Get one of the Lee filter holders with the rubberband and the Lee 4x4 filters. I think Freestyle has them.Quote:
Originally Posted by rdelung
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Get one of the Lee filter holders with the rubberband and the Lee 4x4 filters. I think Freestyle has them.Quote:
Originally Posted by rdelung
pity they are freaky expensive though :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Fitzgerald
Randy - what lens you use? Apart from shutter number :)
My last posted X-Ray 8x10 of Michael was shot with a Rodenstock APO-Ronar 480 mm f9, in Copal 3, with a 67 to 77 step-up ring to Mamiya yellow-green filter.
I have a couple bigger filter lenses that I don't have anything that fits and I have taped a fresh yellow lighting gel in front.
I also use the LEE rubber band PITA thing, that I rear mount on a few lenses, with a Calumet/LEE #12.
And Michael is picking up a donated enlarger for his college tomorrow!
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Originally Posted by SergeiR
I meant other Randy ;)
I got Lee holder, btw, with few filters, but i never seems to use it all that much. Its just like too much hard work and i never see filters i want to be for sale or to be for sale for less than 200$ :(
Btw i just finished processing last sheet from other week, when i tried to do comparative Pyrocat HD vs Rodinal.
In all honesty - i am going back to R09. On exactly similar exposure (controlled by electronic flash, so no hand error and CLA suggestions), on Kodak CSG. R09 (7.30, 1:100) vs Pyrocat HD (15.00 1:1:100)
Shots were made to go into two different holders, and while i like general look of pyrocat results, i cant really say it compares anywhere near as good to R09 and while general contrast is indeed lower - i am not ready to loose shadow and speed THAT much.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/9...f2b025d9_c.jpg
Basic light: Pyrocat HD 15m 1:1:100 by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3725/9...439a3e26_c.jpg
Basic light: R09 7.30m, 1:100 by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
Guess which developer is getting tossed into dust bin tonight?
Thanks for the comparative example. I found the same results, though I didn't do an exhaustive test like that.
Sergei, What film speed did you use?
well it wasnt super duper exhaustive :) I just happen to know photographer here, very good one, who is swearing by Pyrocat, shooting art nudes in b&w and doing palladium printing.. so i kept telling myself i got to try it, just so i would have something to answer to him. I actually wanted to test how well basic light would work on X-ray, and shot few examples to try different developments. After looking at Pyrocat results last week i pretty much told myself there is no way - it just comes out underexposed instead of being 7D, so i thought i missed exposure, despite all the careful calculation. But it turned out i didnt . There is just enough of details in hair as 7D claims to have.
Anyway. Back to R09.
7.30m, 1:100, 200ml for 2 8x10s, rotary.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3752/9...4305050f_c.jpg
Joshaa by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
I used Pyrocat MC in a Jobo with Fuji Green. I used an EI with a green/yellow filter of 50 for landscape, and there was plenty of shadow detail, but then the Kodak film is no doubt different. I'll have to give the R09 a try, especially given how cheap it is to use.
Shooting landscape is different kettle of fish from portrait - exposure methods, unless going for commercial in portaits - different in the end. I honestly dont think its film difference, its more like complete inability to handle underexposure thats is needed for portrait to have good tonal range in caucasian skin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter J. De Smidt