Thodoris not much in the way of feedback coming your way, so I'll say it a pretty damn good shot for xray. I love my new to me super angulon 90mm too. Its a pretty adaptable lens, from landscapes to architecture to studio stills.
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Thodoris not much in the way of feedback coming your way, so I'll say it a pretty damn good shot for xray. I love my new to me super angulon 90mm too. Its a pretty adaptable lens, from landscapes to architecture to studio stills.
Thanks Andrew.
I like the SA 90 too.
Bought it for 4x5" a while back, but recently realized that it actually covers 13x18cm.
This is the first picture I shot with it in this format.
Will try it out some more before making up my mind.
The f8 doesn't help much though, especially when you move off center on the ground glass.
Thodoris, I was pleased to learn that SA90 covers 5x7 with maybe tiny room for movements, maybe more at f64, I can't see anything on the ground glass at f64... The landscape reminds me of some I've seen in central Texas. Do you know what kind of tree it is?
Yes I had the same prob, so I bought a 5.6 really cheap, and added a Fresnel to my Shen Hao, I have a torch in my kit just in case, I can then focus on the lit area. I don't know about f64 though, I don't go much past f22 which I believe this lens is optimized for. You would suffer from diffraction at f64 I would think.
I used to have a mini maglite on my keys up until cell phones started having the flashlight function.
It's one of the main features I look for whenever I buy a new phone these days.
(From help in focusing, to shining the light in just the right angle on the still wet negative on the wire for a sneak peek of the picture it holds.)
Also,
Wild Thyme #2017-03-13_01
18x24cm Agfa HDR xray film.
Symmar 240mm at f32 and 3'min
Rodinal 1+100 at 22C for 8min in glass plated 10x12" tray.
Scan from negative, finished in PS.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2882/3...8041e075_b.jpg
That's really neat looking.
So my UV experiment worked! Took 7 stops compensation but I managed full coverage on 4x5, EB/RA. Was my first time tray developing in like six months, though, and I screwed it up.
I've been using Ansel Adams' recommended technique for tray developing, with the six shot stack that you cycle. Lights off, so that wouldn't explain the imprints of the negatives on eachother. Any suggestions?
I'll post prints when I nail the focus compensation. Currently I'm way off. Hard to tell whether I overcompensating outwards or I'm still focused too close. Will need to wait for clear skies to try anything. Haven't seen direct sunlight since a week ago.
With an extra 7 stops' worth duration, I was still only needing 1 second at f/11 in clear sky midday light. At f/5.6 I might be able to do some portraits. Very exciting.
I'm looking forward to seeing the final outcome; an interesting experiment for sure!
I think the stack shuffle approach won't work reliably with xray film, particularly the double sided film. It's too delicate and I fear that scratches are inevitable. The double sided nature (assuming you used this) could also account for the imprint of one negative on another due to local developer exhaustion - although that should leave a negative impression of one negative on another.