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

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Originally Posted by premortho

Love the scenic one. Demonstrates why one uses a yellow filter. Where was this taken?

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Thnx. This was taken in the southern part of the Netherlands. It's just a couple of minutes walking from my home.

Bryan, what do you think of the grain size? I have been using HC-110 1:63 @ ISO 200 for a while now. The grain is quit evident. Was hoping there was a developer that resulted in finer grain.

Well it seems pretty fine to me. Here's a 50% crop of one of the shots with some sky for easy grain comparison. The scan was originally an 80mp image, so this would be akin to like a 60+ inch image on your screen:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...mill-0178c.jpg

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It might also be the edge effects from the Acufine but I'm getting some pronounced bloom or spherical aberrations at larger magnifications.

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That could be halation due to the fact that there is no anti-halation layer.

That's true Andrew but I've never seen it so pronounced until these shots...which is very strange. I've shot a box and a half of this stuff and not seen much if any bloom.

This is great. I do think you are onto something with the Acufine. I would never have guessed this is x-ray film.

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Originally Posted by Corran

It's been awhile since I contributed here. My new Wista 8x10 sadly had a knob go missing so I haven't been using it. Still trying to get a replacement part from Nippon.

Anyway, I've been using Acufine a lot lately, as it seems to give me beautiful tonality and a speed increase, compared to Rodinal. So today I shot some 8x10 portraits in a controlled environment to do a test.

This is Fuji HR-T, rated at about 80 or 100 ASA, shot with a 300mm f/5.6 Symmar-S. Developed in straight Acufine in a tray for 2 minutes. Not stripped:

http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...810-0168ss.jpg

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Nice shots HoodedOne I am yet to use a Yellow filter for outside shots.
Nice effect using the yellow filter brings out the sky nicely,Tomorrow I am off the Kangaroo Island
for 9 days hopefully the Sth.Australian harsh sky will co-operate to give me some sky detail:)
Bazz8

Real real X-Ray!

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/...ature-xray-art

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/1...04f08357_b.jpg
Scan of print, agfa MC111 Matt
First Print from my trip to Kangaroo Island
Tee trees from the bank of the Chapman River
Camera: Kodak 2D 8x10
Lens: G-Claron 270mm f 11 due to windy conditions( 15-20 knots)
Film Fuji Green 8x10
Contact Print
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/1...04f08357_b.jpg
Scan of print, Fomabron Varient 111 paper

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/1...b94e309e_b.jpg
Scan of print, agfa MC111 Matt Version 1
another Print from my trip to Kangaroo Island
Cape Border Lighthouse
Camera: Kodak 2D 8x10
Lens: G-Claron 270mm f 11 due to windy conditions( 15-20 knots)
Film Fuji Green 8x10
Contact Prints
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3809/1...fe13a3f3_b.jpg
uneven Development but still serviceable neg