madNbad wrote:
Nice family portrait. Good coverage from the 125.
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Tina Kino wrote:
That's super nice!
Thank you both! Was a quick shot while we were out shopping, I'm excited to shoot some landscapes or something with it.
zi464 wrote:
Did anyone stop because you had dark cloth/cloak?
I have a viewer for it, and actually my 4x5. I prefer not using the dark cloth if I can help it. Several people do stop and talk to me though, mostly asking what the camera is or how old it is etc.
Foma Ortho 400 in 35mm is a lot easier to work with than the 120 version: it dries flat with no curls (the 120 version is the curliest film I've ever seen). These were shot with Nikon FM3a and Nikkor 85mm and 28mm lenses.
I'm having fun with the Intrepid Black 8x10; the two lenses used for this outing were the Fujinon SWD 125mm f8 and the Fujinon W 210mm f5.6. The 125mm nearly covered the entire negative; more careful centering might be the key, but zero room for movements, with an equivalent 35mm angle of 19mm . The 210mm gave me nearly 2 inches of displacement, with an equivalent 35mm angle of 33mm.
I've also finished Phase 1 of my semi-automated film processing station, for films from 35mm through 8x10, based on using the Jobo 1500, 2500, and 3000 series tanks; photos to follow...
James Markus wrote:
You need to try the method immediately following development while the emulsion is still soft, and only partially dry. Don't forget the heat - it sets it.
It works!!!
After drying and confirming the massive curl, the top strip was put back into the final rinse, back onto the reel facing the "other direction", and left to dry in a warm humid room. The curl is mostly gone. The strip below shows the original curl which has made this film very difficult to scan in the past. No more.
