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tuco · 04-28-2019, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by goddo31

Why not just shoot it? ...

I did give a few rolls away to one member here on PF. I dunno. When I go out to take pictures, I just reach for my medium format gear. If I need the convenience of a smaller camera, I reach for my digital it seems. But I shouldn't let it go to waste. I should at least sell it. Same with my 320TPX stash in 120 roll. I don't shoot that film for some reason.

tuco · 04-28-2019, 10:05 AM - **6 Likes**

4x5, Symmar-S 180/5.6, Tri-X

stevebrot · 04-28-2019, 11:55 AM

Originally posted by tuco

I did give a few rolls away to one member here on PF.

It you decide to sell the remainder, drop that other member a line.

Steve

tuco · 04-29-2019, 09:28 AM - **6 Likes**

Okay, Steve

Danger Please Stay Off Seawall
GX617, Delta 3200 @ EI 1600

Jonathan Mac · 04-30-2019, 01:40 AM

Originally posted by tuco

Cap Creek Bridge, Oregon
GX617, 90/5.6, Acros, PMK

Superb light and a great shot.

Originally posted by goddo31

Why not just shoot it? Or alternatively even a partially used roll would probably fetch some cash that could be redirected to other things. I had a quick look online and there's someone selling rolls of 120 for $25 USD each 😲

On the topic of slow films, I bought 5 rolls of Rollei RPX25 recently so look forward to trying it out. Hopefully no quality issues and no spotting.

I have a roll or two of this in 120 I need to test out, hopefully in the next few weeks. It will be interesting to see how you get on with it.

cooltouch · 04-30-2019, 05:21 AM - **1 Like**

I suspect your Panatomic X will be fine at box speed. Several years ago, I finally finished up a brick of Plus-X that expired in 1983 that I'd had kept in my freezer for 25+ years. And the guy I bought it from said he'd stored it in his freezer since it had expired. I dunno why it took me so long, probably because I don't shoot that much B&W. With my Plus X I was shooting at box speed and then developing normally in D-76, but I found the negs were thin. So what I did was increase developing time by a minute, and that gave me much better negative density. I suppose I could have reduced the ISO value by a stop or so and it would have amounted to the same thing, In your case, though, it sounds like you can just shoot your Panatomic X at box speed and develop it normally. So all I'm getting at really is it seems that B&W really keeps its integrity very well even after years of storage.

g026r · 04-30-2019, 05:17 PM - **8 Likes**

Most of this roll came out very dull. Probably a combination of a poor EI on my part & some very flat lighting on most of the days I was shooting it. However this one, where I was guessing at the exposure as I was shooting directly into the sun, turned out exactly as I hoped.

I'm guessing, based on the slightest bit of blur you can see near the feet/legs, that this was probably 1/50 and stopped down fairly heavily.

Yashicaflex A.
Yashimar 80mm f3.5
Fortepan 200 in Rodinal 1:50 for 13 minutes.

Last edited by g026r; 04-30-2019 at 05:30 PM.

goddo31 · 04-30-2019, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by cooltouch

So all I'm getting at really is it seems that B&W really keeps its integrity very well even after years of storage.

Yep, I was quite pleasantly surprised by how usable the Panatomic-X is. It makes me want to look for other expired low speed B&W film stock however what I've seen is that most places online that do have anything interesting charge a real premium for it. So it's not worth bothering

Originally posted by g026r

Most of this roll came out very dull...

Yashicaflex A.
Yashimar 80mm f3.5
Fortepan 200 in Rodinal 1:50 for 13 minutes.

If you didn't tell us that most of the roll wasn't any good then we'd never know! This shot looks great.

tuco · 05-01-2019, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by g026r

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I'm guessing, based on the slightest bit of blur you can see near the feet/legs, that this was probably 1/50 and stopped down fairly heavily.
...

I'm digging that picture. Looking into the sun like that I'd guess a Sunny 16 exposure would place that man at Zone 2.

turbof · 05-01-2019, 05:25 PM - **8 Likes**

Near Colquitt, GA. Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron, Pan-X.

View image in gallery

g026r · 05-01-2019, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by goddo31

If you didn't tell us that most of the roll wasn't any good then we'd never know! This shot looks great.

Thanks. I may still try to salvage one or two of the others, but they definitely didn't leap out at me as soon as I saw the scans like this one did.

Originally posted by tuco

I'm digging that picture. Looking into the sun like that I'd guess a Sunny 16 exposure would place that man at Zone 2.

Maybe? I'm no good with the zone system, despite owning more than one copy of White's Zone System Manual.

Helios 1984 · 05-01-2019, 08:19 PM - **3 Likes**

Praktica L
Super-Takumar 55mm f1.8
Eastman 5302 (1972) rated at 1.2 ASA
Processed in PMK Pyro 1:2:100 for 10 minutes at 20/21c

dsmithhfx · 05-02-2019, 02:15 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by g026r

Thanks. I may still try to salvage one or two of the others, but they definitely didn't leap out at me as soon as I saw the scans like this one did.

Maybe? I'm no good with the zone system, despite owning more than one copy of White's Zone System Manual.

I understand the zone system well enough to know I can't be bothered.

g026r · 05-02-2019, 09:00 AM - **6 Likes**

Pentax Super Program.
Pentax-A 28mm f2.8.
Efke KB50 stand-developed in Rodinal 1:100 for an hour.

tuco · 05-02-2019, 09:22 AM

Originally posted by g026r

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Maybe? I'm no good with the zone system, despite owning more than one copy of White's Zone System Manual.

Is that Fortepan a long toe "street film"?

