I like the comp stonenyc, well done
I like the comp stonenyc, well done
IIRC, another of Fred Picker's "rules" was "when you find a scene you want to photograph, always turn around to see if there is a better one behind you." I think you just discovered that rule on your own! (Maybe not better, but at least as good.)
Some long-expired film ages well, some does not.
Century Universal 8x10, R.D. Gray No. 8 Periscope, Dupont Defender X-F Pan (expired 1949).
Jonathan
It has something to do with the acetate base that DuPont used for this film at the time. I've heard the degradation described as "vinegar syndrome". The base has shriveled and shrunk dragging the emulsion with it. Parts of the emulsion have also flaked off as you can see in the above image. Sometimes the results are neat, sometimes not so much. I probably won't shoot too many more sheets since I can't control or tell where the emulsion will lift off. I can deal with the texture and the wrinkles, but chunks of missing emulsion are not what I'm looking for.
Using this film makes me appreciate the expired Kodak and Gevaert films I've shot with from the same period (late 40s / early 50s). Other than fogging I've not had these issues with any film but the Defender line.
Jonathan
Jonathan, I was looking into those Periscopes a couple days ago. Yours seems to be 21''? Or is it maybe the wide angle #8 which is 10''? In both cases the coverage is brutal (up to 20x24).
I really like the effect of the film btw. The flaking is extreme though.
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