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

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Originally Posted by Mkillmer

I've taken a different approach to X-ray development...
I have been using a Jobo for paper development and have become very comfortable with processing film/paper without a darkroom - I wanted something similar to x-ray film.
In the end I bought a Paterson Orbital tank. Not cheap for what it is, but it allows me to process x-ray film without scratches.
As an insurance against internal motion, I use two small balls of blu-tack to hold down 2 diagonal corners.
So far - seems to work really well.
I can only process one 8x10 sheet at a time, but that is a fine trade-off for no scratches.
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I think I will try this for 5X7 and Whole Plate. I got an Orbital processor and motor for free and they look like they have not been used although a corner of the box is bent.

I will try my first go at developing X-ray film this week in the Combi tank for my 4X5 s I shot last weekend.

I'm going to go in another direction on my developer trials. After a lot of study and pondering, I'm going to see what I can get out of Willi Beutler's developer.

Which film will you be trying out?

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Originally Posted by Andrew O'Neill

Which film will you be trying out?

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We have a couple boxes of Fuji HR-T one 8X10 and one 14X17 which will be used for cutting down to 5X7 and WP, except my wife figures one of her cameras will take a full sheet of the larger size. She has a pinhole camera made from an IAMS cat food tin and if that is not big enough we have several of the larger size dog food cannisters.

We are going to try to perfect a system this fall and winter as the plans are for three weeks on Vancouver Island next June.

Hi there SergeiR: The mount that I have will only take a Ambico 3 x 3.25 in. Its a Yellow K2 new filter. I found this on ebay, and it was the only one, so I grabbed it up. It was $11.98 total. Now I just have to make up an adepter that can hold the mount to my large lens barrel. I looked at the rubber band thing, and it doesn't talk to me. So I came up with an idea of cutting out a piece of high density foam about 1.5 in.
thick, and mounting it to the filter mount back. The trick will be to make the hole just snug enough to grab to the lens barrel. I think it should
work. The entire thing doesn't weigh very much. I'll keep you informed if you like. BTW, I know that Novosibirsk is in Russia, but do you live in
Dallas Texas? A Russian co-worker of mine wanted me to ask. Thanks, Randy DeLung ( the other Randy ) aka The Seattle guy.

Aha :) thanks. Thought it was fleabay but hope springs eternal :) you can also buy Cokin Z holder or cheap Lee holder knockoff, and just glue one of adapter rings onto lens :) i mean yeah it will butcher lens, but it will save you from rubber-banding it ( or you can make wooden cutout with felt and pull on blah.. )

I do live in dallas, tx, but i am from nsk and go there every few months :)

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HuntingCreek by kmccmack, on Flickr

Hunting Creek in the Cunningham Falls park.

Salt print on water color paper. Untoned. Sodium Chloride with a gelatin sizer. Kodak B/RA Film metered for 12ISO developed in RO9 1:50, rotary processed 8min at 72ºF.

I never seem to be able to get a decent scan of my salt prints.

My daughter, dressed as Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo...
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Fuji HRT (green sensitive) under studio strobes

Wonderful portrait, great mood!

From the same sitting:

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Exposed for ISO 100 and developed in paRodinal (home made Rodinal) for 4 minutes in a rotary tank.