Post your B&W Film shots

tuco · 01-12-2017, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by bobbotron

That's unfortunate! I can't say I've had that problem with it, maybe you need to dry it more? I hang mine for quite a while before doing anything with it...

I have some RPX 25 in sheet film that I can't really use with my mod45 tanks, the base on it is so flimsy.

I've had it in the archival sleeves under the weight of a big, heavy book for a week in an effort to get it flat. The film is just too thin with, apparently, an inherent ability to want to curl. The curl is so strong the archival sheet curls up too when it's stuffed with the film.

I use to have a glass carrier that could handle curly film but it's too scratched up to use these days and it's no longer manufactured so I have to use the "open" carrier option the scanner has. The film would work well with a drum type carrier because it would naturally want to wrap around it.

eddie1960 · 01-12-2017, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by tuco

I've had it in the archival sleeves under the weight of a big, heavy book for a week in an effort to get it flat. The film is just too thin with, apparently, an inherent ability to want to curl. The curl is so strong the archival sheet curls up too when it's stuffed with the film.

I use to have a glass carrier that could handle curly film but it's too scratched up to use these days and it's no longer manufactured so I have to use the "open" carrier option the scanner has. The film would work well with a drum type carrier because it would naturally want to wrap around it.

i have film like that huge PITA , you could get and cut down glass for your old carrier i think (I haven't looked in a long while)

tuco · 01-12-2017, 06:53 PM - **13 Likes**

Originally posted by eddie1960

i have film like that huge PITA , you could get and cut down glass for your old carrier i think (I haven't looked in a long while)

Yeah, I gotta do something. I'd rather have no glass ( fewer surfaces to clean and collect dust) and work on improving the current open carrier.

Anyway, here are a few more shots from my first roll of Retro 80S while out hiking on the Oregon Sand Dunes. I do need to tweak my developing after seeing this roll.

Pentax 67, 67 55/4, Y2 Yellow Filter

eddie1960 · 01-13-2017, 07:10 AM

beautiful Shots Tuco

dsmithhfx · 01-13-2017, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by tuco

I do need to tweak my developing after seeing this roll

These have a nice tonal range on my display, though the second shot appears to have blocked shadows -- what will you try for tweaks, and why? (this is for my own education, as I see myself essaying home developing in the near -ish future)

**bobbotron** · 01-13-2017, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by tuco

Yeah, I gotta do something. I'd rather have no glass ( fewer surfaces to clean and collect dust) and work on improving the current open carrier.

Anyway, here are a few more shots from my first roll of Retro 80S while out hiking on the Oregon Sand Dunes. I do need to tweak my developing after seeing this roll.

Pentax 67, 67 55/4, Y2 Yellow Filter

Man, that first photo is great.

tuco · 01-13-2017, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by eddie1960

beautiful Shots Tuco

Thanks

Originally posted by dsmithhfx

These have a nice tonal range on my display, though the second shot appears to have blocked shadows -- what will you try for tweaks, and why?

Thanks. You said it. It has poor tonal scale in the shadows. They just fall off ( scanners add to that problem when they reach their limit). It shows a lot of "push processing" characteristics. I got the development time from the massive dev chart for my pyro developer. I will reduce the agitation profile ( that can speed up or slow down film) and add a little more time so the shadows can develop more and see how that turns out. I used the Sunny 16 rule for exposure but I'll start metering with a one-degree until I get more experience with the film.

Originally posted by bobbotron

Man, that first photo is great.

Why thanks.

Last edited by tuco; 01-13-2017 at 09:17 AM.

**bobbotron** · 01-13-2017, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by dsmithhfx

These have a nice tonal range on my display, though the second shot appears to have blocked shadows -- what will you try for tweaks, and why? (this is for my own education, as I see myself essaying home developing in the near -ish future)

In my opinion, you're far better off to embrace (non) range of Retro 80s than try to make it do something it doesn't want to. That hard shadow look can be pretty awesome.

Swift1 · 01-13-2017, 12:57 PM - **10 Likes**

This is a photo I took back in 2010, not long after first getting my Pentax 67. I think it was the 3rd roll of film I put through the camera. Yesterday I was looking at the original scan I had done, and the scan wasn't very good so I decided to rescan the negative.

