tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59177678118939327742024-03-18T03:03:09.688+00:00Photomi7chModern Traditional PhotographyMitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-69529307871055350522023-09-25T12:00:00.001+01:002023-09-25T12:00:00.249+01:00Toned print developers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Print
developers add another layer of creativity</b> to the analogue
experience. Most of us start out using the manufactures suggested
developers and do not move on from this but there is life beyond this
with a whole range of cool and warm tone developers to enthrall the
eye. You don't have to use these developers with the respective
papers but they do add warmth to a cool paper and vices versa.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VFwvO68y1DL-fnQCFV-qGK430Kl_VVikM4LEJErSIV9xSzCAyr55YPuRw5wMxNalypES-f_0W9qFAgcc-_jlFTgP41PZSTrelzg3MNdUBdaeWMS5BspWb6LkZ3y2_Z-zgVSpccViUuOM/s1600/bridge-blue.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VFwvO68y1DL-fnQCFV-qGK430Kl_VVikM4LEJErSIV9xSzCAyr55YPuRw5wMxNalypES-f_0W9qFAgcc-_jlFTgP41PZSTrelzg3MNdUBdaeWMS5BspWb6LkZ3y2_Z-zgVSpccViUuOM/s1600/bridge-blue.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please
don't get me wrong! I started my printing journey with Ilfords
Multigrade developer, it still has a well earned place on my print
developer shelf. It sits along side a number of other manufacturers
toning developers. You need not stop here, for there is a range of
powdered developers to consider as well. The choice can be mind
boggling so it is a case of picking one that catches your eye and
giving it a try.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhthRIgYxcMrkCXJ3N1FnILX0r0I1R9swuB-CMkTfY6bUK5lC_sroHpWYEZo_fMKDgll0aq6EL890HAssOCGXLb5xeY9fBnnI6sXAZaizOl32USbw2K3_OFo15zSj30QhSjYPfkl5a98c/s1600/coastblue.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhthRIgYxcMrkCXJ3N1FnILX0r0I1R9swuB-CMkTfY6bUK5lC_sroHpWYEZo_fMKDgll0aq6EL890HAssOCGXLb5xeY9fBnnI6sXAZaizOl32USbw2K3_OFo15zSj30QhSjYPfkl5a98c/s1600/coastblue.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I
did this with Moersch 6 blue and it has become a favorite. It has
been used with warm, natural and cool tone papers. It produces rich
blacks and the highlights have a hint of blueness to them. That's the
thing with toning developers they are subtle in their colour. It
opens up another way of communicating with the viewer. The thing with
these types of developer is the more tone you want the longer the
development time and the weaker the mix needs to be. The type of
paper being used also influences what sort of tone is produced.</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Technical data:</span></b><br />
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>All the pictures here were made with medium format film, FP4+ and Foma 100 from a 6x6 negative printed on Silverproof matt paper.</i></span></span></div>
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Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-39396420329179409782023-09-20T16:24:00.000+01:002023-09-27T11:34:08.526+01:00Increasing depth of field (DOF)<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Hyperfocal
distance is not something that trips off the tongue in this modern
age of auto focus.</b> In fact digital camera lenses do not have the
facility to take advantage of this compositional tool. You just have
to compare today’s lens with yesterdays they don't have aperture
settings and therefore you can not play with hyperfocal distance
settings.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzxzchAgm68TMQqKwhyphenhyphenZftTXMeOm91u0gkqFSrjqwGJFv2CFxDobWJ9KJuMCSm0hlJO8QHNrXHkL0pc5lqzhNQEoxKNSxjSPZ6-43vKiSZrUh7787IPJPNHIC_eSJz4KO46sRD7G49nBi/s1600/hyperfocaldistance1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzxzchAgm68TMQqKwhyphenhyphenZftTXMeOm91u0gkqFSrjqwGJFv2CFxDobWJ9KJuMCSm0hlJO8QHNrXHkL0pc5lqzhNQEoxKNSxjSPZ6-43vKiSZrUh7787IPJPNHIC_eSJz4KO46sRD7G49nBi/s1600/hyperfocaldistance1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what is Hyperfocal distance?</b><br />
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">When
a lens is set to infinity, the depth of field (D.O.F) closest to the
camera is known as the Hyperfocal distance for that aperture. If you
