I like film...(open thread)

[A miller]

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Adam, I hope I'm not sounding like a scratched record, but these (Dead Sea series) are exemplary - seriously wonderful work. It is always a privilege and a joy to see the next one popping up on the screen.

 

And you really, really need to contact Kodak to see if they might feel any need to promote Ektar, because your pictures would do that for them in spades.

 

Sincere thanks, Phil.  It is always good to get more pairs of eyes on these as they come off of the assembly line.  And I just may look into the prospect of pushing some of my Ektar-magic with Kodak - so thanks for the further encouragement

[A miller]

Wayne - this Minox spy camera is really cooking in your hands - its pictures have an almost ethereal quality to them. Also, and I might well regret asking this, what is a "butt kit"?

I think Wayne is referring to the white thing on the left of the frame, which is a receptacle for cigarette butts

[edwardkaraa]

Edward,

this are very lovely and great street shots. Congratulations!

Best

GRegor

Thank you very much Gregor. I'm flattered.

[edwardkaraa]

near Freiburg (Breisgau)

 

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M7, TRIX400, red or orange filter, XTOL, Nikon CoolScan V

That is a lovely shot with delicious tonality, Gregor. You make me look forward to trying Tri-X again.

[edwardkaraa]

Morning Prayer in Sacre Coeur - Montmartre:

 

 

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Minilux - Agfa CT 100 Precisa

It's almost unbelievable that you're taking such high quality photos with the minilux, James. Beautiful work!

[edwardkaraa]

These two responses exemplify - even typify - why this is such a great spot to hang out. Detailed, well-thought-out and helpful advice like these from Wayne and Edward enrich us all, and everyone here is so willing to share. Film is a glorious and rich medium, and there is always something new to learn and to assimilate - such as the dramatic effect of the use of filters in Gregor's dynamic forest scene (below). Or looking at the wonderful prints Adam's spectacular photographs produce - and, as Adam says, reminding ourselves that our photography can be about so much more than posting on the forums. It is always so rewarding to come here - thank you all!

 

 

 

A wonderful picture, Gregor, and dramatic use of filters (please see above).

 

 

You are too kind, Charles. The brilliant reality here is that there are so many really great photographers visiting this site (you very much included) that are sharing outstanding work from their own unique perspectives on the world. 2004 pages and rapidly counting - it just gets better and better.

Thank you so much for the kind words, Phil. It is indeed a great friendly atmosphere in this thread, and quite the privilege to be posting alongside such talented accomplished photographers.

[edwardkaraa]

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Another sunrise over the Dead Sea

 

Kodak Ektar

Hassy 503cw, 80mm Planar

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The salt mounds look like snow in this one, Adam. Esthetically it's very pleasing with the framing and warm colors. All your shots are so nice anyway, so I'm just enjoying it piece by piece

[edwardkaraa]

A rare trip to Walmart yesterday resulted in a a new furry friend.....Pedro, a "rescue" chihuahua. I was making a quick dash for the check-out, came around a corner, and there he was. Took a few minutes to pet and scratch, and had to say a regretful farewell. Here he is motoring off to the toy department.

 

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Minox B, Delta 100, Rodinal 1/50

I really love your work, Wayne, but especially the shots that contain people. Great shot!

[stray cat]

I think Wayne is referring to the white thing on the left of the frame, which is a receptacle for cigarette butts

 

Phew! That's a relief!

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Another sunrise over the Dead Sea

Kodak Ektar

Hassy 503cw, 80mm Planar

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My favourite so far Adam, the framing is just right especially with the sun reflection. Superb.

You've inspired me to try to drag my lazy self out of bed at 5am. I definitely can't promise the same results or even that I'll actually get up, but I will try!

A sunrise photo expedition is almost always a reward in itself, just to be there, I've got lazy whilst you've been very busy.

 

 

And just to pick your brains Adam (or anyone else who's given it a stab)... how are you handling Reciprocity with Ektar?

