Fomapan 200, A Revisit

 

I haven't shot Fomapan 200 in years, it's one of those films that you're either going to bond with, or not. I'll go deeper on a Substack post. I want to some more resarch on Fomapan 200 first. One thing is certain, this is a T-grained film hy, Fomapan 200's emulsion  can be delicate in 120 so I'm going to stick to 35mm with this film. In the past I have delibrately over expose down to 125 ISO and process with the 200 ISO time, and wow, shadow detail out the wazoo, and the negs dry flat. I used Rollei Supergrain developer because Foma's developers don't have wide distribution in Canada and this particular developer performs really well with a variety of films I use on a regular basis. 


Camera: Nikon FE, Nikkor Ai 35 F2 lens. 

Film: Fomapan 200 rated at 125 ISO, processed in Rollei Supergrain 1+15 for the box speed time. 


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