I like film...(open thread)

[Keith (M)]

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Back to my quick trip to London a couple of weeks ago, here's photo of the underpass close to the King's Cross station.  I consider this a trial run as I will go back next time during rush hour and add "commuter ghosts" like I did with the Canary Wharf station photo.

 

With that said, which do you like better...?

 

The first is with Ektar and my SWC

 

 

Generally I prefer b&w but in this instance the colour changes on the curved wall give the image a greater sense of depth (distance). 

[Doc Henry]

We had a big storm with strong wind in the city  , where I slept in the hotel during my last

medical humanitarian mission.

I took my M7 and I wanted to test Kodak Ektar , if it's possible to take some pictures

at the beginning of the night , with only 100 Isos. Here the result.

It was 7-8 pm

 

 

Kodak Ektar 100-Leica M7-35Summilux Asph

No tripod

No correction Tiff > Jpeg for post

 

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Sept 2016

 

 

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Henry

Edited July 24, 2017 by Doc Henry

[Keith (M)]

I have photographed this alley in the Railway Village before on film and when wandering around Swindon the other week with the OM2n & Zuiko 50mm looking for subjects to finish of the test roll of Acros 100, well I just had to photograph it again.  

 

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[christoph_d]

Wow, this film is awesome, Christoph! Thank you very much for sharing these wonderful photos! I hope it will be released in commercial quantities.

  

Christoph I notice that black has deeper tone in comparison with Kodak

Wow what nice , deep and homogeneous black with finally a good relief

like in your first chair picture.

You tell us it's better you choose 50 Isos,you think it's enough not 100 isos ?

to have a clearer  black

Thanks for these series very useful for us. I know Ferrania who sent me

advertising from Italia , one year ago

 

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Henry

I too hope that Ferrania soon will release that film for general consumption. Preferrably not only in 135 Format, but also in 120 format.

 

When you compare you may notice that those pictures that I have developed in Perceptol have a "softer" feeling, probably better suited for general purpose photography. The pictures developed in Rodinal have a very steep tramsition from light to the shadows, though there are lots and lots of details retained in those shadows. I fear that at 100 ASA some of those may get lost, and the steep transition may transfer itself into an orthochromatic abyss. At 50 ASA however the transition may be tamed a bit more, while retaining those luscious deep and detailrich shadows.

 

Rgds

 

C.

[Doc Henry]

  

I too hope that Ferrania soon will release that film for general consumption. Preferrably not only in 135 Format, but also in 120 format.

 

When you compare you may notice that those pictures that I have developed in Perceptol have a "softer" feeling, probably better suited for general purpose photography. The pictures developed in Rodinal have a very steep tramsition from light to the shadows, though there are lots and lots of details retained in those shadows. I fear that at 100 ASA some of those may get lost, and the steep transition may transfer itself into an orthochromatic abyss. At 50 ASA however the transition may be tamed a bit more, while retaining those luscious deep and detailrich shadows.

 

Rgds

 

C.

 

Thank you Christoph   go for 50 Isos

Regards

Henry

[Doc Henry]

I have photographed this alley in the Railway Village before on film and when wandering around Swindon the other week with the OM2n & Zuiko 50mm looking for subjects to finish of the test roll of Acros 100, well I just had to photograph it again.  

 

Nice black and grey tones Keith in your "rural" vanishing line

Thank you

Henry

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Leica 111f & 50mm Nickel Elmar - Ilford Delta100 & yellow filter

[Doc Henry]

P30 This last example is dedicated to Doc Henry - for obvious reasons:

 

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M5, 50, Ferrania P30, Rodinal, svn

 

P30 @ the Dutch Leica Meeting:

 

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M5, 35, Ferrania P30, Perceptol, svn

 

These portrait and poppies pictures are superb Christoph

Thank you for your thought and for posting

Best

Henry

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[Doc Henry]

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Leica 111f & 50mm Nickel Elmar - Ilford Delta100 & yellow filter

 

Very nice variation in light and shadow theme Howard

Leica IIIf still good for photography

Thank you

Best

Henry

[Sparkassenkunde]

Dear all,

 

Some of you at least may be aware of the Ferrania Kickstarter, an attempt to rescue some of the film manufacturing capabilities of the Ferrania factory in northern Italy (if you are interested search on the net for FILMFERRANIA).

