Ferrania Orto 50 - My first 2 rolls - Shot with my Pentax MX - developed in D76

[@dorinciobanu33]

Nice video !

[@fasphoto]

Thanks I appreciate it.

[@jimwhite1760]

Wonderful images Frank! Please keep the content coming.

[@fasphoto]

Thanks so much Jim, I greatly appreciate it.

[@camerafusion]

Well done sir! I especially like the boardwalk pictures, the fog is awesome.

[@fasphoto]

Thanks Tony. My first time using ortho film.

[@camerafusion]

@@fasphoto they turned out great.

[@helgividar]

Thanks for sharing your work with this interesting film stock.

[@fasphoto]

Thanks for viewing my video I appreciate it,

[@conrailwitty]

Marvelous photographs man. I'm a recent inductee to the MX and now have two of them. Fantastic little dynamos they are and with a 40mm pancake lens, they can't be beat.

[@fasphoto]

Thank you so much. The MX is indeed a great little camera.

[@mariofazioli7534]

Hi Frank, i totally enjoyed your video. I visited Seaside HGTS. many times, Love it. Married a Jersey girl from Forked River, N.J. Great film, you are a good photographer.CANADA.

[@fasphoto]

Thank you Mario. I greatly appreciate it. I love take photos at Asbury park one of my favorite places.

[@chriscorey5164]

Thank you so much for that nice and informative video. The combination of the Adox D-76 developer (stock solution) and the Ferrania Orto 50 ISO film stock looks like a winning combination. The shadow detail looks good and highlights are nice and not blown out. I also like the contrast. I was wondering if you used a filter. I almost always shoot black and white film with a yellow filter. May have to try the Ferrania Orto 50 with a filter and without just to compare results. Anyway, another great video. Thanks!

[@fasphoto]

Thanks Chris. I too use a yellow filter from time to time with b&w film but I chose not to with this film since it's not sensitive to red to begin with. Could be interesting to find out which would be a good filter for this type of film. Something to research and experiment with in the future.

[@jimcook3882]

XLNT video in every respect. Learned a ton of tips on the Ferrania film stocks. Dying to use now!!! In your mind, why did you use ADOX D76 over Kodak D76??? Any developing differences would be appreciated? Thanks again, Jim C from Las Vegas, NV.

[@fasphoto]

Thank you so much Jim. Initially the main reason was it's availability in a 1 liter size vs Kodak at the time, available only to make 5 liters of stock, but it looks like Kodak is now also making a 1 liter size again. There are some other improvements as stated in the Freestyle Film description page - ( The new ADOX D-76 has significantly lower dissolving temperatures, as well as the Captura® technology that allows dust-free mixing. Additionally, all the borates were removed and replaced with a non-toxic biodegradable buffer. - The results and usability are identical to the old recipe.) So I figured I give it a try.

[@mamiyapress]

I live in a town where you can not buy B&W film so every frame is important to me, I get 40 exposures from a 36 roll, I can not afford to be wasteful.

[@fasphoto]

I get you. But I prefer to be safe than sorry. I worked in a camera store for over 34 yrs and I can't tell you how may many times I had customers come in to pick up their prints or slides with totally blank negatives because the film came off the take up spool never going thru the camera. But I do get ya. Film is expensive.