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What's the lowest ISO film you've used?

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cabbiinc  Pro User  says:

How low can you go? What goes beyond the limits for you?
Posted at 9:11PM, 17 July 2008 PDT ( permalink )

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Heywood Industries  Pro User  says:

the slowest i have used is some 50asa that i x-processed...

Ms Saxophone

i've got some Pan-F (50asa) in the fridge that I should really use, and four rolls of Tech Pan coming from ebay that I'll try (well, one at least) at 25.

I generally prefer 400, though. But I'm not adverse to trying other things.
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clarkmackey  Pro User  says:

Kodachrome 25, but not in a TLR. Beautiful film for a sunny day or a tripod.
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the_wolf_brigade's GAS is incurable  Pro User  says:

You mean box speed? Or what I rated it at?

Lowest box speed is PanF.

Lowest rated speed...well, I shot PanF at 9ASA with a R25A filter, ND8 and polarizer. I've shot Polachrome at 1.5ASA and only just registered an image, though with 17 packs still left I've got some ideas for how to get better results.

TLR wise, I've shot Neopan 400 at night - basically box speed goes out the window.

Nothing's off limits for me. I've done a 4 hour pinhole shot before and would quite happily do longer shots with slow speeds given the chance.
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ac12basis says:

I've done ASA-25.

My personal preference for a "general purpose film" is for ASA/ISO 100. This gives me exposure flexibility during daylight that you don't have if you use Tri-X (only ONE exposure setting possible, 1/500 sec @ f/16).

But it also depends on what effect you want to get.
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fenderslash says:

I used Ilford Pan F 50iso in my Rolleicord once on a bright, sunny day and liked the results...

Rusty Ford

I regularly use Kodachrome 64 hand-held and occasionally Velvia 50 in my 35mm cameras. As long as I have a tripod I there's nothing I would consider as being too slow.
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seeker312  Pro User  says:

I've also used the Ilford PanF ISO 50, and generally, I love it. I'm not as crazy about the high-contrast results it gets on very bright days, but it is unparalleled for capturing fine details. Haven't shot any through my TLRs, though; I've used it in 35mm and through a 120 SLR, but I don't use my TLRs quite as much as I could.

Generally, I shoot Kodak T-Max ISO 100, as it is cheap and plentiful where I live, and it is almost as good at capturing detail as the PanF (and doesn't have quite as high contrast, either).

I've never had a problem hand-holding with slow film, even on overcast days. The only time I carry my tripod these days is if I need to have very tight control over my compositions, or if I'm shooting at night. Otherwise, I prefer not to carry it, since my tripod/head combination weighs almost 12 pounds!

A few examples (both using Kodak T-Max ISO 100 film):

ArgusAF_Norfolk01
Argus Argoflex TLR

YM-TLR_ORF-Night01
YashicaMat EM
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tomwarland says:

lowest speed in a TLR? iso10
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stevebell  Pro User  says:

Ilford Pan F+ iso 50 in the right conditions.
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magnimike  Pro User  says:

Kodak Panatomic-X when they made it. ISO 32.
Mike
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luvdatrodinal says:

Maco IR850 rated at EI 3
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Viv | Seattle Bon Vivant  Pro User  says:

Velvia 50 and EFKE 25. I love them both.
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surgeon24hrs  Pro User  says:

I shot efke IR820 today. ISO is 3 (three)!
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