imagesfromobjects wrote:
On a related note - happened upon some well-expired Velvia at a flea market, figured what the heck, right?
Nobody in Philly does E6. Any recommendations for labs? East Coast a plus, not worried about scans, I'm looking forward to doing that myself. Affordable is good.
Also, anyone have experience with expired slide film want to recommend how I should rate it? It's 2002, I doubt it was ever refrigerated.
TIA
These guys are always highly rated, but unused by me since I never shoot E6.
Hahaha! I'm sure it is (I did c41 in my sink for a year with good results) but I'm taking a break from home developing. I have no time for anything these days. It'll probably take 2 months just to shoot the roll. Aye. This one's getting sent out, no way around it.
Bleeker Digital in NYC is always recommended in other film forum threads. I got film developed and scanned there once, and it was great, but then I started doing it myself! http://bleekerdigital.com/services/film-processing/
Is is possible that we can have a Brooks Plaubel Veriwide subforum? I have recently witnessed an incredible surge in the usage of and interest in this camera.
Hasselblad 500c, Zeiss 250/5.6 Sonnar Superachromat CF, Ilford Pan F in Rodinal 1:100 stand, flatbed scan
Beautiful. Anders - do you find stand developing gives a bit more contrast to your images? I have never tried it as I like to get things processed as quick as possible.
imagesfromobjects wrote:
Also, anyone have experience with expired slide film want to recommend how I should rate it? It's 2002, I doubt it was ever refrigerated.
TIA
I pretty much only shoot (well) expired slide film these days. 2002 expiry is actually not too bad, I would only add 1/2 stop or so to your exposure if anything at all. Of course, this is if the film was stored properly over the years. I shot some slide film recently which expired in the late 80's and didn't adjust at all. However, you will find that most people recommend one additional stop per 10yrs of expiry. If it is a scene you really like, I recommend bracketing a few extra...
Gary Clennan wrote:
Beautiful. Anders - do you find stand developing gives a bit more contrast to your images? I have never tried it as I like to get things processed as quick as possible.
Thanks Gary, much appreciated! Truly beautiful work of yours on the previous page.
It was my first attempt with stand development. Unfortunately, the procedure caused slightly uneven development, as if the developer became stratified. However, this was easily fixed in post-processing. I am currently reading "The Film Developing Cookbook" by Anchell and Troop, which states that stand development enhances micro gradation for all films, and brightens shadows with older emulsions. I didn't A/B test against regular development, but that is on my to-do list.
andersd wrote:
Thanks Gary, much appreciated! Truly beautiful work of yours on the previous page.
It was my first attempt with stand development. Unfortunately, the procedure caused slightly uneven development, as if the developer became stratified. However, this was easily fixed in post-processing. I am currently reading "The Film Developing Cookbook" by Anchell and Troop, which states that stand development enhances micro gradation for all films, and brightens shadows with older emulsions. I didn't A/B test against regular development, but that is on my to-do list.
Creative Edge wrote:
ha..ha... I have always loved velvia for fashion type shoots... I know...too much contrast,,, crazy color palette...
but I love it...
Creative Edge wrote:
ha..ha... I have always loved velvia for fashion type shoots... I know...too much contrast,,, crazy color palette...
but I love it...
Well it's certainly punchy which fits perfect with your models!