 

At the beginning of the year I pre-ordered the Alpha version of their first product, a panchromatic 80 ASA black and white film called P30 in 135 format. They are Alpha versions as Ferrania only sold a limited batch and does not guarantee 100% quality. Once they sort out all the teething problems they will be producing in larger numbers. Months passed without any news but finally I got my hands on 5 of these new films, and wanted to present some results as I think it is quite an interesting film, and also that some of you may be interested.

 

I photographed and developed 4 of my 5 rolls so far. 3 rolls in Rodinal 1 : 50 and one in Perceptol stock.

 

Overall the film differs from all other films that I have tried in that it has particularly deep and rich shadows, imbuing a rather dark atmosphere on the subjects at hand. Perhaps it would be better to use the film at 50 ASA, but then I kept it at the recommended speed for the limited material that I have available. As it will be easiest to judge by pictures rather than by me writing a lot, I will post a few of my results for your perusal.

 

Line of chairs:

 

 

Rgds

 

Christoph

 

Thanks for sharing those first examples of the new Ferrania emulsion. It seems to be an interesting material, maybe not for everyday use but for a rather cinematic approach with a seemingly fine resolution. I was a bit suspicious about the Ferrania adventure, as their older stocks where not well reputed in the past. But your results woke up my interest for this film. 

[chrism]

F6, 35mm/f1.4G, Acros 100, HC-110, Rondix tank, X1 scan:

 

Malagash Rocks by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Tow-away zone by chrism229, on Flickr

[Doc Henry]

F6, 35mm/f1.4G, Acros 100, HC-110, Rondix tank, X1 scan:

 

Malagash Rocks by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Tow-away zone by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Chris, 

Nice black grey tone of stone   ... and beautiful car picture for lovers 

because only two seats     It looks like Mazda

Best

Henry

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Here comes another tuned car. Don't ask me for technical details, but I guess there are a lot of horses under the hood:

 

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Mamiya 645 1000S - Sekor C 80 - Cinestill 800T - EpsonScan

[Sparkassenkunde]

And another sample of Cinestill 50D (but please don't tell her )

 

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Minilux - Cinestill 50D

[Doc Henry]

 

Here comes another tuned car. Don't ask me for technical details, but I guess there are a lot of horses under the hood:

 

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Mamiya 645 1000S - Sekor C 80 - Cinestill 800T - EpsonScan

 

James it looks like a VW golf refurbished . Nice color

 

And another sample of Cinestill 50D (but please don't tell her )

 

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Minilux - Cinestill 50D

 

A nice , lovely and natural color picture  James

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Henry

Edited July 24, 2017 by Doc Henry

[A miller]

P30 Landscape II:

 

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M5, 50, Ferrania P30, Rodinal, svn

 

Christoph - You can make any film stock sing.  This one is too dark for my tastes, though.  I would take a pass.  For deep blacks the Kodaks - Tri-X and T-max - are what I would use depending on the situation.  But then again I am not a B&W maven like you and many others here...

Edited July 24, 2017 by A miller

[A miller]

I was dumb enough to crawl in my work clothes along the Thames river long the muddy rocks for the sunset a couple of weeks ago.  I got this shot, but also got (i) a lot of laughs and teases from people on the pedestrian path above as they watch me struggle inch by inch over every rock trying not to slip on my ass and (ii) my work shoes, camera bag and rain jacket completely covered with disgusting mud, which I had to my hotel completely wash and clean.  I remember reaching out and putting my hand against the inner wall of the river bank for balance only to find it slip down about 2 inches of thick disgusting green mud that is probably 1000 years old.  

 

But I got this photo....

SWC, Ektar

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[stray cat]

Adam that is drop dead gorgeous. Am enjoying the stories of your trials and tribulations in pursuit of your art. For what it's worth - the results completely justify the effort.

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Thanks. 'Thongs' will never come naturally to me either, however many Vegemite sandwiches I eat.

 

Very relaxing picture Richard . A great sunset in film picture

Color is wonderful

.... and thanks for your comment I just scan some Ektar taken during my last humanitarian mission

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Henry

 

 

Very funny. I've always found it amusing that the flipflops are called thongs down there.

