Developed my first roll

[totalmotard]

Well, I took the plunge and started developing my own film. I really wanted to try some push processing so I bought a kit from Freestyle and some Arista 400 and shot it at 1600. I used the Massive Dev iPhone app to keep my timing correct. I was tickled pink to have actual images show up. I went with some moto-buddies to the ice races and shot it at 1600. Shutter speeds were about 1/500 and aperture about f5.6. I used my new Mamiya NC1000, which was a lot of new variables. I went with a stock D-76 solution to keep it simple. I really like the look and feel of the shots, seems to fit the vintage bikes they use.

You can see the rest of the shots on my smugmug site.

Any tips for improvement would be appreciated.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

Looks good!

Jeff

 

[Mats_A]

Very good! But be warned, you are hooked now. You have tested the sweet smell of the stop bath and it is only downhill from here. Welcome to the dark side!

Good job.

r

Mats

 

[Chazzy]

Welcome to the club. I developed my first film decades ago, and it still gives me a thrill.

 

[yeknom02]

Nice that you decided to try out push processing for your first roll. I didn't push until a few rolls into my black and white "career." Some on APUG will probably tell you that you've got to stick with one film and one developer for a while to master it, but I think that you can get by just fine by trying out what you want, when you want if you're willing to learn from your mistakes/experiences.

 

[Hell-on-a-stick]

Looks nice. You'll definitely improve as you come along. Its great to see shooters picking up film. Its even better to see good results on your first go-round. Its much easier than everyone says, eh?

 

[Ottrdaemmerung]

Great job! If you want only slightly less contrasty shots and greater economy, double the time and use your D-76 1+1. It's nearly the oldest and most ubiquitous developer out there, but it's that way for a reason and gives predictably great results.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Ah! The scent of Fix in the air... It reminds me of Paris in the springtime.

 

[totalmotard]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm looking forward to experimenting with times and mixtures. I have a pretty good idea of how I want my film to look, I just have to find the right combo to get there.

 

[stradibarrius]

Looks good to me! You'll never go back now...

 

[totalmotard]

Here's a couple shots from my second attempt at developing and pushing to 1600. This time I went with D-76 1+1. I like the shadow detail much better and the tonality. I shot this with my Nikon N80 and the 50 1.8 afd. I think I will stick with this combo of film, camera and processing for a while.

I put the samples here.

 

[delhirao]

Hi Mr. Long,

I acquired a Mamiya NC1000s recently. But the battery compartment cover fell off somewhere. can you post the front and back views of the cover and the side view to help me locate a replacement cover?

Thanks in advance

 

[Agulliver]

I see no significant blemishes in any of those images....am I right in thinking that Arista 400 is Fomapan 400? If you've managed to get good images pushing this to 1600 then I salute you!

Whatever the film, your basic technique for the photography and processing is sound. And let me tell you...that buzz you get when you see images on a roll never quite goes away.