The OCAU "film is not dead" club - Page 333

Deftone2k · 9th August 2012, 2:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ToanIsAnIdiot

Yes! Oh My!

certainly a pretty awesome bit of kit!

JamesR · 9th August 2012, 3:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Deftone2k

Dave Burnett rocking out LF at the Olympics

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossnas/7700417270/

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Originally Posted by RichoB

I'm taking a crown graphic as my party camera to a costume party on Sat and shooting instant in it. I had a practice the other night and it's not that bad. Focusing takes about as much time as my x100...

It's bloody heavy though - I don't know how the old press photographers did it.

Haha yeah, they must have been strong blokes back then. I stripped all the rangefinder gear and rear hood off mine, and use a convertible Symmar 150/265 lens, it's not so bad to lug around now.

Athiril · 10th August 2012, 10:52 PM

C-41 to B&W Printing. Portra 400 to Ilford Multigrade in Rodinal 1+20, key here is short exposure times, not long.

Second go... left to right.. fresh Rodinal 1+20, 2 secs, f/16 unfiltered (6x7cm to ~4x6"). Which appears slightly deeper blacks than standard print developers.

The rest are in Rodinal 1+20 + 4g/L sodium sulphite, 4g/L sodium hydroxide, and 1g/L hydroquinone. Though all this did was greatly speed up developing time (as in about 20 seconds in sub 20 celsius temp), it still hits the point where increased developing time does nothing.

Therefore similar should be had in regular print developers. This scene is also overcast.

So 2, 3, and 4 are grade 5, 4 sec, 8 sec and 16 seconds respectively, between pic 3 and 4 I think lies the best result, though I'd like #3's light skin tones (looks nice in person) with close to #4's blacks on the rest, possibly adding potassium iodide might retard highlight development.

And if that's too much contrast, that's grade #5, can always take your grade down.

crispy12 · 12th August 2012, 11:39 AM

Is there anywhere near Brisbane that sells C41 developer kits?

I think photo continental doesn't carry any, so my next step was to order from Vanbar with land courier to Brissy but that adds $20 to the cost.

crispy12 · 12th August 2012, 9:50 PM

My film dev expired on me today

wasted a roll of good pics!!

Any recommendations for dev?

zach · 12th August 2012, 9:58 PM

Yeah I order my c41 stuff from Vandybar. How much tetenal were you looking at getting? 1L or 5L?

What B&W dev have you been using? Maybe D-76, Xtol or Tmax for Kodak and LC-29 for Ilford as far as available locally goes. Otherwise the star track shipping from vanbar scales pretty well for multiple items.

crispy12 · 12th August 2012, 10:23 PM

Thanks zach. I got a 1L tetenal kit from Vanbar in the end as I only have 15 odd rolls of 35mm.

I also realised that the shipping was the same if I added on more stuff, so I picked up a bottle of Rodinal to go with it, one of the classic devs that I haven't got to try before. My preference is actually Kodak HC110 but can't seem to find any of that in Australia. I've been using Ilfosol 3 lately but results are average.

What do you use? Maybe next one I'll try is D76.

lithos · 12th August 2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by crispy12

My preference is actually Kodak HC110 but can't seem to find any of that in Australia.

I've got a bottle of that rolling around in the boot of my car; if you're ever near Paddington, come round, I'll decant you some.

theDarkHorse · 12th August 2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by crispy12

Thanks zach. I got a 1L tetenal kit from Vanbar in the end as I only have 15 odd rolls of 35mm.

I also realised that the shipping was the same if I added on more stuff, so I picked up a bottle of Rodinal to go with it, one of the classic devs that I haven't got to try before. My preference is actually Kodak HC110 but can't seem to find any of that in Australia. I've been using Ilfosol 3 lately but results are average.

What do you use? Maybe next one I'll try is D76.

D76 is my standard developer. I'm pretty happy with it.

crispy12 · 12th August 2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lithos

I've got a bottle of that rolling around in the boot of my car; if you're ever near Paddington, come round, I'll decant you some.

Thanks for the offer

Maybe next time when I'm short of dev again... I love how it is so concentrated and last for ages. The negs come out nice and contrasty too.

lithos · 13th August 2012, 3:56 AM

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Originally Posted by crispy12

Thanks for the offer

Maybe next time when I'm short of dev again... I love how it is so concentrated and last for ages. The negs come out nice and contrasty too.

I can't stand the shit - not a fan of humped curves. About all I like is that it's easy to one-shot mix.

Athiril · 13th August 2012, 12:26 PM

xtol replenished for me.

As far as I know Kodak Aus does not import HC-110. Borges lists the replenisher so maybe call them and ask if they carry the regular stuff.

Otherwise you can get it via B&H. I got one and a bit bottles of it left.

Theres an Ilford one you can get here that supposedly is the same but at half the dilution rate I think.

I'd use gloves with HC-110, it has the most stern health warnings for any developer I've seen.

Some of the warnings on the bottle include: CNS effects, kidney damage, may cause blood disorders etc

MotoJohnno · 13th August 2012, 1:31 PM

I've decided I'm not interested in developing colour or paying for it to be developed. If anyone is interested I have 7 x Portra 400 and 5 x Portra 160, all stored in the freezer since it arrived all in date by at least a year. I'd like to swap for some 135 BW film. Preferably Tri-x.

