Utility of excess cut down film?

[RJ-]

Hi there,

Cutting down 8x10" infrared film, to whole plate format (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch), I'm left with strips of approximately 1 1/2 inches.

I wonder if other users have found any creative or useful purpose for these remainders?


RJ

[Ash]

possibly to be used as test strips for creative exposure?

[RJ-]

Hi Ash,

Thanks for the thoughts - I've nailed the exposure for the film ... it's only taken 6 years!

I was wondering if any one has any experience of using IR film like this for internegative contacts which could then be enlarged as 5" x 1 1/2 " panorama formats.

Kind regards,

RJ

[Jim Galli]

Make a box with pinholes on 4 sides.

Make a 360 degree picture with your leftovers.

see illustr.

[RJ-]

Thank you Jim - that's very creative.

Do you have a working example?

[Jim Galli]

Not yet. Looked like it might be kind of fun though. I've fallen behind on just about everything but ideas. jg

[jnantz]

you can also use these scraps to test your fixer.
when you mix a batch of new fixer, see how long it takes to
clear the film ( exposed to room light ) note the time ..
use your fixer until it taxes 2 times the time to clear your film ...

[Neil Purling]

Here's a question:
There is aerial survey film appearing on the auction site. Is it a real bitch to cut down film from a 5" wide roll into 4x5 sheets?
I don't have a darkroom to try it myself and the house freezer is chock full of food, so you couldn't get a roll of Panatomic X in there if you wanted to.
It was one of those films I only used once (in 1987). There wasn't anything bad about it, I was just spoilt for choice at the time and my preference was East German ORWO NP15.
If you want a slow film there's the EFKE. What does the Kodak do that is enough to make you go to such lengths of cutting down a massive roll?

[Colin Robertson]

google 'tortuga pinhole camera' to see working multi-pinhole panpramic camera.

[Colin Robertson]

forgive imbecile spelling