Re: [APML] 120 films........Agfa 400

["bert katzung" <katzung1@home.com>]

Hi Bobby:
I still have that M8 on 35 mm unhypered Optima-2 that I posted a while back
on my "tests" page:
http://www.astronomy-images.com/Tests/Hi%20res%20image.htm
Of course, M8 is pretty bright in the red, so maybe it's not a very
sensitive test either.
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@home.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 3:25 AM
Subject: [APML] 120 films........Agfa 400


> I did a set of exposures 2 weeks on hypered Agfa 400 (optima II). It was
> hypered for 6 hours at 50 deg and 12 PSI. The negs look over-cooked. And
the
> negs are almost devoid of any red :-(
> I'm so discouraged from the result I'm not sure I'll try it with less
> hypering. Any other experience with this film out there? I know somebody
did
> a nice m42 shot a while back but m42 is so bright maybe it's not a proper
> test subject......or maybe Agfa copied Kodak and changed the emulsion.
> Bobby Middleton
>
>



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