VERDICT
Czech manufacturer of Fomapan black-and-white film and darkroom chemistry, making film since 1921 - foma.cz
Depends. Buy if you shoot analog black-and-white film and want a cheap, characterful emulsion; the film forums largely vouch for it. Skip entirely if you expected a software tool — this is consumable film and chemistry, not an app.
Medium. Based on ~40 public sources, mostly analog-film forum reviews. foma.cz is a film manufacturer, not a software product.
Fomapan 100, 35mm roll
$7.69 (was $6.29 before 2023)
medium
Price rose ~22% in 2023 ($6.29 to $7.69/roll); more hikes possible
medium
Batch-to-batch quality variance reported; buy one batch per project
low
Fomadon developer instructions confuse first-time home developers
low
Guess: ordering from the Czech factory outside the EU may mean customs delays
Value for money: 4/5
Rating
$7.69 (was $6.29 before 2023)
Starting price
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$7.69 (was $6.29 before 2023)
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Analog communities broadly like Foma as a budget, characterful B&W film, with recurring grumbles about price rises and consistency.
“Es ist ÜBERHAUPT NICHTS FALSCH an FOMA”
“Je suis juste un fanboy de Foma, soyez indulgents avec moi.”
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Pricier, more forgiving classic 400-speed B&W film
Finer-grain 125-speed option shooters weigh against Foma
Foma vs Ilford FP4+Based on ~40 public sources, mostly analog-film forum reviews. foma.cz is a film manufacturer, not a software product.
Not software — Foma makes cheap, characterful Czech B&W film. Loved by darkroom hobbyists; irrelevant to everyone else.
Based on ~40 public sources, mostly analog-film forum reviews. foma.cz is a film manufacturer, not a software product.
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