How much experimenting did it take to get the X-ray dev down? I don’t have a good place to tray develop and typically use a jobo… but I’m thinking “by inspection” looks like the at to go.
I definitely agree that the X-ray film was less sharp, but that softness would be quite nice in a portrait. You are almost making me wish I lived in Canada, almost.
Impressive results -- and another nicely done video. I've shot a fair amount of 8x10 green X-ray film with pinhole, which I've managed to dial in fairly well. The "entry cost" to shoot HP5 or similar is a bit intimidating!
I guaranty that Andrew was there later in the morning
In amongst the trees of course:
(T-Max 100 in a Noons 6x12 pinhole set for 6x9 - for 30 seconds!)
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A print is on my to do list. It will be interesting to see how well it comes out without the digital version of unsharp masking.
In my present setup, that isn't going to work.Ooh... you'll have to make a real unsharp mask for it!
When I first started with Xray (same stuff in the video), I developed it in Pyrocat-HD 1+1+200 (normally I use it at 1+1+50). It took me a few sheets to nail effective IE, and a normal development time at that dilution. Then a few more sheets to get times for high/low contrast scenes. I wouldn't recommend double-sided xray film in a Jobo (I use BTZS tubes for conventional films). The side touching the walls inside the tank would not get much developer, ending up mottled and probably scratch/scuffed. Some people strip the unsharp side of the film after development. I have tried this but don't appreciate the fact that you end up with a sheet of film with exactly half initial density range. I recommend getting your hands on single-sided xray, like Kodak Ektascan B/RA. I have a box of it and boy, is it sharp! It's nice is D-23 1+3 (EI 80). It is nice to be able to develop by inspection! Cheers!
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