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Testing DRAGON FILM Number II marked 100ASA
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 1:26 pm
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So I loaded a DRAGON FILM Number II marked 100 ASA into my Olympus OM-2 Spot Program and after a few frames CUT film as Camera Exposure was 'Playing Up' == the Electronics -- so I decided to try my 2-Bath Formula for 4 mins in each bath - in the film Rebates it said 'ORWO NP27' !! A film from the 1980's ! Before the Original Wolfen Factory went Broke after the Berlin Wall came down I used to order the NP22 and tried the NP27 in both 120 and 35mm BUT the NP27 had terrible GRAIN and was 'Soft' -- so the DRAGON FILM number II must be Bulk Film from the 1980's re-loaded ! So on a Second Test I used E-76 Ascorbic Acid Formula 1+1 for 14 mins ( like Kodak XTol) but on Scanning the GRAIN was NO BETTER !
DRAGON FILM II ( ORWO NP27) in 2-Bath Formula


DRAGON FILM II (ORWO NP27) in E-76 Ascorbic Acid Formula






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Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 3:42 pm
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Grain! (It's a GOOD thing!!!)


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visualopsins wrote:
Grain! (It's a GOOD thing!!!)


Try 135 Bergger Pancro 400 @ 800 and develop with Rodinal 1:25. Very Happy
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