rattymouse wrote:
You are welcome. Acros will give you almost NO grain so that might not be the film for you. If you want something that shows for sure that you are using film, perhaps start with Ilford Delta 3200. This film is an ISO 1000 film (if I remember right) but designed to be pushed very hard, as the name 3200 indicates. It is often shot at ISO3200. This will give you grain, but not massive grain. I like this film and shoot it at ISO1600 often. This film might be best for you as it has a very high ability to be experimented with. I like Acros film for times when I want next to no grain.
I've seen a lot of your shots that you have posted in the past and I can say that you almost certainly want to start with Ilford Delta 3200 for black and white shots....Show more →
Thank you once more! I am off to get these, as soon as possible! I can't wait to run them through my Mamiya RB 67 Pro.!
rattymouse wrote:
If you are indoors and using a tripod, there's really no film that you can't use. All options are on the table, it's just a question of what kind of look are you going for? About the only "outdoor" film there is, is Fujifilm Velvia. But if you want a highly saturated look, then you can still use it.
If you want really good skin color, Fuji 400H is fantastic. If you want the best black and white film (in my opinion), then Fuji Acros 100 is the way to go.
rattymouse wrote:
I am going to give DD-X a try next time I head off to the film store. Looks great.
I really like it as a go-to general use developer. Grain/contrast/sharpness is nicely balanced, works good enough for pushing and has good shelf life.
The Fomapan film is fairly new to me, only shot a couple of rolls with it but I like it so far. Has a nice classic/vintage look
Kenj8246 wrote:
Wonderful stuff, Andrew. I wish I could get my expired Portra to look this good.
Kenny
Thanks Kenny!
Admittedly, it took a little gymnastics in the epson scan software and LR to get the colors "right" -the 400nc was particularly interesting. I sold the lot of film to another FM'er so you might see his pics here haha
