[LargeFormat] J & C Film

[Stuart Phillips]

Looking at development times, it looks like this film might be Bergger 200.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@rcn.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] J & C Film


> The reason I'm using Rodinal is because it's given on the J and C web site
> (12 minutes 1:50 EI 200). The other times are for their own developers.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Wiseman" <elox@hot.rr.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 11:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] J & C Film
>
>
> > > I'm using it and like it. I develop in Rodinal, although I may try it
> > > with
> > > another developer.  According to who you ask it's supposed to be
either
> > > Forte or Bergger. It's supposed to have more silver than modern films
> > > (hence
> > > the comparison with Super XX). I think when this came up, Richard took
> > > issue
> > > with the statement, asking quite reasonably, how much silver does it
> > > have?
> > > How much does modern film have? What does it mean more silver? Richard
> > > didn't answer the question and I don't think anyone else did :) I
> > > don't know
> > > the answer, but the price is right and I like the results I'm getting.
> >
> > I noticed that most of the comments mentioned using Rodinal as the
> > developer. This would work for me also as it seems to be both cheap to
> > use and easy to find. What dilution/time have you been using?  What EI?
> >
> > JeffW.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >> OK, next question for the group. Has any here actually tried J&C
Photo
> > >> Classic 200 film. I have an old Graphic 2.25 X 3.25 camera and I'm
> > >> adding the 4x5 and would like to find one film that is available in
> > >> sheets for both cameras. I plan to use just the one film for about a
> > >> year and get all of the bugs worked out of using the cameras,
handling
> > >> and processing the film and printing with the larger sizes. And it
> > >> isn't too expensive so it helps my budget even if I shoot lots of
> > >> film.
> > >> :-) I have found a couple of brief comments/reviews that refer to it
> > >> as
> > >> being similar to Super XX, but since I never used that film I have
> > >> nothing to compare with.
> > >>
> > >> Any comments or information would be appreciated.
> >
> >
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