Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8601 Posted December 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) A small series of an evacuation mission to Greenland this summer. All shot on Kodan Portra 400, with my M6 and summicron 35/2 version, a nice and small travel companion. Nice series Cwolf. Yes , M6 and Cron a great and light combination Thanks for sharing Best Henry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8602 Posted December 15, 2015 My first attempt with the PenFT, XP2, Rodinal 1+100: Wheelie! by chrism229, on Flickr I see I have to clean up the film gate a bit more - some fine scratches. Chris Stunning picture with nice grains Chris Thanks for posting Best Henry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8603 Posted December 15, 2015 One of the fun things to try with LF cameras are paper negatives, using printing paper. This morning I did an experiment with pre-flashing the paper by making an exposure (1/4 the 'taking' exposure) with a piece of plain paper in front of the lens (this is to reduce the biting contrast of the orthochromatic paper). Chamonix 10x8, Symmar-S 360/6.8, Kenthene RC glossy Gr2, Ilford MG developer, V850 scans: Paper Negative #16 - no preflash by chrism229, on Flickr Paper Negative #17 - paper preflashed by chrism229, on Flickr These were actually the 5th and 6th exposures I took. The first four were attempts at guessing the exposure, using two CFT lights and one strobe. I ended up taking these two with eight exposures of one second, and during each one second exposure the flash fired twice! Obviously my guess at rating this paper at ISO12 was, umm, inaccurate, as my flash meter had indicated that a single one second exposure would do it. And to go from the sublime to the ridiculous, having spent the morning at that, I was inspired to clean up and take out my wife's Pen FT this afternoon. She bought it in 1978, and it must have been ten years old then, and hasn't been used for 35 years. The negatives are sitting in some Rodinal at the moment. Chris Good demonstration of the capacity of film and silver paper Chris Very nice pictures Best Henry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8604 Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Portra 400 can also do black and white (follow up to my previous photo). I think I might start shooting more of this film (with the intention of converting it to B&W) rather than the C41 black and white that I find myself shooting more of at this time of year. Very nice picture in contre jour Ian I'll try to find the photo enlargements where I made the comparison between the Portra 400 and the TX400 I'll post. If you really want a beautiful black and white, it is better to use the TX400 as said Gary The color conversion to black and white lose definition and parts of the photo was a bizarre and clogged black like with the MM ! Best Henry Edited December 15, 2015 by Doc Henry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8605 Posted December 15, 2015 While I can't/won't argue with your reasoning Ian, why? Why not shoot B&W to start with? Having seen the above photo I can see it works, and works well. Is it so you can also have the original colour shot? I find I am always using B&W, I like the "look", and I seem to like the process, with the ability to wet print if and when the mood takes me. Gary To follow what I said above to Ian, I must make the comparison with a color negative and black and white with my enlarger and printing on paper to see Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8606 Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) London by -Ric Capucho- London! Now using Ilford Delta 100, and handheld at night with the available light. Been playing with handheld night recently to see how I might bring the ghosts out. The good news is that pictures often work, and I do get interesting ghost effects. The bad news is that soooooo many photos are complete throw aways. Oh, and I much prefer the look, contrast and grain of Delta 100 to the XP2. It's not a question of grain size, but more of type of grain. But ISO 100 is too slow for my usual street photography, and hence my anticipated switch to HP5+ just as soon as I run down my stash of XP2. Ric Edited December 15, 2015 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benqui Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8607 Posted December 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) very clever, Marc. The "strung-out" look is very intriguing Thank you very much Adam! I think that film is perfect for this kind of look, digital would be too clean. I like your old photos a lot. Although so old, they look very good. Especially the blonde hair of the lady in photo 1 is really an eyecatcher. best regards Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8608 Posted December 15, 2015 To follow what I said above to Ian, I must make the comparison with a color negative and black and white with my enlarger and printing on paper to see Best Henry Henry, It's been quite a while since I tried colour negs in the B&W darkroom, but when I did I found the film base colour the biggest snag, exposures took ages for obvious reasons. It was an exercise that was continually frustrating, and I gave up. B&W film is soooooo much easier, unless you can use a colour shot as well, a bit like digital I suppose. Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8609 Posted December 15, 2015 One of the fun things to try with LF cameras are paper negatives, using printing paper. This morning I did an experiment with pre-flashing the paper by making an exposure (1/4 the 'taking' exposure) with a piece of plain paper in front of the lens (this is to reduce the biting contrast of the orthochromatic paper). Chamonix 10x8, Symmar-S 360/6.8, Kenthene RC glossy Gr2, Ilford MG developer, V850 scans: Paper Negative #16 - no preflash by chrism229, on Flickr Paper Negative #17 - paper preflashed by chrism229, on Flickr These were actually the 5th and 6th exposures I took. The first four were attempts at guessing the exposure, using two CFT lights and one strobe. I ended up taking these two with eight exposures of one second, and during each one second exposure the flash fired twice! Obviously my guess at rating this paper at ISO12 was, umm, inaccurate, as my flash meter had indicated that a single one second exposure would do it. And to go from the sublime to the ridiculous, having spent the morning at that, I was inspired to clean up and take out my wife's Pen FT this afternoon. She bought it in 1978, and it must have been ten years old then, and hasn't been used for 35 years. The negatives are sitting in some Rodinal at the moment. Chris Looks like a lot of fun. The preflash shot is the better. Shows off what LF is great at. Did you also make an exposurewith greater DOF? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8610 Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) This one is for my American friends... From the 1968 opening night of the movie Cool Hand Luke... I am sure about the specific type of Kodak film stock that this was, but it sure did hold up after nearly 40 years... Fascinating Adam! Even for non Americans this image (and the others) makes for interesting viewing and I'm sure there is a story to tell as to their making by your father and the camera you now use. Do tell, Charles Edited December 15, 2015 by Bateleur 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramesh Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8611 Posted December 15, 2015 Hindu Temple M6TTL, 50Lux, Portra 160 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2949219'>More sharing options...
