> On 20 Dec 2022, at 22:55, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > […] > My 1978 Leica M4-2 is loaded and ready to go with a fresh roll of Ferrania > P30 in it. :) > > G
I’ll be interested to hear about your experience with the film. I bought 5 rolls of P30 back in August but didn’t shoot them until a few weeks ago. I’ve just received the scans back from the lab this morning, the same place I bought the film, who have been promoting it over here. The results I’ve had are excessively contrasty, so you have to be very careful to choose a subject that matches the film. I’ll post some later so you can see what I mean. From what I’ve read online you also have to experiment to find the best combination of chemicals, times and agitation to get the results you want. I’m not about to start processing my own film, so I’d have to find a lab that can do it to my taste. I don’t know what this lab did in terms of chemistry, times etc. But given that, I think it’s unlikely that I’d shoot P30 again. Since I started shooting film again I’ve been using Ilford, trying different films at different labs to see what I like best. My conclusions are that I like the Delta t-grain films, and the best processing and scanning is from Harman Labs (who own Ilford). They are also the best in terms of turnaround and reliability of delivery etc. That’s the UK lab; they also have a lab in the US but I haven’t used it. Both use Refrema dip & dunk processors with, of course, Ilford chemistry which is well matched to the film. B -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
