jakontil Posted October 1 Author Share #81 Posted October 1 Advertisement (gone after registration) It’s as difficult as getting the leica cameras here.. still not surfaced anywhere.. 3rd world country Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 1 Posted October 1 Hi jakontil, Take a look here Leica Monopan 50 Film ?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pedaes Posted October 1 Share #82 Posted October 1 2 hours ago, Bliz said: f it's a matter of collecting the boxes and rolls i get it Guilty, I bought one of each box just to have. It was suggested the launch boxes would change to a regular box at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclectic Man Posted October 4 Share #83 Posted October 4 Just wondering whether to run a spool through my now (almost) venerable R5. How does it compare with FP4+ ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 4 Share #84 Posted October 4 8 minutes ago, Eclectic Man said: Just wondering whether to run a spool through my now (almost) venerable R5. How does it compare with FP4+ ? Finer grain and sharper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted October 4 Share #85 Posted October 4 25 minutes ago, Eclectic Man said: Just wondering whether to run a spool through my now (almost) venerable R5. How does it compare with FP4+ ? I generally preferred PANF+ (ISO 50) to FP4+ for its finer grain and gentle rendering. I've been trying Adox HR 50 which seems to be the basis for Monopan. and its grain is much finer than even PANF+. However, HR50 can seem pretty harsh in contrasty light (sunlight & shadows), and anything red comes out looking quite light - more like I'd expect from yellow on other films. So it takes some adjustment to use it effectively. I'm trying another roll now in my IIIg mainly indoors - after all in the 1951 Leica Manual they call 50 ASA medium speed film suitable for indoor use! Dusted off my 1.5 Summarit instead of a 3.5 Elmar though... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted October 6 Share #86 Posted October 6 On 10/4/2025 at 3:12 PM, 250swb said: Finer grain and sharper. which is sharper than which? Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted October 6 Share #87 Posted October 6 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 10/4/2025 at 3:39 PM, TomB_tx said: ..... However, HR50 can seem pretty harsh in contrasty light (sunlight & shadows), and anything red comes out looking quite light - more like I'd expect from yellow on other films. So it takes some adjustment to use it effectively. I'm trying another roll now in my IIIg mainly indoors - after all in the 1951 Leica Manual they call 50 ASA medium speed film suitable for indoor use! Dusted off my 1.5 Summarit instead of a 3.5 Elmar though... Exactly my rationale for buying it. Put it through my IIIf and my M3. One roll each. As you say "medium speed film"!! Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 6 Share #88 Posted October 6 On 10/4/2025 at 3:39 PM, TomB_tx said: However, HR50 can seem pretty harsh in contrasty light (sunlight & shadows), and anything red comes out looking quite light - more like I'd expect from yellow on other films. HR-50 is highly sensitive to the red spectrum, try it with an IR filter, the results closely match dedicated IR film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 6 Share #89 Posted October 6 1 hour ago, PeterD said: which is sharper than which? Peter I often tell by looking at the box, or asking in the camera shop, but if it says '50 ISO' I'm told the film will have finer grain and be sharper than if the box says it's 125 ISO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatch Posted October 6 Share #90 Posted October 6 Out of curiosity I tried ADOX HR 50. As @TomB_tx mentioned this film is harsh in contrasty light, the shadow area go into deep back easily that requiring more careful in metering. Buildings in the picture are overexposed in order to keep shadow areas acceptable. 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! 5 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/422205-leica-monopan-50-film/?do=findComment&comment=5872381'>More sharing options...
