Post your B&W Film shots

womble · 01-14-2021, 06:21 AM - **7 Likes**

Ondu multiformat pinhole camera with offset baffles, Ilford Delta 400 film with a red filter, 42 second exposure.

New Bridge par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

The commercial scan looks very speckled. I'm going to redo it later. Any idea what might have caused this?

Last edited by womble; 01-14-2021 at 06:23 AM. Reason: wanted to ask a question

**TwoUptons** · 01-14-2021, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by womble

Ondu multiformat pinhole camera with offset baffles, Ilford Delta 400 film with a red filter, 42 second exposure.

New Bridge par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

The commercial scan looks very speckled. I'm going to redo it later. Any idea what might have caused this?

It's weird; the first time I looked at it, I couldn't see the speckling... only what looked like marks left by a poor rinse (some random dark splotches) or maybe birds blurred by the long exposure.

Then I changed the magnification just a little and now I can't not see the speckling...

I've seen fingerprints or other deposits on a neg cause white dots like that, but I don't see swirls like a fingerprint...
If that's it, you may just be able to clean the neg and re-scan...

-Eric

womble · 01-15-2021, 02:54 PM - **9 Likes**

Pentax KX, Bergger Pancro 400 film, commercial dev and scan. I think it was taken with my M100/2.8 but I may be mistaken...

Misty trees par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

**AgentL** · 01-15-2021, 04:00 PM - **5 Likes**

**cobbu2** · 01-16-2021, 02:21 PM - **15 Likes**

Hudson Yards, New York, NY

Bronica RF645, 65mm f/4 Bronica Zenzanon-RF
Kodak 100TMX, HC-110B

**AgentL** · 01-16-2021, 03:02 PM - **8 Likes**

wkraus · 01-19-2021, 02:31 PM - **11 Likes**

A quick portrait by the windowside. High Atlas, Morocco, 1985.

What strikes me in hindsight is how I managed to get the exposure right on subjects like this with the simple average metering of the MX. Once I had got used to the spot metering inside the Z-1p that I used from 1995 onward that specific skill soon faded away.

Edit: What also strikes me is how well the SMC coating of that mid-seventies lens handled the situation, with bright sunlight coming in from the window next to the edge of the frame in an otherwise dark room. There is no flare to speak of.

Last edited by wkraus; 01-20-2021 at 01:55 AM. Reason: Additional remark

nickthetasmaniac · 01-20-2021, 02:23 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by wkraus

A quick portrait by the windowside. High Atlas, Morocco, 1985.

That is a genuinely captivating portrait

womble · 01-20-2021, 03:32 AM - **5 Likes**

I tried photographing the negative using my K-3. The specking has gone so it must be a scanning artefact. Thanks for the comments.

River Lea par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

**TwoUptons** · 01-20-2021, 04:49 AM

Originally posted by womble

I tried photographing the negative using my K-3. The specking has gone so it must be a scanning artefact. Thanks for the comments.

River Lea par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

It looks like some of the speckling is still there, in the upper right by "15".

And a big water spot or something as well, in the middle near the top.

-Eric

womble · 01-20-2021, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by TwoUptons

It looks like some of the speckling is still there, in the upper right by "15".

And a big water spot or something as well, in the middle near the top.

-Eric

Yes, but much less marked than before. The blob might be a mark on my light source (or on my K-3's sensor!). I wasn't being too fussy about cleaning my tablet's screen before I took this, I was just trying to see if it was better than before (and I know my K-3 really needs a sensor clean). I need to squint at the neg with a loupe...

K.

wkraus · 01-20-2021, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac

That is a genuinely captivating portrait

Thank you, Nick! I’m glad you like it.

Jonathan Mac · 01-21-2021, 04:42 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by womble

I tried photographing the negative using my K-3. The specking has gone so it must be a scanning artefact. Thanks for the comments.

River Lea par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Lately I don't see the images you post, just a link to them. I'm not sure if this may be a forum setting (rings a bell) or something else.

I'm not usually a fan of pinhole images but this one's really nice. I do love Delta 400 though - the tones of Tri-X with the grain of tabular grain. Lovely.

womble · 01-21-2021, 06:21 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Lately I don't see the images you post, just a link to them. I'm not sure if this may be a forum setting (rings a bell) or something else.

I'm not usually a fan of pinhole images but this one's really nice. I do love Delta 400 though - the tones of Tri-X with the grain of tabular grain. Lovely.

It is a problem with Chrome's security settings (it might also affect other browsers). I'll try and find the info about it again.

tuco · 01-21-2021, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by womble

It is a problem with Chrome's security settings (it might also affect other browsers). I'll try and find the info about it again.

If you view Chrome's error log, you may see there are errors failing to load a resource with the net::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID error being generated. It Looks like something to do with finding a certificate on cdn.ipernity.com website. To view Chrome's error log, open a Chrome Console Tab ( Press Command+Option+J [Mac] or Control+Shift+J [Windows]) while at this page in the thread.

What might be happing is some hosting sites are signing their own HTTPS certificates instead of paying the big bucks to have it done by trusted 3rd party who will now maintain the generated encryption key in a safe place. The idea is if you generate, sign and keep the key yourself it can be found and now the encrypted HTTPS communication is compromised. So this is a so-called security feature the browsers are implementing I believe.

