The Lomography Earl Grey B&W 100 35mm is a black and white film. It can be exposed in 35mm cameras, but it is also available as 120.
With this film, Lomography promises an atmospheric black, strong white as well as various fantastic shades of gray. The Earl Grey has a sensitivity of ISO 100 and cannot be developed in C-41, but must be processed in a black and white developer. Rodinal (sold under the name Adox Adonal or R09 One Shot, among others) is a good developer, especially for beginners. It is relatively inexpensive and easy to use.
It is named after the tea variety "Earl Grey".
At this time, May 2012, it is manufactured in the Czech Republic. From this, one could conclude that it is a film from Foma. It is suspected that it is the Fomapan 100. Of course, Lomography can always change their source and therefore you should not rely on it 100%.
Development of the film
Earl Grey B&W 100 development times.
| Developer | Dilution | ISO | Time | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-76 | Stock | ISO 100 | 6 min | 20 °C |
| D-76 | 1+1 | ISO 100 | 9 min | 20 °C |
| ID-11 | Stock | ISO 100 | 6 min | 20 °C |
| ID-11 | 1+1 | ISO 100 | 9 min | 20 °C |
| Ilfosol 3 | 1+14 | ISO 100 | 6 min | 20 °C |
| Ilfosol 4 | 1+9 | ISO 100 | 7 min | 20 °C |
| Ilford Microphen | Stock | ISO 100 | 6 min | 20 °C |
| Ilford Microphen | 1+1 | ISO 100 | 9 min | 20 °C |
| Ultrafin | 1+20 | ISO 100 | 7 min | 20 °C |
| Rodinal | 1+25 | ISO 100 | 4 min | 20 °C |
| Rodinal | 1+50 | ISO 100 | 8 min | 20 °C |
| Kodak T-Max | 1+4 | ISO 100 | 6 min | 20 °C |
| Xtol | Stock | ISO 100 | 5 min | 20 °C |
| Xtol | 1+2 | ISO 100 | 9 min | 20 °C |
Calculation of the development solution
| Dilution | Developer (ml) | Water (ml) |
|---|---|---|
| Stock | 500 | 0 |
| 1+1 | 250 | 250 |
| 1+14 | 33 | 467 |
| 1+9 | 50 | 450 |
| 1+20 | 24 | 476 |
| 1+25 | 19 | 481 |
| 1+50 | 10 | 490 |
| 1+4 | 100 | 400 |
| 1+2 | 167 | 333 |
Sample photos
The sample photos were developed at a dilution of 1+50 for 8 minutes at 20 degrees in Rodinal and then scanned with the Canoscan 9000F (eBay / Amazon*). The images were taken with the Nikon EM, an SLR camera.
