HP5 SuperGrain - Industrial heritage

Industrial Photography - inside Serimide Impianto Idroforo

Film: Ilford HP5+
Development: SuperGrain 1+15  7'

Camera: Minolta SRT303

Slightly thin at visual inspection, high range negatives.

Here some direct negative scans. Even in difficult indoor lightning situations, the tonal range is impressive.

Pump room - Minolta SRT303 - Rokkor 28/3.5

Here an image with just indirect window light, metal and bricks.
Not only the light Rokkor 28/3.5 defends itself quite well at full aperture, but this film and developer combination extacts good detail and contrast.

Boiler front - Minolta SRT303 - Rokkor 28/3.5

As a proof, here an extreme detail of the boiler plate. You can clearly read "Associazione Utenti di Caldaie a Vapore" ! Not bad for HP5+.

If you like it, the image is on sale, in different prints and on some objects.

OM1 + SFX200 in Supergrain - Aerial and not

I run an  Ilford SFX200 in my Olympus OM1

I developed it Supergrain 1+12 21°C 7'.

The results are slightly thin but quite pleasant and usable. Scanned very well, the grain is present, as I have experienced with this film before and the developer also, so somehow expected. Looks a bit like HP5.

Here some aerial images, with a standard Red filter (Olympus OM1 - 50/1.8):

Here an image without filter which shows the extreme dynamic range this film can handle with this developer combination (Always Olympus OM1 - 28/2.8).

The Devil's Bridge - PanF Rodinal

A lot of people do not recommend PanF and Rodinal together, I find it instead a very interesting combination. The negatives are not very strong, but with a full greyscale, very printable and perfectly scannable.

Mamiya 645;  Ilford PanF 50/18° ISO; Rodinal 1+50;  12' at 20°C

You can acquire a print, poster or home decor for it on Fine Art America.

Rollei Supergrain - Venice 2016

I experimented with the Rollei SuperGrain developer with the rolls shot in Venice, 2016.
Shots are from a Mamiya 645 and the weather was rainy, the light wasn't optimal. Bad conditions for good black & white!

First, Rollei RPX 100 in Supergrain 1+12, 22°C for 6'30" (right time, high temperature).
I find the results smooth with an incredible depth of greys.
I would definitely recommend this Film/Developer combination.

Ilford HP5 in SuperGrain 1+12, 20°C for 6'30" (suggested time)
The results are a bit harsher than the RPX100, however still good.

Pisa (FP4 in Rodinal)

Pisa Cathedral seen from the Baptistry

Mamiya 645 -  45mm/2.8 Sekor

Ilford FP4+ rollfilm, exposed 100/21° ISO
Rodinal 1+50, 16' agitation every 2' at 22°C

The result shows a very good control of the highlights (sky) with rich details in the shadow part, what you would expect from FP4+ and Rodinal! A classic combination that always works. Thanks to the 6x4.5 format, the grain is not disturbing and completes the old-school feel.

If you like this image, you can buy it as print, poster, home decor on Fine Art America. Also a very similar color image, shot on Slide Film, is available.