Kodak Alaris's uninspiring advice for >1 second is to 'make tests'.

 

Then there's this oft-quoted table floating around the web, source unknown:

 

2 sec = 2 sec

4 sec = 4 sec

8 sec = 8 sec

16 sec = 20 sec

32 sec = 40 sec

64 sec = 115 sec

2 m 18 s = 4 m 16 s

4 m 16 s = 9 m 23 s

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A rare trip to Walmart yesterday resulted in a a new furry friend.....Pedro, a "rescue" chihuahua. I was making a quick dash for the check-out, came around a corner, and there he was. Took a few minutes to pet and scratch, and had to say a regretful farewell. Here he is motoring off to the toy department.

 

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Minox B, Delta 100, Rodinal 1/50

Great story and shot Wayne. Pedro is immortalised. Love the analogue imperfection of your hand cut film in that little camera.

[edwardkaraa]

Phew! That's a relief!

LOL

 

I had the same reaction !

[Ratzfatz]

These two responses exemplify - even typify - why this is such a great spot to hang out. Detailed, well-thought-out and helpful advice like these from Wayne and Edward enrich us all, and everyone here is so willing to share. Film is a glorious and rich medium, and there is always something new to learn and to assimilate - such as the dramatic effect of the use of filters in Gregor's dynamic forest scene (below). Or looking at the wonderful prints Adam's spectacular photographs produce - and, as Adam says, reminding ourselves that our photography can be about so much more than posting on the forums. It is always so rewarding to come here - thank you all!

 

A wonderful picture, Gregor, and dramatic use of filters (please see above).

 

Phil, Thank you very much for your kind comment to my "filter pictures". In the summer I often use red or orange filter. Sometimes I don't like the results and I have to accept that I have to go a long. So I can absolutely agree your comment!! Thank YOU!

 

Best

gregor

[Ratzfatz]

That is a lovely shot with delicious tonality, Gregor. You make me look forward to trying Tri-X again.

 

Edward,

Thank you very much for your kind comment. I am happy that you and all the other like my little black forest picture ... I opposite to you I will not longer use the TRIX films in the next time. My last 4 TRIX-rolls will be shot in the end of September. I have used the TRIX, which is a really good film, for many years a my favorite but now .... I am looking for other b/w films. In the last month I tested in the last month the APX Agfa (new emulsion) and Adox Silvermax. I would think that they are quite good films. I love the Adox ... and think that the APX is regarding to his price is a very good film. in the last week I bought same Kentmere 400 and 100 and will test them. On the other hand make me your results withe the Rollei RPX very curious .

 

Best

Gregor

[Ratzfatz]

Really nice, Gregor.   Beautiful Tri-X rendition.

 

Adam, thank you so much!

[Ratzfatz]

A rare trip to Walmart yesterday resulted in a  a new furry friend.....Pedro, a "rescue" chihuahua. I was making a quick dash for the check-out, came around a corner, and there he was. Took a few minutes to pet and scratch, and had to say a regretful farewell. Here he is motoring off to the toy department.

 

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Minox B, Delta 100, Rodinal 1/50

 

Wayne, that is a lovely short story ... very nice! I like chihuahuas ... they are so funny "dogs". I will come back to your chihuahua (what a word?) in the evening (local time here).

 

Best

Gregor

[christoph_d]

Sharing a little pride and joy. Made a visit to my plexi-mounting company in Brooklyn to inspect a few of my Fuji Flex high gloss prints of Central Park that I had mounted on 1/4" plexi-glass with a 1/8" aluminum backing. This company adds the bit of tender loving care needed to properly mount the Fiji Flex paper (as it is very tricky). The results are completely gorgeous!! All three photos (20x20, 40x24 and 40x40) were shared on this thread as they were taken

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Adam,

 

Photos like those should always be printed! I am sure they are a joy to see in this form. Well done!

