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

[Tin Can]

One basic question, my closet that is my darkroom has white walls, would that affect the red light?

White walls good, do not change.

[Tin Can]

My last 2 are OOF, pretty hard to shoot self portraits with 8X10!

Not sharing!

Got 2 CSG drying, not liking what I see. This may be the last Ziploc test for CSG 8x10. I still want to try it with FP4 5X7 in the same size bag.

[gdi]

Sure thing, Randy. Here's a link that describes my attempt with ziploc and then one with trays. My trays are ribbed, so I just line the bottoms with a piece of smooth glass. I rock all four sides of the tray every 30 seconds.

The x-ray film is capable of amazing things, even at night!


Shake Shack at Night, 8x10 Fuji HR-T X-Ray Film by Shawn Hoke, on Flickr

Spectacular shot.

[photoevangelist]

My last 2 are OOF, pretty hard to shoot self portraits with 8X10!

Not sharing!

Haha! That's why I had a helper for my self portrait. Makes you wonder how others did it. Like Chuck Close's self portraits, etc.

[Tin Can]

My first 2 worked pretty good at f22. I guess i concentrated more on precise position.

This was more a test of ziplock developing. And I actually threw out the negs, hard for me to do...

Now what I need to do is mount an Ilex 5 flange on a Sinar board. Then I can shoot a few different lens and formats. soon.

Tonight I mount a Ilex 5 flange on a Kodak 5X7 and shoot FP4 for the Ziplock last test. OOF or bust!

Haha! That's why I had a helper for my self portrait. Makes you wonder how others did it. Like Chuck Close's self portraits, etc.

[SergeiR]

Haha! That's why I had a helper for my self portrait. Makes you wonder how others did it. Like Chuck Close's self portraits, etc.

easy. You focus on light stand.

[Tin Can]

I did that, but tonite is new nite, maybe better tonite. Tonite 5X7 wood camera, Kodak 305 Portrait lens. I have never used, just mounted a lens board.

Pizza now, I am starving...

Thanks Sergei!

easy. You focus on light stand.

[SergeiR]

I did that, but tonite is new nite, maybe better tonite. Tonite 5X7 wood camera, Kodak 305 Portrait lens. I have never used, just mounted a lens board.

Pizza now, I am starving...

Thanks Sergei!

np... took me forever to get that stuff right too.. Now i can do self portraits on 4x5 with 150/2.8 wide open and get focus right every time.
Dont forget that many say that kodak portrait shifts focus as you close it.. I dont have one, so i can not vouch.

[Tin Can]

Gave up on the Ilex shuttersss. 3 have problems, I never used any of them.

Back to Symmar-S 300mm f5.6, seems to be my best lens and shutter.

shot FP4, and into the darkroom i go.

Gotta remember to turn off the red light...

np... took me forever to get that stuff right too.. Now i can do self portraits on 4x5 with 150/2.8 wide open and get focus right every time.
Dont forget that many say that kodak portrait shifts focus as you close it.. I dont have one, so i can not vouch.

[Raffay]

Any tips on cutting x-ray film? I am finding it so hard to cut it to the right size even in safelight.