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Pull this out in the summer on glorious days, there is great panchromatic detail in the shadows
First time I try such a low sensitivity film.
On a Minolta C35 Automatic with 40mm 2.8 Hexanon lens.
Amazing detailed photos. Some a bit too overexposed.
Will buy again next summer. 🌞
This is a slow film that requires bright light or the use of a tripod and cable release, but the results are really pleasing with very fine grain.
I shot the sample images with my Olympus OM10 in AP mode on quite a bright day, and developed it in 510 Pyro.
I'm now quite egar to try it in medium format!!
Really nice film for Sunny days that id buy again for the summer.
Nice contrast and fine grain.
I liked this film - it's not for every situation, but I used it for some landscape photography testing at Sidmouth. I think it is best suited to non-moving subjects, unless you want to introduce movement in bright daylight, for example moving water without using an ND filter (just use an ND filter instead with a normal film though!), but otherwise I think that the slow speed makes this quite a niche, inflexible film. It appears to have extremely low grain, high contrast, and I felt relatively low dynamic range sensitivity, leading to under and overexposure in high dynamic range scenes, but as it is B&W, this does somewhat add to the drama. It enjoys lots of light but midday sun may be too HDR for it if you have sky or deep shadows. A tripod is essential, shooting handheld is unlikely to be successful unless you use a fast shutter speed. When you nail the focus and keep it steady, this is an extremely sharp film, exceeding the resolution of the AW 'standard' scans with no visible grain. I would buy it again for further experimentation, or perhaps to compare with a 50 speed film. I tried some shots with a big stopper and they all came out rather underexposed, so definitely compensate for longer exposures or bracket exposures by at least +1 or +2 stops to be safe. Sample shots taken with a Canon 300V with a 24-105mm f4 L lens (and a tripod!).
I wanted an easy to use slow film, and this fits the bill perfectly. I generally like the look of Rollei film, but the 25 takes this further - very little film grain, nice contrast, and exceptional value.
I really enjoyed using this film, it gave my seascape photos a really interesting look! I’ve bought more since.
Deep blacks, silvery greys and virtually no grain. I'll be getting a couple more rolls of this film for the summer.
I've only tried one roll so far and will certainly try this film again; however, it idoes appear to be very high contrast with shadows quickly loosing detail. The film needs more even lighting than the conditions I used it in. Probably best to assume that this film behaves like a slide film. I'll give it another go in lower contrast lighting.
I love this film and can't wait to get hold of another roll. Stunning silvery shadows remain beautifully defined in deep blacks when you get it right and grain is virtually non-existent. A great choice over Pan F 50 if you can cope with the additional stop, though harder to tame than the Ilford stock
Love this film. It's slow so you definitely want some sun, but it has a gorgeous tonality and lots of lovely contrast. Being a slow film, it has very low grain. And probably best to get your metering correct as it can blow out the highlights a little. But apart from that - love it.
Having not used film for a number of years and not developed at home for over 20 years. What a way to start. I was hoping that the RPX 25 was pretty much the same as Agfa Pan 25 and it is.
I developed the film in Ilford ID-11.
It is a very high contrast film and is difficult to work with and very unforgiving in low contrast light. It is a very sharp film however I have to improve my scanning.
Please note I have included a scan of an original scan of Agfa APX 25 to give you a comparison.
Big fan of this film when shot in bright sunlight. I used this in blistering sun to photograph cemeteries in Paris. The high contrast was perfect to capture the grand Victorian monuments. Maybe not as sharp as some however the contrast makes up for this.
I've now processed my second RPX25 both using Rodinal (not the most popular developer for this type of film). The first was 1+50 but the second was 1+100 Semi-stand. The first I thought was over exposed at box speed and very contrasty. The second was much better with better tones. I will be buying more of this film.
My only niggle is the thin nature of the film and its tendency to curl. That and my feeling of overexposure at box speed aside, no issues to report.
Next film will be processed in Perceptol.
is this film good for use in pentax esp10 738
Yes, this film will be fine in a Pentax Espio 738. The film canister is DX coded and the camera I believe reads DX coding down to 25iso. The film is very sharp with minimal grain and is knocking on the door of medium format IQ depending on lens used and being exposed well.
I looked up the PENTAX ESPIO 738 online and it looks like it can take film down to 25 iso. In my experience, a tripod was necessary for almost all shots with my SLR using this film, as it needs a lot of light, even with the lens wide open, requiring a slow shutter speed and increasing the risk of blurred images. The max aperture of the espio is only 4.8, so I think you would definitely need a tripod to use this film. If you did use it, I'd recommend using a self timer to avoid vibrations from pressing the shutter button.
The 738 has a minimum ISO setting of 25 so this camera will expose RPX 25 correctly, however you will need to shoot in bright daylight due to the small maximum aperture of the camera. I would recommend a higher ISO for this camera.