I'm also looking at purchasing a scanner soon. My first pick is the V700, however I don't want to be paying for functionality I don't use. I'll only be scanning 35mm negs, 35mm slides, the odd photo and A4 page. From what I can tell of the specs on Epson's site the V500 will suffice. Any other suggestions?

zach · 13th August 2012, 5:19 PM

Man I would just get a dedicated like a Plustek and use whatever (cheap multifunction) to scan docs and prints. If you're only scanning 35mm the v500 isn't worth it (it is fairly woeful at it).

crispy12 · 13th August 2012, 6:15 PM

Yeah I would go with the plustek too. I have one and it's great, only a bit slow as its manual feed. IIRC Digital camera warehouse in Bris were selling it for $330, not sure about the latest model.

I have tons of Tri-X if you're keen , but it's in a bulk roll so I'd have to get some empty cassettes first if you want it as I don't have spare reloadable cassettes to give away.

10th August 2012, 10:52 PM	#4983
Athiril Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carnegie, Melbourne Posts: 3,609	C-41 to B&W Printing. Portra 400 to Ilford Multigrade in Rodinal 1+20, key here is short exposure times, not long. Second go... left to right.. fresh Rodinal 1+20, 2 secs, f/16 unfiltered (6x7cm to ~4x6"). Which appears slightly deeper blacks than standard print developers. The rest are in Rodinal 1+20 + 4g/L sodium sulphite, 4g/L sodium hydroxide, and 1g/L hydroquinone. Though all this did was greatly speed up developing time (as in about 20 seconds in sub 20 celsius temp), it still hits the point where increased developing time does nothing. Therefore similar should be had in regular print developers. This scene is also overcast. So 2, 3, and 4 are grade 5, 4 sec, 8 sec and 16 seconds respectively, between pic 3 and 4 I think lies the best result, though I'd like #3's light skin tones (looks nice in person) with close to #4's blacks on the rest, possibly adding potassium iodide might retard highlight development. And if that's too much contrast, that's grade #5, can always take your grade down. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/athiril/ 35mm, 6x7cm, 4x5" Ask me about C-41 & E-6 processing! Last edited by Athiril; 10th August 2012 at 10:54 PM.

13th August 2012, 12:26 PM	#4992
Athiril Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carnegie, Melbourne Posts: 3,609	xtol replenished for me. As far as I know Kodak Aus does not import HC-110. Borges lists the replenisher so maybe call them and ask if they carry the regular stuff. Otherwise you can get it via B&H. I got one and a bit bottles of it left. Theres an Ilford one you can get here that supposedly is the same but at half the dilution rate I think. I'd use gloves with HC-110, it has the most stern health warnings for any developer I've seen. Some of the warnings on the bottle include: CNS effects, kidney damage, may cause blood disorders etc __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/athiril/ 35mm, 6x7cm, 4x5" Ask me about C-41 & E-6 processing! Last edited by Athiril; 13th August 2012 at 12:31 PM.

13th August 2012, 1:31 PM	#4993
MotoJohnno Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 537	I've decided I'm not interested in developing colour or paying for it to be developed. If anyone is interested I have 7 x Portra 400 and 5 x Portra 160, all stored in the freezer since it arrived all in date by at least a year. I'd like to swap for some 135 BW film. Preferably Tri-x. I'm also looking at purchasing a scanner soon. My first pick is the V700, however I don't want to be paying for functionality I don't use. I'll only be scanning 35mm negs, 35mm slides, the odd photo and A4 page. From what I can tell of the specs on Epson's site the V500 will suffice. Any other suggestions? Last edited by MotoJohnno; 14th August 2012 at 7:01 AM.

13th August 2012, 6:15 PM	#4995
crispy12 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brisbane Posts: 616	Yeah I would go with the plustek too. I have one and it's great, only a bit slow as its manual feed. IIRC Digital camera warehouse in Bris were selling it for $330, not sure about the latest model. I have tons of Tri-X if you're keen , but it's in a bulk roll so I'd have to get some empty cassettes first if you want it as I don't have spare reloadable cassettes to give away. Last edited by crispy12; 13th August 2012 at 6:22 PM.

12th August 2012, 11:39 AM	#4984
crispy12 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brisbane Posts: 616	Is there anywhere near Brisbane that sells C41 developer kits? I think photo continental doesn't carry any, so my next step was to order from Vanbar with land courier to Brissy but that adds $20 to the cost.

12th August 2012, 9:50 PM	#4985
crispy12 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brisbane Posts: 616	My film dev expired on me today wasted a roll of good pics!! Any recommendations for dev?

12th August 2012, 9:58 PM	#4986
zach Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: chermside.bris.qld.au:80 Posts: 2,567	Yeah I order my c41 stuff from Vandybar. How much tetenal were you looking at getting? 1L or 5L? What B&W dev have you been using? Maybe D-76, Xtol or Tmax for Kodak and LC-29 for Ilford as far as available locally goes. Otherwise the star track shipping from vanbar scales pretty well for multiple items.

12th August 2012, 10:23 PM	#4987
crispy12 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brisbane Posts: 616	Thanks zach. I got a 1L tetenal kit from Vanbar in the end as I only have 15 odd rolls of 35mm. I also realised that the shipping was the same if I added on more stuff, so I picked up a bottle of Rodinal to go with it, one of the classic devs that I haven't got to try before. My preference is actually Kodak HC110 but can't seem to find any of that in Australia. I've been using Ilfosol 3 lately but results are average. What do you use? Maybe next one I'll try is D76.

13th August 2012, 5:19 PM	#4994
zach Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: chermside.bris.qld.au:80 Posts: 2,567	Man I would just get a dedicated like a Plustek and use whatever (cheap multifunction) to scan docs and prints. If you're only scanning 35mm the v500 isn't worth it (it is fairly woeful at it).