I like film...(open thread)

[Doc Henry]

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Sorry wrong button!! Here it is.

 

Kodak TMax wow fine grain and nice b&w tone .

Gaspar is now ready to use this film

Thanks MR and welcome

Glad you join us

Best

Henry

[MRTEE]

Kodak TMax wow fine grain and nice b&w tone .

Gaspar is now ready to use this film

Thanks MR and welcome

Glad you join us

Best

Henry

Thanks Henry, this thread helped me return to film after a long break, so thanks for that. Tony.

[semi-ambivalent]

Hi Semi-Ambi welcome to our thread 

The grain is wonderful in this picture

Could I know what  film ? may be Ilford

Thanks for sharing

Best

Henry

Tri-X EI 250

Rodinal 1:25

1/2 gram borax added to 500ml (520ml) working solution.

68 degrees

30s. initial sloow agitation.

2 inversions in 5s. every minute.

6 min.

 

Prints on grade 2 with a condenser enlarger.

 

s-a

Edited August 9, 2016 by semi-ambivalent

[MRTEE]

A couple more shots from the jardim Botânico of Rio de Janeiro !

 

Rolleiwide 

Ektar 100

 

no Jardim Botânico by JM__, on Flickr

 

no Jardim Botânico by JM__, on Flickr

 

Best, JM, trying to catch up on this prolific thread !

Thanks for pics, some 30years ago I lived very near to the gardens for about 1 year. Your lovely images bring back saudade's . Tony.

[A miller]

A poor analogy Adam, wouldn't you agree? because the point of pruning is to make something grow better. These films are not coming back.

 

In a film market where choice is already very limited these are important emulsions, also because they are rebranded. The more available films become reduced to purported "premium" film stocks (a phrase I strongly dislike) the higher the financial hurdle for those who are considering entering the world of film. That's bad for photography. Fuji's move will direct people towards digital, rather than the purported premium stocks.

 

At some point Fuji needs to remove "film" from their brand name.

 

Philip - I don't know, I think it is quite apt.  In investment banking parlance, what Fuji is doing is a typical "fit and focus" re-tooling of its lines of business by divesting of business that are not profitable and detract from the focus that they should be applying to the business segments that are profitable.  We should just be lucky that they view the "premium" film as profitable enough to keep. (I stopped by the lab here in Tel Aviv to check on my Velvia 50 processing and can tell you that not only me but the 40+ lab owner were creaming in our pants.)  I don't agree with you that saving $2-3 per roll is going to encourage any critical mass of normal folk to jump into film.  A film workflow is already very nearly cost prohibitive relative to digital alternatives.  I just don't buy that argument.

 

At the risk of pissing you off (which is not my intention), I think this development is proof positive of the thesis that I advanced here...

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/257093-why-does-it-make-any-sense-at-all-to-use-non-professional-grade-film-stocks-in-this-day-and-age/

[chrism]

Well in the light of Henry's news, I went to the Canadian website where I can buy film (yes, dammit, I'm not supposed to buy any more. I have a freezer full and my personal expiration date might come along before I get through it all!) which is argentix.ca.

I bought all the stock of FujiColor C200, which I assume is a Canadian branding of the Superia (and I have only ever used 400, but Jacques only has the 200 in stock) and all the stock of Agfa Vista 400. But, coming to my point, for 135x36 exposure films, the costs are (in Canadian dollars):

 

Kodak Portra 160 5 pack $60.99 = $12.20 per film

Kodak Ektar 100 = $12.59 per film

Agfa Vista 400 = $5.49 per film

FujiColor C200 2 pack $7.29 = $3.65 per film

 

For 10 measly Canadian cents a shot, that Fuji film is quite a bargain! I think Fuji could have increased the price quite a bit before I would pay the extra for Portra. But perhaps the suggestion is correct that they regard film as a rearguard action, and this was designed to make people buy their digital cameras instead.

 

Chris

[Doc Henry]

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The market moves as Kodak few years ago thought stop film production
and now with the high demand for film like Portra (according to my dealer) Kodak starts to make money.
It is possible that Fuji follows the same way and realizes that the film is not dead and begins to produce

again films.
Ilford few years ago was bought by another company , then now sells a lot of b&w film  (again according

to my dealer).

It is for us to continue to buy because the film deserves !
How much you spend for the purchase of a SL naked without lens ? and color images are not
even at the level of film (Cmos sensor) .
 

