First roll with Adox XT-3 1+1, 12 minutes. Might have to adjust a few setting in NLP. Some needed some tweaking others looked great without any adjustment.
There is something beautiful about the resiliency of nature. This area under the transmission lines would be a sea of wildflowers. But for some reason the city or land manager cuts it all down. Not sure why, when they didn't it was a marvel and the land is not used for anything.
But here in the cage, they still thrive.
Desmolicious wrote:
Your handling/processing of HP5 is excellent. Love these results. Great shots.
Thanks! I think something is a tad off with my metering. Also, I may try reducing the developing time just a bit. The first one with Andie was a straight conversion in NLP but most of the others needed a bump in contrast or a reduction in brightness. I'm going back to just a UV filter and may adjust the ISO to 320. The Adox data sheet was a big help.
I also shoot Pro400H at 400. Even this old roll of 220.
Maybe it's just me, but I find it kinda weird how the internet default is to overexpose kolor c41 film.
Here is a larger version of the image I've submitted for the Weekly Assignment, "Bones". I used an ancient roll of TMax that was a gift from Huss:
~30 year old TMax 1600 at ASA 64. Bracketed, f/8. N90s, 20/2.8 AF, SB-24, tripod. Commercial processing in the Czech Republic. Digitized w/D810, 60mm AF, ES-1.
madNbad wrote:
Thanks! I think something is a tad off with my metering. Also, I may try reducing the developing time just a bit. The first one with Andie was a straight conversion in NLP but most of the others needed a bump in contrast or a reduction in brightness. I'm going back to just a UV filter and may adjust the ISO to 320. The Adox data sheet was a big help.
Having recently started working my way through 100' of HP5+ in Xtol, I was also surprised to find my images were slightly overdeveloped. I checked Ilford's developing/agitation recommendations and it turns out I was shaking the dang thing too much:
"With spiral tanks, invert the tank 4 times during the first 10 seconds, then invert a further 4 times during the first
10 seconds for each further minute."
Back in December I moved apartments. In an effort to get some furniture-buying-funds I consigned my Voigtlander 50mm Apo-Lanthar at a local camera shop (hoping that it would sell quickly during the holidays).
It did not sell.
Picked it back up this morning. Maybe I'll give the lens another shot. I really like the ergonomics of it (it has a floating element and yet the weight of the focus ring is much lighter and smoother than other Voigt lenses).
Brian by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Zeiss Ikon ZM, Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar VM, Kodak T-Max 100, Xtol 1:1
Ross by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Zeiss Ikon ZM, Voigtlander 50mm f/2 Apo-Lanthar, Kodak Portra 400
Lisa by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Leica M5, Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar VM, Kodak T-Max 400, Xtol 1:1
Dad by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Zeiss Ikon ZM, Voigtlander 50mm f/2 Apo-Lanthar VM, Kodak Tri-X 400, Rodinal 1:50
