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@brucegill. It's definitely #1 Bruce. For me it's got it all. Floats my boat. Terrific contrast, super pose. 

 

Your very lucky to have a willing and attractive model.

 

Thanks Trev! much appreciated. She was asleep lol. She likes it though, so all is good. Hope your getting on well with your new M6! 

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Ric,

loving your B&W posts (OK, along with all the others).

One thing that sticks out, "M6 & 50mm & XP2".

No other lenses? Use any other film?

Just asking, as I am thinking I should just concentrate on the one body/lens/film combo.

I sort of did this by necessity a couple of years ago on a Europe trip when I bought an X1 (digital, fixed lens camera) and actually enjoyed it, no mucking with which lens to fit, etc.

Anyway, loving them.

Gary

Hiya Gary,

 

I occasionally dabble with other lens and film combos, and (shh) often use a Contax T2 (38mm lens) with the usual XP2. But I returned to film with the M6 and tried hard to stick to the single lens and film to try to learn my craft. My craft remains cr@p, of course, but I must admit things are becoming a lot more second nature as they're supposed to.

 

Next step is to run down my XP2 stash and switch to Ilford HP5+, which is also an ISO 400 film... but it pushes nicely, which to be honest XP2 doesn't. Better for handheld night shots.

 

There's a famous blog post somewhere that extols sticking to the same body/lens/film for a year. Worth reading and following, I'd say, although being so strict is beyond my discipline.

 

Ric

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After my "experimental" image with interesting colors and stunning light leaks, I wanted to show you something more natural. Made with the Mamiya 645 1000s with Sekor-C 80 @2,8 on Portra 160. For scanning I used my Leica X Vario again. I must say that I am impressed by the details, medium format delivers. One might say, it produces an almost "digital" output - but I love it as much as the portrayed lady :)

 

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Henry, 

 

Somehow I missed the notes before this: My condolences on your loss. 

May your mother reside joyfully in your memory and grief depart you soon. 

My best through the tough times to come while you sort everything out. 

 

Hello Henry,

 

I am sorry to hear about your mother. This is a terrible event.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

Thank you Ramarren and Michael

a part of mine is gone , the reason of my sadness

Best

Henry

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This is pure gold. Love the setting and clear emotion here.

Cheers, I'm sorry I've not posted for ages but every time I get to shoot the weather is awful with no good light, no hunting shots because Jane's horse has had to be rested but I have 2 weeks off a Christmas
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Thanks Adam! 

 

Try-x at 1600, D76 1+1 at 12:30 - 20 degrees from memory (don't have the negs with my notes to hand). 

 

Still working it all out... tried HP5 but keep coming back to Tri-x. 400 seems way too slow in the UK at this time of year, 800 is ok but love the extra contrast from 1600, though then you obviously get less details/sharpness (that last bit is a struggle after using digital and having everything overly razor sharp. Amusingly, although I struggle with not seeing that detail sometimes, it's becoming what I dislike about digital. Go figure). Kind of want to settle on one film, one speed, one developer and then I can see where I'm going.

 

Bruce - one approach you migt try is to expose tri-x at 800 and then develope it at 1250. This could be a hapy medium for you in that it will give you the extra speed @800 and the extra 1/2 stop development time will pop the highlights just a touch. so you wont lose the density in the film that you will with a full two stop push and still achieve nice contrast. This is my regular workflow with Tri-X...

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Bruce - one approach you migt try is to expose tri-x at 800 and then develope it at 1250. This could be a hapy medium for you in that it will give you the extra speed @800 and the extra 1/2 stop development time will pop the highlights just a touch. so you wont lose the density in the film that you will with a full two stop push and still achieve nice contrast. This is my regular workflow with Tri-X...

 

Thanks Adam. That sounds perfect. 800 seemed ok but a little flat for what I wanted, but the detail was there. I do like higher contrast, but wanted a little more detail than I'm ever going to get at 1600. Thanks so much! I'd read Yousuf Karsh developed a touch longer than he exposed the film. its only now that this makes sense. Thank you so much!

