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

[jon.oman]

I would like to thank all you folks, who posted here and nudged me to finally try it.. While it seems to be a bit easy to scratch Xray film turns out to be rather fun and easy(and cheap) way to expriment.. i am going to order me some blue one now (tried green) to see if i can get "old look" out of it

8x10 green kodak (full one). 1+50 Rodinal, shot as iso 100, developed for 17 minutes with constant agitation in unidrum.
No stripping, pretty much straight scan.


Joseph by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

Wonderful image! Nice and sharp.

[jon.oman]

Few days ago i bought pack of Kodak green sensitive x-ray film to try LF
This is my second LF shot.
Made with cartoon box camera and lens made with old large binocular objective.
120s@f/18. Developed in D76.

Great shot! Not bad for your second LF image!

[SergeiR]

Right.. tried suggested 7 minutes.. in 1+50..

(8x10 kodak full speed green xray, gundlach radar, studio lights and orange filter)


Que in exit.. by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

[stradibarrius]

Sergei, you are getting excellent results with the x-ray film! Much better than some of the other examples I have seen. I may have to try it myself. Thanks for showing your work!!!

[jon.oman]

I cut four sheets of 4x5 inch film from one sheet of 8x10 inch x-ray film. I needed to see if I would get any scratches in the cut film. Well, I am happy to say that I did not! I wanted to use the cut down film with my Shen-Hao 4x5 field camera. Anyway, here are the test images:

#1

#2

#3

#4


The exposures were about 1/15th of a second at f16. I used my 135mm Nikkor lens.
These were processed in full strength D76, for 7 minutes and 15 seconds at 64 degrees F.

[SergeiR]

Love first one, Jon. Very nice.

[jon.oman]

Love first one, Jon. Very nice.

Thanks!

[Tav Walraven]

jon..

Which x-ray film were you using for the 4 shots?

[jon.oman]

jon..

Which x-ray film were you using for the 4 shots?

I used: CXS Green Latitude Film by Agfa
Found here: http://www.cxsonline.com/text/detail...ation=10011003

Problem is, it is only in 14x17 inch size now, no 8x10.

They do have a 'green ortho' film in 8x10, but I have not tried it.

[Peter De Smidt]

Sergei, that's really first rate work!

I have some Fuji Green, and I'll have to get off of my duff and give it a try.