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

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Lee, thanks. I have a system that works for me. What using x-ray film is all about is finding your system that works for you.

[Tin Can]

X-Ray film processor...

Found this, honest I was not looking for it. I am 2000 miles from Portland, if I was there I would check it out.

Anybody know anything about these?

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pho/3733596882.html

[SergeiR]

from last night, and b/c i feel like crossposting a bit )

8x10 Kodak CSG.
14 inch heliar at about f11 (its damn hard to figure it out when lights in studio are shut down)

8m in 1+100 Adonal/Rodinal.


Scan-130409-0002www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

[tenderobject]

anyone could answer my question?

[Andrew O'Neill]

tenderobject,

Have the film sent by fedex. I'm sure if you send it snail mail, it will be xrayed.

[tenderobject]

how about USPS priority mail? would it be xrayed? yikes!

tenderobject,

Have the film sent by fedex. I'm sure if you send it snail mail, it will be xrayed.

[Tin Can]

Inside the USA, film seems fairly safe from the X-Rays, but we have no way of knowing what happens where you are at.

Perhaps make a small test order.

how about USPS priority mail? would it be xrayed? yikes!

[tenderobject]

I will try to get a box. I had some 120 films and 1 box 4x5 sent by my friend to me here (Iran) but i haven't checked the films yet. I'll test a roll/sheet hopefully this week. Hopefully it's all fine

How i wish i could get some X-ray films here.

By the way, Anyone tried the Kodak Xray Films from CXS? The green HRT from fuji is out of stock. Any other Xray films you could recommed? I will do a lot of landscape and a few Portraits for it.

Thanks guys! Pardon, I haven't read all these xray films threads. I will give it some time this week.

Inside the USA, film seems fairly safe from the X-Rays, but we have no way of knowing what happens where you are at.

Perhaps make a small test order.

[Tin Can]

I have only very recently started using Kodak CSG green from CXS. Very fast delivery here, Chicago. Stuff works fine, but I need to learn much more. I have cut it up into 2x3 and 5x7 for experimenting.

Shoot a sheet of 4x5 and see if it is OK. Heck, don't shoot it, just process it without exposing it and it should be clear, if it's not clear it may have been rayed...fogging I think is the term.

I will try to get a box. I had some 120 films and 1 box 4x5 sent by my friend to me here (Iran) but i haven't checked the films yet. I'll test a roll/sheet hopefully this week. Hopefully it's all fine

How i wish i could get some X-ray films here.

By the way, Anyone tried the Kodak Xray Films from CXS? The green HRT from fuji is out of stock. Any other Xray films you could recommed? I will do a lot of landscape and a few Portraits for it.

Thanks guys! Pardon, I haven't read all these xray films threads. I will give it some time this week.

[tenderobject]

There are a lot of kinds in their website i don't know which to choose. I like the Green HRT by Fuji. There is a few boxes on Ebay. I will get one from her. CXS run out of the 8x10 already so i'm not sure if there are other kinds that are the same with Green HRT. I love the images made by Corran, Sergeir and others. I hope i could make something like that soon!

About the 4x5 sheet. I'll try to process it tonight. I'll just put it in the developer then fix it? I haven't done this before.

I have only very recently started using Kodak CSG green from CXS. Very fast delivery here, Chicago. Stuff works fine, but I need to learn much more. I have cut it up into 2x3 and 5x7 for experimenting.

Shoot a sheet of 4x5 and see if it is OK. Heck, don't shoot it, just process it without exposing it and it should be clear, if it's not clear it may have been rayed...fogging I think is the term.