On the other hand the history of film reminds me vinyl discs who has disappeared
and now returns to production. I have not sold my classical music vinyls , I kept them and I did well
 

Selling now vinyls follows the same way as the Portra of Kodak
 

People come back sooner or later to what is beautiful , believe me
such as youth who are interested increasingly in film , development, printing , analog

camera

Henry

Chris film in France seems cheaper than in Canada !

ex Ektar : 7.56 E the roll (8,39 USD) ,  Portra 160 : 7,9 E (8,77 USD)

may be you mean in canadian dollars

Edited August 9, 2016 by Doc Henry

[Doc Henry]

Place du Tertre Montmartre , the place of Impressionist  painters

and the wellknown restaurant Chez Eugène 

 

Kodak Portra 160

M7-35 LA

 

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Best

Henry

[Doc Henry]

Place du Tertre Montmartre

 

 

KP160-M7-35 LA

Pictures uncorrected , advantage film

 

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[chrism]

The market moves as Kodak few years ago thought stop film production

and now with the high demand for film like Portra (according to my dealer) Kodak starts to make money.

It is possible that Fuji follows the same way and realizes that the film is not dead and begins to produce

again films.

Ilford few years ago was bought by another company , then now sells a lot of b&w film  (again according

to my dealer).

It is for us to continue to buy because the film deserves !

How much you spend for the purchase of a SL naked without lens ? and color images are not

even at the level of film (Cmos sensor) .

 

On the other hand the history of film reminds me vinyl discs who has disappeared

and now returns to production. I have not sold my classical music vinyls , I kept them and I did well

 

Selling now vinyls follows the same way as the Portra of Kodak

 

People come back sooner or later to what is beautiful , believe me

such as youth who are interested increasingly in film , development, printing , analog

camera

Henry

Chris film in France seems cheaper than in Canada !

ex Ektar : 7.56 E the roll (8,39 USD) ,  Portra 160 : 7,9 E (8,77 USD)

may be you mean in canadian dollars

Yes, my prices were in $CAN. I have bought a lot of film from B&H, but after shipping and customs duty it isn't cheap. Now I buy from within Canada if possible.

 

Talking of vinyl, I drove two weeks ago to the south shore of Nova Scotia for the last four boxes of classical LP's that a surgical colleague had left behind when he died. They will all, slowly, be cleaned on the Loricraft, placed in new sleeves and played. It's a strange thing to be handed someone else's collection of music, and a very good way of discovering new things. I do hope my cartridge/pickup outlasts me as I shall never afford to replace it!

 

Chris

[chrism]

Some more from 1980 here. Firstly the tunnel leading into Fort Marlborough on the south shore of Cala de San Esteban. This fortress was dismantled under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht:

Fort Marlborough by chrism229, on Flickr

 

It was plain to see where the blocks of stone to build the fort had been cut:

Cala de San Esteban by chrism229, on Flickr

(do note the SEAT version of a Fiat 126 in front of the house!)

 

The bride:

Pippa 1980 Sol del Este #2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Pippa 1980 Sol del Este #1 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

and this was how we explored the island:

Pippa Minorca 1980 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Chris

[too old to care]

A Laverda? Was that yours?

 

Rgds

 

C.

 

No, the Laverda belonged to our tour guide, we were riding rented BMW's (K100RT).  

[too old to care]

A couple more, than on to another country.  I liked the light shining through the fountain, and the people nearby.  

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[too old to care]

And I am a sucker for street art.  Too bad the images do not last longer.  

 

 

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And a B&W from not too long ago.  One of my favorite railroad bridges near St. Louis.  Leica M6, Plus-x, Rodinal 50:1

 

 

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[Michael Geschlecht]

Hello Chris,

 

As per your Post #19667: 

 

Nice photos.

 

Also: Lucky groom.

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

[MT0227]

Makina W67 - Portra160

 

Some late afternoon sun at Phillips Avenue Beach -- Deal, NJ

 

2016-06-03-0018 by Marc Tauber, on Flickr

[gbealnz]

M7

Summicron M 50mm

Fomapan 100

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

Gary

 

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[Mute-on]

Some more from 1980 here. Firstly the tunnel leading into Fort Marlborough on the south shore of Cala de San Esteban. This fortress was dismantled under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht:

Fort Marlborough by chrism229, on Flickr

 

It was plain to see where the blocks of stone to build the fort had been cut:

Cala de San Esteban by chrism229, on Flickr

(do note the SEAT version of a Fiat 126 in front of the house!)

 

The bride:

Pippa 1980 Sol del Este #2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Pippa 1980 Sol del Este #1 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

and this was how we explored the island:

Pippa Minorca 1980 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Chris

Wonderful set! You wouldn't be showing these if you had shot them in digital 36 years ago!

 

Great memories and images preserved.

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[MT0227]

Looking for some guidance on shooting the Perseid Meteor shower.  I was able to make a nice capture on my D810 last year at 20sec, ISO800 at f4.  I'm going back to the same location and expect the same skies and light conditions.  Where would you shoot/expose Tri-X and T-Max400 given the above exposure settings.  Also, can I reasonably calibrate to a digital 35mm test shot and a lens of equivalent focal length?  Thanks!