1950 FT. of ISO 1 35mm film, sort of WHAT?
What is this guy taking about, Let me explain. I've been thinking about trying some of the Kodak 5222 movie film or the ORWO to see if I'd like it so in my search on the auction site I came across a listing for this "Eastman Fine Grain Duplicating Panchromatic Negative Film SO-239" 2000ft. On a whim I entered a bid and I won. 10 days later the big box arrives and I go to the darkroom to peel off a few feet to test and find out if this will even work for general photography. My first hint of trouble came when I felt the film in the total darkness, it was a little thicker and a lot stiffer than the Ilford that I use. I cut off about 4 feet and loaded it in a cassette, reseal the roll in the bag and can and turn on the light. "HOLY CRAP what is this?" I say to my self when I actually see the film, the sprocket holes they are tiny and spaced far apart, not any thing like regular 35mm. But I proceed with my efforts to see if it will work some how.
Info on this film was very hard to find, the internet did not show this exact product. I did find it listed in my 1977 volume of the Photo Lab Index but no listing of ISO or developing times. It appears that this film was made for only 1 purpose, to be used in a special duping machine and specially processed by a movie film developing machine.
I finally found a camera that I could get it to work in, my Nikon FE-2 but the frame spacing is very wide, like 8mm between frames. My first few developing test were complete failures, way overdeveloped and extreme base fog. My last test was somewhat useable but still quite high base fog. I used 1 oz. HC-110 stock to make 16 oz. working dev. 20min at 70F, 5 inversions per min. I'm guessing the film is at least 10 years out of date. I'm just guessing at the ISO, but 5 stops overexposed from ISO 12 on the camera's meter setting got a sorta usuable neg. I will test a few more times this week. The outside shot was made on a very overcast cold winter day and the inside one is about a stop underexposed.
Even though this film will not work for me, some of you might have a need for it so I'm offering it for sale. $40.00 plus $20.00 postage(it's heavy,that's what the actual postage cost was from the seller) for a total of $60.00. Paypal is ok, so is a USPS money order. Email with questions. Thanks, RandyB
What is this guy taking about, Let me explain. I've been thinking about trying some of the Kodak 5222 movie film or the ORWO to see if I'd like it so in my search on the auction site I came across a listing for this "Eastman Fine Grain Duplicating Panchromatic Negative Film SO-239" 2000ft. On a whim I entered a bid and I won. 10 days later the big box arrives and I go to the darkroom to peel off a few feet to test and find out if this will even work for general photography. My first hint of trouble came when I felt the film in the total darkness, it was a little thicker and a lot stiffer than the Ilford that I use. I cut off about 4 feet and loaded it in a cassette, reseal the roll in the bag and can and turn on the light. "HOLY CRAP what is this?" I say to my self when I actually see the film, the sprocket holes they are tiny and spaced far apart, not any thing like regular 35mm. But I proceed with my efforts to see if it will work some how.
Info on this film was very hard to find, the internet did not show this exact product. I did find it listed in my 1977 volume of the Photo Lab Index but no listing of ISO or developing times. It appears that this film was made for only 1 purpose, to be used in a special duping machine and specially processed by a movie film developing machine.
I finally found a camera that I could get it to work in, my Nikon FE-2 but the frame spacing is very wide, like 8mm between frames. My first few developing test were complete failures, way overdeveloped and extreme base fog. My last test was somewhat useable but still quite high base fog. I used 1 oz. HC-110 stock to make 16 oz. working dev. 20min at 70F, 5 inversions per min. I'm guessing the film is at least 10 years out of date. I'm just guessing at the ISO, but 5 stops overexposed from ISO 12 on the camera's meter setting got a sorta usuable neg. I will test a few more times this week. The outside shot was made on a very overcast cold winter day and the inside one is about a stop underexposed.
Even though this film will not work for me, some of you might have a need for it so I'm offering it for sale. $40.00 plus $20.00 postage(it's heavy,that's what the actual postage cost was from the seller) for a total of $60.00. Paypal is ok, so is a USPS money order. Email with questions. Thanks, RandyB