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04-28-2019, 10:04 AM	#8221
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	Originally posted by goddo31 Why not just shoot it? ... I did give a few rolls away to one member here on PF. I dunno. When I go out to take pictures, I just reach for my medium format gear. If I need the convenience of a smaller camera, I reach for my digital it seems. But I shouldn't let it go to waste. I should at least sell it. Same with my 320TPX stash in 120 roll. I don't shoot that film for some reason.

04-28-2019, 10:05 AM - 6 Likes	#8222
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	4x5, Symmar-S 180/5.6, Tri-X

04-28-2019, 11:55 AM	#8223
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by tuco I did give a few rolls away to one member here on PF. It you decide to sell the remainder, drop that other member a line. Steve

04-29-2019, 09:28 AM - 6 Likes	#8224
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	Okay, Steve Danger Please Stay Off Seawall GX617, Delta 3200 @ EI 1600

04-30-2019, 01:40 AM	#8225
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Originally posted by tuco Cap Creek Bridge, Oregon GX617, 90/5.6, Acros, PMK Superb light and a great shot. Originally posted by goddo31 Why not just shoot it? Or alternatively even a partially used roll would probably fetch some cash that could be redirected to other things. I had a quick look online and there's someone selling rolls of 120 for $25 USD each 😲 On the topic of slow films, I bought 5 rolls of Rollei RPX25 recently so look forward to trying it out. Hopefully no quality issues and no spotting. I have a roll or two of this in 120 I need to test out, hopefully in the next few weeks. It will be interesting to see how you get on with it.

04-30-2019, 05:21 AM - 1 Like	#8226
cooltouch Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 982	I suspect your Panatomic X will be fine at box speed. Several years ago, I finally finished up a brick of Plus-X that expired in 1983 that I'd had kept in my freezer for 25+ years. And the guy I bought it from said he'd stored it in his freezer since it had expired. I dunno why it took me so long, probably because I don't shoot that much B&W. With my Plus X I was shooting at box speed and then developing normally in D-76, but I found the negs were thin. So what I did was increase developing time by a minute, and that gave me much better negative density. I suppose I could have reduced the ISO value by a stop or so and it would have amounted to the same thing, In your case, though, it sounds like you can just shoot your Panatomic X at box speed and develop it normally. So all I'm getting at really is it seems that B&W really keeps its integrity very well even after years of storage.

04-30-2019, 05:17 PM - 8 Likes	#8227
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Most of this roll came out very dull. Probably a combination of a poor EI on my part & some very flat lighting on most of the days I was shooting it. However this one, where I was guessing at the exposure as I was shooting directly into the sun, turned out exactly as I hoped. I'm guessing, based on the slightest bit of blur you can see near the feet/legs, that this was probably 1/50 and stopped down fairly heavily. Yashicaflex A. Yashimar 80mm f3.5 Fortepan 200 in Rodinal 1:50 for 13 minutes. Last edited by g026r; 04-30-2019 at 05:30 PM.

04-30-2019, 07:33 PM	#8228
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,576	Originally posted by cooltouch So all I'm getting at really is it seems that B&W really keeps its integrity very well even after years of storage. Yep, I was quite pleasantly surprised by how usable the Panatomic-X is. It makes me want to look for other expired low speed B&W film stock however what I've seen is that most places online that do have anything interesting charge a real premium for it. So it's not worth bothering Originally posted by g026r Most of this roll came out very dull... Yashicaflex A. Yashimar 80mm f3.5 Fortepan 200 in Rodinal 1:50 for 13 minutes. If you didn't tell us that most of the roll wasn't any good then we'd never know! This shot looks great.

05-01-2019, 11:03 AM	#8229
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	Originally posted by g026r . ... I'm guessing, based on the slightest bit of blur you can see near the feet/legs, that this was probably 1/50 and stopped down fairly heavily. ... I'm digging that picture. Looking into the sun like that I'd guess a Sunny 16 exposure would place that man at Zone 2.

05-01-2019, 05:25 PM - 8 Likes	#8230
turbof Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 34	Near Colquitt, GA. Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron, Pan-X. View image in gallery

05-01-2019, 06:40 PM	#8231
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Originally posted by goddo31 If you didn't tell us that most of the roll wasn't any good then we'd never know! This shot looks great. Thanks. I may still try to salvage one or two of the others, but they definitely didn't leap out at me as soon as I saw the scans like this one did. Originally posted by tuco I'm digging that picture. Looking into the sun like that I'd guess a Sunny 16 exposure would place that man at Zone 2. Maybe? I'm no good with the zone system, despite owning more than one copy of White's Zone System Manual.

05-01-2019, 08:19 PM - 3 Likes	#8232
Helios 1984 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Saint-Constant, Québec Posts: 747	Praktica L Super-Takumar 55mm f1.8 Eastman 5302 (1972) rated at 1.2 ASA Processed in PMK Pyro 1:2:100 for 10 minutes at 20/21c

05-02-2019, 02:15 AM - 3 Likes	#8233
dsmithhfx Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Toronto Posts: 5,154	Originally posted by g026r Thanks. I may still try to salvage one or two of the others, but they definitely didn't leap out at me as soon as I saw the scans like this one did. Maybe? I'm no good with the zone system, despite owning more than one copy of White's Zone System Manual. I understand the zone system well enough to know I can't be bothered.

05-02-2019, 09:00 AM - 6 Likes	#8234
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Pentax Super Program. Pentax-A 28mm f2.8. Efke KB50 stand-developed in Rodinal 1:100 for an hour.

05-02-2019, 09:22 AM	#8235
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,033	Originally posted by g026r ... Maybe? I'm no good with the zone system, despite owning more than one copy of White's Zone System Manual. Is that Fortepan a long toe "street film"?

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