Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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.
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StoneNYC
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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Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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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?
Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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premortho
But if you have a subject that needs less contrast, try using a stop less exposure.
Don't you mean a stop more exposure?
Re: X-ray Film example and comparison.
Try pre-exposing the film. I have and it works very well.
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Originally Posted by
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.
"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.
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Re: X-ray Film example and comparison.
How much are you diluting DDX? Have you tried exposing more and developing less? Are you printing the negative or just scanning them?
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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?
I was told this is the newer X-Ray thread, responses here...
http://www.largeformatphotography.in....php?p=1208746
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Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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Originally Posted by
StoneNYC
"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.
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I think I like the x-ray version better. I like the contrast.....
Re: X-ray Film example and comparison.
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.