Xenia Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8612 Posted December 15, 2015 I put more development time in the developer, it was a mistake on my part So, I have the grain but I find the picture of this poppy rather pretty And you, what do you think ? Leica M7 MacroElmar 90 Bergger 400 Plus Picture uncropped 3/5/6/7/1/473965.attach Thanks for commenting Best Henry It is a very sensitive picture! In my opinion: a little piece of art! And it doesn't even need colour, just subtile gray and shaddow ! Thank you, Henry, for opening this thread and posting so many great pictures! Thanks everybody for sharing! Unfortunately, most of my photos are taken with the enemy: Hasselblad. You'll find some here: xen.photoshelter.com All the best, Xenia 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8613 Posted December 15, 2015 Looks like a lot of fun. The preflash shot is the better. Shows off what LF is great at. Did you also make an exposurewith greater DOF? If I tried that I would still be there clicking away on the cable release! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2015 Share #8614 Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Lisbon by -Ric Capucho- Also on Delta 100, but this time a silhouette against some very harsh daylight from inside a wonderful place in Lisbon that's basically a converted indoor vegetable and fish market... now a bustling assortment of restaurants, tables, people, noise, vibrance. I showed My Dear Old Mum a few shots of the interior, and she told me that I've previously been there many times as a small boy, when it had its original function... which would have been in the late 1960s. No one remembered me. Ah well. Ric p.s. :-) Edited December 15, 2015 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8615 Posted December 15, 2015 London by -Ric Capucho- London! Now using Ilford Delta 100, and handheld at night with the available light. Been playing with handheld night recently to see how I might bring the ghosts out. The good news is that pictures often work, and I do get interesting ghost effects. The bad news is that soooooo many photos are complete throw aways. Oh, and I much prefer the look, contrast and grain of Delta 100 to the XP2. It's not a question of grain size, but more of type of grain. But ISO 100 is too slow for my usual street photography, and hence my anticipated switch to HP5+ just as soon as I run down my stash of XP2. Ric Ric why not push to 400 , so you don't lose ? Well done Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8616 Posted December 15, 2015 Hindu Temple M6TTL, 50Lux, Portra 160 Wow great color and you are Welcome Ramesh Best Henry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8617 Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) It is a very sensitive picture! In my opinion: a little piece of art! And it doesn't even need colour, just subtile gray and shaddow ! Thank you, Henry, for opening this thread and posting so many great pictures! Thanks everybody for sharing! Unfortunately, most of my photos are taken with the enemy: Hasselblad. You'll find some here: xen.photoshelter.com All the best, Xenia You are Welcome Xen I just tried some rolls of Bergger just to see its capacity but my favorite film is Kodak TX400.Thanks for your comment Great and stunning pictures on your link and with agreement of Andreas , you can post pictures with Hass like Adam or Chris did Best Henry Edited December 15, 2015 by Doc Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share #8618 Posted December 15, 2015 Henry, It's been quite a while since I tried colour negs in the B&W darkroom, but when I did I found the film base colour the biggest snag, exposures took ages for obvious reasons. It was an exercise that was continually frustrating, and I gave up. B&W film is soooooo much easier, unless you can use a colour shot as well, a bit like digital I suppose. Gary Gary , you are right. I prefer shoot with b&w or color and keep this line but sometimes I converted to b&w but not often Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2015 Share #8619 Posted December 16, 2015 Ric why not push to 400 , so you don't lose ? Well done Best Henry Hi Henry, Just beginning my experiments with pushing film. I had a bit of a hiccup pushing XP2 to 1600 for nighttime shots as the results were a bit... grey. But workable, even if the film isn't very well suited to pushing, as I found out later when I read some old forum posts. So I darkened the images a couple of stops and the greyness went away... but then what's the point of pushing at all? Shall try again soon with either Delta 100 or HP5+. Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share #8620 Posted December 16, 2015 Hi Henry, Just beginning my experiments with pushing film. I had a bit of a hiccup pushing XP2 to 1600 for nighttime shots as the results were a bit... grey. But workable, even if the film isn't very well suited to pushing, as I found out later when I read some old forum posts. So I darkened the images a couple of stops and the greyness went away... but then what's the point of pushing at all? Shall try again soon with either Delta 100 or HP5+. Ric Ric , try it and don't forget to post here your result Great thanks Best Henry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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