Post by doubs43 on Feb 1, 2008 13:19:23 GMT -5
Two days ago I received an order from Freestyle that contained Arista EDU Ultra-100 roll film that is made by Foma. Yesterday I received a "new" Rolleiflex Model-X TLR with a 75mm f/3.5 Opton-Tessar taking lens. "New" means it was made in 1950!
The camera functions seemed to all check out so I thought it a good time to try some of the new film and test the camera as well. The Rolleiflex functioned perfectly with the typical Rollei smoothness.
Arista's previous FortePan-100 film, sold as their EDU brand, proved to be less than satisfactory IMO because of the horrible curl that made scanning a chore. The EDU Ultra from Foma just HAD to be better..... right?
Development was 7 minutes in stock D-76 at 68 degrees F. A quick check as I hung the film to dry seemed to show decent negatives.
Dried and cut into 3-frame strips, the first thing I noted was the curl; it was much less than the Forte film and should flatten well with a little pressure over time. The film base has a pale blue tint and on the one edge is printed "ULTRA" at even spaces and on the opposite edge there are frame numbers. The one frame I shot at about 6 feet at f/4 shows that the camera's focus is spot on.
Here is a bounce flash shot I took in the office at almost f/5.6. This is full frame and I've worked it in Corel Photo-Paint 12. IMO the EDU Ultra is clearly a better film than the previous offering from Forte and I can see a larger order in the works.
An outside shot on a rather dreary day.
Walker
The camera functions seemed to all check out so I thought it a good time to try some of the new film and test the camera as well. The Rolleiflex functioned perfectly with the typical Rollei smoothness.
Arista's previous FortePan-100 film, sold as their EDU brand, proved to be less than satisfactory IMO because of the horrible curl that made scanning a chore. The EDU Ultra from Foma just HAD to be better..... right?
Development was 7 minutes in stock D-76 at 68 degrees F. A quick check as I hung the film to dry seemed to show decent negatives.
Dried and cut into 3-frame strips, the first thing I noted was the curl; it was much less than the Forte film and should flatten well with a little pressure over time. The film base has a pale blue tint and on the one edge is printed "ULTRA" at even spaces and on the opposite edge there are frame numbers. The one frame I shot at about 6 feet at f/4 shows that the camera's focus is spot on.
Here is a bounce flash shot I took in the office at almost f/5.6. This is full frame and I've worked it in Corel Photo-Paint 12. IMO the EDU Ultra is clearly a better film than the previous offering from Forte and I can see a larger order in the works.
An outside shot on a rather dreary day.
Walker