Re: Images shot on X-ray film
Another one on Kodak Industrex MX125. Souped in Ornano ST20 diluted 1:10 until completion.
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Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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Barry Kirsten
Raffay, I've thought all along your problem is fogging, and your safelight is the prime suspect. Try loading film and doing development in total darkness. Once you are sure the safelight is not the cause of the fog, you then have to look at other possible causes.
Barry.
How can cut in the dark?
Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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Originally Posted by
Raffay
How can cut in the dark?
What are you using for a safelight??
Re: Images shot on X-ray film
Look back through this thread where several people have described their methods for cutting film.
I don't cut film at the moment, but if I did, in the light of past experience I'd get myself a rotary trimmer and tape guides to the base in the right positions for exact cuts. You would have to do this twice, for length and width, and this would require the film to be boxed temporarily whilst you change the guide position. However you only have to do the cutting in the dark IF your safelight is not safe. First thing you have do is a safelight check. I think someone described how in this thread recently.
Barry.
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Originally Posted by
Raffay
How can cut in the dark?
Re: Images shot on X-ray film
While I'm here, does anyone know where to source x-ray film in Australia? I believe eBay sources won't ship to AU, and suppliers in Australia that I've canvased seem only to supply professional/commercial accounts. Thanks.
Barry.
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Wayne
Oh my aching head....25 pages...of an image thread....on DIAL UP! Took me 3 days. There should be some sort of award for this. Hurray for me..<pats self on back>.
Sergei (and anyone else using Rodinal 1:100 or 1:200 with xray) what agitation are you using? I noticed developing times are all over the map, from 5 to 60 minutes. I presume/pray some of this is stand development? I have lots and lots of Rodinal. Now I need to get me some xray film.
Its unidrum motorized base for me. So i would imagine "continuous".. :) I just dont have careful enough fingers to do tray.
Reason why i wanted to go to 60 minutes it so i can prove a point that been made once by Mortensen, regarding "normal" developers.
"You could not overdevelop properly exposed negative by leaving it for 25-40 minutes more". It doesnt work with every single developer (i do apologize to people who are in search of silver bullet with HC110/Pyro/whatnot), of course, but Rodinal "until exhaustion" is working absolutely fine. In fact this was probably the least dense set yet, for fully and properly exposed shots that i had with xray in forever.
Unfortunately i will not be able to do any more experiments for about 6 weeks.. Got to stick with regular film while travelling due a TSA & etc scans.
Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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SergeiR
Unfortunately i will not be able to do any more experiments for about 6 weeks.. Got to stick with regular film while travelling due a TSA & etc scans.
Great images Sergei, and great information, thanks to everyone posting their logs here-
I presume you suspect that your X-ray film will be fogged through scanning, even in carry on luggage? I'm about to start using X-ray film, and I was hoping it would survive hand baggage scans-
Anyone have any experience of this?
Thank you...
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Originally Posted by
jb7
Great images Sergei, and great information, thanks to everyone posting their logs here-
I presume you suspect that your X-ray film will be fogged through scanning, even in carry on luggage? I'm about to start using X-ray film, and I was hoping it would survive hand baggage scans-
Anyone have any experience of this?
Thank you...
Well i didn't want to risk it. Ideally i should have done some experiment with few sheets for a future..
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I cannot see why it would be different than any other film.
Perhaps you could carry a few small test samples in light proof bags...
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Originally Posted by
SergeiR
Well i didn't want to risk it. Ideally i should have done some experiment with few sheets for a future..
Re: Images shot on X-ray film
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Originally Posted by
jb7
<snip>I'm about to start using X-ray film, and I was hoping it would survive hand baggage scans-
Anyone have any experience of this?</snip>
It should be affected no more than regular films. It's not X-ray sensitive per se, special film holders are used in hospitals that emit light in X-rays. The light from the holder exposes the film, not X-rays directly.