Complete Guide to 70mm Film

[film4Me]

Very interesting! I haven't come across these before. Being able to cut notches for any format is a great feature! What length of film can these hold?

A normal 220 length. 116 and 616 lengths fit comfortably in the reel.

Notches must be accurate. I file a little at a time, checking with film as I go.

So far I've filed extra notches for APS and 70mm.

 

[Nokton48]

Current Carrying Around Moon ELM 60 CTStar Custom Made Hood A70 Finder Back by Nokton48, on Flickr

This is my current carrying around Hasselblad 500EL/M 10 Years On the Moon A70 70mm Film Back 70mm Straight Back Finder. 60mm F3.5 C T* Distagon with Custom Made Hood Cut Down Machine Shop. Film Back is load with Type II Kodak Plus-X 1982 Vintage works like new stock so far for me. 24 Exposures loaded in a Kodak 70mm Cassette ready to go. I have plenty of Olde Paterson Reels, didn't mind at all to dedicate a few to 70mm developing. When I'm loading something I view as important to me, I am glad I have my permanently modified reels.

 

[Nokton48]

500 ELM 70mm FInder 60mm F3.5 C TStar Distagon Custom Hood by Nokton48, on Flickr

Bigger file reshoot. Not sure what happened.

This is my current carrying around Hasselblad 500EL/M 10 Years On the Moon A70 70mm Film Back 70mm Straight Back Finder. 60mm F3.5 C T* Distagon with Custom Made Hood Cut Down Machine Shop. Film Back is load with Type II Kodak Plus-X 1982 Vintage works like new stock so far for me. 24 Exposures loaded in a Kodak 70mm Cassette ready to go. FOBA Sweep Table DIMIL Broncolor Hazylight overhead Small Mirror camera right, adding reflections and nice fill. 500EL/M with Hasselblad CFV16 Digital Back, 80mm F2.8 Black T* Zeiss Planar with Hood.

 

[eli griggs]

500 ELM 70mm FInder 60mm F3.5 C TStar Distagon Custom Hood by Nokton48, on Flickr

Bigger file reshoot. Not sure what happened.

This is my current carrying around Hasselblad 500EL/M 10 Years On the Moon A70 70mm Film Back 70mm Straight Back Finder. 60mm F3.5 C T* Distagon with Custom Made Hood Cut Down Machine Shop. Film Back is load with Type II Kodak Plus-X 1982 Vintage works like new stock so far for me. 24 Exposures loaded in a Kodak 70mm Cassette ready to go. FOBA Sweep Table DIMIL Broncolor Hazylight overhead Small Mirror camera right, adding reflections and nice fill. 500EL/M with Hasselblad CFV16 Digital Back, 80mm F2.8 Black T* Zeiss Planar with Hood.

Nice unit.

 

[MCB18]

the 70mm haul from the latest Astrum order! I’m keeping 150’ of it, plus a little extra that I put in a cassette.

 

[Nokton48]

Nice unit.

Thanks Eli.

Multigrade RC VC 70mm PX 1981 Microdol-X by Nokton48, on Flickr

 

[MCB18]

I may have an opportunity to get some Aerocolor IV film, and if I can, my plan would be to get it slit to 70mm. It wouldn’t be cheap, but I know at least a couple of you have expressed interest in fresh C41 70mm stock, so anyone would like to know more, here is the thread in the group organized functions section.

 

[JRKyle]

"orthochromatic in nature" it says in this link, if you can get it to work. https://ia800802.us.archive.org/32/items/a-rebuild-of-a-burke-james-5-x-7/Kodak RAR Film.pdf ... you might get a 404 Error, but the site is about experimenting with developers for this film.

“Ansco-30/JK” developer was used and it worked better than the usual developers such as D76

Hello there "Film4Me"... If there is any questions about the experiments with the reformulation "Ansco-30/JK" let me know. With either the Kodak 2490 RAR Film or Fuji HR-U X-ray film.

 

[minhnk1990]

I've published a new website devoted to 70mm film: www.shoot70mm.com

It's been a massive undertaking, but a real labor of love, and includes a history of the format, information on all cameras/backs that take 70mm, information on most common 70mm film stocks, instructions for loading, developing, and modifying backs, and information on new products from Mercury Works to make shooting, developing, and scanning 70mm much easier and more accessible.

With the huge surge in the popularity of analog photography, an entire generation (plus many in previous generations) are missing out on this format because information about it is so scarce. No central source of information for folks wanting to start shooting 70mm has existed until now (though there are some very helpful 70mm shooters in these forums). If you are curious about or have been wanting to start shooting 70mm, but haven't known where to start, this site is for you. If you are just interested in the history of the format, this site is for you. If you are a 70mm shooter looking to optimize or upgrade your workflow, this site is for you.

Also, I'd appreciate any feedback, including corrections, comments, and suggested additions! This is basically the "official" thread for the site, and I welcome all feedback! I don't generally post much to forums, but will be watching and replying to this thread.

Thank you so much!