kelly tippett Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I think it is called halation? I'm planning to buy 7266 tri-x but became aware that there might be some ghosting, b/c B&W film is bad about getting the reflection coming in off the gate/plate. Besides correcting the gate/plate problem what 16mm B&W reversal helps prevent the ghosting effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Downes Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I think it is called halation? I'm planning to buy 7266 tri-x but became aware that there might be some ghosting, b/c B&W film is bad about getting the reflection coming in off the gate/plate. Besides correcting the gate/plate problem what 16mm B&W reversal helps prevent the ghosting effect. The ghosting effect is a reflection off of the pressure plate, hence why the older 16mm cameras had their gates painted black. The only solution is, frankly, to paint it black. There is only 1 stock I know of with the anti-ghosting layer available for 16mm, and that is Fomapan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Darling Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 I've shot thousands of feet of black & white and must say I never hand any issues myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly tippett Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Thanks for helping ya'll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 As far as I'm aware all film has had an anti-halation layer for years. It's the blackish coating on the base and it dissolves in processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_bennett Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Ahh, Tri-x and Plus-x both have anti-halation for years probably since they were first made. A lot of ghosting can still happen if there's a problem with the pressure plate not set correctly so make sure it's firm. All films have this backing and can be prone to this not just black and white and thus why they have the anti-halation layer. Fomapan only advertise they have the layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted October 26, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted October 26, 2006 I think it is called halation? I'm planning to buy 7266 tri-x but became aware that there might be some ghosting, b/c B&W film is bad about getting the reflection coming in off the gate/plate. Besides correcting the gate/plate problem what 16mm B&W reversal helps prevent the ghosting effect. This can happen with any film, not only black and white. The amount of halation is going to increase with gross local overexposure, so to minimize it, just don't overexpose light sources, skies, etc any more than you have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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