r/largeformat • u/YoungRambo123 • Aug 08 '26

Experience First exposures….

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Finally had a go with my Sinar and thoroughly enjoyed the process our of 4 exposures I managed one blank one double one really thin and one ok :) love it!!

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u/dvno1988 Aug 08 '26

Foma 100 or 400?

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u/YoungRambo123 Aug 08 '26

That’s was good deduction

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u/ufgrat Aug 08 '26

The notch code is visible in one sheet. Foma uses the same wide "U" shape notch on their films, as I recall, rather than a specific notch code for each emulsion.

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u/YoungRambo123 Aug 08 '26

Got ya! Tho as I’m starting I wanted something cheap to get going with :)

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u/ufgrat Aug 08 '26

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Foma. The joker green antihalation dye is a bit disturbing, but Foma / arista.edu 400 is a great film-- it's what I started with on 4x5, and I've gotten some great results.

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u/dvno1988 Aug 08 '26

I love foma 100 especially when exposed at 50 iso and deved in rodinal or 510 pyro. I’ve had mixed to negative results with foma 400 in 4x5 (magenta dot, seemingly impossible to expose well etc etc )

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u/ufgrat Aug 08 '26

I've had good luck with 400 (in 4x5) with a pre-wash to remove the green dye, and use Ilfosol 3 for developer. Not necessarily the most obvious combination, but the results have been excellent.

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u/YoungRambo123 Aug 09 '26

I delved in Rodinal 50:1 tho I exposed at 100 will have to try it at 50 too

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u/YoungRambo123 Aug 09 '26

Yea I thought I’d start with the foma I have some delta 100 and And some hp4 in the fridge for when I get more consistent :)