have an older lens its barrel will be marked with these distances.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nUEqTtCP1eIN1Mq3nmOjQX9xX1d3q1XMLeyTbvYnA0AMOCQZBvdx8ds-lYidOx8f-YIXL6jb5ze1xCyjDKFA4OPX8frDpXHMvqfMdVycoEDzNFtwQh_Aq7qeupgTrFIRbfRrTTlC51hk/s1600/hyperfocaldistance2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nUEqTtCP1eIN1Mq3nmOjQX9xX1d3q1XMLeyTbvYnA0AMOCQZBvdx8ds-lYidOx8f-YIXL6jb5ze1xCyjDKFA4OPX8frDpXHMvqfMdVycoEDzNFtwQh_Aq7qeupgTrFIRbfRrTTlC51hk/s1600/hyperfocaldistance2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b>How
to change the Hyperfocal distance.</b></span></div>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Set
the lens focus to infinity, and then read the lower mark for whatever
aperture you have set. If you then refocus the lens to the lower mark
known as the optimum distance you will increase your depth of field
by fifty per cent of the optimum. </span>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">For
example:</span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTQwbNlyGM1Pei4qLuD2o6kLROHFZgJ9W_jF0qyDH1Rj6YjgDX1RsjZTSdFd9uxQY_w_1iDMRT9VBgD56ROyoQNzTM6-_wYsfClbE40RrmZ-Ps2jfXbmnvKJHDs8i387vdtB_bugFMFMp/s1600/hyperfocaldistancefinefocus.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTQwbNlyGM1Pei4qLuD2o6kLROHFZgJ9W_jF0qyDH1Rj6YjgDX1RsjZTSdFd9uxQY_w_1iDMRT9VBgD56ROyoQNzTM6-_wYsfClbE40RrmZ-Ps2jfXbmnvKJHDs8i387vdtB_bugFMFMp/s1600/hyperfocaldistancefinefocus.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was made using a<br /> telephoto lens at close distance.<br /> The use of hyperfocal distance has<br /> pulled the area of sharp focus <br />to the front of the ball.</td></tr>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">I
have used an old 50mm Nikon lens (pictured) to show how it works. I
have set the focus to infinity and the aperture to F16. The good
thing about this lens is that it shows the upper and lower limits of
each aperture with lines on the lens barrel. Looking to the right
(marked A) you can see that the last line on the lens barrel is
opposite the five meter mark (about fifteen feet). By resetting the
focus to optimum in this case five (A). Then look at the lower limit
(marked B) for F16, it is about two and a half meters (eight and half
feet). The resetting will extend the overall sharpness of the picture
by an extra two and a half meters which is 50 percent of the optimum.</span></div>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">The
longer the lens the greater the increase is. For argument, an 80 mm
lens with an aperture of F22 set, would have a depth of field from
2.8 meters all the way to infinity when optimum focus is used.
Instead of 5.6 meters to infinity.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dAQ7R-pMjUfgbaQBBZZHhkL3OyPfVm2s2Xmi_epxVfU-QzIYEyvTm57FWYhIhjGfGJVkQjPAOoHSIQACwIbYOXo6bhCP3_D0aw0lG-T1ikG3fjek97DTWLNIwSucgL-quos9yKrtD_x2/s1600/hyperfocaldistanceoutoffocu.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dAQ7R-pMjUfgbaQBBZZHhkL3OyPfVm2s2Xmi_epxVfU-QzIYEyvTm57FWYhIhjGfGJVkQjPAOoHSIQACwIbYOXo6bhCP3_D0aw0lG-T1ikG3fjek97DTWLNIwSucgL-quos9yKrtD_x2/s1600/hyperfocaldistanceoutoffocu.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If hyperfocal distance had been <br />used with this picture the<br /> front post would be sharp.<br /> </td></tr>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I<span style="font-family: verdana;">n
some cases where you do not have aperture lines on the barrel of the
lens some cameras and lenses have a shut down button. This allows you
to see before you press the shutter where the hyperfocal distance
ends. So you </span></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">can adjust it if needs be.</span></div>
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Being
able to increase the depth of field (D.O.F) can be very useful when
using medium and long telephoto lenses for subjects close to the
lens, allowing narrow fields of sharpness to be moved. This makes
sure the front of the item is in focus.</span></div>
