{"id":676,"date":"2025-09-07T10:48:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/?p=676"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:08:17","slug":"yerba-buena-gardens-area-japan-camera-hunter-pan-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/2025\/09\/07\/yerba-buena-gardens-area-japan-camera-hunter-pan-400\/","title":{"rendered":"Yerba Buena Gardens Area (Japan Camera Hunter Pan 400)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With my beloved Kodak Plus-X 125 gone forever, I have been sampling monochrome films.\u00a0 Japan Camera Hunter Pan 400 is a fast, &#8220;true&#8221; black and white (by which I mean it can be developed in chemistry for monochrome film) film with deep shadows and good contrast.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m assembling a collection of both bright and dark buildings and details to show off this film&#8217;s &#8220;look.&#8221;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-677 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-677 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-677\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pyramid2728-08.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Deep blacks with nuance.\" data-attachment-id=\"682\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome image of reflections on a matte metal tiled surface\" title=\"Deep blacks with nuance.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pyramid2728-08\/1257954173.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Deep blacks with nuance.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-forever212728-11.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The film has pleasant midtones, and the shadows preserve detail. There is less detail in the highlights than Ilford film.\" data-attachment-id=\"680\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome image of a rounded, historic-looking building with overhanging cornices and rows of arched windows with one row of smaller, rectilinear windows. Wires cross the image horizontally.\" title=\"The film has pleasant midtones, and the shadows preserve detail. There is less detail in the highlights than Ilford film.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-forever212728-11\/1650567665.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">The film has pleasant midtones, and the shadows preserve detail. There is less detail in the highlights than Ilford film.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-welcome-jcm-2728-05.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Entrance to SF&#039;s Jewish Contemporary Museum\" data-caption-desc=\"Monochrome image of a square glass door in a rectilinear frame surrounded by a bright, all white arch.\" data-attachment-id=\"678\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome image of a square glass door in a rectilinear frame surrounded by a bright, all white arch.\" title=\"Entrance to SF&#039;s Jewish Contemporary Museum\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-welcome-jcm-2728-05\/741920660.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Entrance to SF's Jewish Contemporary Museum<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Monochrome image of a square glass door in a rectilinear frame surrounded by a bright, all white arch.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-4seas2728-04.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"This film displays strong contrast, white-hot reflections, and deep shadows\" data-attachment-id=\"679\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome image of a skyscraper corner; a screen looking like a segmented topographical map dominates the image, its right side reflecting hotly.\" title=\"This film displays strong contrast, white-hot reflections, and deep shadows\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-4seas2728-04\/3687371274.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">This film displays strong contrast, white-hot reflections, and deep shadows<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-moscones2728-02.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Nuanced dark areas are easily achieved, and detail is preserved well.  This is a brighter image, and retaining detail in the brightest areas is also possible.\" data-attachment-id=\"681\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A monochrome image of a building with metal screens with different types of perforations, plus a dark, reflective glass grid.\" title=\"Nuanced dark areas are easily achieved, and detail is preserved well.  This is a brighter image, and retaining detail in the brightest areas is also possible.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-moscones2728-02\/1264602628.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Nuanced dark areas are easily achieved, and detail is preserved well.  This is a brighter image, and retaining detail in the brightest areas is also possible.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-walgreens-2728-12.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The brightly lid side of a dark gray building.  Details render nicely.\" data-attachment-id=\"683\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monochrome image of a bright sky with a dark building covered in columns and framed windows\" title=\"The brightly lid side of a dark gray building.  Details render nicely.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-walgreens-2728-12\/3689191033.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">The brightly lid side of a dark gray building.  Details render nicely.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I shot JCH on the same day I used Ilford XP2 in the same conditions with my twin lens reflex camera, and so had opportunities to compare the two head-to-head.\u00a0 In fact, I chose the end of one roll to shoot a different angle of the same building with similar exposure settings: look at the difference!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-685\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-685\" src=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016.jpg\" alt=\"Two monochrome images of the same historic building with a complex facade of arched windows\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-compare-JCH-Pan-400-with-Ilford-XP2_3016-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JCH is on the left, Ilford XP2 is on the right. Exposures were similar. Both render detail finely: there are layers to the black tones in JCH.\u00a0 Ilford shows more detail in the mid and lighter tones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JCH has deeper shadows, which still preserve shadow detail, but are more dramatic.\u00a0 The overall images are bolder (especially in smaller sizes or from afar) as a result.\u00a0 JCH is a superb option for dramatic and bold black and white images.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With my beloved Kodak Plus-X 125 gone forever, I have been sampling monochrome films.\u00a0 Japan Camera Hunter Pan 400 is a fast, &#8220;true&#8221; black and white (by which I mean it can be developed in chemistry for monochrome film) film with deep shadows and good contrast. 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