Polypan 50, Konica FT-1, Hexanon 1.4/57, Fomadon LQN

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Short test roll to see how this film/dev combo works. Just before sunset, exposures were of the order of f4 1/60 so it was getting dark.

Seems very successful, grain and sharpness are both great and the tonality is good.

Seems this film lacks an anti-halation layer, so the info about it being Pan F 50 emulsion on a thin polyester base seems accurate. Dries nice and flat unlike pukka Ilford.

First time trying this lens, it seems excellent to me, as good as the later 1.4/50 but the bokeh and overall rendering is different, this one has more of a vintage look.

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Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

Excellent indeed! I like especially short distance shoots.

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Cheers, glad it works well with the LQN as I have lots of LQN and 150m of this film to play with. I'm gonna have fun with this combo I think. Smile

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

Look forward more!

iangreenhalgh1 · Expire: 2014-01-07

Me too, nicer to work with proper BW film than the Kodak movie stuff for many subjects. Let's just hope this winter isn't too cruel as far as light is concerned.