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5 November, 2025

Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan

By Scott Ferguson

5 November, 2025

/ Ilford Film, Ilford Pan F, /

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RichardH on Original, Freewill, Artificial
That is some fine work, Raymond! The deep tones of your images capture the dense shade at the base of…
Scott Ferguson on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
Hi Russ, Thanks so much! It's kind of hard to believe I was too shy to ask people for a…
Scott Ferguson on Pushing Pan F Plus: first stop, Santa Monica, second stop, Manhattan
Hi Christopher, I believe they use Kodak TMax. I called the lab, Photo Life in Brooklyn, to ask them that…

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