more about apx400...

[Andre Reinders]

My local shop has a bunch of 20exp apx400 rolls cheap - I bought about 10 rolls....and have shot 2 so far...

I liked what I got in daylight rated at 400 in DDX:


I did not like what I got rated at 800 in DDX (with an umbrella) maybe the lighting was too flat...:


I did like this from the '800' roll however....after I pumped up the contrast - shows my wife's henna well.


Any thoughts about this film - or how to use it better?
After Major's comments here: http://www.nelsonfoto.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3007
I KNOW I am doing something wrong...

[Dean Williams]

Hi Andre;
I've never had much luck with APX 400 at anything over it's rated speed, but can't find much in the way of faults when shot at 400.  The first two here are in PCT for 11 min.  The last one is in D76 1+1 for 14-15 min.










All shot on my old Yashica Mat w/Lumaxar lenses.

[connealy]

Both of you did a lot better with APX 400 than I ever managed.  Your grain is super.  Dean's have a grittier look, but great tonality.  Looks to me like scanning and photoshopping this film requires some careful attention, as well as choosing the right developer.

[Glenn Thoreson]

It's a film that photographers love to hate, it seems. Dean's photos show how good it can be. I think the biggest problem, from photos I've seen, is underexposure. Like color neg film, that makes it grainy and flat. Try down rating it a bit and see if that makes a difference. Say, 320 or 250 and adjust development time.

[ImageMaker]

I've shot APX 400 in 120, pinhole only, processed in HC-110.  It looks great that way...  



(negative scan, toning applied in software)