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

[photoevangelist]

Beppe platinato di Filippo Natali, su Flickr

Platinum/Palladium toned Kallitype, made from 14x17" Kodak Tmat Xray negative developed with Pyrocat-MC, Apo Ronar 600 F/9 (...or maybe Xenar 420mm F/4.5, I don't remember exactly)

Thank you all for the tons of helpful tips in this thread!

Looks gorgeous! Going to follow you on Flickr. Nice work!

[Wayne]

What is Kodak CSG?

Its a green sensitive medium speed x-ray film. The better question is, what is Fuji HR-A???

[photoevangelist]

Its a green sensitive medium speed x-ray film. The better question is, what is Fuji HR-A???

Haha! Right! I have no idea either! I can show you a picture of a box of my film. I'm not trying to trick anyone. It's the cheapest xray film that's offered in Korea. It's made by Fuji and says its made in Japan. I have no idea if its a special product for Korea only or if its available in other parts of the world too. I'm not Korean and my language skills are only intermediate. I could ask the next time I buy a box to satisfy our curiousity.

[kirkmacatangay]

Hi,

Can anyone explain what the 14x36 inch trifold xray film looks like? Is the film able to be folded? Is it perforated so it can be folded? I know what the full length 14x36 version looks like. I cannot find an image of the trifold version to satisfy my curiousity.

Kirk

[Tin Can]

The answer costs $60 you need to buy the film to find out.

Hi,

Can anyone explain what the 14x36 inch trifold xray film looks like? Is the film able to be folded? Is it perforated so it can be folded? I know what the full length 14x36 version looks like. I cannot find an image of the trifold version to satisfy my curiousity.

Kirk

[kirkmacatangay]

Randy,

Actually, with foreign $$$ conversion, shipping and handling costs to Canada, it is more like $120 to find out. And no camera to shoot it with if I did buy it.

Or I can ask and see if someone knows already.

So, does anyone have a clue?

Kirk

[Tin Can]

Contact http://www.cxsonline.com/ and ask them. I can't see shooters using folding X-Ray in any size.

[SergeiR]

finally got around to do bunch of contact prints from xray film


Contact print - exposure test: scan by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr


Contact print: scan by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

For those who cares - it seems that with my typical development i do get them all around same exposure index (kinda knew that from scanning, but still). Used simple chineese 560 flash , mounted on wee light stand, about 60cm above contact frame made out of sheet of plex and plywood On minimal power of flash its 3 (or 5 for really dense) exposures. Developed with Dektol-like developer on Ilford multigrade. Certainly looks better than average 8x10 print from printer. Comes out cheaper too

[Wayne]

Haha! Right! I have no idea either! I can show you a picture of a box of my film. I'm not trying to trick anyone. It's the cheapest xray film that's offered in Korea. It's made by Fuji and says its made in Japan. I have no idea if its a special product for Korea only or if its available in other parts of the world too. I'm not Korean and my language skills are only intermediate. I could ask the next time I buy a box to satisfy our curiousity.

It would be interesting to know, if you can find out. Or maybe if you find out what the other Fuji x-ray films are called in Korea, it will all become clear.

[Ralph Weimer]

This place offers the 14x36 straight film in blue and green sensitive, 25 sheet boxes for $60US. I've seen radiographs made with the trifold and the images were certainly of diagnostic quality, without perfs along the folds, but the film is held under a fair amount of compression in the xray cassettes. I don't think photographic holders would work very well with the trifold. Just my speculation.

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