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

[mdarnton]

Nice. One of the things I'm finding particularly easy to make happen with x-ray film is glowing highlights, which I really like.

[ImSoNegative]

Thanks guys I was lucky enough to marry woman who not only doesn't mind me photographing and dorking with cameras in general , but also who doesn't mind me to come home after long work and at like 10pm shout "hey! lets try shooting this!" And then patiently wait while i doing all the stuff
And encouraging me to do more photography b/c she knows I like it.

Excellent!!

[ImSoNegative]

Scan of a whole plate neg using Agfa Ht-g. Developed in Rodinal 1:120 for 10 mins.
I've exposed and developed to produce higher density for salt prints. I actually like the glowing highlights in this scan but the neg will perform best with an alternative POP (hopefully)

that is really nice!

[Shen45]

Scan of a whole plate neg using Agfa Ht-g. Developed in Rodinal 1:120 for 10 mins.
I've exposed and developed to produce higher density for salt prints. I actually like the glowing highlights in this scan but the neg will perform best with an alternative POP (hopefully)

Looking extremely good Craig, did I mention extremely good ?

Steve

[stradibarrius]

how do you choose between blue & green x-ray film?

[NiNo]

how do you choose between blue & green x-ray film?

i dont i just have blue, but i d like to try green too

[premortho]

There are other differences, but basically blue is mildly orthochromatic, green is more orthochromatic, and Kodak Ektascan is the most orthochromatic of all x-ray films. It is also backed with an anti light-scattering material. It costs twice as much as other x-ray films. Orthochromatic means "all colors", and it looked like it was compared to "ordinary film", but it still couldn't record red. Then came panchromatic film which does record tones of red.

how do you choose between blue & green x-ray film?

[StoneNYC]

There are other differences, but basically blue is mildly orthochromatic, green is more orthochromatic, and Kodak Ektascan is the most orthochromatic of all x-ray films. It is also backed with an anti light-scattering material. It costs twice as much as other x-ray films. Orthochromatic means "all colors", and it looked like it was compared to "ordinary film", but it still couldn't record red. Then came panchromatic film which does record tones of red.

Also... And more importantly

Green = 400ASA
Blue = 100ASA

Half or double is just that, so green half speed is 200ASA

For some reason I'm doubting the Blue speed, it's possible Blue is 200 and Half Speed Blue is 100.... Sorry for the cryptic info, green is definitely 400...

[mdarnton]

I'm happily shooting Green at 80 . . . .

[StoneNYC]

I'm happily shooting Green at 80 . . . .

I don't mean to tell people what to shoot it at, I'm telling you the rated (by the manufacturer) speed of the film, your exposure index is your own business