The OCAU "film is not dead" club - Page 87

^catalyst · 2nd November 2009, 8:42 PM

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Originally Posted by djnz

So I know it's supposed to last forever, until the heavens cave in blah blah but I went to develop some film on the weekend and when I got out a bottle of Rodinal there was a lot of brown crystals that seem to have settled out of the liquid and stuck to the bottom of the bottle.

A lot of shaking and about half have dissolved back, so is this something to worry about? Film turned out fine so I guess it's ok for now, just curious that's all.

With anything else, I'd be sus. But its rodinal, maybe run a clip test?

djnz · 2nd November 2009, 9:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ^catalyst

With anything else, I'd be sus. But its rodinal, maybe run a clip test?

Yeah I did run a roll through anyway, seems to be fine. I normally keep the bottles on top of a fridge so perhaps the heat from the radiator has done something to it. Bizzare indeed.

Athiril · 2nd November 2009, 9:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djnz

So I know it's supposed to last forever, until the heavens cave in blah blah but I went to develop some film on the weekend and when I got out a bottle of Rodinal there was a lot of brown crystals that seem to have settled out of the liquid and stuck to the bottom of the bottle.

A lot of shaking and about half have dissolved back, so is this something to worry about? Film turned out fine so I guess it's ok for now, just curious that's all.

This happens with some developers, including colour stuff, typically the solution is to warm it to about ~40c in a bath of water, and give it a very good stirring till it re-dissolves.

gnartd · 5th November 2009, 2:24 PM

im using a canon ae-1 program with 50mm f1.8 lens

peewee82 · 6th November 2009, 12:24 PM

Spot the difference. Pinhole vs Speed Graphic. 4x5 Tmax 100 in Rodinal 1:50.

^catalyst · 6th November 2009, 12:29 PM

Top one is pinhole..?

peewee82 · 6th November 2009, 2:04 PM

Yup yup. I guess it was fairly obvious. I just wanted to show them alongside. Pinhole brings a mood with it.

triggerpeg · 6th November 2009, 2:22 PM

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Originally Posted by peewee82

Yup yup. I guess it was fairly obvious. I just wanted to show them alongside. Pinhole brings a mood with it.

vignetting?... lol

^catalyst · 6th November 2009, 2:52 PM

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Originally Posted by triggerpeg

vignetting?... lol

Exposure time...

peewee82 · 6th November 2009, 3:23 PM

Yeah vignetting, not so sharp, movement from long exposure...plus in this case the wider angle works better and cos the pinhole is so light and blows away in the wind I put it on the ground with something on top...the low angle without out of focus areas in the foreground has a look to it.

two40 · 7th November 2009, 4:37 PM

I've got some XTOL stock solution that's about 11 months old now. Has been stored in light proof and air compressed bottles. From memory XTOL is meant to last 6 months in stock form. Is it a throw away at this stage?

Athiril · 7th November 2009, 5:02 PM

mines been going longer than 6 months.

two40 · 7th November 2009, 5:22 PM

Just did a bit of searching around and it appears it's an on or off developer. Need to use test strips to be sure.

birdie · 7th November 2009, 5:23 PM

Can anyone recommend what Canon Film SLR I should get?

I've been trying to find a Canon EOS 30V as it seems to be the most recent (and most featured) film SLR and it has the ETTL-II so if i want to do any work with canon flashes that might be handy...

But I'm not at all familiar with film camera's so I'm open to suggestions as to what to get...

I've got 10x Lucky SHD100 135-36 -B&W film ASA 100 PAN I bought of ebay that I want to experiment with (I'm thinking of trying some seascape shots with it), and a one of the local pro photographers (who shot my wedding) has offered (when we were picking up our wedding photos) to teach me how to develop some black and white film and make some black and white prints... :-D

I've also found out that my Sigma 10-20mm will work on a full frame at >14mm (below that it vignettes) so that'll be great as my shortest EF lens is my 50mm f/1.8 which is a bit wide for seascape shots... :-)

two40 · 7th November 2009, 11:55 PM

Well the Xtol is surviving rather well albeit yellow and some crystals formed. Below is 6:45 stock on Tri-X 35mm.

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Originally Posted by birdie

But I'm not at all familiar with film camera's so I'm open to suggestions as to what to get...

Olympus OM-1. Certainly not as feature packed as you might like but it's the best camera I've ever used. Above is taken with the OM-1.

6th November 2009, 12:24 PM	#1295
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6th November 2009, 12:29 PM	#1296
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6th November 2009, 2:04 PM	#1297
peewee82 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 834	Yup yup. I guess it was fairly obvious. I just wanted to show them alongside. Pinhole brings a mood with it. __________________ peterjwilson.com.au flickr dA

6th November 2009, 3:23 PM	#1300
peewee82 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 834	Yeah vignetting, not so sharp, movement from long exposure...plus in this case the wider angle works better and cos the pinhole is so light and blows away in the wind I put it on the ground with something on top...the low angle without out of focus areas in the foreground has a look to it. __________________ peterjwilson.com.au flickr dA

7th November 2009, 4:37 PM	#1301
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,281	I've got some XTOL stock solution that's about 11 months old now. Has been stored in light proof and air compressed bottles. From memory XTOL is meant to last 6 months in stock form. Is it a throw away at this stage? __________________ For Sale Datsun 240Z 1973 V8 500hp Engineered flickr \| blog \| dollar portraits \| itsa FILM thing

5th November 2009, 2:24 PM	#1294
gnartd Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1	im using a canon ae-1 program with 50mm f1.8 lens

7th November 2009, 5:02 PM	#1302
Athiril Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,465	mines been going longer than 6 months. __________________ Canon EOS 30D, Canon EOS 500N, Sigma 12-24mm EX DG, Olympus G.Zuiko 50mm f/1.4, Olympus E.Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 Mamiya RB67 Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5

7th November 2009, 5:22 PM	#1303
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,281	Just did a bit of searching around and it appears it's an on or off developer. Need to use test strips to be sure. __________________ For Sale Datsun 240Z 1973 V8 500hp Engineered flickr \| blog \| dollar portraits \| itsa FILM thing

7th November 2009, 5:23 PM	#1304
birdie Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bundaberg, Queensland Posts: 1,264	Can anyone recommend what Canon Film SLR I should get? I've been trying to find a Canon EOS 30V as it seems to be the most recent (and most featured) film SLR and it has the ETTL-II so if i want to do any work with canon flashes that might be handy... But I'm not at all familiar with film camera's so I'm open to suggestions as to what to get... I've got 10x Lucky SHD100 135-36 -B&W film ASA 100 PAN I bought of ebay that I want to experiment with (I'm thinking of trying some seascape shots with it), and a one of the local pro photographers (who shot my wedding) has offered (when we were picking up our wedding photos) to teach me how to develop some black and white film and make some black and white prints... :-D I've also found out that my Sigma 10-20mm will work on a full frame at >14mm (below that it vignettes) so that'll be great as my shortest EF lens is my 50mm f/1.8 which is a bit wide for seascape shots... :-) __________________ Main PC: Intel C2Q Q6600 G0, Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R, 4GB Corsair PC6400, Albatron 8800GTX, 1TB Samsung, Antec Nine Hundred, Corsair TX750W, Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD Laptop: T2310, 2GB RAM, 320GB, 14.1", Intel X3100, DVDRW, 802.11G Camera Gear: Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 10-20 F/4-5.6 EX, Sigma 18-50 F/2.8 EX, Canon 50 F/1.8, Canon 70-200 F/2.8 L 2x 8Gb Lexar Pro 133x, Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW Rolling, Manfrotto 190X PRO B and 804RC2