Post your B&W Film shots

tuco · 08-26-2015, 06:01 AM

I've never seen a developer more sensitive to agitation than Rodinal not that I've used every developer out, however. And I'm surpised you don't get increased contrast from it. If one person developed the same film for the same time as another but one person did 3 inversions within 5 seconds every 30 seconds and another did 4 or did 3 inversions more vigorously, the second person would have their film noticeably developed more. Effectively speeding up the film. So, IMHO, when one person talks to another about development times with Rodinal, they need to also talk about how their agitation profile is the same.

jcdoss · 08-26-2015, 06:28 AM - **2 Likes**

I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100, because it was cheap and I didn't want to waste anything expensive should my development fail. I've got a few more rolls, to play with before I try something else. Certainly, the film lacks contrast, and it didn't help that I overexposed a little. I'm just happy I successfully developed it at all, and that no one was harmed in the process. :-)

Cemetery taken with Pentax KX and Pentax 17mm f/4 Fisheye on Kentmere 100 by Jason Doss, on Flickr

tuco · 08-26-2015, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by jcdoss

I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100...

Congrats! The results look okay. It's an exciting feeling doing your first roll. At least it was for me.

**wtlwdwgn** · 08-26-2015, 08:03 AM

Originally posted by tuco

Snohomish Jump School
GSW690III, 400TMY, Y2 Yellow, PMK Pyro

Excellent shot of the C208 and jumpers loading but I could never figure out why someone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

tuco · 08-26-2015, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

Excellent shot of the C208 and jumpers loading but I could never figure out why someone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

Thanks. They probably jump out of it because their are no comfy seats and has that large opening in the back. So why not jump

But, man, those are practically stunt pilots and planes. It jumps off the runway, climbs to altitude as hard and fast as it can. And when the payload is dropped, it kamikaze dive bombs back to the airport again as hard and fast as it can.

**bobbotron** · 08-26-2015, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by pentaxpete

I have developed that Kentmere 400 for a friend and found it low in contrast -- so if you did it in Rodinal that would make it lower still .

To be honest, I think it was the way I scanned it, not the film itself. I did a few more this morning and tried something else with Rawtherapee and I didn't have to play with levels much or at all. It's a learning process, my DSLR "scanner" is still evolving.

FWIW, I did 4 agitations every minute, constant agitation for the first minute.

---------- Post added 08-26-15 at 11:19 AM ----------

Originally posted by jcdoss

I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100, because it was cheap and I didn't want to waste anything expensive should my development fail. I've got a few more rolls, to play with before I try something else. Certainly, the film lacks contrast, and it didn't help that I overexposed a little. I'm just happy I successfully developed it at all, and that no one was harmed in the process. :-)

Cemetery taken with Pentax KX and Pentax 17mm f/4 Fisheye on Kentmere 100 by Jason Doss, on Flickr

Congrats, looks good to me! What did you develop it with?

jcdoss · 08-26-2015, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by bobbotron

...Congrats, looks good to me! What did you develop it with?

I used Ilford DDX, but I have no idea why. I suppose I read a recommendation for it somewhere. It seems to have done a decent job, and yes, I was quite excited! It was quite a bit of fun... more than I was expecting.

**bobbotron** · 08-26-2015, 09:38 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jcdoss

I used Ilford DDX, but I have no idea why. I suppose I read a recommendation for it somewhere. It seems to have done a decent job, and yes, I was quite excited! It was quite a bit of fun... more than I was expecting.

I just started developing this year as well, earlier this summer. I started with the same developer, seems like a good starting point.

I bought some rodinal recently, not sure why beyond I was intrigued.

How are you scanning your negatives?

---------- Post added 08-26-15 at 12:39 PM ----------

Originally posted by pentaxpete

I have developed that Kentmere 400 for a friend and found it low in contrast -- so if you did it in Rodinal that would make it lower still .

Here are a few more photos from the roll. I think they turned out ok - I could have increased the contrast even more, but I think would have started blowing out highlights.

jcdoss · 08-26-2015, 12:27 PM

I'm scanning with an Epson V550 flatbed scanner.

pentaxpete · 08-26-2015, 12:53 PM

I use an old Epson 1650 flatbed scanner + Vuescan Pro which I won and PhotoShop 7 for negatives and slides as it automatically goes to PhotoShop but if I scan PRINTS I have an old 'MUSTEK 1200UB ' flatbed and they come out as 'JPegs' whereas the Epson 1650 is set up to produce 'TIFFS'. If I want to I can do a DARKROOM Print and scan that.

