I discovered it shortly after i started shooting film and i quickly latched onto it as my go to film for outdoor situations. Why i love this super fine grain black and white film. I bought a roll of 35mm pan f 50 to take on my trip to zurich for a model photography workshop. Ilford pan f plus is an extremely fine grain black and white film. Manual processing eg spiral tank, dishtray, deep tank and rotary processors. Post1960 pan f became 50asa in daylight, when the same emulsion was.
Ilford photo is a uk manufacturer of photographic materials known worldwide for its. Please tag or caption your images to show which camera and lens was used. Ilford pan f plus 120 roll film ilford pan f plus is an extremely fine grain blackandwhite film particularly recommended for use where vary big enlargements are required. These characteristics make it the natural choice where fine detail and lack of grain are more important than film speed. Massive dev chart film development, film developing database. Although i also use manual vintage lens cameras, i find myself more drawn to the. The iso speed rating was measured using ilford id11 developer at 20oc68of with intermittent agitation in a spiral tank.
Contrast appears to be medium as compared with other films, but this can vary depending on exposure. Juillet 2004 fiche technique film professionnel noir et. Suitable for subjects ranging from architecture to stilllifeand portraiture to medical. The two companies were merged in 1990 to become ilford anitec. Ilford pan f plus is an iso50 black and white film available in 35mm and 120 format too bad theres no lf. Pan f plus at iso 50 is the slowest of the ilford films, but when image quality, fine detail and lack of grain are more important than film speed, pan f plus excels. This is the best film developer that ilford make, by a long way, and i am not just saying that because i wrote some of the spec and helped develop it while i was at ilford. It suits subjects ranging from architecture and stilllife to portraiture and fashion. Ilford pan f 50 film is super fine grain, slow speed, black and white film produced by ilford.
Jun 20, 2012 ilford pan f plus 50 is the perfect film for you if you want photographs with very little grain that can be enlarged to amazing proportions. It is supplied as a concentrate in economical 500ml bottles and is diluted typically at a ratio of 1. Here is a little comparasion of my trusted developers. Ilford pan f plus ultrafine grain black and white film iso 50, 35mm, 36 exposures mfr. Where a non hardening fixer, such as hypam or rapid fixer, has been used, wash the film in running water for 510 minutes at a temperature within 5c9f. How to combine the advantages of both concepts and. Pan f plus has a speed rating of iso 50 18o 50asa, 18din, ei 50 18 to daylight. I used pan f several years ago and it is a good film. I was intending to use it for some slow seascapes, however, i decided to try shooting tulips using natural. Ilford s pan f plus is a slowspeed panchromatic black and white negative film featuring a very fine grain structure, making it ideal for largescale printing applications.
Iso 5018o black and white professional film for high print quality and flexibility in use fact sheet july 2004 ilford pan f plus is an extremely fine grain black and white film. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Pan 100 is suitable for most general purpose indoor and outdoor photography applications where good lighting exists, it is particularly suited to portraiture. Apr 15, 2012 the new developer is particularly suited for use with medium and slow speed films such as ilfords pan f plus, fp4 plus and delta 100 pro where it ensures a fine grain and optimal sharpness at full film speed. A recent experience using an ilford panf 50 film roll into my lubitel 166u, taking some photographs of interiors in natural light. Best results are obtained at ei 50 18, but good image quality will also be obtained when pan f plus is exposed at ei 2515. This was my standard film when i first started bw photography so it has a history longer than id care to admit. However, i have looked outside today and i see glorious blue skies and. Being on the slow side youve got to watch your shutter speed to avoid camera shake and subject blur, but theres no doubt that this film produces beautifully smooth negatives that look great, even with my. Ilford pan 100 is a medium speed black and white film which offers outstanding tonal rendition. Formerly, it published the ilford manual of photography, a comprehensive manual of everything photographic, including the optics, physics. Kodak portra 400 35m 36exp film professional 5 pack.
Ilford pan f plus at iso 50 is the slowest of the ilford films, but when image quality, fine detail and lack of grain are more important than film speed, pan f plus excels. As also documented in kodaks manual, the slides have a yellowgreenish. The great contrast of this film allows me to obtain nice greytones even in conditions of low light. This is ilfords slowest available film, and its one of the slowest films widely available. Recommended developer for ilford pan f 50 and delta 100. Ilford pan f plus black and white negative film 35mm film. Crashing wave at etretat, ilford pan f plus, reality so subtle 6. Ilford panf is a slow iso50 traditional black and white film with extremely fine grain and perfect whenever high level of detail and fineness is.
The ilford manual of photography continued in production to a 5th edition in 1958. Ilford pan f plus ultrafine film, 35mm, 36 exposures 1707768. These characteristics enable the very highest image quality to be achieved and make pan f plus the natural. Tmax 100, ilford fp4 125, ilford panf 50, or ilford delta 100. Where a non hardening fixer, such as hypam or rapid fixer, has been used, wash the film in running water for 510 minutes at a temperature within 5c9 f. As a slow film, the grain is extremely fine and exhibits high resolution and sharpness. But nonetheless, i took this filmgem on a trip to sweden last summer and i can proudly say that the ilford pan 100 is one of the greatest black and films i ever got to try.
I shot a 120 roll of ilford pan f 50 in my zenza bronica etrs medium format camera with the shutter speed set to 160. Ilford pan 100 the imaging warehouse nova darkroom. Presoak for a few minutes, 60 seconds continuous agitation, followed by 10. No presoaking, continuous agitation during the first. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Sep 02, 2012 ilford pan f plus is an iso50 black and white film available in 35mm and 120 format too bad theres no lf. Ilford history and chronology photographic memorabilia.
Nov 14, 2007 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Suitable for subjects ranging from architecture to stilllife and portraiture to medical. Tmax 100, ilford fp4 125, ilford panf 50, or ilford delta. Ideal for studio photography and bright, natural light. The table is a guide to choosing the ilford developer for pan f plus that is. Ilford pan f 50 in rodinal samples discussion in black and white started by golden, aug 1, 2008. Sorry, but this feature is only available for items selected via the dropdown menu select a film. It was my first time using this film and i was interested to see the results.
Its slow speed also renders a broad tonal range, along with high edge contrast, resolution, and detail, making it wellsuited for pictorial and fine art photography. For film i will take a roll of cinestill 50d and rollei ortho 25. Ilford pan f plus, black and white print film, 120 6 cm, iso 50 1706594 product information product dimensions 1. I find that if you meter a gray card, using asa 50, and then open up about 23 stop you will get good. Or rather the horizon line merging sky and sea, usually shot in a consecutive. Technical information iso 50 18o black and white professional film for high print quality and flexibility in use ilford pan f plus is an extremely fine grain black and white film. Pan100 pan 400 a medium speed and a fast black and white camera film description the ilford range of pan100 and pan 400 black and white camera films are not generally distributed and sold worldwide, they are only made available in selected markets. I picked up a roll of this from the local gallery a couple of months ago thinking in the back of my mind that i would never realistically get to shoot in in good old blighty i dont like using my tripod. Hello all, i shot some pan f 50 yesturday of a friend of mine, the o nly developer i had was some rodinal, thought i would try it, time was 11 min. This curve is also representative of the 35mm and sheet film formats. Ilford pan f plus, black and white print film, 5 35 mm, iso 50, 36 exposures 1707768 product information size.