An Jing on Fuji 400. Shot with Contax G1 and 90mm lens. I was amazed fine the grain is for 400 speed film. All 3 are crops from the original 35mm neg. The horizontal pic is half of the frame.
rattymouse wrote:
Those are great shots Jon and your processing came out well. But why guess on times? Why not either consult the Kentmere web site or the massive development chart?
I checked massive dev chart and nothing for dilution h for kentmere 100. I like dilution h because it "poops out" so to speak at such high dilutions keeping highlights in check and working on the shadows, or so is the theory from a few different places on the web (of which I have of late since switching to dil h and this semi semi stand technique have come to see). I could use dilution b but know I want to use a more dilute solution long term so finding what works for me. I find kentmere 400 does extremely well at 14min (cold water, 12.5-13min warmer "summer" tap water). I find my delta400 times as well as hp5+ and triX working well at that time as well. Guess I am coming up with my own times for my inexact methods of developing (I use straight tap water and guess the temp). I am more precise with c-41 for obvious reasons but am enjoying the flexibility with traditional B&W processing.
retrofocus wrote:
Great film IR shots! I am a lot into infrared shooting but so far only digital. I want to try it at some point soon with my 35 mm film camera, too. How did you manage to get the details so sharp on film when adjusting for the correct focus in IR is a bit of a gamble (the red distance marks on the focus scale of the lens are sometimes not accurate enough). Did you simply use a small enough aperture and still avoiding hot spot formation?
Thanks! As for sharpness ... well 6x7 is a lot more forgiving than 35mm at any output size. Although at pretty good enlargements they're still sharp, so I must have gotten lucky. I front focused slightly (the Baby Linhof is bellows focus, so no IR index marks for me) and maybe the Xenotar does not have a great deal of IR shift, because it's not hard to get sharp output with this lens. (Not all frames came out sharp of course.) f-number typically f/16 (which DOF wise isn't quite f/8 on 35mm), never had a hot spot problem with this lens.
Jon Buffington wrote:
I checked massive dev chart and nothing for dilution h for kentmere 100. I like dilution h because it "poops out" so to speak at such high dilutions keeping highlights in check and working on the shadows, or so is the theory from a few different places on the web (of which I have of late since switching to dil h and this semi semi stand technique have come to see). I could use dilution b but know I want to use a more dilute solution long term so finding what works for me.
My long winded response
Well, I think you did a good job. But if you're complaining about dense negs, could try agitating less. Or dilute even more. The experts all said I was asking for disaster using XTOL 1:3 but I've used it 1:5 semi-stand with no problems. Got slightly more grain (who cares with sheet film...) just possibly slightly more accutance (but XTOL's pretty sharp to start with). That's the great thing about B/W negs ... there's no right answer, just different things that work for different situations.
wfektar, no, not complaining, more just stating my experience with the film for the first roll of it I shot. I was burned recently by underdevelopment and figure best to overdevelop until I get my times where I want them. I am with you 100% about agitation and am very gentle.
Steve464 wrote:
An Jing on Fuji 400. Shot with Contax G1 and 90mm lens. I was amazed fine the grain is for 400 speed film. All 3 are crops from the original 35mm neg. The horizontal pic is half of the frame.
wfektar wrote:
Thanks! As for sharpness ... well 6x7 is a lot more forgiving than 35mm at any output size. Although at pretty good enlargements they're still sharp, so I must have gotten lucky. I front focused slightly (the Baby Linhof is bellows focus, so no IR index marks for me) and maybe the Xenotar does not have a great deal of IR shift, because it's not hard to get sharp output with this lens. (Not all frames came out sharp of course.) f-number typically f/16 (which DOF wise isn't quite f/8 on 35mm), never had a hot spot problem with this lens....Show more →
That's great! Maybe the larger lenses are constructed in a way that it makes hot spot formation less likely - very interesting!
Another image from the 2015 Minnesota State Fair...
My wife gave me a scanner for Christmas so that I can start working through the negatives that have been piling up. Nothing fancy, just an Epson V550. Pretty disappointed in its perforamnce so far, but I haven't tried non-stock film holders, wet mounting, etc yet. The photo below was scanned with my A7 and a Nikon 55/3.5 macro. A lot more detail in my A7 "scans," but it's a big pain and I've had problems with glare. This one turned out OK, though.
Thank! It's great to be able to contribute to the thread. I've made it up to around Page 400 whilst waiting on film/development and found inspiration in abundance.
Ektar, more Portra, more Delta 400 and Tri-X are already on the way.
Next step is to try developing some myself. Keeping my eyes peeled for anyone selling off their Darkroom.
Welcome to film-world Richard! Your second and third shots are favourites from your post.
I don't post often enough on here but I'm certainly keen to use my various film cameras more. I've just picked up an M2 that turns out to be somewhat more weather-beaten than expected, having previously owned an M3 DS and an M6 Classic, (both of which I should not have sold).
re home development, I simply do my own processing (35mm and MF, soon to include colour I hope) and then scan using a V700 for MF and a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV for 35mm.
Just joined FM a few days ago and I'm happy to see that film is well-represented.
It seems I've come full circle. From an AE-1 fifteen years ago, to DSLRs, mirrorless, and now back (occasionally) to the AE-1 and some other film cameras. Gotta say I'm enjoying the experience again. Here's a few with the 50 f1.4 SSC on fujicolor 100
