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

[Tin Can]

While getting an X-Ray this weekend, I talked to the digital X-Ray tech and she told X-Ray analog film is becoming hard to get and thus all USA users are switching to digital asap. She had never heard of taking pictures with it.

[angusparker]

Finally had a chance to continue my testing. Here are my four latest shots with details. All were processed in a Jobo tank with continuous agitation for 7m using Adinol (25mL:1L) at 68 degrees. No presoak.


XRay_Test_Jobo_ScottPhotoCo_0214-4_WM by ScottPhoto.co, on Flickr
Camera: Deardorff v8
Lens: 16.5" Goerz Artar
Film: Kodak Ektascan B/RA (metered at 80iso)
Exposure: 1s at f16


XRay_Test_Jobo_ScottPhotoCo_0214-2_WM by ScottPhoto.co, on Flickr
Camera: Deardorff v8
Lens: 16.5" Goerz Artar
Film: Kodak Ektascan B/RA (metered at 80iso)
Exposure: 1s at f22


XRay_Test_Jobo_ScottPhotoCo_0214-3_WM by ScottPhoto.co, on Flickr
Camera: Deardorff v8
Lens: 15x12 Ross
Film: Kodak Ektascan B/RA (metered at 80iso)
Exposure: 1/20s at f8


XRay_Test_Jobo_ScottPhotoCo_0214-1_WM by ScottPhoto.co, on Flickr
Camera: Deardorff v8
Lens: 15x12 Ross
Film: Kodak Ektascan B/RA (metered at 80iso)
Exposure: 1.2s at f8

These were only shot for testing and not for content.

Thanks for sharing your developer time / temp. What do you use for stop / clearing? Thanks Angus

[ScottPhotoCo]

Thanks for sharing your developer time / temp. What do you use for stop / clearing? Thanks Angus

Hi Angus,

I use a water rinse as stop and Kodak fixer. I also use Kodak HypoClear.

[angusparker]

Hi Angus,

I use a water rinse as stop and Kodak fixer. I also use Kodak HypoClear.

Thanks. Images look nice. I can't believe how good this film works! I might come to prefer it over regular film - in some of my test images the Ektascan was better than FP4. Hard to believe.

[Scott --]

Posted this on the current portrait thread, but it fits here, too. Second shot on Ektascan. Developed in HC-110 dil H, 6:10 at 20C, rotary with a Beseler print drum on a Uniroller.


img212 by Scott --, on Flickr

Images were a little hot, whether due to a little over exposure or over developing, but fully scannable. Grain is almost non-existent, at least compared to the Arista.EDU I'm used to shooting. Emulsion is way soft when wet; dry it seems fairly robust.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Another view but through magnifying glass, same film. I used a piece of black construction paper with a large hole.

[gbogatko]

Bananas.

Shot on plain ol' green cxs film. ISO 50 - dev in D23 2-bath.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Excellent! Interesting how the green lat film rendered the yellow skin...

[Scott --]

Another Ektascan/Adonal test. Not liking this combination yet. 14" f/6 Petzval on 8x10 Ektascan BR/A. Adonal 1:110 6:15 at 20C.


img214 by Scott --, on Flickr

[photoevangelist]

Another Ektascan/Adonal test. Not liking this combination yet. 14" f/6 Petzval on 8x10 Ektascan BR/A. Adonal 1:110 6:15 at 20C.


img214 by Scott --, on Flickr

Scott, I like the portraits of your son. But this one looks like it was out of focus and then (over) sharpened in Photoshop? Otherwise I don't see why the combo would be undesirable. It looks like good tones to me.