Use of X-ray film: technical discussion with example images

[premortho]

What's wrong with the contrast in this pic? Looks great to me. But if you have a subject that needs less contrast, try using a stop less exposure. Also Sepia Toning was a traditional way of reducing contrast. On a wet print, of course. Sepia control on computer prints doesn't work, in my experience.

I think I shared with the wrong X-Ray thread before so adding to this one too

8x10 300mm f/11@1/8th

Ektascan @80 in DD-X

Still trying to get better (reduced) contrast with this film.

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[Andrew O'Neill]

I think I shared with the wrong X-Ray thread before so adding to this one too

8x10 300mm f/11@1/8th

Ektascan @80 in DD-X

Still trying to get better (reduced) contrast with this film.

Which wrong X-ray thread? This one? http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ilm+comparison That was the first thread on X-ray and I still think this one should be merged with it. Why have two threads?

[Corran]

But if you have a subject that needs less contrast, try using a stop less exposure.

Don't you mean a stop more exposure?

[Andrew O'Neill]

Try pre-exposing the film. I have and it works very well.

[StoneNYC]

What's wrong with the contrast in this pic? Looks great to me. But if you have a subject that needs less contrast, try using a stop less exposure. Also Sepia Toning was a traditional way of reducing contrast. On a wet print, of course. Sepia control on computer prints doesn't work, in my experience.

"In contrast" (pun) this is the same shot but using HP5+@250 in DD-X (posting for example purposes I know it's not x-ray film) to show you how the contrast is much reduced.

[Andrew O'Neill]

How much are you diluting DDX? Have you tried exposing more and developing less? Are you printing the negative or just scanning them?

[StoneNYC]

How much are you diluting DDX? Have you tried exposing more and developing less? Are you printing the negative or just scanning them?

I was told this is the newer X-Ray thread, responses here...

http://www.largeformatphotography.in....php?p=1208746

[Andrew O'Neill]

Told by whom?

[jon.oman]

"In contrast" (pun) this is the same shot but using HP5+@250 in DD-X (posting for example purposes I know it's not x-ray film) to show you how the contrast is much reduced.

I think I like the x-ray version better. I like the contrast.....

[mdarnton]

It always seemed simple to me--there's one thread for technical discussions, one for images. Both are running and active, except when someone inevitably seems to want to start a technical run in the image thread.