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

[Tin Can]

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Thanks.

[Eugen Mezei]

Not really my job

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[Bill Poole]

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[Roberto Nania]

Hello,

I use Agfa CP-GU. I shot some sheets so far in order to find a good EI/developer combo. At the moment I'm around iso 12, developed in HC110 1+63 for about 4.5' at 22°C, continues agitation with Cibachrome drum. The density is now quite good but the contrast still too high. Any suggestion to get a softer contrast?

Thank you

[chris73]

Roberto i tried this Agfa at Iso25 + caffenol C at 22C /agitation every minute for about 8-10min.
That gave me good density and mid to low contrast.

[the4x5project]

Hello,

Any suggestion to get a softer contrast?

Thank you

If you want to lower the contrast via developing you have the following options:

Drop the temperature to 20 degrees Celsius (or lower).
Less agitation.
Try a higher dilution f.i. 1+79 or 1+100.

I have no experience with the Agfa film but made good ones with Fuji and Kodak and HC-110 1+63 with this.
Usually I am working with ISO 25 to 50. If I recall correctly there is quite a drop in contrast between ISO 50 to ISO 25 so ISO 12 should give you quite a soft one.

Hope this helps.

[Roberto Nania]

Thank you. I found a good way of avoiding scratches by using the cibachrome rotary drum. The point is, agitation is continuous. I'd try to increase the dilution to 1+79 and eventually to lower the temperature to 20°C. I'll post some pictures then.

[the4x5project]

Sure, Roberto. I guess you can achieve a lot via the temperature. I work with 20 C all the time and use your times for ISO 12 too (HC-110 1+63, 20C, 4:30 min).

[gdi]

What ISO would you rate this X-ray film at - as a starting point? I can’t find my notes from when I was messing with this previously. It is a single sided emulsion - I believe it is for mammography.

And any advice on development times would be great too!

[Jim Noel]

What ISO would you rate this X-ray film at - as a starting point? I can’t find my notes from when I was messing with this previously. It is a single sided emulsion - I beloved fit mammography.

And any advice on development times would be great too!

I rate this from 25-100 depending on the light. More red, lower EI. This should also depend on your developer and procedure.