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Simple Henry, magic.

 

An old tap I had in the workshop. Painted it red. Made a fine metal pipe the fitted into the outlet side of the tap and fed the water up and into it. Being closed the water couldn't go anywhere except back down the thin white pipe.

 

Magic. Just don't tell anyone.

Gary

:D   your new hobby >  Gary magician

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A very appealing portrait, Chris, and really well developed and scanned too. I've only tried semi-stand with HC-110 and didn't get great results. Seems I'll have to give Rodinal a go.

 

 

 

F6 and the much-derided 28-300 zoom. Occasionally I'll get some XP2 like that and it is so smooth it could be a 4x5. The silly thing is that if I took that with a digital camera I'd call it boring, but when I take it with film I feel lucky!

 

PS, I just realised this film might not be exactly XP2. I bought lots of 24 exposure rolls of no name film in black canisters labelled "Black & White negative film. ISO400/24exp. Film made in EU. Packaged in China. Process C-41."  from Freestyle a few years ago and they are still in the freezer. I suspect it is the stuff Ilford makes for sale in the UK and the Far East, usually as Fuji Neopan CN400. The film itself is marked 'ISO 400'on one side and has frame numbers on the other. Nothing else. The base is a bit less purplish than Ilford-brand XP2. Now I think of it, another very smooth result for a 35mm negative came from the same stock:

 

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Dan by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Either way, the semi-stand Rodinal makes this film sing.

 

Chris

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For XP2 exposed at ISO200:

I use 1+100 at 20ºC, remembering that there is a 5 or 6ml minimum to develop a film. So for 35mm or 120 tanks, I simply place 5ml Rodinal (Blazinal in my case) in a graduate, fill with 20ºC water to the 500ml mark and a few drops extra. More volume than needed to cover a 35mm film, but the volume is needed to supply enough developer.

Pre-soak film in 20ºC water for 1-2 minutes while you pour out and mix the other solutions.

Pour out water, add developer, and invert gently six times, set timer for 30 minutes.

At 30 minutes invert six times, gently. Set timer for 30 minutes more.

You can use stop bath or simply a water rinse: should be more or less developed to completion.

Fix as usual, which for me is Ilford Rapid Fixer for 5 minutes, inverting four times every minute.

Fill and drain tank seven times for a wash

PhotoFlo in the eighth fill. Hang to dry.

 

(I have used exactly the same regime with HC-110, and it works. Produces less grain than Rodinal with faster films ISO400 and up).

 

Chris

Various examples linked at FilmDev

 

 

Thanks much for the walkthrough!  Sounds very close to how I've done semi-stand (Acros in Rodinal) in the past.  Wonderful that the C-41 film doesn't require any substantial changes.  Thanks again.

 

Kevin

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Deep thoughts in a beach-side bistro - "What do you think - should we have another brandy?"

M7, C-Sonnar 50mm, Neopan 400, Rodinal 1:50.

 

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Deep thoughts in a beach-side bistro - "What do you think - should we have another brandy?"

M7, C-Sonnar 50mm, Neopan 400, Rodinal 1:50.

Yes Keith if it's a good cognac :D ... or Armagnac :D

Nice shot

Rg

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I have hundreds of photos of statues, buildings, etc., but I find the people the most interesting.  That is what I will post from my travels.  A few more from Greece, then I will move on to another country in a day or two.  Here are two more of kids doing what they do best, enjoying theirselves.  

 

 

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and, 

 

 

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With tripod but a nice success JM

Always in Mongolia ? I believe for the broken bus :)

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Yes, in 1992, Mongolia was just opening up after years under the USSR control. Spare parts were inexistant but I had plenty of film rolls with me !

 

Some Tri-X:

 

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Untitled by JM__, on Flickr

 

 

We had a flat on the crew's motorcycle , tried to fill the tire with grass weeds to no effect  :D

 

 

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A flat tire ... a bus ride and a smile ! by JM__, on Flickr

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Following Chris' lead, I stand-developed a roll of XP2 in combination with a roll of Pan F today in DDX @ 1:9 (actually it was well-used developer, so effective ratio may have been weaker). The results weren't great, but were interesting...

27514739504_a028b82b2a_b.jpgC001 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28130030335_9e26bbb234_b.jpgC002 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28130080005_b28f845b86_b.jpgC003 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

28095358266_43e32d1784_b.jpgC004 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

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Always in Kodak TX400  like Mucem pictures at Marseille  :)

 

In contre-jour :)

 

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one of the four pilars of this Eiffel tower

 

 

a crop 100% in the middle

The definition of this film is remarkable and with "soft" lines and edges :)

that I appreciate  and with absolutely outstanding grayscale

 

 

Leica MP-50 Summilux Asph

 

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Missouri's version of Stonehenge.  A small church cemetery on the hill behind it.  I shot many photos there over the years.  Hasselblad 501c, 80mm lens, Tri-X, Rodinal 50:1.

 

 

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