jakontil Posted October 7 Author Share #91 Posted October 7 20 hours ago, swatch said: Out of curiosity I tried ADOX HR 50. As @TomB_tx mentioned this film is harsh in contrasty light, the shadow area go into deep back easily that requiring more careful in metering. Buildings in the picture are overexposed in order to keep shadow areas acceptable. 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! It’s fascinating… the end result is what i like.. i think it retains highlights in a good way too for a contrasty looking film Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted October 8 Share #92 Posted October 8 On 10/6/2025 at 2:37 PM, swatch said: Out of curiosity I tried ADOX HR 50. As @TomB_tx mentioned this film is harsh in contrasty light, the shadow area go into deep back easily that requiring more careful in metering. Buildings in the picture are overexposed in order to keep shadow areas acceptable. 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! How would it have been had you simply underexposed by about half a stop? It looks to me like you would get something close to the right hand result. What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted October 8 Share #93 Posted October 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, PeterD said: How would it have been had you simply underexposed by about half a stop? I did in the past with decent results, metering similarly to one would do for slide film. Edited October 8 by Bliz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chema Posted October 9 Share #94 Posted October 9 On this subject, I can recommend the following article: https://valentinsama.blogspot.com/2025/08/leica-monopan-50-primeros-resultados.html. It is in Spanish, but I don't think you will have any difficulty translating it online. The article, probably the most serious and exhaustive I have read, covers not only a comparison of Monopan and Adox HR50 films, but also the chassis, finding major differences between those of Adox and Leica. I hope you like it as much as I do. best regards chema Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catacore Posted October 9 Share #95 Posted October 9 58 minutes ago, chema said: On this subject, I can recommend the following article: https://valentinsama.blogspot.com/2025/08/leica-monopan-50-primeros-resultados.html. It is in Spanish, but I don't think you will have any difficulty translating it online. The article, probably the most serious and exhaustive I have read, covers not only a comparison of Monopan and Adox HR50 films, but also the chassis, finding major differences between those of Adox and Leica. I hope you like it as much as I do. best regards chema Your link does not seem to work.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 9 Share #96 Posted October 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, chema said: On this subject, I can recommend the following article: https://valentinsama.blogspot.com/2025/08/leica-monopan-50-primeros-resultados.html. It is in Spanish, but I don't think you will have any difficulty translating it online. The article, probably the most serious and exhaustive It’s exhausting trying to get your link to work, why not just give a précis of the article so people can decide if they want to click on the link? Edited October 9 by 250swb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jul Posted October 9 Share #97 Posted October 9 @250swb @catacore, have you heard about the story of the extra dot who broke the Internet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatch Posted October 10 Share #98 Posted October 10 On 10/8/2025 at 4:27 PM, PeterD said: How would it have been had you simply underexposed by about half a stop? It looks to me like you would get something close to the right hand result. What do you think? @PeterD reduce by half a stop would help in maintaining highlight areas in a more eyes pleasing to viewers, and I guess the shadow areas would not be much in difference. I believe I will do in future exposure bracketing in contrasting light for ADOX HR 50 and LEICA MONOPAN 50. Thanks for your food for thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 10 Share #99 Posted October 10 3 hours ago, swatch said: @PeterD reduce by half a stop would help in maintaining highlight areas in a more eyes pleasing to viewers, and I guess the shadow areas would not be much in difference. I believe I will do in future exposure bracketing in contrasting light for ADOX HR 50 and LEICA MONOPAN 50. Thanks for your food for thought. You could also try a different dilution of the developer or a different developer. The amount of agitation is another factor, very gentle and short agitation for high contrast film is a good idea. Although I don't think intrinsically HR50/Monopan is a high contrast film with the right technique. For example Ilford Pan F (50 ISO) is also a contrasty film unless development and technique is adjusted for it, the obverse being true for may super-high speed films which can look flat. With HR-50 I use FX-39 developer at 1+9 if the photos are predominantly made on a dull low contrast sort of day, but change this to 1+14 if the light has a lot of contrast, adjusting times accordingly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chema Posted October 10 Share #100 Posted October 10 Thanks Jul, you were right, the full stop is unnecessary. This link works: https://valentinsama.blogspot.com/2025/08/leica-monopan-50-primeros-resultados.html Apologies to everyone whose time I've wasted, but, take a look!. Best regards. chema 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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