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

Has anyone tried the Adox Supersafe Darkroom Light with X-Ray film?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5db4055a_z.jpgTLR Norma 150 Comp Bottom Lens 2 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Testing my new Sinar Norma Twin Lens Camera. This is 150mm f5.6 Schneider chrome Componon, Fuji HRU XRAY 9x12cm

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...41defe22_z.jpgTwin Lens Norma 300mm Componon Bottom Lens by Nokton48, on Flickr

Switching out to 300mm chrome Componon pair. Like it much! :) F16 1 pop HRU XRAY 9x12cm Sinar Norma Holder Legacy Mic-X straight replenished 18 min at 62F

Switching out to 300mm chrome Componon pair. Like it much! :) F16 1 pop HRU XRAY 9x12cm Sinar Norma Holder

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4b20f6f5_z.jpgFully Functioning Fastest Sinar Norma 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr

I haven't used the Adox Super Safe light. I use a good old Ruby glass bulb, as well as two 10x12 Kodak safelights with 7 watt bulb in one and a 15 watt bulb in the other. Never a problem wit any ortho film.

Long-time LURKER, brand new to LFP, joined the forum just for this thread :o

Just wanted to say hello, and say THANK YOU for the wealth of info here...a real treasure trove.

Getting started with LF, and will post some images soon: green sensitive x ray film with caffenol...

thanks for having me!

Welcome!

I need to try caffenol, only yesterday I found The Caffenol Cookbook

https://www.caffenol-cookbook.com/Th...0Tutorials.pdf

and as you know X-Ray IS REAL FILM

Thanks Tin Can :)

and yes, not only is it REAL film, it is REAL CHEAP film compared to my precious Ilford HP5 (what i usually shoot in 35 mm)...
my feeling is: XRAY makes me able to afford shooting LF ALOT, which means more learning, which means more mastery...I tend to like the longer, more challenging, path in most areas of life... i have the patience for stuff like that!

wish me luck--will share as soon as i have some images!

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Originally Posted by koraks

Good luck. I've had a fair sharw of safelight fogging qith xray film myself. Most red leds are not safe enough due to a secondary emission peak in the green part of the spectrum. A dim red led with an additional red filter fashioned out of a sheet of rubylith film works very well in my experience.

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Okay, I have a question about UNSAFE safe lights: since a lot of the red safelight filters are expensive, could I ever just put like a red glass VASE over my existing red LED "safelight" bulb...I'm a big thrifter, so I"m wondering if a $2.99 RED GLASS vase (see these all the time) placed over a less-than-safe "safelight" LED bulb would work as well as Ebaying a more costly filter...thoughts?

Adrienne, spend your $3 here:

https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...mens/440/1477/

These are perfectly safe for reasonable use at a normal distance. I tested these once by putting paper directly onto the light for 1 minute and it was only fogged slightly when developed - this is obviously unreasonably large exposure at very close range, so they are perfectly safe for normal use. I have found these to be 100% safe for developing x-ray film hanging about 4-5 feet over the trays.