Just developed a roll of BCG P-400 which I think is either ORWO N74 or maybe ORWO N75...
12.5 mins @ 20 deg's in D96.
Much better contrast and density than the last roll, which I under-developed. Still quite flat contrast, but looks to be better definition in the negs. We'll see once they are dry and I can scan.
I'm part way through scanning these negatives and I REALLY like them.
This roll was pushed 1 stop in exposure and developed correspondingly.
They were taken on my 1960's FED2e.
I'm doing very little other than some spotting and basic curves adj's.
Camera/Lens: FED2e/Leica Summitar 5cm/2
Film: BCG P-400 @ 800
Dev: D96, 20 deg's, 12.5 min's
Scan/PP: Canoscan 9000Fii/GIMP 2.10 (base curves, spotting, border)
Full album: https://snap.as/lhl/morar-mallaig-and-knoydart
Morar, Mallaig and Knoydart
@Ian - I thought so also. Next roll I should hope for more light so I can shoot it at box-speed.
I'm also looking forward to using or seeing the N75 now, mostly to see if there any differnces here. I doubt there will be...?
@Ian - I got the D96 for the Kodak 5222
It comes ready to use: https://ntphotoworks.com/product/bellinis-kodak-d96-film-developer-for-bw-motion-picture-films/
@Ian - if I remember correctly - I shot most of these at or around f/8 and 1/125th ish except the falls and stream as they were under a dark woodland canopy, so more likely f2.8 or 4 and 1/15th ish.
I also think the old 1952 leica summitar is a little soft.
@matt Last point: yep it's a Leica Look lens alright. 😎
Regardless, on screen at any rate they are rich mono shots and no matter; even at 800-iso they look super.
@Ian - I'm glad you think so, means a lot. 👍
These are probably the best images I've got from the FED2e...
@matt Believe I've been working hard to try to get decent results from Km400 and RPX400 and with a degree of success possibly.
Even so, as you probably know already, Double-X was really my chioce.
ORWO N75 is different to Double-X though with enough similarities. 'MD' has a schema for N75 in Rodinal, so, I'll run with that for now.
I might even give it a try in Perceptol at 320-iso!
@Ian - i think I could settle on both RPX400 and ORWO N75 if this is the same as the BCG P-400.
I like the adaptability of the RPX from 50 - 1600 asa from my tests in the Minox ML.
The P-400 (ORWO N7?) hits my like of contrast + it develops well in the D96 and is easy to scan. At some point I should try making a print too.
A bit more experience into the spring and hopefully in light other than grey/overcast.
You can find a mini-zine now on my website.
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