Rattymouse: Thanks for your comments; I still have both models (65mm & 90mm) and have enjoyed their robust size and quality of image. The strange looks I get from people are priceless when I advance the film, as they expected the camera to be digital...
Happy shooting,
Edd
How are you scanning your films? They look quite nice on the screen.
Camera: Voigtlander Bessa lll with the 55mm f4.5 lens
120 Film: Arista 100 EDU
Developer: Xtol 1:1 mixed half with plain water
Straight from scan with Epson 4990
rattymouse wrote:
How are you scanning your films? They look quite nice on the screen.
Thanks...I try my best to adjust the images for two presentation modes, digital prints and the Web. The fun really begins when I head into my actual darkroom to print and wet-process fiber based prints.
I use a CanoScan 9000 (flatbed) for the medium format, a CanoScan 9950 (flatbed) for 4x5 and up, and a CanoScan 4000 35mm film scanner (I have a second, unused, as a spare), all running Vuescan Pro 64. Ed Hamrick (Vuescan creator) made it all happen with his software, keeping a lot of legacy scanners in the game.
I just got several rolls delivered back from NCPS and have to admit am I quite satisfied with their service. For slides it is little bit cheaper than mailing envelopes one can buy in B&H. The negatives also look much cleaner than ones returned by one photo service I found here in Phoenix.
Only scanned few 3 rolls so far so it is kind of mishmash. I noticed that even though Portra negatives give more room for errors I still managed to overexpose some. When I scan I can rescue them but it gives them some magenta tint. Have to learn to be more patient and use ND grad filter.
Thanks Jon. Your photos are shot at Great Sand Dunes NP I assume? BTW, how do you find Ektar 100? Currently I use Portra 160/400 and Fuji NPS (mostly expired 4-5 years). I have few boxes of fresh Ektar but haven't yet tried it. I intend to use it next time I go on a longer trip across Utah/AZ to shoot some landscapes at sunrise/sunset. I hope it is a little bit more forgiving to a novice than slide film.
Yes, Great Sand Dunes. I spent 5 days there last month and working my way through the film I shot. I love Ektar for day time. Colors are super saturated even in harsh light, sharp, fine grained with good resolution. Forgiving as well, as is negative films. I purposely shoot it during daytime hours on landscapes and leave the 5dkmkii in the car/at home.
Took a family trip to the Westcoast. I had a roll of HP5+ and Neopan400 so I did stand development, can't believe how grainy it is. GF670, Mamiya 7 w 43mm, Minolta CLE with CV 21/4.
rattymouse wrote:
Jon, how do you control your temperature of development when doing color processing at home? Do you have a Jobo by chance?
I use a water bath (large pot on the stove) and add hot water to the developer and blix. I put a thermometer in the water. When the temp gets right (I start hot, check while it cools down, sometimes have to add more water), I start developing. I use a Patterson tank. Once I start, it is quick and the temp does not drop enough to matter. I overthought it before I did it. Very easy. I shied away from it for a long time believing how critical and exact everything must be. Really very easy. I watched a tutorial or two on youtube as well.
Give it a shot. Cost saving and I find I am getting much better results than I was getting from Walgreens.
Jon Buffington wrote:
I use a water bath (large pot on the stove) and add hot water to the developer and blix. I put a thermometer in the water. When the temp gets right (I start hot, check while it cools down, sometimes have to add more water), I start developing. I use a Patterson tank. Once I start, it is quick and the temp does not drop enough to matter. I overthought it before I did it. Very easy. I shied away from it for a long time believing how critical and exact everything must be. Really very easy. I watched a tutorial or two on youtube as well.
Give it a shot. Cost saving and I find I am getting much better results than I was getting from Walgreens.
No, just c-41. I am really a novice at this. Only been developing at home for about 3-4 months. Just finding it easy. Have a batch of xtol to mix and some hp-5 so ready to learn that as well.
