Post your B&W Film shots

tuco · 09-14-2020, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by longbow

Fog & wildfire smoke yesterday morning on the Columbia River ...

Here we had some smoke like fog but with a sepia cast in the light. I should have tried some color film too.

longbow · 09-14-2020, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by tuco

Here we had some smoke like fog but with a sepia cast in the light. I should have tried some color film too.

Saturday & Sunday was both thick fog and heavy smoke, you literally couldn't see past the pilings, no color to it just white, great for b&w film. Took the 6x7 back there today, just heavy smoke but could faintly see to the other side of the river.

tuco · 09-14-2020, 03:08 PM - **4 Likes**

Another smoke-filled air at Mukilteo Park.

Crown Graphic, 400TMY

longbow · 09-14-2020, 06:40 PM - **6 Likes**

Pentax 6x7 MLU, 67 135mm Macro & FP4+

tuco · 09-14-2020, 06:58 PM - **6 Likes**

Soon to be the old ferry terminal location

Crown Graphic, Rollei RPX 25

**tonyzoc** · 09-15-2020, 05:01 AM - **9 Likes**

Some more recently dev/scan... take with Exakta VXIIa/Steinheil 55/1.9 and Nikon F2A 50/1.8

**gofour3** · 09-15-2020, 07:36 AM

Originally posted by tuco

Here we had some smoke like fog but with a sepia cast in the light. I should have tried some color film too.

I went out Sunday with some Kodak Gold to shoot the smoke over False Creek, here in Vancouver. Will see how they turn out, it was pretty bad that day smoke wise.

Phil.

tuco · 09-15-2020, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by gofour3

I went out Sunday with some Kodak Gold to shoot the smoke over False Creek, here in Vancouver. Will see how they turn out, it was pretty bad that day smoke wise.

Phil.

Okay. I need to shoot some color just so I can develop some rolls taken back in July. I wait until I get enough rolls to mix up a batch of color chemicals.

womble · 09-16-2020, 08:37 AM - **5 Likes**

Würzburg Residenz: statue par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Pentax MX. Rollei Retro 80S, possibly my SMC Pentax "K" 105mm lens.

SpottyReputation · 09-16-2020, 09:41 AM

Originally posted by womble

Würzburg Residenz: statue par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Pentax MX. Rollei Retro 80S, possibly my SMC Pentax "K" 105mm lens.

Based on website description, i didn't think i'd enjoy the retro 80s, but you have proven my assumptions incorrect. you have lovely contrast and tone in that shot. I love the dog's expression lol.

tuco · 09-16-2020, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by SpottyReputation

Based on website description ...

What in the film's description made it unappealing? The film has a very low base + fog density.

womble · 09-17-2020, 03:54 AM

Originally posted by tuco

What in the film's description made it unappealing? The film has a very low base + fog density.

I don't know about the 80S (this was a commercial scan) but the RPX25 (in 120 format) was the curliest film I have ever tried to scan. I was trying to do a fluid scan, and it kept curling-up and pulling away from the glass even under a piece of acetate. A right royal PITA...

The thing I like about these Retro 80S shots is that the blue skies really darken with an orange filter giving a nice contrast between clouds and sky.

K.

tuco · 09-17-2020, 07:43 AM

Originally posted by womble

I don't know about the 80S (this was a commercial scan) but the RPX25 (in 120 format) was the curliest film I have ever tried to scan. I was trying to do a fluid scan, and it kept curling-up and pulling away from the glass even under a piece of acetate. A right royal PITA...

The thing I like about these Retro 80S shots is that the blue skies really darken with an orange filter giving a nice contrast between clouds and sky.

K.

Retro 80S curls badly too when first developed. RPX 25 and 80S appear to have the same film base which gives them a unique clarity among films. And after being stored in archive sleeves for a while, these films will flatten out. But who wants to wait that long though before scanning? RPX 25 doesn't curl in sheet film. The sheets are so thin they can be difficult to handle/load that film too.

SpottyReputation · 09-17-2020, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by tuco

What in the film's description made it unappealing? The film has a very low base + fog density.

I'm trying to find what I read...

Grainy and dark is what I remember reading, but i can't find it that description anywhere.

Eh, i'll admit my memory is fading. Either way, i'm now considering picking some up.

tuco · 09-17-2020, 12:26 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by SpottyReputation

I'm trying to find what I read...

Grainy and dark is what I remember reading, but i can't find it that description anywhere.

Eh, i'll admit my memory is fading. Either way, i'm now considering picking some up.

I wouldn't say it's a grainy film in general. It, like RPX 25, can exhibit a 'short-toe' charactoristic ( a reference to the shape of the film's characteristic curve - its response to increasing exposure) when developed with say Rodinal. If you like deep, crushed blacks without having to hack the look in an image editor, there you go. But when developed with something like D-23 (and similar) it's a more forgiving film with more shadow detail in my experience with 80S/RPX 25 so far. Of course YMMV.