**arnold** · 08-26-2015, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by jcdoss

I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100, because it was cheap and I didn't want to waste anything expensive should my development fail. I've got a few more rolls, to play with before I try something else. Certainly, the film lacks contrast, and it didn't help that I overexposed a little. I'm just happy I successfully developed it at all, and that no one was harmed in the process. :-)

Cemetery taken with Pentax KX and Pentax 17mm f/4 Fisheye on Kentmere 100 by Jason Doss, on Flickr

Well done, (I have yet to make such a bold move) good result also. Congratulations.

---------- Post added 27-08-15 at 09:06 ----------

Originally posted by tuco

Who Is The All-Star Player The city of Everett, WA, has pianos located throughout the downtown area for people to just play. Long exposure on a tripod

Love the lighting on this.

vrolok · 08-26-2015, 11:21 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jcdoss

I developed my first roll of film over the weekend.

I love that fisheye lens!

You can perhaps pump up contrast a bit in (digital) PP.

Pentax MZ-S + FA 77/1.8 + Kentmere 100.
Developer: Kodak D-76 1+1; 11.5 minutes @ 20 ºC.
DSLR digitized.

tuco · 08-27-2015, 05:17 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by arnold

Love the lighting on this.

Thanks. I'm starting to explore more night work before the long, cold nights get here.

---------- Post added 08-27-15 at 05:21 ----------

Closed store front

g026r · 08-27-2015, 09:21 PM

Pentax K2.
ORWO UN54.
(For an expired film it turned out nicely.)

smc Pentax-A 50/1.4:
Completely blew the exposure here. Forgot that I had changed the shutter speed shortly before, and as such didn't meter before shooting. Still, it was saveable.

smx Pentax-A 28/2.8:

Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f2.5:

**gofour3** · 08-27-2015, 09:37 PM - **1 Like**

Testing my newly CLAed P50 in the Strathcona area of Vancouver (P50 & K24/3.5 & Acros 100):

Phil.

08-26-2015, 06:28 AM - 2 Likes	#4187
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,768	I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100, because it was cheap and I didn't want to waste anything expensive should my development fail. I've got a few more rolls, to play with before I try something else. Certainly, the film lacks contrast, and it didn't help that I overexposed a little. I'm just happy I successfully developed it at all, and that no one was harmed in the process. :-) Cemetery taken with Pentax KX and Pentax 17mm f/4 Fisheye on Kentmere 100 by Jason Doss, on Flickr Last edited by jcdoss; 08-28-2015 at 07:29 PM.

08-26-2015, 11:21 PM - 1 Like	#4197
vrolok Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Caesaraugusta Posts: 104	Originally posted by jcdoss I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. I love that fisheye lens! You can perhaps pump up contrast a bit in (digital) PP. Pentax MZ-S + FA 77/1.8 + Kentmere 100. Developer: Kodak D-76 1+1; 11.5 minutes @ 20 ºC. DSLR digitized. Last edited by vrolok; 08-27-2015 at 12:16 AM.

08-27-2015, 05:17 AM - 3 Likes	#4198
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by arnold Love the lighting on this. Thanks. I'm starting to explore more night work before the long, cold nights get here. ---------- Post added 08-27-15 at 05:21 ---------- Closed store front Last edited by tuco; 08-27-2015 at 09:47 PM. Reason: Update

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08-26-2015, 06:01 AM	#4186
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	I've never seen a developer more sensitive to agitation than Rodinal not that I've used every developer out, however. And I'm surpised you don't get increased contrast from it. If one person developed the same film for the same time as another but one person did 3 inversions within 5 seconds every 30 seconds and another did 4 or did 3 inversions more vigorously, the second person would have their film noticeably developed more. Effectively speeding up the film. So, IMHO, when one person talks to another about development times with Rodinal, they need to also talk about how their agitation profile is the same.

08-26-2015, 07:55 AM	#4188
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by jcdoss I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100... Congrats! The results look okay. It's an exciting feeling doing your first roll. At least it was for me.

08-26-2015, 08:03 AM	#4189
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	Originally posted by tuco Snohomish Jump School GSW690III, 400TMY, Y2 Yellow, PMK Pyro Excellent shot of the C208 and jumpers loading but I could never figure out why someone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

08-26-2015, 08:15 AM	#4190
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,025	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn Excellent shot of the C208 and jumpers loading but I could never figure out why someone would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Thanks. They probably jump out of it because their are no comfy seats and has that large opening in the back. So why not jump But, man, those are practically stunt pilots and planes. It jumps off the runway, climbs to altitude as hard and fast as it can. And when the payload is dropped, it kamikaze dive bombs back to the airport again as hard and fast as it can.

08-26-2015, 08:18 AM	#4191
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	Originally posted by pentaxpete I have developed that Kentmere 400 for a friend and found it low in contrast -- so if you did it in Rodinal that would make it lower still . To be honest, I think it was the way I scanned it, not the film itself. I did a few more this morning and tried something else with Rawtherapee and I didn't have to play with levels much or at all. It's a learning process, my DSLR "scanner" is still evolving. FWIW, I did 4 agitations every minute, constant agitation for the first minute. ---------- Post added 08-26-15 at 11:19 AM ---------- Originally posted by jcdoss I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100, because it was cheap and I didn't want to waste anything expensive should my development fail. I've got a few more rolls, to play with before I try something else. Certainly, the film lacks contrast, and it didn't help that I overexposed a little. I'm just happy I successfully developed it at all, and that no one was harmed in the process. :-) Cemetery taken with Pentax KX and Pentax 17mm f/4 Fisheye on Kentmere 100 by Jason Doss, on Flickr Congrats, looks good to me! What did you develop it with?

08-26-2015, 09:26 AM	#4192
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,768	Originally posted by bobbotron ...Congrats, looks good to me! What did you develop it with? I used Ilford DDX, but I have no idea why. I suppose I read a recommendation for it somewhere. It seems to have done a decent job, and yes, I was quite excited! It was quite a bit of fun... more than I was expecting.

08-26-2015, 09:38 AM - 1 Like	#4193
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	Originally posted by jcdoss I used Ilford DDX, but I have no idea why. I suppose I read a recommendation for it somewhere. It seems to have done a decent job, and yes, I was quite excited! It was quite a bit of fun... more than I was expecting. I just started developing this year as well, earlier this summer. I started with the same developer, seems like a good starting point. I bought some rodinal recently, not sure why beyond I was intrigued. How are you scanning your negatives? ---------- Post added 08-26-15 at 12:39 PM ---------- Originally posted by pentaxpete I have developed that Kentmere 400 for a friend and found it low in contrast -- so if you did it in Rodinal that would make it lower still . Here are a few more photos from the roll. I think they turned out ok - I could have increased the contrast even more, but I think would have started blowing out highlights.

08-26-2015, 12:27 PM	#4194
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,768	I'm scanning with an Epson V550 flatbed scanner.

08-26-2015, 12:53 PM	#4195
pentaxpete Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brentwood, Essex Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 366	I use an old Epson 1650 flatbed scanner + Vuescan Pro which I won and PhotoShop 7 for negatives and slides as it automatically goes to PhotoShop but if I scan PRINTS I have an old 'MUSTEK 1200UB ' flatbed and they come out as 'JPegs' whereas the Epson 1650 is set up to produce 'TIFFS'. If I want to I can do a DARKROOM Print and scan that.

08-26-2015, 03:58 PM	#4196
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by jcdoss I developed my first roll of film over the weekend. It was Kentmere 100, because it was cheap and I didn't want to waste anything expensive should my development fail. I've got a few more rolls, to play with before I try something else. Certainly, the film lacks contrast, and it didn't help that I overexposed a little. I'm just happy I successfully developed it at all, and that no one was harmed in the process. :-) Cemetery taken with Pentax KX and Pentax 17mm f/4 Fisheye on Kentmere 100 by Jason Doss, on Flickr Well done, (I have yet to make such a bold move) good result also. Congratulations. ---------- Post added 27-08-15 at 09:06 ---------- Originally posted by tuco Who Is The All-Star Player The city of Everett, WA, has pianos located throughout the downtown area for people to just play. Long exposure on a tripod Love the lighting on this.

08-27-2015, 09:21 PM	#4199
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Pentax K2. ORWO UN54. (For an expired film it turned out nicely.) smc Pentax-A 50/1.4: Completely blew the exposure here. Forgot that I had changed the shutter speed shortly before, and as such didn't meter before shooting. Still, it was saveable. smx Pentax-A 28/2.8: Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f2.5:

08-27-2015, 09:37 PM - 1 Like	#4200
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	Testing my newly CLAed P50 in the Strathcona area of Vancouver (P50 & K24/3.5 & Acros 100): Phil.