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

[davidrcarls]

Unspoiled, except for the crappy digital rendering from my iPhone of a finished 14x17 print sloshing in the tray

[Tin Can]

Here is my disaster. My first 11x14 X-Ray image. Looks like I had light leaks, I now think was caused by my electric tooth brush, in my bathroom darkroom. I always forget... Digital shot of neg on light table came out real good, better than some scans.

I did twist the neg in digital to give the sitter something. After all he is the one who sold me the camera and lens, very cheaply.

I can do better. I need to get rid of the white septum and black marker lines that show up in the neg.

That is the camera. It only has rise and tilting table. Seems enough for this type portrait.

GG is homemade, rather badly, needs a lot more sanding. GG is removed for each shot. I only have one holder. Film is taped in.

[onnect17]

I know there's no art or photographic value in this shot but sure I do remember and learned from it!
"Keep your friends close and you toes closer" ;-)

[bobwysiwyg]

I know there's no art or photographic value in this shot but sure I do remember and learned from it!
"Keep your friends close and you toes closer" ;-)

Would this be one of those digital images we hear so much about?

[Tin Can]

What lens did you use? FL and f stop?

Unspoiled, except for the crappy digital rendering from my iPhone of a finished 14x17 print sloshing in the tray

[SergeiR]

Unspoiled, except for the crappy digital rendering from my iPhone of a finished 14x17 print sloshing in the tray

cool .. i want 14x17 ((( (ok, i REALLY want 20x24, but...)

[Tin Can]

Me too, but I am finding it is better to step up and not leap, at least for me.

cool .. i want 14x17 ((( (ok, i REALLY want 20x24, but...)

[davidrcarls]

30" Artar, f32

[Tin Can]

Thank you!

I do plan to move to 14x17 and do portraits such as yours. I have that lens, but my camera will be bitza, cobbled up.

First I need to work with smaller formats and get my technique improved, and setup the darkroom infrastructure I will need. No way is this happening in my bathroom/darkroom.

Cool image!

30" Artar, f32

[Mattk]

Insanely over exposed. Found about 1000 sheets of 8x10 Agfa Super Green. First crack at it just to see if it was ok. Film seems just fine-this was the oldest at 2008 expiration. I rated it at 100 and I think It needs to be way less. Then again it was the Packard and my one second may have been off.