Post your B&W Film shots

**jt_cph_dk** · 09-04-2012, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by Nesster

Hot catch!

I quake at posting here any longer, the quality is so good... so I'll go the opposite direction, with real grunge

Oly XA2, Arista Premium 400 aka Tri-X, often shot at EI 800, and very approximately developed in HC-110 dil H, maybe something like 7 min but the developer was something like 24C.

Those are some ‘grunge‘ shots that make me think about NY. That ‘Wall Street‘ one for instance. That street sure has a basement.

**jt_cph_dk** · 09-04-2012, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by tuco

A partially burned forest area

M7II, 43mm, 400TMY @ EI 25, Y2 Yellow Filter, PMK Pyro

That is some really fine light and shadow balance you made in that photo. The detail in the original must also be even more awesome. Great work.

Regards

tuco · 09-05-2012, 12:35 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Griz57

You did very well, technically and esthetically speaking! The photo gives me a "phoenix rising" kind of vibe, which I enjoy in these days of doom and gloom.

Griz

Why thanks.

A snap while exploring for new sand dune turf with my nephew on the Oregon Coast. A bright sunny day is the hardest to get interesting shots there. I took a couple rolls of scouting pictures for the next time I go. Hiking on those dunes can really be taxing when you hit soft sand.

M7II, 43mm, 400TMY @ EI 25, Yellow Filter, PMK

keyofnight · 09-05-2012, 08:18 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tuco

A snap while exploring for new sand dune turf with my nephew on the Oregon Coast. A bright sunny day is the hardest to get interesting shots there. I took a couple rolls of scouting pictures for the next time I go. Hiking on those dunes can really be taxing when you hit soft sand.

M7II, 43mm, 400TMY @ EI 25, Yellow Filter, PMK

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Excellent. (: Makes me want to take a trip to Oregon.

Here's one from the first roll of film I've shot in nearly 10 years:

Pentax MX, 50mm ƒ1.4, Tri-X 400, scanned with a Flextight.

Last edited by keyofnight; 09-07-2012 at 04:04 AM.

fish4570 · 09-05-2012, 09:01 AM

thanks for the comments, guys.
and what is a flextight?

tuco · 09-05-2012, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by keyofnight

Excellent. (: Makes me want to take a trip to Oregon.

Here's one from the first roll of film I've shot in nearly 10 years:

MX, 50mm, Tri-X 400, scanned with a Flextight.

Welcome back. That's a long hiatus. What prompted the new interest?

Man, I'd like to try that scanner. I have a glass carrier for mine and it really sucks. The problem is over time with all the cleaning it starts to get micro scratches and I can start to see the glass in the scan. Plus keeping 4 surfaces of glass and 2 surfaces of film clean is too much.

In my last few posts I took off the top glass lid and just taped the negative down. Much improved in clarity and less dust but you can see a blurry spot on the left next to my nephew's backpack. The negative was not flat enough apparently. The Flextight with a drum looks like it solves that problem.

Trojan_Llama · 09-05-2012, 10:26 AM - **1 Like**

Pentax ME Super
Pentax-M 50mm/F1.8
Ilford FP4+ 400

keyofnight · 09-05-2012, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by fish4570

and what is a flextight?

It's a cool "virtual drum" slide/transparency scanner. It takes and bends the negative in an arc, and scans from he apex. They're pretty damned expensive, but my university has one for students to use. (:

Originally posted by tuco

Welcome back. That's a long hiatus. What prompted the new interest?

Man, I'd like to try that scanner. I have a glass carrier for mine and it really sucks. The problem is over time with all the cleaning it starts to get micro scratches and I can start to see the glass in the scan. Plus keeping 4 surfaces of glass and 2 surfaces of film clean is too much.

In my last few posts I took off the top glass lid and just taped the negative down. Much improved in clarity and less dust but you can see a blurry spot on the left next to my nephew's backpack. The negative was not flat enough apparently. The Flextight with a drum looks like it solves that problem.

