Response to Bergger Question

I never tried Bergger films, but I use Fortepan a lot. If you are looking for fine grain, forget about this kind of films. I use it in 120 format. The tonal rendition is definetly superior to any of the new technology films. As a rule, never use a superfine grain developer with this kind of films; you will get a muchy grain. I like to develop in Rodinal, and DK-50 1:1- really sparkling high lights with high acutance. I also found that normal grade paper (2-3) are not able to exploit the best tonality of this film (I'm talking about Fortepan 200 and 400). I like to over develop a little- don't worry about that- and print on grade one.

The only films that come closer in terms of tonality, but with much finer grain, are APX and Verichrome pan (now discontinued!). I lost any hope with Kodak!

Xosni

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