Hi folks,
Looks like I blundered a fairly important 5x7 portrait by forgetting to stop down my lens before taking the final shot. I know the datasheet from foma says that it handles one stop of over exposure well- but it seems that I over exposed by two stops. I was just curious if folks had an opinion on how to process the negative, or if foma100 can handle this much light (therefore I should process it normally)
Thanks!
10% isn't much of a difference, but it will work. I'd personally go for something like -25%. But like I said, you'll get fine results either way. There will be a difference in the contrast grade you want to print the resulting negatives with.@koraks Are you and @summicron1 in agreement on the 10% reduction? I'm developing in dd-x or rodinal.
Thanks! I don't print my work (yet!) I usually just bring it into digital after I develop the negative. Ideally flexible tonality in negative is best.10% isn't much of a difference, but it will work. I'd personally go for something like -25%. But like I said, you'll get fine results either way. There will be a difference in the contrast grade you want to print the resulting negatives with.
Hi folks,
Looks like I blundered a fairly important 5x7 portrait by forgetting to stop down my lens before taking the final shot. I know the datasheet from foma says that it handles one stop of over exposure well- but it seems that I over exposed by two stops. I was just curious if folks had an opinion on how to process the negative, or if foma100 can handle this much light (therefore I should process it normally)
Thanks!
but it seems that I over exposed by two stops. I was just curious if folks had an opinion on how to process the negative, or if foma100 can handle this much light (therefore I should process it normally)
Assuming that you are going to use Kodak d76, here there is the graph:Hi folks,
Looks like I blundered a fairly important 5x7 portrait by forgetting to stop down my lens before taking the final shot. I know the datasheet from foma says that it handles one stop of over exposure well- but it seems that I over exposed by two stops. I was just curious if folks had an opinion on how to process the negative, or if foma100 can handle this much light (therefore I should process it normally)
Thanks!
Assuming that you are going to use Kodak d76, here there is the graph:
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As you can see, to reach 25 iso you have to develop for about 1minute or less, to mantain a lambda of 0,6.
Around 1m30 at 30C...a much more reasonable time at the more common 20C. But like I said: only a modest reduction in development will yield good negatives. I used mostly pyrocat and later mytol/xtol for this.As you can see, to reach 25 iso you have to develop for about 1minute or less, to mantain a lambda of 0,6.
Why on the vertical axis (Y) there's written ISO (in degrees °) and not EI?Sorry, but I don't understand the reasoning you make from those graphs...
Not understanding the text, but IMO those graphs are not to show a ISO variability from development: a film with a certain developer/processing has a fixed ISO, you can shot it a different EI, but "ISO" won't change. The ISO imposes a development time to get that 0,6.
Why on the vertical axis (Y) there's written ISO (in degrees °) and not EI?
Notice the rather high b+f with D76.
How did you meter the scene?@MattKing Overcast light from a sliding window door, coming into an otherwise dark room. I had a small blanket for a reflector. On the subjects darkened side.
Obviously the y axis on the Foma graphs refers to the speed you have to set on the camera, and not to the real film speed.ISO speed imposes fixed a 0.8/1.3 = 0.62 gradient, not another one !!!! It has to be 0.62, other gradients are not valid for ISO Speed.
"m" is the ISO (initial) "speed point", "n" is x20 more exposure than the speed point. Meters aim x10 more light exposure than in the m speed point, so 3.33 stops more light.
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IMO, the graph you posted shows the developer activity depending on the real film ISO, a lower ISO film has smaller crystals in the emulsion that develop faster, those graphs tell developer behaviour depending on the native ISO, not a ISO change of the film.
Obviously the y axis on the Foma graphs refers to the speed you have to set on the camera, and not to the real film speed.
As you can see, to reach 25 iso you have to develop for about 1minute or less, to mantain a lambda of 0,6.
Anyway I'd suggest you to buy some Fomadon LQN and use as prescribed.Hi folks,
Looks like I blundered a fairly important 5x7 portrait by forgetting to stop down my lens before taking the final shot. I know the datasheet from foma says that it handles one stop of over exposure well- but it seems that I over exposed by two stops. I was just curious if folks had an opinion on how to process the negative, or if foma100 can handle this much light (therefore I should process it normally)
Thanks!
How did you meter the scene?
With that sort of lighting, you probably want to maintain contrast, so I don't think you would want to do much "pulling" of development.
With incident metering used that way, and that sort of lighting, I would suggest you develop normally.I metered using the sekonic 508 incident meter, pointed towards to lens, I was out of the frame just extending my arm in. I measured for an aperture of f5.6. The exposure was ultimately taken at f4.5.
Example: Adox Silvermax plus Adox Silvermax developer, Adox Cms 20 II plus Adox Adotech III etc...
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