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

[Thodoris Tzalavras]

1"sec exposure at f16 on 18x24 Agfa HDR xray film.
Developed in 1+50 Ilford MG paper developer for 8.5'min in a glass plated 10x12" tray.
Scan from negative, finished in PS.

[GDPClarke]

Has anyone had any experience with this x-ray film? It looks like it has been repackaged for sale by this distributer.


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[Tin Can]

Agfa https://www.amazon.com/5941863-EK8FL.../dp/B005781IO2

Just use it.

Next time buy this https://www.zzmedical.com/x-ray-acce...-ray-film.html

[GDPClarke]

Thank you.


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[seezee]

Agfa https://www.amazon.com/5941863-EK8FL.../dp/B005781IO2

Just use it.

Next time buy this https://www.zzmedical.com/x-ray-acce...-ray-film.html

It's still on sale thru midnight tonight. Coupon code MEMORIAL.

[Degroto]

Amazing deal. To bad shipping is so expensive to the Netherlands. In the end the costs will be more then when I buy a pack of 18x24cm film in the Netherlands. Even when buying three packs of film.

[alefrei]

Hello. This is my first successful experience with x-ray film.
Fotokor 1 + Carestream MXBE + Rodinal 1:40 for 7 min in a plastic tray.
There was table lamp as a light source and I exposed it about 3 seconds at 4.5 aperture.
I've been trying to shoot outdoors without any luck, the negatives turn out to be heavily underexposed. All this time I rate the film as 100 ISO + 3-4 EV with an external light meter. But after reading the last pages of this thread I see that you rate it as 9-25 ISO, so maybe I should just take a lot more time to expose correctly.
UPD. I have read a bit more and it looks like I screw up with developer dilution and time but not with film ISO.

[seezee]

Outdoors the speed will vary by time of day. Depending on latitude & time of year, before 10 AM or after 2 PM you will lose speed. This is due the the change in color temperature as well as to the total amount of light.

Your meter reads all of the visible light, but the film only sees blue or blue + green. Too early or too late in the day, not enough blue light.

[alefrei]

Thanks, seezee! I will definetely take this in attention in upcoming shots.
And I finally found a clue to constantly destroying negatives. My "safelight" turned out to be way too bright, I put in 25 watt bulb and now everything works perfect.
Fotokor at 4.5, ~80 ISO, Rodinal 1:100 for 7 min, DSLR scan

[seezee]

Thanks, seezee! I will definetely take this in attention in upcoming shots.
And I finally found a clue to constantly destroying negatives. My "safelight" turned out to be way too bright, I put in 25 watt bulb and now everything works perfect.
Fotokor at 4.5, ~80 ISO, Rodinal 1:100 for 7 min, DSLR scan

Di nada. Since you probably haven't read all 506 pages of this thread, have a look at this and this. Use them with a standard clamp light, such as this.

Cheers,

— CZ