 

Here's a couple at 800:

22298020374_6f3cfe653b_b.jpgUntitled by Bruce Gill, on Flickr

 

22733267790_f1ce0a6e79_b.jpgUntitled by Bruce Gill, on Flickr

 

I recon these dev'd at 1250 would be perfect for me. I owe you a beer!

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A shoemaker in Yazd, Iran

Tmax 400, MP, 50 mm Summilux

 

best regards

 

Marc

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Sorry, one more question Adam... 

 

What sort of times are you using? Try-x at 800 is the same as at 400 everywhere I look. And I can only find times for 400-800 and 1600? Just split the difference?

Bruce - i outsource all of my film processing to a professional lab in NYC. so I dont know the exact process that is used and merely provide the instructions. but i think that your approach makes sense. essentiallly, you are developong at 1.5 stops over the box speed, so i would add 75% of the difference between the box speed dev time and the 2 stop dev time (as stated in the tri-x official publication) to the overall dev time. and would expose the shota at 800 (so tig are developing about a half stop more than the exposure given to the film.). i think this should be a good rule of thumb, recognizing that this is an art and not so much a science... :)

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Bruce - i outsource all of my film processing to a professional lab in NYC. so I dont know the exact process that is used and merely provide the instructions. but i think that your approach makes sense. essentiallly, you are developong at 1.5 stops over the box speed, so i would add 75% of the difference between the box speed dev time and the 2 stop dev time (as stated in the tri-x official publication) to the overall dev time. and would expose the shota at 800 (so tig are developing about a half stop more than the exposure given to the film.). i think this should be a good rule of thumb, recognizing that this is an art and not so much a science... :)

Thanks again Adam. I'll look into it that tomorrow. Got a roll of 3200 delta in at the moment, but this TX400 at 800 and Dev at 1250ish sounds like a perfect plan. Can't wait. 

 

And this is really nice! As in really, really nice!

 

Hatfield? Three decades ago I worked at Chase Farm in Enfield, before moving into the Nova Scotian snows. Welcome to the forum.

 

Chris

Many thanks Chris. Much appreciated. I Was happy with the feel of that one and the detail that came out. 

 

Chase farm rings a bell for some reason.... I'm in a small village called Hatfield Broad Oak, but not far from Enfield. Nova Scotia ,use be fantastic and VERY different from Enfield. Some where id love to visit. 

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Sorry, one more question Adam... 

 

What sort of times are you using? Try-x at 800 is the same as at 400 everywhere I look. And I can only find times for 400-800 and 1600? Just split the difference?

Bruce , my experience stops pushing to 800 with Portra film 400 and TX400 ...

and being careful about the development time with the developer.

If you like the grain can grow a little this time. Sometimes it gives beautiful effects like on

your portrait above which will be prettier in print on photographic paper through an enlarger.

Best

Henry

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an example pushing 400 to 800

 

at my last wedding as photographer , inside a church without flash and tripod

exp.time 1/125 or may be 1/60 , f:1,4

dev home lab.

 

Audrey and Etienne

August 2015

 

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Leica M7 Summilux 50 Asph

 

Your advice about grain

 

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Henry

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Thanks Adam. That sounds perfect. 800 seemed ok but a little flat for what I wanted, but the detail was there. I do like higher contrast, but wanted a little more detail than I'm ever going to get at 1600. Thanks so much! I'd read Yousuf Karsh developed a touch longer than he exposed the film. its only now that this makes sense. Thank you so much!

 

Here's a couple at 800:

22298020374_6f3cfe653b_b.jpgUntitled by Bruce Gill, on Flickr

 

22733267790_f1ce0a6e79_b.jpgUntitled by Bruce Gill, on Flickr

 

I recon these dev'd at 1250 would be perfect for me. I owe you a beer!

Bruce , great pictures specially the second

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Henry

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A few more recent autumn photographs (mostly taken in Dorset using Tmax-100 and all with 35 Summicron ASPH).

 

 

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Ian sheep in 3D , very nice contre-jour !

Is Fuji the picture in color ?

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Henry

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