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

[barnacle]

Mark, I found 100:1 too thin. I posted some other 50:1 developed shots upthread on the eighth of June.

Neil

[DeKlari]

Wollensak Rochester Voltas F8 lens (1912), Improved Seneca View Camera (1906), 5x7, AGFA X-ray, Blue film, I shot as ISO 100, (f5.6, 1/25) then I run it through a tray of X-ray film T2 developer (diluted 3 times) for just one minutes. The film was transferred to the water tray and after fix for 5 min. After fixation film was washed for 10-15 minutes in running water.

[Michael Jones]

Jim:

Did you ever get a reply from ZZ or find additional sheets with the line in your box?

Thanks.

[rothsonia]

Nice work Gene!

I have been messing with green sensitive x-ray film

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Jim:

Did you ever get a reply from ZZ or find additional sheets with the line in your box?

Thanks.

Yes, I did get a reply from them right away. They were very concerned. It seems like there was something in the bellows of the camera from the move. I told them and they said if I had any further problems to let them know. Great C/S. It was the owner that I spoke with.

[Fr. Mark]

This is probably obvious to people with more experience: everything else being equal and never mind that it never is, if when developing film the water temperature goes up and you try to compensate with decreased development time, is it likely that grain will increase and contrast too? It seems like that's what's been going on. Water is around 83 F right now (later summer here) and my Ektscan development times drop to about 5 minutes and it seems like grain and contrast are going up. Can't measure either one, but it seems like it. Been using pyrocat HD either 2:2:100 or 1:1:100.

[Thodoris Tzalavras]

Perseids 2016
210mm lens at f5.6
1 hour exposure on 13x18cm Agfa X-Ray film
Tray developed by inspection
Scan, finished in PS

This lens, on this format, produces a field of view that is a bit too tight for this particular purpose.
I saw at least 5 rather big meteors right outside the confines of this frame.
A wider lens would have caught them for sure.
Next time.
Yet, if you look closely, you can see a couple of tiny dust particles burning upon entering the atmosphere.

[stawastawa]

nice foreground anchor.

Perseids 2016
210mm lens at f5.6
1 hour exposure on 13x18cm Agfa X-Ray film
Tray developed by inspection
Scan, finished in PS

This lens, on this format, produces a field of view that is a bit too tight for this particular purpose.
I saw at least 5 rather big meteors right outside the confines of this frame.
A wider lens would have caught them for sure.
Next time.
Yet, if you look closely, you can see a couple of tiny dust particles burning upon entering the atmosphere.

[Fr. Mark]

I think I see an airplane, too. 13x18cm is around 5x7 and on 5x7 150mm and 90mm start to get pretty wide. I'd wanted to see the Perseid shower of meteors but we got endless cloudy nights and rain showers. I need to find a hill with a commanding view and try this even w/o meteors.

[andrewch59]

Wonderful! It actually looks like a normal shot for me with all my scratch marks!