tundra
15-Jul-2021, 11:36
I finally got around to making some test prints from the negatives I made from Super-XX that had expired in January of 1961.
Scans of the prints here:
https://ozzie.tundraware.com/SuperXX/
Notes:
Shot handheld with a 2x3 Speed Graphic ... hence the lack of absolute sharpness.
D-23 1:1 and Pyrocat-HD 1.5:1:200 both semistand processed (1 midpoint agitation after initial) for 60 minutes.
The image imperfections on the D-23 image likely were caused by the first sheet of film in the box being stuck to the wrapper. Not shocking after 61+ years.
The Pyrocat negative shows more apparent fog where the D-23 negative shows nothing remarkable. I cannot tell whether this is truly fog or merely the very visible presence of Pyro stain (likely).
Both developers delivered the full box ASA 200.
To my eye, the Pyrocat negative shows less grain, noting that Super-XX was considered grainy in its time, and would be especially so compared to modern film.
All-in-all, it looks like semistand processing of very old films yields entirely useful images. The only question for me is whether I should try this with films made in the 1940s ;)
Scans of the prints here:
https://ozzie.tundraware.com/SuperXX/
Notes:
Shot handheld with a 2x3 Speed Graphic ... hence the lack of absolute sharpness.
D-23 1:1 and Pyrocat-HD 1.5:1:200 both semistand processed (1 midpoint agitation after initial) for 60 minutes.
The image imperfections on the D-23 image likely were caused by the first sheet of film in the box being stuck to the wrapper. Not shocking after 61+ years.
The Pyrocat negative shows more apparent fog where the D-23 negative shows nothing remarkable. I cannot tell whether this is truly fog or merely the very visible presence of Pyro stain (likely).
Both developers delivered the full box ASA 200.
To my eye, the Pyrocat negative shows less grain, noting that Super-XX was considered grainy in its time, and would be especially so compared to modern film.
All-in-all, it looks like semistand processing of very old films yields entirely useful images. The only question for me is whether I should try this with films made in the 1940s ;)