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

[arri]

Fujifilm UM-MA xray film.
Wehner Developer
Pre exposure with zone 2
Illumination with two LED light sources.
Rodenstock Aplanat 8/320mm @f/22
Ratio 1.2:1
Cutted 9x12cm sheets.
Sinar Norma 4x5

[Tin Can]

Winter work!

Fujifilm UM-MA xray film.
Wehner Developer
Pre exposure with zone 2
Illumination with two LED light sources.
Rodenstock Aplanat 8/320mm @f/22
Ratio 1.2:1
Cutted 9x12cm sheets.
Sinar Norma 4x5

[Daniel Unkefer]

Arri,
How do you make the Wehner Developer? Are you developing the HRU as positives? This is eye opening.
So you are preflashing the XRAY film with a Zone II value? I imagine that would build up the toe.

[Tin Can]

https://www.flickr.com/groups/2808569@N23/

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://www.flickr.com/groups/2808569@N23/

OK. I know Robert. Thanks.

[arri]

Arri,
How do you make the Wehner Developer? Are you developing the HRU as positives? This is eye opening.
So you are preflashing the XRAY film with a Zone II value? I imagine that would build up the toe.

I´am using the standard B&W developer from Klaus Wehner, my stnadard, it works perfect for me with every film.

I tested the film with preflashing with different values. In this case Zone II gave the best results. it must be in relation to the contrast in the object. The same problem we have with every film but the xray film is working with more contrast. That´s why I´am using only uncoated lenses to lighten up the shadows and using pre exposure.
I have only tested it with this film, maybe the other xray films are working different.

In the early 1990th I used lith films with uncoated fast lenses like the Xenar 3.5/240mm and it were possible to get a grey scale with this extrem high contrast films.
I find it is much easier with a xray film.

[arri]

Winter work!

It were bad weather work, we have had rain for over two weeks, it were ok, we need the water and I used the time for lens and film testing.

[Ivan Pisarev]

AGFA mamoray HDR-C plus.
cut to 4x5.
ISO 50, Kodak D-23 1:4 6 min., 20 (ºC), in Jobo 2500 constant agitation.

[Randy]

Quite lovely.

[Kimberly A]

Wow, so 645 pages in and this topic is WELL covered. Many thanks to those who have done the hard, and apparently somewhat controversial legwork.

I am an experienced photographer in many ways, and won't say much more than that. I am however, new to shooting X-ray film in a camera. I have a box of the Fuji Green in 8x10 coming this week. I will be playing with it alongside paper negatives which I have been shooting since the 90's.

I am very comfortable mixing developers from scratch and doing my own testing. My densitometer is stuck in storage in Utah right now, so I won't be able to plot the x-ray film and compare developers. My end goals are to make both GSP's as well as pt/pd contact prints. I have a 'Dorff 8x10 and a Korona 12x20 as my main landscape cameras.

So, the question is, has anyone done any curve testing of the green and/or blue film with the various developers (and apparently yellow is the filter of choice with the green film)?

If this is ground which is well trodden, I apologize. I have found many threads where each practitioner has their developer/filtration/developing method of choice, and am having a difficult time deciding which developer to use. I will tray develop them one sheet at a time.

Thanks again and bravo to the brave ones who have stuck with this media for so long.