Motion Picture Film Used As Stills. Post Results Here.

[Patrick Robert James]

Neg scan. 5222, Hexar RF, Pentax 50 1.4, Sooperhooch 50.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

Neg scan. 5222, Contax ST, Zeiss 50mm Planar, Pyrocat PC

 

[Patrick Robert James]

Neg scan. 5222, Hexar RF, Zeiss 35mm Biogon, Beutler's

 

[Patrick Robert James]

It kind of bottoms out and won't respond to the program for a while. Then it randomly decides to work again for a few rolls.

I've found it works great for color but DSLR scanning looks nicer with b&w.

Are you using the Nikon Scan software? I found the same thing back in the day with that. Vuescan though is the opposite. Black and white looks great, color is a bit of a pain since the profiles don't match and haven't been updated for who knows how long. I stopped using Nikon Scan many many years ago because I use Macs and Nikon Scan stopped working on the Intel Macs in the mid 2000s. I keep a Powerbook around and can still use that but it is a pain.

Whatever you are doing though keep doing it. You get excellent color.

 

[Cholentpot]

Are you using the Nikon Scan software? I found the same thing back in the day with that. Vuescan though is the opposite. Black and white looks great, color is a bit of a pain since the profiles don't match and haven't been updated for who knows how long. I stopped using Nikon Scan many many years ago because I use Macs and Nikon Scan stopped working on the Intel Macs in the mid 2000s. I keep a Powerbook around and can still use that but it is a pain.

Whatever you are doing though keep doing it. You get excellent color.

Thank you!

I was using Viewscan. Didn't really work either. It was nice for dust and scratches though.

Nikon 1.Touch, Plus-X MP stock

 

[Joel_L]

I picked up a 400 ft roll of Double X. I shot these with my OM3Ti at iso 250 and 90mm lens. I used XTOL 1:1 for 10 minutes at 20C. They seem over developed to me, I only say that because I shoot a lot of slide film in this camera and they come out perfect. Overall I think I will be pleased with Double X.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

Couple out of the Minox C. Print scans. 5222

 

[Joel_L]

Second roll of Double-X. Still shot at ISO250 but this time developed in XTOL 1:2 20C for 12 minutes. I like the results better. Grain is more pleasing to me.

 

[Cholentpot]

Second roll of Double-X. Still shot at ISO250 but this time developed in XTOL 1:2 20C for 12 minutes. I like the results better. Grain is more pleasing to me.

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This looks great. I don't have access locally to XTOL. I've always wanted to try it.

 

[snusmumriken]

Second roll of Double-X. Still shot at ISO250 but this time developed in XTOL 1:2 20C for 12 minutes. I like the results better. Grain is more pleasing to me.

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Very nice!

 

[Nokton48]

5x7 PlusX 2402 Aero D23 5x7 Norma 500mm Tele Xenar by Nokton48, on Flickr

Kodak Aerographic Five Inch Plus-X cut seven inches, to fit a 5x7 Lisco Holder. 5x7 Sinar Norma with my newly CLA'ed Schneider 500mm Tele Xenar at F22. Hasselblad 40mm Distagon Yellow Filter jammed inside the lenshood, it fits! D23 1:1 8x10 Unidrum on Uniroller. 5x7 Contact Print on Arista #2 RC Dektol 1:2 The Tele-Xenar is quite sharp up front as you can see. I'm liking this film for 5x7, but I can also cut it to 4x5 or even 9x12cm. Like the tonality you get with the Aerial emulsion.

Tim Kelly Inspired Broncolor Balloon 90 degrees left, lighting the entire set. Main light Broncolor C171 Monolight Pulsoflex Softbox, one stop brighter than the fill, 45 left to the set. Just out of camera shot 45 right, is a foamcore freestanding panel for passive fill. Finally, the creme on the sundae, is Broncolor C70 Monolight with Snoot and Handmade Grid from an olde Broncolor Honeycomb. Selecting lighting a small portion of the background. Just because

 

[blee1996]

I like the Kodak Vision 3 500T for night shots. Here are a few from Shoreditch, London during summer.

Murals to the tunnel - UKUS_500T_004 by Zheng, on Flickr

Wall of love locks - UKUS_500T_009 by Zheng, on Flickr

Bubblegum portrait - UKUS_500T_016 by Zheng, on Flickr

 

[Radost]

Does anybody have any tips on where to find 70mm tanks for home development?

