micah_henry Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Folks, I have been inspired by Gene, Dean, and all the folks here on this forum and decided to try my hand at using and developing old B&W film. I put a little twist on the idea by using my oldest Minox, circa 1956 Minox III-S, and some long-expired Agfa Isopan ISS film. Here's the results: http://www.wilkes.net/~saabman84/Argus/Minox1.htm Let me know what you think! Thanks, Micah in NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 That's very interesting. At the risk of being inflamatory, I find myself wondering how many of today's digital sensors will still be able to record good images in forty years time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Ah ! Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_the_waste Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Poor dog looks genuinely peeved at these digitites. The shot looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mcbride Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Very handsome dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 You're having fun & using a classic camera. What else can one say...keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Nice shots and webpage, Micah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs1 Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Very nice photos Micah! I really liked the portrait of your mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadewar Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Very nice. Those are cool cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCULUS New York Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Remarkable and such lucky results with pleasant images. A true pleasure. Cheers, Ray Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpolaski Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Outstanding photos. Makes me sad to be letting go of my Minox equipment (1970 vintage), but you really have to want to make Minox photos. The days seem much shorter than they were in 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micah_henry Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 To everyone who posted: I am amazed by the feedback here. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. These cameras are not only nice to look at, they're easy to use, weigh nearly nothing, and are great conversation starters, to boot! Like someone said of another pastime: it takes a day to learn and a lifetime to master. (And I'm NOT a Minox master by any means.) It's challenging to extract 5x7" or larger prints from a negative the size of one's pinky fingernail!!! Rob: you're right. I think the pooch was dazzled by all the strobe-firing that night, poor guy. Jeff: I'm sad to hear that you have decided to let go of your Minox equipment. I know what you mean about really wanting to make Minox photos. I have about 8 cartridges of exposed, undeveloped Minox film lying about the house, most of them exposed BEFORE this roll! I was more curious about how this old film would fare than I was about the new film I had shot (Ilford Delta 100 and Kodak Plus-X, mainly), so my other rolls didn't get processed in the order they were exposed. --Micah in NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick j dempsey Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 what ASA is the Isopan, Micah? For such a tiny negative the grain isnt too bad! Im guessing... ASA 100? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micah_henry Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 Patrick, The speed rating on the film wrapping paper was ASA 80, but the cartridges were stamped 21ﾰ DIN, which is ISO 100 in modern day, so you're in the right neighborhood. I tried to shoot most frames at ASA 80 with the still-working Minox light meter (not shown) which came with my III-S camera. I find I get some grain--not unacceptable amounts--when using ASA 100 or 125 films in the Minox cameras. There's more grain visible with film like Kodak Plus-X than with Delta 100 due to T-grain technology and all that, but some shots benefit from the Plus-X look (think Tri-X look if thought of in 35mm terms). But with busy subjects such as the Snowy Woods picture, the Isopan ISS grain is hardly visible unless you hunt for it. --Micah in NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_wells1 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Great pics, great posting, great thread - thanks. I must admit that I am not a pre-70 camera user, instead concentrating on my Olympus OM-2ns. Starting to like the idea, though ... Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_foy3 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Micah -- this is wonderful. Thanks for your continuing contributions to submini photography. And a belated thanks again for ID'ing the Mouth Of Wilson shots that I put on my web site. What a remarkable place! David Foy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micah_henry Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Folks, Wow! I forgot all about posting at Photo.net and wish I hadn't. My job promotion last year left me with less free time for the 'Net. Andrew: Thanks for the compliments. And you really should look into a pre-70s camera. C'mon, just try it once. What could it hurt? ;-) David: You are welcome! I need to develop the many Minox cartridges I have sitting on my dresser at home. (We're talking about a dozen, at least! Shame on me.) And thank you for the feedback here and at the Minox and Submini-L Yahoo groups, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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