Fomapan 100 - 4x5 Film

Already hooked on holga 120 wide pin hole I recently moved up to Zero image 4x5 format and bought some Fomapan to get started. So now I'm hooked on large format pinhole! What is it about analog that the harder work it is the more engaged you become? With just two dark slides I can go our for the day and shoot 4 pictures .. and love every single one of them. Just don't get that with the gazillion pictures you snap on a phone.

Foma is still an excellent option for those who want to shoot more film on a tight budget. Stop baths and hard water should probably be avoided though as the emulsion is sensitive to scratches and pot marks.

Great film for longer exposures on indoor architecture. Very fine grain with lots of detail captured. For its price is a great starter film with a very simple development process behind it.

For the price of film and sheet film especially there's nothing you can complain about with Foma 100. It does have some grain, perhaps more than it's more expensive contemporaries but it is very fine and doesn't detract from the image, it has great latitude and doesn't require any effort to manipulate in the darkroom or computer.

It's great for those new to large format as well as those who experienced with sheet film. Be warned though, the box is the same as used for darkroom paper and isn't the double lid kind that Ilford use - it's still a great film, just don't open the box outside of a changing bag.

I have used Fomapan 100 in 5x4 format for some years now. It is a good all round film with fine grain and a decent tonal range, especially when processed in 510 Pyro. The film offers excellent value for money and is ideal when starting out in large format photography. Only two small criticisms, firstly the emulsion is fairly soft and marks easily, so care is needed when wet and secondly reciprocity failure with long exposures is quite dramatic.