 

[Donald Qualls]

Does anybody have any tips on where to find 70mm tanks for home development?

Pretty sure Jobo used to make 70 mm reels to fit some of their tanks. Alternatively, look for OLD plastic tanks; many of those could be adjusted to accept 116/616, which is 70 mm wide. You can't do inversion with most of them (swizzle stick agitation only), but they do work, and they're likely to be much cheaper than buying into Jobo.

 

[Cholentpot]

Pretty sure Jobo used to make 70 mm reels to fit some of their tanks. Alternatively, look for OLD plastic tanks; many of those could be adjusted to accept 116/616, which is 70 mm wide. You can't do inversion with most of them (swizzle stick agitation only), but they do work, and they're likely to be much cheaper than buying into Jobo.

I have an ancient tank that takes 70mm. I used it once when I ran some film through my Target Six-16. That was a bear to load let me tell you. It's a Yankee tank. Not the clipper.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I have an ancient tank that takes 70mm. I used it once when I ran some film through my Target Six-16. That was a bear to load let me tell you. It's a Yankee tank. Not the clipper.

Yep, Yankee, FR, and all the store brands (Tower, Wards, etc.) that rebranded their products. Wouldn't surprise me to see an Arista tank from that era.

 

[blee1996]

I'm also using the old Ansco tank for 70mm, and there is a trick you can use to easily loading the film. I learned it from a Youtuber about how to load 120 film, and applied it to 70mm. It made the loading dead simple!

0) Adjust the reel to proper width - 70mm (616/116)
1) Pre-load the reel with a short length 70mm film (e.g. 6" or so), let's call it "carrier"
2) Go into change bag or dark room, use the preloaded film as "carrier" to load your film on top as usual
3) Gently pull off the underneath "carrier" film strip from front

Voila!

I have done both B&W and E6 in the Ansco tank with the swizzle stick agitation method, and it works well. But those plastic reels cannot seem to do full 220 length (24 frames), but can do a bit more than 120 length.

 

[Donald Qualls]

those plastic reels cannot seem to do full 220 length

Yeah, 220 didn't exist yet when those tanks were designed -- though I'm a little surprised none the less, since 135-36 is supposed to be the same length as 220 and I've gotten as many as 40-41 frames into a 35/220 Paterson reel (in other words, if 135-36 fits, 220 should as well). Admittedly, I haven't used a Yankee etc. plastic tank in fifty years, except recently for 110...

 

[Nokton48]

Does anybody have any tips on where to find 70mm tanks for home development?

SONY DSC by Nokton48, on Flickr

The Paterson Major Tank, just arrived from the UK. Seem to be plentiful. Will hold very well a 120 length of 70mm width film, so good for "clip tests" where I don't want to waste an entire roll. Agitation via spinning the large top black knob, fits on by friction. Works very well for what it is, which is beautiful bakelite. Don't drop it, but it seems very sturdy and solidly made

 

[Cholentpot]

Yashica FX-3, N-74 @200, HC-110B 10min

I'm unsure if the particular lenses I was using were just not that sharp or the film itself isn't all that sharp. The film gets the job done but it's not the sharpest grain out there.

 

[Cholentpot]

Elan II, 35mm 2.8, Vision3 250D

It looks like my batch of 250D stored in the fridge went off a bit. I'll have to overexpose my rolls a stop going forward. I developed side by side with some 50D and that stuff looks incredible.

 

[Joel_L]

How old is your Vision 3, I would expect it to last a good long time cold stored?

 

[Cholentpot]

How old is your Vision 3, I would expect it to last a good long time cold stored?

Not very, I'm a little surprised. The 50D I shot around the same time, using the same chemistry turned out great.

OM-1, 50 1.8, V350D

 

[Sonynolta User]

Thanks to Nokton48 for the tip on the Patersen Major tank. Found one in the US, paid a bit much for a stupid film tank, but it handles my 616 film just right. I bought some 70mm aero film off ebay, will try using it on 616 backing paper for reloads. This will be perfect for the processing.

 

[Nokton48]

Minolta SRT-101 Classic Film RangeFinders & Other Classics LS2000 by Nokton48, on Flickr

I love my XK. I need to dust it off and start using it again.