RE: OT - Plus -X Film Available

2013-07-28 Thread John Coyle
- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: Sunday, 28 July 2013 9:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Plus -X Film Available I know there is some disagreement about this, but in my experience Ilford FP-4 Plus is comparable to Kodak Plus X

Re: OT - Plus -X Film Available

2013-07-28 Thread J.C. O'Connell
...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: Sunday, 28 July 2013 9:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Plus -X Film Available I know there is some disagreement about this, but in my experience Ilford FP-4 Plus is comparable to Kodak Plus X with a couple of exceptions

Re: OT - Plus -X Film Available

2013-07-28 Thread Mark C
I think it is a matter a personal preference. At one time in the past I bought a couple of pro-packs of FP4 and worked my way through them, probably using D76 or and Rodinal, but I did not take a shine to it and went back to Plus-X. I found the FP4 to have less grain than Plus-X, but more than

OT - Plus -X Film Available

2013-07-27 Thread Mark C
A little while ago the topic of Plus-X film came up. I just stumbled into this: http://www.ultrafineonline.com/kopl125bwfi3.html At $6.98 per roll it is a bit too pricey for me (I have a dozen roll in the freezer already) but if anyone wants to get some it seems like they have it. This

Re: OT - Plus -X Film Available

2013-07-27 Thread P.J. Alling
I know there is some disagreement about this, but in my experience Ilford FP-4 Plus is comparable to Kodak Plus X with a couple of exceptions. The important one being that FP-4 seems to look sharper, oh yes, and it's also still manufactured. I used to buy FP-4 because it was less expensive.