8x10 film to test a camera

[david_woeltjen1]

<p>Hi, just came into an old 8x10 that I'm selling for a friend, but before I sell it I would like to "test" it out. Wondering if anyone would be interested in selling the last 4 to 6 sheets of B&W film from their box? I hate to spend $80 for 25 sheets, it'd take me a year to shoot that much 8x10! The age doesn't matter as long as it's been kept in a dry location.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

[bob_sunley]

<p>You could use B&W paper.</p>

 

[david_woeltjen1]

<p>Never tried that. Does it fit into a regular film holder? I wonder if my local shop could process it? Thanks for the idea!</p>

[david_woeltjen1]

<p>One more question...is there a general "rule of thumb" for an ISO rating of the paper?</p>

[golden]

<p>Hi David, I shoot paper negatives all the time, yes they do fit into a standard 8x10 holder. I use grade 2 paper, arista edu ultra is very reasonable, i rate at ISO 6 seems to work very well for me, be careful not to include much sky in your images, due to the very very small range, maybe 2 stops, cool thing that i have discovered about these paper negs is they dont seem to have much of a reciprocity issue, not what i have shot anyway, so far 2 min and they have been great. good luck (btw whe i started using paper, i did some research on it and read that using graded paper is much better than using vc.</p><div></div>

[andrea_ingram2]

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I use any paper at all. Pre-flash under a enlarger @ 00 grade then shoot at asa 5. then develop in very dilute and cold developer till you just get some blacks. You can dip it into water to halt the development or rub more developer into areas that need it. Then contact print the thing onto more paper.</p>

 

[david_woeltjen1]

<p>Thanks so much for the great ideas, can't wait to start experimenting and doing more research on this forum! </p>