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Rollei RPX 25
Lowsensitivity,highresolution,panchromaticblackandwhitefilm
TheRolleiRPX25isapanchromaticB/WfilmwithanominalsensitivityofISO25/15,whichiscastonamodern
crystalclear,syntheticcarrier.
Thisfilmischaracterizedbyitshighresolutionfinegrainandhighedgesharpness.TheRolleiRPX25performs
wellinoverorunderexposureduetoitsoptimal
Sensitivityreserveofupto2stops.Dependingonthedeveloperandthecompensationcapabilityofthisfilm
willgivewideexcitedpronounced.
The5mufilmsilverrichpanchromaticsensitizedRolleiRPX25ispouredintoacrystalclearpolyestercarrier
of100mu.
Mainfeaturesinbrief
LowsensitivepanchromaticfilmatISO25/15
ResolutionContrastRatio1000:1=260lines/mm
RMSgranularity(x1000)=8
Exposurerange(between12and50ISO)
Goodinpushpullproperties
Goodsound
Verygoodmaximumblackness;
Transparent=idealforscanningandaslide
Optimumflatnessthankstoanticurlinglayer
LayerStructure
Note
Sincethismoviewaswateredonamodernsyntheticfootage,thereisariskthattheremaybeapreexposure
(gray horizontal stripes) in handling the cartridge during loading and unloading in daylight. Therefore, we
recommendhandling"protectedfromlight",butnotinthedark.
RecordingSpecifications
Spectralsensitivity
Reciprocity/Schwarzschildeffect
From
1/10001
2
10
20
50
EffectiveExposure
3
20
50
180
Behaviorduringlongexposures
TheRPX25requiresatexposuretimesbetween1sand1/10000snocorrection,becauseitfulfillsthereciprocity
law in this area. For longer exposure times than 1 s, this film needs as well as other films because of the
Schwarzschildeffectanoverexposure,asmoreexposuremeterindicates.Determineinsuchcases,therequired
longexposurewiththecurvefromthemeasuredvalueinthetableas
FilterFactors
Filter
Yellow(8)
YellowDark(15)
Yellowgreen(11)
Orange(22)
Red(25)
Reddark(29)
Aperture
Value
1.5
3
2
3
4
8
Filter
Factor
0.5
1.5
1
2
2.25
3
Recording
Situationwithoutfilter:
Withoutfilter
Yellow(8)
DarkYellow(15)
Yellowgreen(11)
Red(25)
Absorptioncurvesoffilters
1.Yellow(8);2.orange(22);3.Red(25);4.Reddark(29)
Developer
The development result is well known not only dependent on time, temperature and type, but also on the
development method (tank, bowl, processor). In order to achieve reproducible results, the following points
shouldbenoted
Forprocessinginthetincansisconstantlyinthefirstminuteandthenevery30seconds(tilt).Development
timesunderthreeminutestoavoid!
Forprocessingindrums(rotarydevelopment),therotationalspeedshouldbegreaterthan30U/min(changing
thedirectionofrotation).Developmenttimesoflessthanthreeminutesshouldbeavoided.
DevelopmentTimes
Thedevelopmenttimesgivenbelowareguidelinesonlyandarebasedonanaveragecontrastof=
0.65.Dependingontheindividualprocessingconditions,deviationsarepossible.
Dilution
Development
time(min.)
1 + 25
6:00
1 + 50
11:00
1 + 15
5:30
1 + 31
7:00
Rollei Supergrain
1 + 12
5:00
Developer
1+4
Ilford Ilfosol 3
1+3
12:00
(24)
5:00
1 +1
8:00
Ilford Perceptol
Kodak HC-110
Kodak X-Tol
1+1
B
1+1
10:00
5:00
8:00
Paterson FX39
1+9
8:00
1+4
5:00