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KungPOW · 08-04-2008, 12:03 AM

Ok. Here they are.

So you know what the set looked like, a control image. ISO 400, SMC-FA 1.4/50 at f11, 1/30 sec. Shot in raw. Whate balance in rawtherapee

I took 24 images of the set. All at f11. varied shutter only. Then I had the photo lab print all 24 images with the machine set to NOT compensate for light/dark images. I picked out the best two, that I liked for exposure. It turns out that the process seems to work best if the negative is over exposed by one stop. It turned out that there were 4 photos all with the same exposure. all four prints looked almost the same.

I had the lab scan one negative at the highest resolution they could. Camera was set to ISO 200, 1/30 sec at f11 (over exposed one stop). I then cropped the image to match the K10D image, and resized to the forum rules.

Here is a 100% crop of the center to show the grain structure.

Here is a 100% crop of an Ilford xp2 400 negative, developed by a lab (c41 process), and scanned at the same high res, by the same lab. Just here to compair the results.

Somrthing that did not show very well in the scan are a number of bubble marks on the negative. The caffenol C mixture was rather "frothy", and with the agitation by inversion, I think I just added to the bubbles. The next time I am going to try more then 10 oz in the tank, and agitate by turning. Maybe this will reduce the bubble marks.

So there you have it.

My first time developing film - ever. Done with chemicals from the grocery store.

And yes, there is some grain!

As a side note:

While on the topic of mixing stuff in the kitchen...

I would like to say I think the best vodka martinies are mixed with French Vermouth. Please note the bottle of Noiley Prat. Dryer then Italian.

08-04-2008, 12:03 AM	#7
KungPOW Loyal Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Gallery Photos: 50 Posts: 395	Ok. Here they are. So you know what the set looked like, a control image. ISO 400, SMC-FA 1.4/50 at f11, 1/30 sec. Shot in raw. Whate balance in rawtherapee I took 24 images of the set. All at f11. varied shutter only. Then I had the photo lab print all 24 images with the machine set to NOT compensate for light/dark images. I picked out the best two, that I liked for exposure. It turns out that the process seems to work best if the negative is over exposed by one stop. It turned out that there were 4 photos all with the same exposure. all four prints looked almost the same. I had the lab scan one negative at the highest resolution they could. Camera was set to ISO 200, 1/30 sec at f11 (over exposed one stop). I then cropped the image to match the K10D image, and resized to the forum rules. Here is a 100% crop of the center to show the grain structure. Here is a 100% crop of an Ilford xp2 400 negative, developed by a lab (c41 process), and scanned at the same high res, by the same lab. Just here to compair the results. Somrthing that did not show very well in the scan are a number of bubble marks on the negative. The caffenol C mixture was rather "frothy", and with the agitation by inversion, I think I just added to the bubbles. The next time I am going to try more then 10 oz in the tank, and agitate by turning. Maybe this will reduce the bubble marks. So there you have it. My first time developing film - ever. Done with chemicals from the grocery store. And yes, there is some grain! As a side note: While on the topic of mixing stuff in the kitchen... I would like to say I think the best vodka martinies are mixed with French Vermouth. Please note the bottle of Noiley Prat. Dryer then Italian.