Pentax 67
S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90/2.8 LS
Ilford XP2 Super
Epson V750-M Pro

**cobbu2** · 01-13-2017, 07:48 PM - **2 Likes**

Here are a couple from my recent trip to Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas 2 weeks ago with my Spotmatic:

Lens was a 28mm f/3.5 Super-Takumar on 100TMax

kneemeister · 01-13-2017, 08:19 PM - **6 Likes**

This is from my first attempt at using my "New" Yashica-Mat, Tri-X 400 pulled one stop, Sunny 16
Processed by Old School Photo Lab, Epson-V550 scan

Jonathan Mac · 01-14-2017, 03:53 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Swift1

This is a photo I took back in 2010, not long after first getting my Pentax 67. I think it was the 3rd roll of film I put through the camera. Yesterday I was looking at the original scan I had done, and the scan wasn't very good so I decided to rescan the negative.

Pentax 67
S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90/2.8 LS
Ilford XP2 Super
Epson V750-M Pro

That's a fantastic shot, it conveys a lot of emotion.

Originally posted by kneemeister

This is from my first attempt at using my "New" Yashica-Mat, Tri-X 400 pulled one stop, Sunny 16
Processed by Old School Photo Lab, Epson-V550 scan

I love the Yashica Mat, I have two 124Gs.

Helios 1984 · 01-14-2017, 06:57 PM - **3 Likes**

Ilford HP5+

eddie1960 · 01-14-2017, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by kneemeister

This is from my first attempt at using my "New" Yashica-Mat, Tri-X 400 pulled one stop, Sunny 16
Processed by Old School Photo Lab, Epson-V550 scan

Well done, the yashicas are great cameras

kneemeister · 01-14-2017, 09:30 PM

I screwed up by not advancing the film to the line before I closed the door. So the nice shot of the Barn that I was going to Print for Dad to hang in his office, is only half a frame, opps!
I also have to remember not to advance the film before I am ready to shoot, its too easy to waste a shot bumping the shutter release otherwise!

This roll and the test roll from my recently aquired Maxxum 9000 were also the first that I scanned myself.

The Camera shop in Ft. Wayne is a bad place for me to go while suffering from G.A.S. $40 for the Yasicha-Mat and about the same for the Minolta a couple weeks earlier.
If I ever walk in there and they have an LX, K2 or KM i am in trouble

01-12-2017, 06:53 PM - 13 Likes	#5673
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by eddie1960 i have film like that huge PITA , you could get and cut down glass for your old carrier i think (I haven't looked in a long while) Yeah, I gotta do something. I'd rather have no glass ( fewer surfaces to clean and collect dust) and work on improving the current open carrier. Anyway, here are a few more shots from my first roll of Retro 80S while out hiking on the Oregon Sand Dunes. I do need to tweak my developing after seeing this roll. Pentax 67, 67 55/4, Y2 Yellow Filter Last edited by tuco; 01-12-2017 at 07:30 PM. Reason: Add Info

01-14-2017, 06:57 PM - 3 Likes	#5683
Helios 1984 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Saint-Constant, Québec Posts: 747	Ilford HP5+ Last edited by Helios 1984; 01-22-2017 at 06:32 PM.

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01-12-2017, 02:03 PM	#5671
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by bobbotron That's unfortunate! I can't say I've had that problem with it, maybe you need to dry it more? I hang mine for quite a while before doing anything with it... I have some RPX 25 in sheet film that I can't really use with my mod45 tanks, the base on it is so flimsy. I've had it in the archival sleeves under the weight of a big, heavy book for a week in an effort to get it flat. The film is just too thin with, apparently, an inherent ability to want to curl. The curl is so strong the archival sheet curls up too when it's stuffed with the film. I use to have a glass carrier that could handle curly film but it's too scratched up to use these days and it's no longer manufactured so I have to use the "open" carrier option the scanner has. The film would work well with a drum type carrier because it would naturally want to wrap around it.

01-12-2017, 02:09 PM	#5672
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Originally posted by tuco I've had it in the archival sleeves under the weight of a big, heavy book for a week in an effort to get it flat. The film is just too thin with, apparently, an inherent ability to want to curl. The curl is so strong the archival sheet curls up too when it's stuffed with the film. I use to have a glass carrier that could handle curly film but it's too scratched up to use these days and it's no longer manufactured so I have to use the "open" carrier option the scanner has. The film would work well with a drum type carrier because it would naturally want to wrap around it. i have film like that huge PITA , you could get and cut down glass for your old carrier i think (I haven't looked in a long while)

01-13-2017, 07:10 AM	#5674
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	beautiful Shots Tuco

