[Leica] B&W

[Mark Rabiner]

Up until this century I shot a ton of 220 Plus X in my Hasselblad 220 backs and sometimes my twin lens Rolleiflex 2.8 F but when it came to 35mm I shot T grain films as they were far sharper and far finer grain which at that size I felt was needed. The high rez 35mm studio or tripod film I used in the end was Neopan 100 Acros. They stopped making it in April as no one is buying it. The reason why no one is buying it is that digital photography is a far superior technology making far superior results than any film at very small fraction of the cost.
I never miss it.

Plus x as as I recall was one of the very few films in which the iso number on the box was not the iso you should use as the shadows were too thin but were fine if you shot it at an even 100 like all the other medium speed films. And that is with all kinds of film developer combinations. All under exposed at iso 125.
 
 

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 10/2/18, 4:41 PM, "LUG on behalf of Lluis Ripoll via LUG" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

    Jim,
    
    Kodak Plus X was one of my favorite films, four years ago I’ve purchased expired but still working, I have tested a lot of films: Eastmann Double X 5222, ORWO 74 and 72, Bergger, Adox Silvermax, Tri-X, Foma, and finally I’ve been back to the classical FP4 and HP5, with classical developers too D-76/ID-11, FP4 and HP5 are great films but they don’t deliver the Plus-X look….., it is a shame. Someone said me to test Kenmere but I have not yet tried. We have to say R.I.P. to the Plus X, enjoy your three last gems!
    
    Cheers
    Lluis
    
    
    
    > El 2 oct 2018, a les 22:28, Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> va escriure:
    > 
    > Hi Folks:
    > 
    > I'm down to my last three rolls of my beloved Kodak Plus-X film.
    > 
    > Can anyone recommend an Ilford film which is similar to Plus-X... perhaps FP4?
    > 
    > Thanks,
    > 
    > Jim Hemenway - still using film, but saving my pennies for the new Pentax full frame,
    > hopefully before my expiration date.
    > 
    > 
    > 
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