01-16-2021, 02:21 PM - 15 Likes	#9785
cobbu2 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Potomac, MD Photos: Albums Posts: 1,427	Street Light Hudson Yards, New York, NY Bronica RF645, 65mm f/4 Bronica Zenzanon-RF Kodak 100TMX, HC-110B

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01-14-2021, 06:21 AM - 7 Likes	#9781
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Ondu multiformat pinhole camera with offset baffles, Ilford Delta 400 film with a red filter, 42 second exposure. New Bridge par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity The commercial scan looks very speckled. I'm going to redo it later. Any idea what might have caused this? Last edited by womble; 01-14-2021 at 06:23 AM. Reason: wanted to ask a question

01-14-2021, 07:02 PM	#9782
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,214	Originally posted by womble Ondu multiformat pinhole camera with offset baffles, Ilford Delta 400 film with a red filter, 42 second exposure. New Bridge par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity The commercial scan looks very speckled. I'm going to redo it later. Any idea what might have caused this? It's weird; the first time I looked at it, I couldn't see the speckling... only what looked like marks left by a poor rinse (some random dark splotches) or maybe birds blurred by the long exposure. Then I changed the magnification just a little and now I can't not see the speckling... I've seen fingerprints or other deposits on a neg cause white dots like that, but I don't see swirls like a fingerprint... If that's it, you may just be able to clean the neg and re-scan... -Eric

01-15-2021, 02:54 PM - 9 Likes	#9783
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Pentax KX, Bergger Pancro 400 film, commercial dev and scan. I think it was taken with my M100/2.8 but I may be mistaken... Misty trees par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

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01-19-2021, 02:31 PM - 11 Likes	#9787
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	A quick portrait by the windowside. High Atlas, Morocco, 1985. What strikes me in hindsight is how I managed to get the exposure right on subjects like this with the simple average metering of the MX. Once I had got used to the spot metering inside the Z-1p that I used from 1995 onward that specific skill soon faded away. Edit: What also strikes me is how well the SMC coating of that mid-seventies lens handled the situation, with bright sunlight coming in from the window next to the edge of the frame in an otherwise dark room. There is no flare to speak of. Last edited by wkraus; 01-20-2021 at 01:55 AM. Reason: Additional remark

01-20-2021, 02:23 AM - 1 Like	#9788
nickthetasmaniac Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,361	Originally posted by wkraus A quick portrait by the windowside. High Atlas, Morocco, 1985. That is a genuinely captivating portrait

01-20-2021, 03:32 AM - 5 Likes	#9789
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	I tried photographing the negative using my K-3. The specking has gone so it must be a scanning artefact. Thanks for the comments. River Lea par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

01-20-2021, 04:49 AM	#9790
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,214	Originally posted by womble I tried photographing the negative using my K-3. The specking has gone so it must be a scanning artefact. Thanks for the comments. River Lea par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity It looks like some of the speckling is still there, in the upper right by "15". And a big water spot or something as well, in the middle near the top. -Eric

01-20-2021, 07:32 AM	#9791
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by TwoUptons It looks like some of the speckling is still there, in the upper right by "15". And a big water spot or something as well, in the middle near the top. -Eric Yes, but much less marked than before. The blob might be a mark on my light source (or on my K-3's sensor!). I wasn't being too fussy about cleaning my tablet's screen before I took this, I was just trying to see if it was better than before (and I know my K-3 really needs a sensor clean). I need to squint at the neg with a loupe... K.

01-20-2021, 02:27 PM	#9792
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac That is a genuinely captivating portrait Thank you, Nick! I’m glad you like it.

01-21-2021, 04:42 AM - 1 Like	#9793
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	Originally posted by womble I tried photographing the negative using my K-3. The specking has gone so it must be a scanning artefact. Thanks for the comments. River Lea par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Lately I don't see the images you post, just a link to them. I'm not sure if this may be a forum setting (rings a bell) or something else. I'm not usually a fan of pinhole images but this one's really nice. I do love Delta 400 though - the tones of Tri-X with the grain of tabular grain. Lovely.

01-21-2021, 06:21 AM	#9794
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Lately I don't see the images you post, just a link to them. I'm not sure if this may be a forum setting (rings a bell) or something else. I'm not usually a fan of pinhole images but this one's really nice. I do love Delta 400 though - the tones of Tri-X with the grain of tabular grain. Lovely. It is a problem with Chrome's security settings (it might also affect other browsers). I'll try and find the info about it again.

01-21-2021, 12:47 PM	#9795
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	Originally posted by womble It is a problem with Chrome's security settings (it might also affect other browsers). I'll try and find the info about it again. If you view Chrome's error log, you may see there are errors failing to load a resource with the net::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID error being generated. It Looks like something to do with finding a certificate on cdn.ipernity.com website. To view Chrome's error log, open a Chrome Console Tab ( Press Command+Option+J [Mac] or Control+Shift+J [Windows]) while at this page in the thread. What might be happing is some hosting sites are signing their own HTTPS certificates instead of paying the big bucks to have it done by trusted 3rd party who will now maintain the generated encryption key in a safe place. The idea is if you generate, sign and keep the key yourself it can be found and now the encrypted HTTPS communication is compromised. So this is a so-called security feature the browsers are implementing I believe.