Tina wrote:
O.k I"m very familiar with shooting 35mm film, ( I do B&W) developing,
making prints in my darkroom so I made a plunge and bought a Rolleiflex
camera medium format (dated 1955) and I got it today and the ASA only goes
up to 200 speed and I already ordered some 120 Ilford film at a speed of
400, now the question, how should I process it, I usually use D-76 and for
that matter I"m gonna put the camera on 200 speed and shoot away.Anything I
should do special in shooting or developing.....I didn't relize that the ASA
only went up to 200 speed....I'm learning....ever so slowly....thanks for
any info

Tina



My advice is to shoot the film at EI 200, and develop normally in D-76.
The true speed of many ASA400 films when exposed and processed for
normal photographic purposes is usually 1/2 the listed ASA, or very
close. For example, testing with my densitometer showed that 8x10 HP5+,
which Ilford calls a 400 speed film, resulted in an exposure index of 200.

-Peter

PS I have a 1953 Rolleiflex Automat TLR. If you have trouble focusing,
you might seriously consider a Maxwell bright screen.