01-13-2017, 08:02 AM	#5675
dsmithhfx Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Toronto Posts: 5,144	Originally posted by tuco I do need to tweak my developing after seeing this roll These have a nice tonal range on my display, though the second shot appears to have blocked shadows -- what will you try for tweaks, and why? (this is for my own education, as I see myself essaying home developing in the near -ish future)

01-13-2017, 08:15 AM	#5676
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	Originally posted by tuco Yeah, I gotta do something. I'd rather have no glass ( fewer surfaces to clean and collect dust) and work on improving the current open carrier. Anyway, here are a few more shots from my first roll of Retro 80S while out hiking on the Oregon Sand Dunes. I do need to tweak my developing after seeing this roll. Pentax 67, 67 55/4, Y2 Yellow Filter Man, that first photo is great.

01-13-2017, 09:07 AM	#5677
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by eddie1960 beautiful Shots Tuco Thanks Originally posted by dsmithhfx These have a nice tonal range on my display, though the second shot appears to have blocked shadows -- what will you try for tweaks, and why? Thanks. You said it. It has poor tonal scale in the shadows. They just fall off ( scanners add to that problem when they reach their limit). It shows a lot of "push processing" characteristics. I got the development time from the massive dev chart for my pyro developer. I will reduce the agitation profile ( that can speed up or slow down film) and add a little more time so the shadows can develop more and see how that turns out. I used the Sunny 16 rule for exposure but I'll start metering with a one-degree until I get more experience with the film. Originally posted by bobbotron Man, that first photo is great. Why thanks. Last edited by tuco; 01-13-2017 at 09:17 AM.

01-13-2017, 09:20 AM	#5678
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	Originally posted by dsmithhfx These have a nice tonal range on my display, though the second shot appears to have blocked shadows -- what will you try for tweaks, and why? (this is for my own education, as I see myself essaying home developing in the near -ish future) In my opinion, you're far better off to embrace (non) range of Retro 80s than try to make it do something it doesn't want to. That hard shadow look can be pretty awesome.

01-13-2017, 12:57 PM - 10 Likes	#5679
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	This is a photo I took back in 2010, not long after first getting my Pentax 67. I think it was the 3rd roll of film I put through the camera. Yesterday I was looking at the original scan I had done, and the scan wasn't very good so I decided to rescan the negative. Pentax 67 S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90/2.8 LS Ilford XP2 Super Epson V750-M Pro

01-13-2017, 07:48 PM - 2 Likes	#5680
cobbu2 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Potomac, MD Photos: Albums Posts: 1,427	Here are a couple from my recent trip to Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas 2 weeks ago with my Spotmatic: Lens was a 28mm f/3.5 Super-Takumar on 100TMax

01-14-2017, 03:53 AM - 1 Like	#5682
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	Originally posted by Swift1 This is a photo I took back in 2010, not long after first getting my Pentax 67. I think it was the 3rd roll of film I put through the camera. Yesterday I was looking at the original scan I had done, and the scan wasn't very good so I decided to rescan the negative. Pentax 67 S-M-C Takumar 6x7 90/2.8 LS Ilford XP2 Super Epson V750-M Pro That's a fantastic shot, it conveys a lot of emotion. Originally posted by kneemeister This is from my first attempt at using my "New" Yashica-Mat, Tri-X 400 pulled one stop, Sunny 16 Processed by Old School Photo Lab, Epson-V550 scan I love the Yashica Mat, I have two 124Gs.

01-14-2017, 08:31 PM	#5684
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Originally posted by kneemeister This is from my first attempt at using my "New" Yashica-Mat, Tri-X 400 pulled one stop, Sunny 16 Processed by Old School Photo Lab, Epson-V550 scan Well done, the yashicas are great cameras

01-14-2017, 09:30 PM	#5685
kneemeister Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Pittsford, Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 89	I screwed up by not advancing the film to the line before I closed the door. So the nice shot of the Barn that I was going to Print for Dad to hang in his office, is only half a frame, opps! I also have to remember not to advance the film before I am ready to shoot, its too easy to waste a shot bumping the shutter release otherwise! This roll and the test roll from my recently aquired Maxxum 9000 were also the first that I scanned myself. The Camera shop in Ft. Wayne is a bad place for me to go while suffering from G.A.S. $40 for the Yasicha-Mat and about the same for the Minolta a couple weeks earlier. If I ever walk in there and they have an LX, K2 or KM i am in trouble