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

[Curt]

Exposed a couple of green latitude film one through a wratten #11 (green) and the other through a #15 (yellow) filter. Regular factor applied for each. No colour image for reference, but labelled objects Y, R, LG, etc.

Very nice examples, which rendering do you prefer for the given subject?

[Curt]

It has a rich beauty to it.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Curt, I prefer the #11.

[Curt]

I agree, it snappier and visually brighter.

[SMBooth]

Still learning to use X-ray film this is an old water tower on the Hume Hwy near Euroa.
Kodak MXG X-Ray film cut to 8x10 Developed in Rodinal 1:200 6min in rotary processor.
Scan and PS tone


Euroa Water Tower by SMBooth, on Flickr

[Tim k]

Still learning to use X-ray film this is an old water tower on the Hume Hwy near Euroa.
Kodak MXG X-Ray film cut to 8x10 Developed in Rodinal 1:200 6min in rotary processor.
Scan and PS tone


Euroa Water Tower by SMBooth, on Flickr

Your sky looks pretty good. Did you use any filters or otherwise mess with the sky?

[SMBooth]

No the only PS was tone and slight levels adjust. I shot two image as a test one with yellow filter and one without, this is the one without. Unfortunately I messed up the processing of the other I never noticed that the drum wasn't sitting correctly and not rotating until the last 1min, stupidly I didn't think to keep developing I just finished it off and saw the result. I does look like the yellow filter drops the contrast some what but bit hard to tell with what I finished up with.

[Tim k]

Its a very respectable looking print. I am about to push the "add to cart" button on some xray film. One of the things that was concerning me was the sky going away thing.
This is very encouraging.
Thanks for the info.

[szadow]

First test shot with my new self made DIY camera.
Camrea Kulkon 160 + Zochar 83mm/f40 lens
Film Kodak Medical X-ray film
Dev Rodinal 1+200 at 18°C for 6 minutes

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Nice! Congrat's on the camera build. Looks like you nailed it!