B&W Testing Film Photography Project 'POLYPAN 50'

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I was given some 24exp cassettes of the 'Film Photography Project POLYPAN 50' -- it is on an Estar Base and had no Anti-Halation layer. I found it was 25ASA NOT 50 on both RODINAL 1+50 for 16 mins and my Home-Made 510-Pyro 1+100 for 7 mins CAMERA was a 1965 Asahi Pentax S1a with a sharp 55mm f2 Super-Takumar lens and I scanned with PlusTek OpticFilm 7200 @ 2400 resolution
Tungsten Lighting -- RODINAL 1+50
Polypan RODINAL 01 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Polypan RODINAL 02 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Home -Made 510-Pyro 1+100
Polypan 510-Pyro 04 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Polypan 510-Pyro 02 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
 
Most of your write up was like a message in code to me, but I do like the pictures :)
 
I do like how the Pyro works in the first pyro image, Pete. Personally would like to see less shadow detail in the second one, just to get a bit more contrast.

25 ASA is so slow by modern standards but I can see you found some sunshine when you went outside.

It's great to see you playing with some new film. Keep it up please ;) (y)
 
The lack of an anti-halation can give a nice glow to highlights with Polypan which are somewhat visible in your final two shots, because of this I have tended to go for higher contrast with this film.
 
testing ROLLEI RETRO 400S now ---
 
Some RESULTS in 'Photos From Film'
 
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