astrodave wrote:
A few of my favorite XPAN shots from Italy a couple of weeks ago. Portra 400 (shot at 200, processed at 400) Processing and scan by richardphotolab.com
I should know what you mean by XPAN, astrodave, but I don't. What platform did u shoot these with? And, where are you from in Dallas? I'm just down the road in College Station.
Kenj8246 wrote:
I should know what you mean by XPAN, astrodave, but I don't. What platform did u shoot these with? And, where are you from in Dallas? I'm just down the road in College Station.
Kenny
I'm in East Dallas. XPAN is the Hasselblad XPAN panoramic 35mm camera. Shoots almost 2 normal 35mm frames combined in wide format.
retrofocus wrote:
I personally like TMax better than Tri-X, but both work well with D76.
I also prefer TMax 100 more so for my 4X5 work but I soup it in Rodinal or Gordon Hutching's PMK. TriX and D76 is my goto 35mm setup, whether it's real TriX or Arista Premium 400. Still have a fair stash of that in the fridge.
Tom, nice to see you shooting some 35mm. What lens on the fm2n? Sharp image!
Retro, nice processing job!
Astro, nice work!
From this weekend at my grandson and granddaughter's bday party (3 and 1). At the "photo booth" which my step daughter created at the house. Nikon FM, hp5+. series e 50/1.8, hc110 dil h, pakon, lr5. Lens at f2 so hard to nail focus
astrodave wrote:
A few of my favorite Hasselblad XPAN shots from Italy a couple of weeks ago. Portra 400 (shot at 200, processed at 400) Processing and scan by richardphotolab.com
I have wanted to try / own an XPAN for many years now, this just further cements that want. Were you using the 45mm?
AbramG wrote:
I have wanted to try / own an XPAN for many years now, this just further cements that want. Were you using the 45mm?
Its a great camera, and I'm still learning how to frame things properly with it. Near medium-format quality negatives in a (relatively) small, rangefinder. These were taken with the 45mm. I think the 90mm would be an interesting option to try in the future.
Abram - great composition with the birds being in exactly the right spot!
Astrodave - love Venice and the Xpan images make it look great
Jon - very cute picture and message on the flag
Rattymouse - I always enjoy looking at your Japan pictures - Acros has its own unique tonality but I think that the highlights are blocking up a bit too much in your scans - not sure if you give the negatives to a lab to develop but I suspect that they are being overdeveloped and blocking up.
I have just had the GW690II from Japan delivered. I managed to get it for an amazing price (£250) in mint condition and I could not be happier.
Trix X developed in stock XTOL for 7 minutes - I can not believe how fine grained TriX is in Xtol yet still looks so sharp
The negatives have been scanned with a Nikon Coolscan 9000 using Vuescan. I scan very flat and then add curves and further adjustments in Photoshop and Lightroom.
I need to go back to developing at home. I appreciate the convenience of my Lab but I really suspect that I'm not getting the most out of my negs. Now I understand the differences in grain structure between 120 and 35mm, but I've seen plenty of 35mm scans from Tri-X (my main B&W film) that have FAR less grain than mine do.
It's not to say I don't like grain, I just sometimes would like a cleaner / crisper image.
AbramG wrote:
I need to go back to developing at home. I appreciate the convenience of my Lab but I really suspect that I'm not getting the most out of my negs. Now I understand the differences in grain structure between 120 and 35mm, but I've seen plenty of 35mm scans from Tri-X (my main B&W film) that have FAR less grain than mine do.
It's not to say I don't like grain, I just sometimes would like a cleaner / crisper image.
Maybe I just need to shoot slower film
I have found with TriX and D76 that if I develop with colder temps, I get a better grain. Only downside is more time to develop.
