rick_drawbridge Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Moving On said :You guys are drawing me into the black and white film...... I'm not sure I want to shoulder any of the blame for that... It's certainly a roller coaster ride, in many respects. One never gets it perfect... Anyway, I got out again yesterday as the clouds gathered for another weekend of rain, taking the Konica Autoreflex T loaded with Arista EDU Ultra 100. I don't think I like it's tones as much as the Kentmere 100 I used for the previous images in this thread, but it seems to have a little more edge sharpness and "bite", probably due to a very different grain structure. I actually started using the Arista because it's cheap and I wanted something economical with which to test old cameras, and it's kinda grown on me... This latest roll has more manufacturing defects than I like to see, unfortunately... The lens was the 57mm Hexanon AR f/1.4, and the developer was the usual PMK Pyro. Eucalypts No Smoking Hyperdrive Encore Edited August 3, 2018 by rick_drawbridge 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erko_podbicanin Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Siegen Germany , dusk time. Edited August 3, 2018 by erko_podbicanin 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erko_podbicanin Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Nikon F Siegen Germany 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erko_podbicanin Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Allenbach Germany 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erko_podbicanin Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Also in Siegen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Harpold Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Hello Rick and all I have not liked the Kentmere 400 or the Ultrafine Extreme 400 for any shots with sky and clouds, as I hate the excessive grain in either 35mm or 120. I have found better results with XP-2 developed with HC110, I haven't tried it with Pyrocat, but I think you will find the grain much better. Anyway just my thoughts. 35mm Minolta 7S I may have blown out a little on the clouds on this one Autocord 120mm Don 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjferron Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 I've not been around in a while but I took this today with my F100 and 35mm series E on Foma 200. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertliang Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 M4, Wide angle tri-elmar, Tri-X, Xtol/Rodinal. Steamboat Springs, CO or thereabouts. by bc50099 by bc50099 by bc50099 by bc50099 5 "It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see." -Henry David Thoreau Bert Dr. Bertrand's Patient Stories: A podcast dedicated to stories of being. \\anchor.fm/bertrand0 FineArtAmerica: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/bertrand-liang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Don Harpold said:I have found better results with XP-2 developed with HC110] Thanks for the suggestion Don; I hadn't realised that one could process XP-2 in anything other than C-41 chemistry, and to me the results always looked a little too bland , reminiscent of desaturated colour images. Certainly no grain issues, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Hello again. When XP-2 is developed in C-41 chemistry, dyes replace the silver deposits & the process yields an almost grainless negative. . .Are these dyes in the film emulsion to begin with ? If not, then the development in HC or any other developer will still yield a noticeable grain. I was always "bugged" in a wet dark room with the film since a grain focuser was next to useless. In my Hawaii work, clouds frequently are in the frame & a G filter yields excellent sharpness & tonality to them with the UFX/Kentmere emulsions. The staining of a pyro developer does a lot for grain since it fills in between the silver deposits. Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecaz Posted August 4, 2018 Share Posted August 4, 2018 35mm Minolta 7S I may have blown out a little on the clouds on this one I don't think so. I know opinions vary but, in my opinion, if you don't have any areas of pure white in a shot of sunlit clouds, you've cheated yourself out of some dynamic range. You've got plenty of texture there and I don't see any big blobs of featureless white. M4, Wide angle tri-elmar, Tri-X, Xtol/Rodinal. Steamboat Springs, CO or thereabouts. Beautiful series. I haven't made it to Steamboat Springs, yet, but I hope to, one of these days. Hello again. When XP-2 is developed in C-41 chemistry, dyes replace the silver deposits & the process yields an almost grainless negative. . .Are these dyes in the film emulsion to begin with ? If not, then the development in HC or any other developer will still yield a noticeable grain. I was always "bugged" in a wet dark room with the film since a grain focuser was next to useless. In my Hawaii work, clouds frequently are in the frame & a G filter yields excellent sharpness & tonality to them with the UFX/Kentmere emulsions. The staining of a pyro developer does a lot for grain since it fills in between the silver deposits. Bill That may be the most educational post I've read here. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 The variety and quality of the images continues to impress. I'll add some more Plus-X images later today. This roll was shot in my Olympus OM-1 with 35mm f 2.8 Zuiko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike Gammill Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Fresh from the scanner: Installing cable, Olympus OM-1, 35mm f 2.8 Zuiko, Plus-X While solidly constructed, the OM-1 is still a handy size for biking. Fence around a large lot, same gear and film (also made while biking) Later images after I put my bicycle away Inside the new Mugshots in Starkville Flame on, at Mt. Fuji (again, same gear and film) The Mill on an overcast afternoon parallel parking next to Mugshots I must return with color film for this one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Just a couple to finish of my weeks contribution. 1951 Kodak Signet 35 : 44mm Ektar f/3.5 : Arista EDU Ultra 100 : PMK Pyro Set for Twelve Park 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Horton Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Taken with the Ricoh 500G. Kodak Tri-X 400 film. R5 Monobath Developer. Epson V550 scan. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Bobby, I really like the lighting on the above image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Horton Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Bobby, I really like the lighting on the above image. Thanks! It was just early enough in the day that I was able to take a few pics outdoors with this 400 speed film. I actually thought I forgot to remove the lens cap for that image. Glad I didn't forget to take it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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