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Whoops, I knew I forgot to mention something! I've tried moving the negatives around without luck. I even tried flipping them over, just in case. Looking at the negatives with an 8x loupe shows nothing. But since the crud is the same color as the orange base, I figure it might be hard to tell.

I'm not the most experienced C41 developer in the world and could use some help troubleshooting a problem I'm having. I've looked around, and even asked a few people I know, but no luck. I tried contacting support at Jobo but that didn't help. Some of my negatives are looking like they have...

Not to get back on topic, but I'm partial to Kentmere's VC Select in Pearl. I prefer that to Ilford MG, myself.

Thanks. I've found that to be the case as well. It seems that whenever I read about Rodinal and Delta 3200 all I see are posts about the massive, skull-crushing grain, even without pushing. It's not like I do anything special, so I can't figure out how people are getting that without extreme...

I do not like SV lights. I think, based on my experience, that at the very least they are unsafe. The materials are not up to par and the results are a disaster waiting to happen. I did a shoot a couple years back where the lights (SV) were supplied by someone else. As I was fiddling with...

Thanks! I've found Delta 3200 and Rodinal to be a very forgiving combination for my less-than-controlled style. Never had the massive grain others have complained about, but I've never pushed it too far either.

I develop all my films in Rodinal 1:25. By hand it's what's on the massive dev chart with constant agitation for :30, four inversions every :30, and constant for the last :30. With a processor I constantly agistate for :30 under the chart's suggestion.

I use Rodinal 1:25. It works like a champ and I only need to keep one developer around. I rate it at 1600 and it comes out smooth and creamy.

Rodinal 1:25 Sharp as razors.

Hot damn, an 8' 10" trannie would be jaw-dropping! I've worked with a few trannie's in my time, but never one so impressive as that. That'd be like Andre the Giant in a wig and pumps. Wow!

You know how it is when some old guy who hasn't had his opinion asked in ages suddenly gets a question. To quote "It's getting him to shut up that's the trick."

There's a lot of suspect stuff in what he said, but he (supposedly) knows his SFW film. I can't vouch for any of it, just passing along what I was told.

It's a little late, but this may be of interest. The words are not my own, I'm just passing them along. ------------ The black backing on the antihalation side is a carbon black coating put on to lubricate the film during transportation thru a motion picture camera. In those times they were...

Whoops, indeed.

I shoot a ton of NP400 for location work in which the goal is gritty realism. I develop in Rodinal and find the results sharp as razors, the look is very nice and everyone is pleased. I also have found that it is not appropriate for all occasions. I used some for portraits by mistake and they...

Just got the "Is that a Hasselblad" for the first time with my Mamiya C330 on a train the other day. I wouldn't even mention it except that I have had so many people who not only know exactly what it was but have owned them and knew the accessories and features. I never get those remarks with...

Good point! How about "Telescopes that are affordable by mere mortals"?

Telescopes and camera lenses tend to have a huge difference in quality, at least for the photographer. Chromatic abberation is the norm, edge-to-edge sharpness can suffer, etc. I've used an adapter in the past to mount cameras on scopes and been less than thrilled by the results. But if you're...

I sat through a Warhol Night once. I don't remember what was playing, I just remember endless shots of refridgerators and The Factory. I suppose some people might equate those with the extended work of Mario Bava, but it's a pretty apparent difference to me. I'm with you, sort of like the...

Oh I'm just having a little fun. Although I do enjoy Antonioni quite a bit. I remember watching The Seventh Seal with my son when he was one. He liked it.

That depends on who's footing the bill. To me it's not a lot, but to a them a few hundred bucks profit is probably all they make off a competition. But I don't know for sure, I just want to be able to pass along the most accurate info I can. I'm keenly aware of screentime, I do video for a...

And am I more or less correct that at 64fps a 100' reel would get me about one minute of footage? Ouch. I can imagine they won't like that too much. Cost-wise, that is.

That sounds beautiful. I just need to get the client to buy off on it, we'll see. I've been talking to Kodak but they're saying that their B&W films are too slow at 200asa. They're trying to pimp me on their 7219 Vision3, which sounds nice. I reckon I could do color reversal and just scan...

Good point! The motion is fast, but ultra sharp is not critical, I think. Basically there's an Olympic weight lifting gym - Clean & Jerk, Snatch, etc. The excercises are over in about a second from start to finish. They want to get stills of the action for the records, to show the athletes...

The key to the project is the high frame rate available on the Bolex. Do you have any samples of enlargements from negative cine film laying around? Obviously quality is in the eye of the beholder and they may have different ideas of what to expect. If it won't work I'll have to advise them...

Have anyone tried enlarging 16mm stills from their films? If so, what is the quality like in, say, 8x10 (or even 5x7)? I have a project that would be ideally suited for this, providing the enlargements worked out okay. -B

It's the dead bug guy again. I'm pleased to announce that selections from my ongoing Angels and Insects collection of large format, lith-printed macro photographs will be shown at The Delaplaine Center in Frederick, MD from August 16th through October 26th, 2008. The opening reception is...

I am pleased to announce that selections from my ongoing Angels and Insects collection of large format, lith-printed macro photographs will be shown at the Lake George Arts Project in Lake George, New York during the months of July and August, 2008. The opening reception is to be held on...

Thanks, Vinny. I had meant to post it earlier, but never seemed to get around to it. Same problem I'm having booking a flight right now.

Late notice, I have two shows opening right now in L.A. and Philly. Los Angeles: JK Gallery The opening reception at JK Gallery in L.A. is to be held on Saturday, May 24th at 6pm. Ten photos. For more info: Dead Link Removed Philadelphia: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental...