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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
07-09-2019, 04:31 PM
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We used sliderules for engineering studies, when there were no personal calculators, and there was one digital computer on campus (in administration). We also used analog computers for some simulations, and had to write one FORTRAN program and punch the card deck and turn it in to have it run. Then they got s new computer and all had to be done in FORTRAN 4 instead.
Continued using a slide rule for many years after as an engineer before electronic calculators appeared.
I retired as a programmer...
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-21-2019, 09:39 AM
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I shoot a lot of test films to check out cameras in my collection, either new ones or one I haven't used in a while before trusting it. In recent years I've used Ilford films almost exclusively, instead of Kodak that I used decades ago. This is largely because I find Kodak films (esp TriX) tend to curl so much it affects the scan sharpness on my glassless Epson V700 carriers, while Ilford tends to lie flatter after drying, while I would weight TriX under books for a few days to get good results.
However, since these test rolls are just "tests" and not for show, the cost of film in my retirement years is a bit of an issue. So when I noticed how much cheaper Freestyle's Arista films are I decided to try a bulk roll of their 400 speed. (Which seems to be Fomopan film.) After trying a few loads I'm quite impressed, especially for the price. I find the 400 speed does better when shot at 320 EI and processed normally. I've used both DD-X and Rodinal, and while DD-X minimizes grain, I like the tonality (and cost!) in Rodinal.
What I really like is that the film lies totally flat immediately after drying. So I can batch scan a roll within an hour of starting processing.
This is shot at 320 and developed in Rodinal 1+25, 4m 20s @ 73F. Just a default scan on an Epson V850, Epson scan, no adjustments except downsizing:
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
09-25-2016, 09:56 AM
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Just taking a brake from digital...
Ilford PanF (50 ISO) in Rodinal, straight Epson Scan
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-01-2016, 03:48 PM
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Back in the 1960s my favorite film in my H1a was Panatomic X, for its tonality and fine grain. Oh, I shot a lot of Tri-X for available light, but I have missed Panatomic X more. I usually developed it in Ethol UFG.
So today I loaded my H1a with the best substitute I can find now: Ilford Pan F at 50 ISO, shot a short roll, and processed in Rodinal, as I also like the tonality it gives. Just scanned in with an Epson V700. Here's one with a Super Takumar 200 f4 1/125th:
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While in college I went from H1a to Canon FT, and had a 200 f3.5 for it, used for sports. But this S-T 200 is easily its equal.
Of course, 50 ISO sounds limiting today, but in the 1930s-1950 it would have seemed quite fast, and would have been used for available light. So here's a try, in dim room light (this lamp is our nightlight) with 55 f2.0 ST, 1/15th:
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
08-30-2014, 06:55 AM
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Started up a darkroom after a 20+ year layoff, and trying to re-learn with today's different films and developers. I still prefer enlarging and printing to scanning, but paper prints and the Internet aren't compatible. First roll of FP4+, Ilfosol 3. 1952 Leica IIIf, 1955 Summicron 50. Default batch scan on Epson V700. Just working on the processes. I miss Panatomic-X and Ethol UFG.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
12-03-2012, 09:39 AM
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About 4 inversions each minute is the normal I've used for 50 years. Without seeing the actual negatives I'd guess the non-adjustable Holga may simply be underexposing. Back in film/printing days rescuing flat negatives was just part of the process, using higher contrast paper, etc.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-27-2012, 03:41 PM
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Cleaning out the attic I found a stack of 8x10 shots I took, processed, and printed in college in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan back in 1968. A bit crinkly and aged. This was football shot with a Pentax H1a with135mm, and a Canon FT with 200mm from right on the sideline. Our college "stadium" was a field with bleachers on one side in the woods up behind the dorms, at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. We played in the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC). We really did shoot sports with manual focus, manual wind, manual exposure cameras and modest lenses. I got a shot of our place kicker. I remember hearing that the team kicked a field goal that year - the first time in many years. (But the technique had to change for the last part of the season. It's much harder to kick in snowshoes.)
These are just scanned quickly with default settings on my Epson 700.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
08-11-2012, 09:10 AM
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Blue would be useful to simulate the old "orthochromatic" films that were insensitive to red. That's why in old (1920s) movies a woman's makeup looked so dark on-screen. (This resulted in a fad for very dark makeup, so women could look like their favorite stars did in the movies, even though they didn't look like that in person!)
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