I stopped shooting film after I took a photography class when I was 16. I didn't think I could afford film. Now I just miss the full 35mm frame, the DOF, and film grain (instead of sensor noise). Also, Pentax doesn't make a "full-frame" yet, and I couldn't afford it even if they did. (;

Yeah! I've found that scanners with film "holders" do a better job of holding the negative flat, and since that keeps the negative suspended away from the glass surfaces I imagine it makes it easier for the lens to focus on the negative.

tuco · 09-05-2012, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by keyofnight

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Yeah! I've found that scanners with film "holders" do a better job of holding the negative flat, and since that keeps the negative suspended away from the glass surfaces I imagine it makes it easier for the lens to focus on the negative.

35mm film is a lot "stiffer" and with the sprockets easier to suspend with no glass. 120 roll film does not suspend as well due to the larger area.

Nesster · 09-07-2012, 03:57 AM

Arista Premium 400 @800, Oly XA2. Approximate development: maybe 24C and 7 minut-ish in HC110 dilution H-ish.

keyofnight · 09-07-2012, 04:09 AM

Originally posted by Nesster

Arista Premium 400 @800, Oly XA2. Approximate development: maybe 24C and 7 minut-ish in HC110 dilution H-ish.

I love the mood of this. Excellent.

I'll call:

Pentax MX
Pentax-A 50mm ƒ1.4
Tri-X 400. Developed by the local lab. (;

**PPPPPP42** · 09-07-2012, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by Nesster

maybe 24C and 7 minut-ish in HC110 dilution H-ish.

Sounds like how I make box macaroni and cheese.

I love that you can even DO things like this with film, with the DSLR I would get a row of blown out white bars in a field of blackness no matter how I exposed.
This is why I have a darkroom.

**jt_cph_dk** · 09-07-2012, 11:11 PM

I´ll call too..

Pentax LX, A 2/50, Tmax 400

Wired · 09-08-2012, 12:46 AM - **1 Like**

thought I may put a few in here. Ilford XP2 400 loaded in an MX-6, shot with a M 75-150 f4

keyofnight · 09-08-2012, 04:04 AM

jt—Wow, what a mood—like climbing down into the mines of Moria or something.

This shot also exemplifies Cartier-Bresson's quip: "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

Wired—I love the contrast, film grain, and the bokeh. Gotta love those M lenses. (:

09-05-2012, 12:35 AM - 1 Like	#993
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by Griz57 You did very well, technically and esthetically speaking! The photo gives me a "phoenix rising" kind of vibe, which I enjoy in these days of doom and gloom. Griz Why thanks. A snap while exploring for new sand dune turf with my nephew on the Oregon Coast. A bright sunny day is the hardest to get interesting shots there. I took a couple rolls of scouting pictures for the next time I go. Hiking on those dunes can really be taxing when you hit soft sand. M7II, 43mm, 400TMY @ EI 25, Yellow Filter, PMK Last edited by tuco; 09-05-2012 at 12:42 AM.

09-05-2012, 09:58 AM	#996
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by keyofnight Excellent. (: Makes me want to take a trip to Oregon. Here's one from the first roll of film I've shot in nearly 10 years: MX, 50mm, Tri-X 400, scanned with a Flextight. Welcome back. That's a long hiatus. What prompted the new interest? Man, I'd like to try that scanner. I have a glass carrier for mine and it really sucks. The problem is over time with all the cleaning it starts to get micro scratches and I can start to see the glass in the scan. Plus keeping 4 surfaces of glass and 2 surfaces of film clean is too much. In my last few posts I took off the top glass lid and just taped the negative down. Much improved in clarity and less dust but you can see a blurry spot on the left next to my nephew's backpack. The negative was not flat enough apparently. The Flextight with a drum looks like it solves that problem. Last edited by tuco; 09-05-2012 at 10:07 AM.

09-05-2012, 02:44 PM	#999
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by keyofnight ... Yeah! I've found that scanners with film "holders" do a better job of holding the negative flat, and since that keeps the negative suspended away from the glass surfaces I imagine it makes it easier for the lens to focus on the negative. 35mm film is a lot "stiffer" and with the sprockets easier to suspend with no glass. 120 roll film does not suspend as well due to the larger area. Last edited by tuco; 09-07-2012 at 08:38 AM.

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09-04-2012, 02:55 PM	#991
jt_cph_dk Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 510	Originally posted by Nesster Hot catch! I quake at posting here any longer, the quality is so good... so I'll go the opposite direction, with real grunge Oly XA2, Arista Premium 400 aka Tri-X, often shot at EI 800, and very approximately developed in HC-110 dil H, maybe something like 7 min but the developer was something like 24C. Those are some ‘grunge‘ shots that make me think about NY. That ‘Wall Street‘ one for instance. That street sure has a basement.

