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

I can't address the "how" aspect, but isn't x-ray film designed to have a much shorter processing time than regular film? I seem to remember my dental x-rays being dry and ready for viewing in three to four minutes.

Jonathan

OK, it's normal orthochromatic film. I did not see if it is coated with emulsion on both sides. It is considerably easier to develop single sided films. Try a shot between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM at 100 ASA sensitivity. Develop in a tray under a red safelight. The best safelights today are 3 or 12 Volt red LEDs. You can develop in 1 to 100 Rodinal, until the negative is done under the safelight.

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Originally Posted by kanga

Someone has used this film?
How can the sensitivity?
Tolerate the red light?

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I'm in roughly the same ortho experience level as Jim Noel, and I never bracket either. I have, and use a Weston Master light meter, but I'm not a slave to it. When I shot every day, I rarely used it at all. You develop a feel for what the light is. When I go shooting for myself, I often don't expose more than one or two sheets of film per day. I develop them the same night (it is so EASY under that red safelight), so I know what is going on. There was a reason that cameras came with only one or two sheetfilm holders. I don't like roll film cameras for that reason - - I can usually find only two at the most pictures that I really want to take. Why tale pictures you don't want to take?

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Originally Posted by Jim Noel

I do not and never have bracketed. My belief has always been that the Great Yellow Father invented the idea in order to sell more film. Knowledge of materials and equipment is far more valuable.

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Originally Posted by ImSoNegative

Your xray images are fantastic!!

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thank you. I just hope they will not stop making it for a while , as i shoot a lot (relatively speaking of course) ;)

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Originally Posted by SergeiR

thank you. I just hope they will not stop making it for a while , as i shoot a lot (relatively speaking of course) ;)

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Ferrania wiil probably also make x-ray film in the near future.

Dunno. Dries in about same amount as regular film for me, but then i do use drying cabinet with heat pumping fan ;) And of course drop of dishwashing liquid.

You are putting Kodak out biziness, PhotoFlo needs you...

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Originally Posted by SergeiR

Dunno. Dries in about same amount as regular film for me, but then i do use drying cabinet with heat pumping fan ;) And of course drop of dishwashing liquid.

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Originally Posted by Randy Moe

You are putting Kodak out biziness, PhotoFlo needs you...

:)

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Dishwashing liquid is the same as a photo flo?

I never tried it, but I have been meaning to, and Sergei always has solution.

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Originally Posted by StoneNYC

Dishwashing liquid is the same as a photo flo?

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Detergents, Photo flo and LFN are all surfactants so they all have the quality of causing water to sheet off surfaces.