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09-14-2020, 11:32 AM	#9391
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Originally posted by longbow Fog & wildfire smoke yesterday morning on the Columbia River ... Here we had some smoke like fog but with a sepia cast in the light. I should have tried some color film too.

09-14-2020, 12:51 PM	#9392
longbow Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 905	Originally posted by tuco Here we had some smoke like fog but with a sepia cast in the light. I should have tried some color film too. Saturday & Sunday was both thick fog and heavy smoke, you literally couldn't see past the pilings, no color to it just white, great for b&w film. Took the 6x7 back there today, just heavy smoke but could faintly see to the other side of the river.

09-14-2020, 03:08 PM - 4 Likes	#9393
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Another smoke-filled air at Mukilteo Park. Crown Graphic, 400TMY

09-14-2020, 06:40 PM - 6 Likes	#9394
longbow Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 905	Pentax 6x7 MLU, 67 135mm Macro & FP4+

09-14-2020, 06:58 PM - 6 Likes	#9395
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Soon to be the old ferry terminal location Crown Graphic, Rollei RPX 25

09-15-2020, 07:36 AM	#9397
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,089	Originally posted by tuco Here we had some smoke like fog but with a sepia cast in the light. I should have tried some color film too. I went out Sunday with some Kodak Gold to shoot the smoke over False Creek, here in Vancouver. Will see how they turn out, it was pretty bad that day smoke wise. Phil.

09-15-2020, 10:37 AM	#9398
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Originally posted by gofour3 I went out Sunday with some Kodak Gold to shoot the smoke over False Creek, here in Vancouver. Will see how they turn out, it was pretty bad that day smoke wise. Phil. Okay. I need to shoot some color just so I can develop some rolls taken back in July. I wait until I get enough rolls to mix up a batch of color chemicals.

09-16-2020, 08:37 AM - 5 Likes	#9399
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Würzburg Residenz: statue par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Pentax MX. Rollei Retro 80S, possibly my SMC Pentax "K" 105mm lens.

09-16-2020, 09:41 AM	#9400
SpottyReputation Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Abbotsford, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 210	Originally posted by womble Würzburg Residenz: statue par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Pentax MX. Rollei Retro 80S, possibly my SMC Pentax "K" 105mm lens. Based on website description, i didn't think i'd enjoy the retro 80s, but you have proven my assumptions incorrect. you have lovely contrast and tone in that shot. I love the dog's expression lol.

09-16-2020, 12:14 PM	#9401
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Originally posted by SpottyReputation Based on website description ... What in the film's description made it unappealing? The film has a very low base + fog density.

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09-17-2020, 03:54 AM	#9402
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by tuco What in the film's description made it unappealing? The film has a very low base + fog density. I don't know about the 80S (this was a commercial scan) but the RPX25 (in 120 format) was the curliest film I have ever tried to scan. I was trying to do a fluid scan, and it kept curling-up and pulling away from the glass even under a piece of acetate. A right royal PITA... The thing I like about these Retro 80S shots is that the blue skies really darken with an orange filter giving a nice contrast between clouds and sky. K.

09-17-2020, 07:43 AM	#9403
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Originally posted by womble I don't know about the 80S (this was a commercial scan) but the RPX25 (in 120 format) was the curliest film I have ever tried to scan. I was trying to do a fluid scan, and it kept curling-up and pulling away from the glass even under a piece of acetate. A right royal PITA... The thing I like about these Retro 80S shots is that the blue skies really darken with an orange filter giving a nice contrast between clouds and sky. K. Retro 80S curls badly too when first developed. RPX 25 and 80S appear to have the same film base which gives them a unique clarity among films. And after being stored in archive sleeves for a while, these films will flatten out. But who wants to wait that long though before scanning? RPX 25 doesn't curl in sheet film. The sheets are so thin they can be difficult to handle/load that film too.

09-17-2020, 10:52 AM	#9404
SpottyReputation Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Abbotsford, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 210	Originally posted by tuco What in the film's description made it unappealing? The film has a very low base + fog density. I'm trying to find what I read... Grainy and dark is what I remember reading, but i can't find it that description anywhere. Eh, i'll admit my memory is fading. Either way, i'm now considering picking some up.

09-17-2020, 12:26 PM - 1 Like	#9405
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,022	Originally posted by SpottyReputation I'm trying to find what I read... Grainy and dark is what I remember reading, but i can't find it that description anywhere. Eh, i'll admit my memory is fading. Either way, i'm now considering picking some up. I wouldn't say it's a grainy film in general. It, like RPX 25, can exhibit a 'short-toe' charactoristic ( a reference to the shape of the film's characteristic curve - its response to increasing exposure) when developed with say Rodinal. If you like deep, crushed blacks without having to hack the look in an image editor, there you go. But when developed with something like D-23 (and similar) it's a more forgiving film with more shadow detail in my experience with 80S/RPX 25 so far. Of course YMMV.