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

Is X-ray film disappearing?
I use FP4+ as well as X-ray in 5x12 and 8x10. Yesterday I tried to order more 5x12 x-ray only to find no listing for it. Today I will order a supply of 8x10 while it's still available. Apparently the warning of X-ray film slowly disappearing is coming true, especially in some sizes. I have a reasonable supply of FP4+ and will probably order more during the next special order.
I will have to choose carefully between the films when photographing. There are times when the scale of X-ray, which is orthochromatic, better suits the image. I also have some Ilford Ortho,but it does not come in 5x12, and is far more expensive.

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Originally Posted by Jim Noel

Is X-ray film disappearing?
I use FP4+ as well as X-ray in 5x12 and 8x10. Yesterday I tried to order more 5x12 x-ray only to find no listing for it.

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Who is your supplier?

Well, it’d be a shame to lose it, but I think a high contrast fine grain Ortho film would be easier to make than a pan film.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d51c5c35_z.jpg8x10 XRay Dev Hanger by Nokton48, on Flickr

For use in my 8x10 Sinar Norma, I have some ERA 100, some very old HP5 (not+!) and a fresh box of Ilford Commercial Ortho+ I just got from B&H. $5.16 per 8x10 sheet on the Commercial Ortho+.

I want to try XRAY film, so I bought 100 sheets of Fuji 8x10 HRU on Ebay. I just cut down this Kodak 8x10 Film Hanger, so now it fits in a Patterson 8x10 tray. Has anybody here ever tried this method?

I have a gallon of Acufine mixed up (and replenisher) and I be giving this a go soon.
40 cents for an 8x10, 20 cents for a 5x7, 10 cents for a 4x5 sheet. Now I will be able to play under the safelights.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Unkefer

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d51c5c35_z.jpg8x10 XRay Dev Hanger by Nokton48, on Flickr

For use in my 8x10 Sinar Norma, I have some ERA 100, some very old HP5 (not+!) and a fresh box of Ilford Commercial Ortho+ I just got from B&H. $5.16 per 8x10 sheet on the Commercial Ortho+.

I want to try XRAY film, so I bought 100 sheets of Fuji 8x10 HRU on Ebay. I just cut down this Kodak 8x10 Film Hanger, so now it fits in a Patterson 8x10 tray. Has anybody here ever tried this method?

I have a gallon of Acufine mixed up (and replenisher) and I be giving this a go soon.
40 cents for an 8x10, 20 cents for a 5x7, 10 cents for a 4x5 sheet. Now I will be able to play under the safelights.

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I prefer a slick bottomed tray w/o ridges. Never a scratch with these.

I just got some 8x10 Carestream Ektascan that I’m planning to try with Pyrocat HD, water stop and TF-4 fixer. Do I need three flat bottomed trays or just the first one for the developer?
Thanks,
Dave

Three. Or use single tray processing.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Unkefer

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d51c5c35_z.jpg8x10 XRay Dev Hanger by Nokton48, on Flickr

For use in my 8x10 Sinar Norma, I have some ERA 100, some very old HP5 (not+!) and a fresh box of Ilford Commercial Ortho+ I just got from B&H. $5.16 per 8x10 sheet on the Commercial Ortho+.

I want to try XRAY film, so I bought 100 sheets of Fuji 8x10 HRU on Ebay. I just cut down this Kodak 8x10 Film Hanger, so now it fits in a Patterson 8x10 tray. Has anybody here ever tried this method?

I have a gallon of Acufine mixed up (and replenisher) and I be giving this a go soon.
40 cents for an 8x10, 20 cents for a 5x7, 10 cents for a 4x5 sheet. Now I will be able to play under the safelights.

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Using that holder in the tray is not going to help you at all with scratching. The film will sag and still touch the bottom of the tray and it just adds extra steps (loading and unloading the holder) adding more possibilities for scratching.

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Originally Posted by blue4130

Using that holder in the tray is not going to help you at all with scratching. The film will sag and still touch the bottom of the tray and it just adds extra steps (loading and unloading the holder) adding more possibilities for scratching.

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OK Thanks for these responses. I'll get some smooth flat bottomed trays.

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Originally Posted by Peter De Smidt

Three. Or use single tray processing.

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Thank you Peter.