what is the last thing you developed or printed

[pdeeh]

two little cyanotypes.
and four little brown prints.

 

[Vaughn]

Developed eight rolls of Acros100 in 120, from April (driving across Hwy 50 and Zion National Park).... Not too bad...still a couple rolls of Acros and a couple of FP4+ still to go. The two rolls of undeveloped Acros are from a recent backpack trip into the Yolla Bollys. The FP4+ will be surprises. Am using HC-110, Dilution B, 72F, 8 to 9 minutes for the Acros. Hearty development to get negatives suitable for platinum printing.

 

[faberryman]

Whatever happened to shooting box speed, developing normally and not having problems.

There is no mystery in that. And some film photographers like to cloth what they are doing in as much mystery as possible. Gives club membership more cachet, and makes them feel special.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Whatever happened to shooting box speed, developing normally and not having problems. I am sure over exposing, underexposing, over developing and under developing should cause enough problems to wipe out the web pages' bandwidth.

There is no mystery in that. And some film photographers like to cloth what they are doing in as much mystery as possible. Gives club membership more cachet, and makes them feel special.

+1

 

[pdeeh]

guess ...

 

[Bill Burk]

Thanks for that, I'll be sure to try it this weekend. Two weeks ago I did a 10% cut and I did notice an overall drop in density and a reduced contrast compared to a previous batch at the recommended development time. The negatives from the run two weeks ago didn't look pleasing to my eye, so I bumped back up to recommended development time. Thinking back though, I may have predominantly metered on the low mid tones rather than the shadows. I guess that could explain why my shadows looked light and my highlights overblown.

I'm keen to add a dedicated light meter to my armoury. Well, once my budget allows for it!

How many minutes are you developing? You’re nuts to think of changing anything. That bike shot is perfect. And with a Nikon F5 you don’t need a meter. (I develop Tri-X shot at 250 for 13:30 in D-76 1:1 for .6 CI)

 

[Pentode]

Yet another roll of very expired film: Tri-X from ages ago. Kodak 5063 printed on the rebates so, what.... late 80s, early 90s? I keep trying to shoot this stuff up but every time I think I've shot the last of it I find another roll in a bag, in a drawer, in a closet. I think it's reproducing. If only I could get fresh film to do that!

Anyway, I shot it at box speed, went to develop in D-76 1:1, realized I didn't have enough stock solution left in the bottle, quickly looked up the 1+3 time, adjusted for small tank and expired film and ended up with 23 minutes.
It actually looks quite good by the naked eye. Good density and only minimal fogging. I might just give up on the 1:1 and use this formula again whenever I find another roll of this stuff in the pantry or my shoe or wherever it's going to turn up next.... I know for a fact I have two rolls left of this stuff but there's more... waiting to pounce... I can feel it.

 

[Vaughn]

Developed two 120 rolls of Acros and two 120 rolls of FP4+. Both in HC-110. One roll from the Brooks Veriwide100 and the others from the Rolleiflex. A couple interesting images from Zion and the Yolla Bollys. I set the meter on ASA 100 for both films...close enough.

 

[removed account4]

we can't hear you...la la la la la...
off to plant my flax seeds now... just no good linen paper available anywhere anymore...

are you taking orders ?

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few more rolls
split 120 + sumatranol130
bunch more left

 

[removed account4]

There is no mystery in that. And some film photographers like to cloth what they are doing in as much mystery as possible. Gives club membership more cachet, and makes them feel special.

or maybe people just like investigating a film's use/ strengths and weaknesses and it has nothing to do with camera clubs or secrets.
box speed and developing times given on a box or tube or developer are starting points anyways... besides
if someone's camera has not been cla'd and their meter ( even hand held ) is not perfect box speed and notes on the box
will be useless ...

 

[Pentode]

Just finished developing two rolls of Fomapan 100, shot at box speed with a K2 yellow filter. D-76 1:1, 10:00.

This was also the first time I’ve ever used rapid fixer. Hey, that stuff works fast! It’s, well, rapid.....

 

[Helios 1984]

A single frame of expired Kodak BWC (2003). I processed it in my Rondinax 35U with Rodinal 1:25 for 4:30 mins at 22.5c. Against all odds, It worked just fine.

 

[removed account4]

4 135 and 10 rolls 120 still have 2 rolls of 110 and 6? rolls of 135 <sigh > not caught up
i did manage to process a roll of tmz3200 i shoot a partial roll of 20+ years ago, rolled back up on
the spool and transferred into a self load spool and finished the roll IDK 10 years later ...
so it has been sitting on my desk for 10 years, no place special and looks great... base is clear too.
cosmic rays, cold storage NOT !
LOL

 

[pdeeh]

Did a roll of ancient nitrate film (shot in an ancient Zeiss Ikon 6x9 at about ISO 12, mostly 4s exposures handheld braced against a tree) in D23 1:1 plus 0.5g/l of Kbr for 14 minutes and 3.2341576 seconds.

Looks ok. Overlapping frames though, but we've had quite a few weeks of extremely hot weather, so that'll be why.

 

[anfenglin]

Two rolls of Adox Silvermax in Silvermax Developer 1+29, shot with my trusty F5.

 

[MattKing]

60+ postcards - 30+ from each of two negatives.
One set for the Postcard Exchange round that I am late for, and one set for the next round.

 

[RattyMouse]

3 rolls of Acros, in Kodak HC-110.

 

[Black Dog]

Did a roll of ancient nitrate film (shot in an ancient Zeiss Ikon 6x9 at about ISO 12, mostly 4s exposures handheld braced against a tree) in D23 1:1 plus 0.5g/l of Kbr for 14 minutes and 3.2341576 seconds.

Looks ok. Overlapping frames though, but we've had quite a few weeks of extremely hot weather, so that'll be why.

Careful with that nitrate film in the heat pdeeh!

 

[pdeeh]

Careful with that nitrate film in the heat pdeeh!

I find the best way to hang it up is to make a small hole in one corner of the roll with a red-hot needle ..

 

[NedL]

Drying your film by an open fire is the traditional, authentic way... anything less and it's not really art.

Yesterday, one fog-free salted paper print from a calotype negative. The "fog free" part came at the expense of lots of hours over many months.
Hoping to make another today.

 

[Black Dog]

or maybe people just like investigating a film's use/ strengths and weaknesses and it has nothing to do with camera clubs or secrets.
box speed and developing times given on a box or tube or developer are starting points anyways... besides
if someone's camera has not been cla'd and their meter ( even hand held ) is not perfect box speed and notes on the box
will be useless ...

Yes, that's very true ...however I love shooting on XP2 which has a fantastic tonal range, the grain of a medium speed film and no agonising about how to develop it!

 

[Pentode]

Two rolls of Fomapan 100 in D-76 1:1.

 

[R.Gould]

2 rolls of fomapan 400 taken at a country fair I attended with my classic car, RO9 1/50 gor 18 mintues

 

[eddie]

Started to print and paint some 32x40 inch versions of the cliché verre images:

 

[darkosaric]

4 rolls of Kentmere 400, in Rodinal 1+25, from last vacation. Just did couple of prints on Fomabrom 30x40cm.