09-04-2012, 03:15 PM	#992
jt_cph_dk Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 510	Originally posted by tuco A partially burned forest area M7II, 43mm, 400TMY @ EI 25, Y2 Yellow Filter, PMK Pyro That is some really fine light and shadow balance you made in that photo. The detail in the original must also be even more awesome. Great work. Regards

09-05-2012, 08:18 AM - 1 Like	#994
keyofnight Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 128	Originally posted by tuco A snap while exploring for new sand dune turf with my nephew on the Oregon Coast. A bright sunny day is the hardest to get interesting shots there. I took a couple rolls of scouting pictures for the next time I go. Hiking on those dunes can really be taxing when you hit soft sand. M7II, 43mm, 400TMY @ EI 25, Yellow Filter, PMK [/center] Excellent. (: Makes me want to take a trip to Oregon. Here's one from the first roll of film I've shot in nearly 10 years: Pentax MX, 50mm ƒ1.4, Tri-X 400, scanned with a Flextight. Last edited by keyofnight; 09-07-2012 at 04:04 AM.

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fish4570 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: On the Warrior River, Aabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 122	thanks for the comments, guys. and what is a flextight?

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09-05-2012, 01:29 PM	#998
keyofnight Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 128	Originally posted by fish4570 and what is a flextight? It's a cool "virtual drum" slide/transparency scanner. It takes and bends the negative in an arc, and scans from he apex. They're pretty damned expensive, but my university has one for students to use. (: Originally posted by tuco Welcome back. That's a long hiatus. What prompted the new interest? Man, I'd like to try that scanner. I have a glass carrier for mine and it really sucks. The problem is over time with all the cleaning it starts to get micro scratches and I can start to see the glass in the scan. Plus keeping 4 surfaces of glass and 2 surfaces of film clean is too much. In my last few posts I took off the top glass lid and just taped the negative down. Much improved in clarity and less dust but you can see a blurry spot on the left next to my nephew's backpack. The negative was not flat enough apparently. The Flextight with a drum looks like it solves that problem. I stopped shooting film after I took a photography class when I was 16. I didn't think I could afford film. Now I just miss the full 35mm frame, the DOF, and film grain (instead of sensor noise). Also, Pentax doesn't make a "full-frame" yet, and I couldn't afford it even if they did. (; Yeah! I've found that scanners with film "holders" do a better job of holding the negative flat, and since that keeps the negative suspended away from the glass surfaces I imagine it makes it easier for the lens to focus on the negative.

09-07-2012, 03:57 AM	#1000
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	Arista Premium 400 @800, Oly XA2. Approximate development: maybe 24C and 7 minut-ish in HC110 dilution H-ish.

09-07-2012, 04:09 AM	#1001
keyofnight Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 128	Originally posted by Nesster Arista Premium 400 @800, Oly XA2. Approximate development: maybe 24C and 7 minut-ish in HC110 dilution H-ish. I love the mood of this. Excellent. I'll call: Pentax MX Pentax-A 50mm ƒ1.4 Tri-X 400. Developed by the local lab. (;

09-07-2012, 06:53 PM	#1002
PPPPPP42 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Albums Posts: 947	Originally posted by Nesster maybe 24C and 7 minut-ish in HC110 dilution H-ish. Sounds like how I make box macaroni and cheese. I love that you can even DO things like this with film, with the DSLR I would get a row of blown out white bars in a field of blackness no matter how I exposed. This is why I have a darkroom.

09-07-2012, 11:11 PM	#1003
jt_cph_dk Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 510	I´ll call too.. Pentax LX, A 2/50, Tmax 400

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09-08-2012, 12:46 AM - 1 Like	#1004
Wired Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,519	thought I may put a few in here. Ilford XP2 400 loaded in an MX-6, shot with a M 75-150 f4

09-08-2012, 04:04 AM	#1005
keyofnight Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 128	jt—Wow, what a mood—like climbing down into the mines of Moria or something. This shot also exemplifies Cartier-Bresson's quip: "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." Wired—I love the contrast, film grain, and the bokeh. Gotta love those M lenses. (: