(Currently UPDATED 11-2011)
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the film tab to get shooting & film-type details, speed & photo samples for dr5-processing.
The dr5 process is for producing B&W transparencies or inter- positives from almost any currently available B&W film, including SCALA film. SCALA is processed to a higher specification than the old AGFA process and currently better than anyone who is attempting to process SCALA film.
[[NOTE: Because dr5 is a unique process -[like Kodachrome]- each film has been rigorously tested before we offer to process it as a chrome. As sad as it is to acknowledge, none of the film companies have endorsed dr5 even though it is time-tested for well over 15+years as a service, producing superior image quality over the negative counterpart. Because dr5 is so stable, we can now be certain, if there is a film related problem instead of a process related one - be it from damage, age, operator error, condition or manufacture defect. Part of what we do here in QUALITY-CONTROL, with no help from the film companies or suppliers, is acquire films to test on a continual basis. This is a costly proposition for us. To-date, we have burdened the effort to inform our clients when there is a film issue & notify the manufacture or supplier of a film problem. From this date forward: If there is a FILM issue - we will only notify our clients that there is a FILM problem and that it was not process related. Clients will have to contact the manufacture or supplier about sub-quality product.]]
The ISO's listed on each link below are suggested
starting ISO's and Exposure index. Consider all these B&W films as new films! We strongly suggest you test the films you are
interested in before using the process for something important. dr5 completely changes these films from their negative counter-parts, the
exception would be SCALA-film. Though we have thoroughly
tested all these films in the dr5process,
our normal ISO might differ slightly from yours. Its up to you to establish
the speed/exposure best for you. Be confident that dr5 is very stable. When you submit film for processing we require a 'shot
ISO', REGARDLESS of the factory speed. The iso you choose for
any of the below films, that film is treated as the iso you shot it at. This link; 
explains push cost per film type.
EXAMPLE: HP5-400 @1000iso then becomes
1000iso film. Again, be confident that
the dr5 line
is very stable !
We can't stress enough
that you use the freshest film obtainable and test old film stock
before you use it for dr5.
ATTENTION: 'FUJI ACROS' users; ACROS 'will not' reverse-process. We have had a rash of ACROS being sent in for dr5. No one was more upset than us that this film would not run in our process. ACROS will not run in dr5.
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CINE FILM (CALL FOR AVAILABLE PROCESSING)
DISCONTINUED FILMS: NOTE; We will continue to run ALL discontinued films.
other discontinued films run im dr5: macoPO, macoTP, APX100
The
following below films are not recommended or CANNOT be run through the dr5-process:
ALL FOMA FILMS(exceptFOMAPAN-R) • SHANGHI • FUJI-ACROS100
(call for some old or unlisted films) • ALL E6, ALL C-41.
