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Old 13th February 2016, 07:14 PM
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Hi,
Does anyone happen to know which (mono-) film has the lowest base plus fog density?
I was thinking of copying some negatives, turning them into positives, to see how they turn out as slides.
In addition I have some colour slides that I would like to print in the darkroom, but obviously I can use any film to make a negative of those.
By the way, the only film I have measured was HP5+, although one doesn't need to measure it to see it would not be suitable. Came to 0,33; I think it's getting a bit long in the tooth.

I would appreciate suggestions, links, measurements etc.
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Old 13th February 2016, 09:01 PM
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That depends on how you develop the film.
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Old 13th February 2016, 10:21 PM
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As I'm interested in differences between films the developer would be the same for all of them. HC110 for example, to mention one that has a good reputation for not giving much fog.
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Old 13th February 2016, 10:48 PM
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You want a film on PET rather than acetate. As far as I remember (not my strong suit), Adox use PET.
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Old 13th February 2016, 11:01 PM
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That would be a good starting point I guess. I'll start looking, Rollei films also spring to mind. What I could ofcourse do is buy some of the suspects, and see what a blank strip of film turns out like.
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Old 13th February 2016, 11:05 PM
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I was going to say look at the adox films.
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Old 13th February 2016, 11:10 PM
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Certainly will, thanks for the suggestions on both PET and Adox. As it's getting late I should be looking for my bed first. To be continued.
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Old 14th February 2016, 08:35 AM
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Why not take a look at Foma b/w positive film, made for black and white slides, Other than that then Rollei Retro is on a clear base, said to be suited to positives
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Old 14th February 2016, 10:41 AM
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Adox CHS II 100 is your ticket:

http://www.adox.de/Photo/adox-films-...s-100-type-ii/
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Old 14th February 2016, 11:00 AM
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Hi everyone,
I had a look Adox specifically this morning. @Miha: yes, I'll go with your advice. @ Richard: I will have a look at Foma later on. This is simply for a practical reason. I have an order on hold waiting for an out of stock item at Macodirect, they don't seem to stock the film you mention. So I'll send them a mail and add a few CHS's.
In the meantime I will see about turning a colour slide into a black and white print.
Thanks for the advice so far, the road ahead is clear
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