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

Could it be over exposed? That's what in the old days was called "soot and whitewash". If you had two sheets of film in the cutfilm holder, you could have tried one at 80 and one at 160, then you would know more. But that's a good first effort.

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Originally Posted by logan.egbert

Sergei, I'm pretty sure both sheets were loaded with the emulsion facing the right way. Maybe "solarizing effect" was a bad way for me to describe it, but I think if you look at my image and your image above it, you can see that the tones are WAY different.

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Originally Posted by Will S

So I've been trying to figure out why my developer was getting exhausted too quickly and it hit me that I'm developing both sides of the film! I would think the blank side wouldn't use any developer up. Am I reading this right that the ektascan is single-sided emulsion? I'm using the fuji green at present. Thanks, Will

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Yes, Ektascan is single sided, another benefit of using this film.

Logan - you referring to flat bright surfaces with lot of grain? (just trying to figure out then). If so - then it means negative was too dense or too thin. Scanner doesn't handle either condition too well, when pushed to extreme.

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Originally Posted by SergeiR

Logan - you referring to flat bright surfaces with lot of grain? (just trying to figure out then). If so - then it means negative was too dense or too thin. Scanner doesn't handle either condition too well, when pushed to extreme.

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You're dead on, Sergei! Thank you!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7484/...1b8b913f_c.jpg

Another shot, this time at ISO 100 developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 7:30 rotary.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8622/...70b3bfd1_z.jpg

And the other. This one rated at ISO160.

Wish I would have thought about blocking the light from hitting the damn backdrop, but them's the breaks.

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Originally Posted by logan.egbert

You're dead on, Sergei! Thank you!

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no problem :) not sure if it helped much though :) But generally, at least with Kodak CSG (double sides) - i am yet to see "overdevelopment" . I can screw up exposure every now and then, but i left properly exposed film in R09 (which is pretty active formula) developer for periods up to 1 hour without any ill effect, while experimenting with various dilution ratios.

shot a few with the pinhole camera and xray film, 8x10 a fellow that was there asked me if it was medium format

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7524/...36f4f1e6_z.jpgfamily plot by goldenimageworks65, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7465/...94e7bea5_z.jpggiant bible by goldenimageworks65, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7577/...4fd56047_z.jpgfirst commandment by goldenimageworks65, on Flickr

That last one is very Walkerish. Very nice.

810 CSG, 8m rotary in 280ml of 1:150 Adonal

Playing with Dallmeyer 3D here, trying to figure out uses.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8672/...67239e7a_o.jpgFlower study #32 by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr