Foma Retropan 320

Foma Retropan 320 film is a special panchromatic black and white negative film. It has a distinctive grain, with good resolution and contour sharpness. Compared to other films it has a very clear base and it also dries flat. These characteristics make Retropan a good film for scanning.

Retropan 320 film has a wide range of halftones and a soft feel. As mentioned above, this film has a particularly distinctive grain. This lends the film a unique look.

If you’d like to see some examples, you can see some tests we did here. Martin Reed has also done some testing, read his take on the film Retropan 320 and the Search for Dr Dee on the Darkside website.