 

Rgds

 

Christoph

[christoph_d]

Thanks for asking.  A while back I purchased, on Ebay, a simple slitter that allows you to cut one roll of 24 exposure, 35mm film into two strips of Minox sub-miniature width film. These strips are then each cut in half to form two 36 exposure length strips of film, for a total of four 36 exposure films. The Minox film cassettes can be disassembled with no special tools, allowing manual reloading, in total darkness, by simply rolling the film, taping one end of the film to the tiny take-up spool,  placing film roll and take-up spool into the appropriate film chambers, and snapping the two caps into place. As the Minox sub miniature cameras have a constant aperture of 3.5, it is best to use film rated at 200 ISO, or less. I did use Ilford Delta 400 for this shot, but had to expose the entire roll indoors; shooting in daylight, even under overcast sky, was impossible. 

 

This photograph was processed using a vintage, Minox brand daylight developing tank. Loading the tank is a fairly easy process and requires simply clipping the end of the roll to a rotating element that forms part of the tank lid assembly, fitting the film cartridge to a molded chamber (also in the tank lid,) installing the lid onto the tank, and then rotating the element to draw the film from the cartridge and into the developing tank. It is a quite ingenious set-up, is much easier than loading standard 35mm film rolls onto reels, and requires no dark bag. Once the film is rolled into the tank, processing chemstry is simply poured into the top opening until overflow is seen in a small sink that extends from the side of of the tank ( the sink sits above the chamber where the film cartridge resides.) It is my experience that the tank accepts  only 50 or 60 ML of chemistry  before overflow is seen in the sink. I used a 1/50 dilution of Rodinal....IOW, I used slightly more than 1ML of Rodinal to develop the entire roll.

 

Problems associated use of the tank reside in the fact that there is no good way to agitate. The overflow opening, as well as the fact that there is no cap for opening through which chemistry is poured, make it impossible to invert the tank during processing. Minox instructions state that simply placing the thermometer (supplied with tank) in the top hole and vigorously lifting and lowering the thermometer throughout the process time will provide adequate agitation in the developing chamber. It is my experience that this is not true, as I have had some trouble with even development of all images on the roll: the 7 to 10 images at the top of the tank ( the last to be withdrawn from the cartridge- the first images taken) are underdeveloped. I assume this is because agitation of chemistry in the top of the tank is inadequate.

 

I am presently trying out a second method, seen on WWW, whereby you cut a 6cm wide strip of thin plastic, roll the plastic sheet into a stainless steel 120 film reel, and then tape the minox film strip (emulsion side out) onto the plastic. The film must be taped at both ends with electrical tape and wound around the plastic strip at an angle because the length of the film encircles the plastic slightly more than two times. So far, I am having some difficulty as the film strip will move, allowing some portions of the film to overlap during the process. Overlapping does not allow proper processing. I suppose I need to use greater tension as I wind the film around the plastic. This second process does require a dark bag.

 

I am having a bunch of fun with this, even though there has been some disappointment related to difficulty in processing the film. I am confident I will somehow overcome.  It is unbelievable how stealthy the Minox is. Frequently I have pointed the camera right at folks, with the result that they did not even recognize the fact that it is a camera.

I wonder if you could use XP2 film -which, in my experience can be shockingly overexposed and still provides useful images - to give you a bit more room with your single aperture. It may require you to develop cin olour chemistry though. Rgds

 

C.

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A couple of older ones on HP5+ from the Venice beach area.

I know who the first one is (Ai Weiwei?) but the second???

 

 

 

And whilst I'm on topic, an artwork (in Sydney) by Ai Weiwei, Forever.

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[edwardkaraa]

A couple of older ones on HP5+ from the Venice beach area.

I know who the first one is (Ai Weiwei?) but the second???

 

 

 

And whilst I'm on topic, an artwork (in Sydney) by Ai Weiwei, Forever.

 

Very nice set, Richard!