B&W Reversal film.

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RaglanSurf said:
For all those that lamented the passing of the original Agfa Scala, it's back (sort of) http://www.adox.de/Photo/adox-scala/
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That's interesting. Have you ever shot reversal black and white?

Thinking about it, we don't project images very often now, so what would be the advantages of taking black and white reversal?
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is simply Adobe Silvermax which has been repackaged so it's clearer it can be processed as slides.

By the way, you can create slides from lots of different B&W negative film, but some produce better results than others. You obviously want the ones with a clear base. The traditional emulsions seem to be the best, such as FP4, HP5 and Rollei retro 80s.
 
ChrisR said:
That's interesting. Have you ever shot reversal black and white?

Thinking about it, we don't project images very often now, so what would be the advantages of taking black and white reversal?
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I guess they are mostly to project, which is obviously spectacular! One of the frequent comments is that you get more detail when they are reversed processed. It sounds counter-intuitive, but apparently some B&W film has finer grain when reversed than in its negative form. The thought of medium format B&W slides in my 6x6 projector keeps me moving forward with the project.

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ChrisR said:
That's interesting. Have you ever shot reversal black and white?

Thinking about it, we don't project images very often now, so what would be the advantages of taking black and white reversal?
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Start up his own mini 35mm cinema :D
 
I have a couple of exposed 35mm rolls of Rollei b&w reversal film sat in the fridge.
I only bought them as at the time as a pack of two, they were on promotion and cheaper than b&w negative film.
I've yet to develop them so I have no idea how good or bad the results are although they are rated at 20 ISO so potentially they could be very smooth
Either way it's very unlikely I'll purchase again......certainly not for the need of projecting my images.
 
Feeling somewhat old, I used to shoot Agfa Dia Direct in my distant youth. This was when I wanted mono slides for projection. I might shoot some of this Adox/Scala Reboot, for no other reason than nostalgia!
 
According to the Adox website

SCALA ist a black and white reversal film intended for reversal processing. This is not a negative film which could be reversal processed rather it has been designed especially for this purpose.

If Scala is reversal porcessed optimal exposure shall be set to 160 ASA.

SCALA is coated onto a clear triacetate base and features an increased silver content (in comparison to a negative film) thus it yields a DMAX of 3,6 and higher (depending on the reversal process used).

SCALA has an anti halation layer inbetween the emulsion and the base for optimal scharpness and detail contrast.

This could of course just be marketing blurb however it would appear this isn't just b&w neg film that can be processed as reversal film.
 
I dunno about projection.
I still shoot slide quite a bit, I just like they idea that you can make sense of a slide, put it on a white b/g or light box and you can see everything there is to see only......smaller.
I have thousands of b/w negs but they are just hard copies to store really, they don't stand in their own right as little photos I can relate to.....colour neg is even dafter..:)
 
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