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Film users and home developers - resources, tips, advice, help, ...
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03-04-2011 8:01pm#1
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Not sure exactly what you're after, so for the moment, given lack of braincells at present, I'll copy your format. When i'm told otherwise i@ll correct
Formats
Any and all, from 110 to 5x4 (I'm also digital. They're photographs. A big part of me couldn't give a feck *what* they come from..)
Black and White
Usually HP5 or FP4, with a spattering of Foma, Pan-F and IR films.
I LOVE the versatility of HP5 in latitude and pushing and pulling. I'm not experienced enough to actually know much about it TBH though. Foma is cheap and gives *gorgeous* contrast. Pan-f is beautiful if the light is strong enough. Efke Aura is very very beautiful in the studio or strong light with a red filter (not IR shots) but is a bit of a bugger to meter and focus.
Colour Negative
Anything really - as long as it's cheap. Kodak from Aldi! << agreed! I haven't dabbled enough in C41 to comment properly. I *still* have rolls of portra and ektar that have to be used from a long time ago..
Slides
Sensia.. mmmmmm..
I also have some colour IR that is apparently processed in E6. And some LF slide from the 60s that's E3 :cool:
Tanks
Leaky pattersons at home. A Jobo in college for LF stuff.
Developers
Usually r09 spezial. Also ilfosol 3. Moving up to ID11 this week hopefully (better for pushing than the fine grain developers I've been told?)
Scanner
Just the ones in college. And of course the gorgeous Hassie and kodak ones in Rua Red. I bought a scanner last year and the bastard didn't work past XP.
Sources for stuff
Gunns mostly. Mako direct through thefizz (IR stuff). Barkers in cork occasionally. The college for the more noxious chemicals I can't buy anywhere
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I believe it's Gunnes where the others get the Fuji Hunt C41 kit. Much discussion here...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056195823&page=2
cheers, will have a goo.DaireQuinlan wrote: »Tanks
2 non-leaky JOBO tanks including a neat daylight loading one, one leaky paterson. <dalek> invert ! INVERT ! </dalek>
so should i look at finding a jobo to solve the leakiness then? i've only ever seen the single reel, or the 5 reel ones on e-bay, from sellers that only deliver to the UK. i'm looking for one that'll take 2x35 or 1x120, assuming they make that size.Slides
Not Velvia - Anything but Velvia!
oh. what's so bad about velvia? have i bought a pig in a poke?
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so should i look at finding a jobo to solve the leakiness then? i've only ever seen the single reel, or the 5 reel ones on e-bay, from sellers that only deliver to the UK. i'm looking for one that'll take 2x35 or 1x120, assuming they make that size.
are they actual paterson tanks ? or those AP knockoffs ? I'm guessing here that not ALL paterson tanks leak all the time, no-one would actually buy them if that was the case ? The one I have came with a single reel that you can click to either 120 or 35mm, if it's clicked down to 35mm then you could fit another 35mm reel onto the spindle AFAIK.oh. what's so bad about velvia? have i bought a pig in a poke?
Not at all. Velvia is a little too saturated for some peoples tastes though. I prefer a little more ... subtlety ... in my colour :-) Astia is a good slide film in that regard, or for negative film, the portra NC films. I have a couple of rolls of a limited release of a slide film called 'Fortia SP' which is just nuts. It's actually MORE saturated than velvia.0 -
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the tank i have is an actual paterson. it's a super system 4, with the big black lid. it leaks from the side, where the funnel bit clicks in, and at the top, where the snap on lid goes on. i've never stored it with the lid on, which i've read can 'stretch' it, but then again it was 2nd hand [albeit in very good nick, almost unused looking] when i bought it so the previous owner could have dropped it off a cliff or drilled microscopic holes in the thing for all i know. i also pop off the lid between chems to let any gas [realise yes, this is not the right term] that accumulates from agitation.
there was an AP and a jessops both on e-bay the other day, i'll see if the AP one is still available. I'd prefer one where the lid [uppermost bit] screws on rather than pops on, i'm guessing that would stop ANY leakyness-ness. the jobo seem a wee bit expensive for my taste at the moment.DaireQuinlan wrote: »Not at all. Velvia is a little too saturated for some peoples tastes though. I prefer a little more ... subtlety ... in my colour :-) Astia is a good slide film in that regard, or for negative film, the portra NC films. I have a couple of rolls of a limited release of a slide film called 'Fortia SP' which is just nuts. It's actually MORE saturated than velvia.
phew. i like that oversaturated-ness, tis one of the reasons i decided to try slide in the first place. i'm going to have a go at x-processing some of them so i'm not expecting miracles. most of the fun for me is the process, actual results are a bonus
do you have any shots from the Fortia SP yet? can i have a goo? 0 -
phew. i like that oversaturated-ness, tis one of the reasons i decided to try slide in the first place. i'm going to have a go at x-processing some of them so i'm not expecting miracles. most of the fun for me is the process, actual results are a bonus do you have any shots from the Fortia SP yet? can i have a goo?
If you do a tag search for 'fortia' on my flickr you'll find some. AH GOD THE GREENS ! MY EYES !0 -
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... shoulder to cry on!
Hi,
Looking at the random pics thread, there's at least 10, maybe more, regular film users posting pics. Given a couple of the recent film related threads; one a TLR camera which digressed into C-41, and the other on the inverting/rotating techniques, I asked a mod if it was OK to start this thread.
As it says in the title, I'm interested in collecting resources, tips, advice, help and any titbits of information boardies are willing to share about film (regardless of format) and home development.
For myself, I split my camera use 60/40 between film and digital - both have their charms. Digital give the instant result, while the magic of my bath, the chemicals and drying in the shower cabinet always give a surprise.
I know that the search function can be put to good use if you're after a specific topic, but I'm thinking about a more central place to keep useful information.
Comments welcome!
Aidan
Why the shoulder to cry on?..
It's about 12 years or so since I developed any film so bear that in mind.
I almost exclusively developed and printed B+W, I tried C41 and E6 processing at home, had/have a jobo temperature bath, but both were not worth the hassle, my C41's had a cast, E6 I forget for a good reason:o.
This site has a few tutorials and hints and tips:
http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/photography-film-processing.html
http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/dodging-burning-darkroom-techniques.html
If you can ignore this fella's hair he explains a multiple exposure printing technique,
More video's.
If your film camera has a multiple exposure function you can block half/some of the lens, and invert it for the next exposure and have some fun before you even get to develop the negative, it's all so simple with digital , but a little more difficult and rewarding with film, here's a simple example:
Always take notes, every time, film type, developer, time developed for, actual temp(my 20 degrees was always room temperature), these notes can save you a lot of time.
It's trial and error, the zone system would be something I'd advise you to look into if you havent already, can be complicated but as you grow to know each film/developer combination results you can visualise your final print, although, 1 negative can produce hundreds of different prints depending on the processing used.
Also experiment with slightly longer or shorter developing times, although this can be expensive and the results unknown until you get around to developing it.
My favorites were agfapan 25 and panf 50 and microphen, and lots of errors, but I love the fineness, or if it took my fancy iso800 pushed a few stops gave good noticable grain.0 -
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