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

[Tin Can]

and how close?

close, like 1 to 1 people

[Tin Can]

here are my longer lenses, any advice on how big i can go, with format size and lens?

300 5.6 Schneider Symmar S MC 411 06/04/13 280 1705 2 RM
305 4.8 Kodak Portrait RM no flange ILEX 5 OK
355 6.3 Kodak Commercial Ektar 444 450 1 RM no flange ILEX 5 OK
360 5.6 Schneider Symmar 500 1671 1 RM Flange xxx
360 6.8 Rodenstock Sironar N 435 06/04/13 1849 3 RM Flange Copal 3
380 15 5.6 Wollensak Tele RM Flange No shutter Speed Graflex board
412 16 ¼ 6 Gundlach APO Meniscus Portrait RM Flange no shutter
420 16 ½ 9.5 Goertz Artar RM Flange fits copol 3 board
480 19 9 Rodenstock Apo Ronar 396 04/04/13 1629 3 RM no flange ILEX 5 shutter good
635 25 10 Cook APO Taylor Hobsen series IX RM Flange
760 30 12.5 Goertz Artar RM Flange no shutter

[SergeiR]

I made a bellows for my 14x17. That way I saved a ton of money for film.

Welll... i am not THAT handy.. i probably will end up with just handmade bag bellows on strings/rods for a while

PS:
right after i posted this i got mail that i won auction for 16+x22+ base bellows Yuppie.. At least i got that part..

[SergeiR]

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Oy.. i think with 635+ , specially on portrait distances you can go as far as 20x24 ))

[Tin Can]

Not in a hurry to get that big. I like 16X20 prints.

but first i am going to play with 2x3 and 5x7, just to get my techniques down. I have this metal holder for 2x3 that can do 12 sheets in a film can.

I am going for simple, at first. Read all of Ken Lee's website last night.

http://www.kenleegallery.com/index.php

Lot's of very good advice.

Thanks Lee!

Oy.. i think with 635+ , specially on portrait distances you can go as far as 20x24 ))

[Tin Can]

OK, start laughing. Here is my first attempt at Kodak CSG. I cut up a big sheet, Jim, and got a lot of 2x3. I shot 4 exposures of the morning coffee grounds. One was all black and blue and 3 were progressively better? This is the best, as scanned and tweaked. Shot with baby Crown Graphic Ektar 101mm. Shutter sounds fast at 1 second, which is what I shot at. f32 to f8. Developed in what I have, Ilfolsol 3, 1/14 for 9 minutes. Wrong developer for too long, I guess. Scanned Epson 4490, Vue-Scan, generic color neg, Mr Ken Lee. Flat on glass, lazy me. Blue tint edges.

The good is no scratches...

5 cents of film.

The bad is everywhere!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

I like the contrast in the second one and no scratches? Great. keep it up.

[Tin Can]

Jim, the second is photoshopped...

I will be shooting again today, hopefully, not coffee.

I like the contrast in the second one and no scratches? Great. keep it up.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Randy, if you are just starting out testing this film, photograph a better test subject. One that has a range of tones. Shooting a setup indoors is smart as you do eliminate many variables. Good luck and keep trying!

[Tin Can]

Yes sir, I will check and report!

seriously, thanks!

It's 65 degrees here, I have to go outside...

Randy, if you are just starting out testing this film, photograph a better test subject. One that has a range of tones. Shooting a setup indoors is smart as you do eliminate many variables. Good luck and keep trying!