I tried out Bergger Pancro 400 for the first time and just developed it in HC-110 dilution b. I was surprised that the development time was 9 minutes - that seems crazy for dilution b - I double checked multiple sources before doing it. Bergger says the film has two emulsions which make for a wide exposure latitude that works well in any developer. I would have to say they are correct - this film had more latitude and information on the negative than anything I had ever shot. They also claim decent grain size but I found it to be pretty grainy - not necessarily a bad thing but this is not TMax. Overall I was really happy with this film - the exposure latitude makes it great for scanning and post-processing.
Bergger is a French company, the film says "Made in Germany", and the online community says it is made by the English company Ilford - and this is their only film. All kind of strange.
I did deepend the blacks a bit on these scans but they really didn't need much work. I'm guessing since my subject matter was mostly contrasty already I shot this film in optimal conditions.
This shot might not have worked on some other emulsions.
midtones for dayz.
Kenmore
I did have the red filter on my Minolta X-700's lenses - I really like the sky in this photo. You really do see the grain though - which as I said I don't mind.
I can't wait to share the project I'm working on with the above photo and the ones that follow.
The tones and texture in this are fantastic.
I love my vintage 55mm f/1.7 Rokkor.
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