966361'>More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted January 11, 2016 Share #9439 Posted January 11, 2016 And the same two, similar era, same camera, Kodak EPN. Gary Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2966364'>More sharing options...
MarkP Posted January 11, 2016 Share #9440 Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) From my short trip in the Dolomites, M7, Ilford XP2 Another from the Dolomites, M7 , Ilford XP2s, no snow I keep coming back to these extraordinarily powerful and dramatic landscapes, which are beautifully processed. The original scenes and lighting must have been spectacular. I'd love to see them in print. I've just bought some XP2 but I don't have any such landscape close by ;-). Regards Mark Edited January 11, 2016 by MarkP 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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