 

 

Terrific shot. I love those little clouds to the left. And I don't think I've ever managed to shoot such a beach photo without footsteps. Makes a massive difference.

 

Love this Henry, the grainy-ness just adds to the mood for me.

For Richard another aspect of Kodak Ektar 100 color

 

 

Quang Nam beach at sunrise

Back fishing

6 am

 

Kodak Ektar 100-Leica M7-Summilux 35 Asph

Nikon Coolscan 5000 16 bits Tiff > Jpeg for post

 

 

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Henry

 

 

Thanks. I have others without my footsteps, I just found this more amusing given how remote that moment was.

The horizon I did miss though, thanks. We often get that thin band of low cloud on the horizon at sunrise here, it does make levelling horizons by eye more fiddly.

Those colors are sublime, what a peaceful yet powerful sight! Just two remarks: I would have cloned the footsteps away or cropped the picture. And I would have leveled the horizon. All in all I am a bit envious  Great stuff!

 

Thanks Adam, I'll share some more in a moment with the 50APO. I acquired it thinking I'd pair it with an M10 but then realised I'm all in with film, no digital anymore.

Now I do have it, I'd never give it up, it's superb for colour and b&w (as you'd expect.)

 

Love the underpass shots, I think the square is hugely superior here. The way the bottom-left pulls it all in/out and the relationship between the top third/bottom third, the square delivers! I generally only crop the square for a blank sky or to effect a shift with buildings. I'm still working towards a practical workflow to print, mat and frame my own square shots.

 

very peaceful, Richard.  Would love to see more film shots with that lens...

Back to my quick trip to London a couple of weeks ago, here's photo of the underpass close to the King's Cross station.  I consider this a trial run as I will go back next time during rush hour and add "commuter ghosts" like I did with the Canary Wharf station photo.

 

With that said, which do you like better...?

 

The first is with Ektar and my SWC

 

I've seen loads of photos from this underpass but none with a square frame.  I suppose one m right naturally want to crop the Hassy frame to make it rectangular.  But I actually think the square works quite well with that is in this particular frame...

(the colors along the panel changed very frequently and the necessary long exposure captured the multiple changing colors; not much I couldn't have don't about this especially if I want to capture the ghosts next time and not freeze motion)

 

Just another +1 to shooting at box speed and 'exposing for the shadows'. I'm not a fan of artificially manipulating the film speed (my maths is bad enough!) I prefer just to meter accordingly at box speed.

Whatever works for you. I do find Ektar a bit more fussy with exposure than Portra.

Color negative film loses details quickly in the shadows, and the colors can become muddy if underexposed. It has an amazing latitude in the highlights. That's why many shooters expose for the shadows to keep the details in there and make the colors more vibrant. I normally follow that way as much as possible. Some shooters go the easy way and shoot the film at half or quarter the box speed but that is a very blunt tool and quite inferior to smart metering.

You might find this article interesting:
http://canadianfilmlab.com/2014/04/24/film-stock-and-exposure-comparisons-kodak-portra-and-fuji/

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I was dumb enough to crawl in my work clothes along the Thames river long the muddy rocks for the sunset a couple of weeks ago.  I got this shot, but also got (i) a lot of laughs and teases from people on the pedestrian path above as they watch me struggle inch by inch over every rock trying not to slip on my ass and (ii) my work shoes, camera bag and rain jacket completely covered with disgusting mud, which I had to my hotel completely wash and clean.  I remember reaching out and putting my hand against the inner wall of the river bank for balance only to find it slip down about 2 inches of thick disgusting green mud that is probably 1000 years old.  

 

But I got this photo....

SWC, Ektar

sunset, Tower Bridge.jpg

 

Take solace from the fact that at least they cleaned the Thames up enough that there are fish alive in it these days.

You got yourself a great shot of Tower Bridge for your troubles.

 

A few more from sunrise with MP/50APO, Portra 160.

All of these are from wide open up to f/5.6 by the end I'd imagine (given it was sunrise/160 speed film.)

 

 

(Still shocked they allow driving on huge sand dunes in a National Park)

 

 

 

 

Looking back away from the sea, to give a sense of scale of the dunes (those are full height gum trees)

 

I've got some really nice B/W ones with the 50 I'll upload later..