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Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.43597327.067817163821154 -38.592223 83.688284836178838 31.720277tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-67150813975143775402023-04-29T18:00:00.019+01:002023-04-29T18:00:00.137+01:00Street Photography part 3<p> </p><p><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQn4FU3-OAfDlrpo3V6Aw5CpeUbgtbVvKta1FBgMHjTwZJd5tropqBcyxJ45RKB9bddUq5OzeYs-SXWQE1uTaoqdExS-yh0Yqh0iL4qb_E6X8fBKuypWglQ41AyTRuQKlL69pnyP2VjYdzc2xR9g1Klkb324KsMESsNcLxy-wb6yxHkQOiF0a-lJFnWQ/s800/img011n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQn4FU3-OAfDlrpo3V6Aw5CpeUbgtbVvKta1FBgMHjTwZJd5tropqBcyxJ45RKB9bddUq5OzeYs-SXWQE1uTaoqdExS-yh0Yqh0iL4qb_E6X8fBKuypWglQ41AyTRuQKlL69pnyP2VjYdzc2xR9g1Klkb324KsMESsNcLxy-wb6yxHkQOiF0a-lJFnWQ/s320/img011n.jpg" width="320" /></a><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 7.09%; transform: scaleX(1.29571);">It was a wise decision to use the look down viewfinder.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 72.53%; top: 7.09%;"> </span></b><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 73.27%; top: 7.09%; transform: scaleX(1.15888);">It has aloud me</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 8.83%; transform: scaleX(1.15175);">to make some extreme angle and candid images without to much fuss. If</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14717);">someone catches my eye after making an image of them I always offer a card</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);">so they can get in touch if they would like a copy of the image.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 15.76%; transform: scaleX(1.13435);">You get some looks when people suddenly realized that you may have included</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 17.5%; transform: scaleX(1.14179);">them in a picture and or have a camera in your hand. You become a demon</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 19.23%; transform: scaleX(1.15293);">that needs a scowl to keep you at bay so they can carry on their way with</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 20.96%; transform: scaleX(1.16354);">there soul intact . I'm pleased to say there are others only to happy to chat.</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 22.7%; transform: scaleX(1.1605);">But here is the rub I do not always print my images to include all the detail and</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.15233);">therefore they may only be a shadow.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.15233);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkaVh-bEJLdYLUbLxEqCFpezHb7Nj4CRlr6n0Ja63x1mXtdBTUL3muyQF5xdD0115MTS0f3HOsoLEZb_xzW_KpEqx58SMcRKRGF1o9KIcn4E6VBH9wQKGTUpw_HGZmtT7Y71KAG_7eCs_23SV1-ItDVDoEkMcuA0LejZlsMPnHX3j24rmP98utAZ5kg/s800/lookdown%20viewfinder.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkaVh-bEJLdYLUbLxEqCFpezHb7Nj4CRlr6n0Ja63x1mXtdBTUL3muyQF5xdD0115MTS0f3HOsoLEZb_xzW_KpEqx58SMcRKRGF1o9KIcn4E6VBH9wQKGTUpw_HGZmtT7Y71KAG_7eCs_23SV1-ItDVDoEkMcuA0LejZlsMPnHX3j24rmP98utAZ5kg/s320/lookdown%20viewfinder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 27.9%; transform: scaleX(1.16032);"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 27.9%; transform: scaleX(1.16032);">I have found that the longevety of a project can be dependent on the kit you</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 29.64%; transform: scaleX(1.11742);">use.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 13.8%; top: 29.64%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 15.21%; top: 29.64%; transform: scaleX(1.14884);">Which bring me onto the camera system this can help or hinder the</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 31.37%; transform: scaleX(1.14472);">possiblities in some cases. I know some people think I'm cracked to be lugging</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 33.1%; transform: scaleX(1.15043);">a round a Bronica SQAi and that it is film based. You have to remember that it</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 34.84%; transform: scaleX(1.14948);">is a pro set up meaning by changing the viewfinder I have a new angle of view</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 36.57%; transform: scaleX(1.15551);">and therefore a different composition with the same lens, film combination. By</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.13984);">doing this it keeps the possibilities fresh. Likewise a change of lens would do</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 40.04%; transform: scaleX(1.16129);">the same along with a change of film format from 120 to say 35mm.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 40.04%; transform: scaleX(1.16129);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.15233);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf10IuW_9Q3BTkPeKqggcZ-BRNTNt-lVf6ZLiGRngEeUGMCRuYQ3oDiAAKwzayHrCve95jd2hxu2l-jfo35DceUohWUA9Mx7fUsarXt2sGcrJBkV9Nzu5KiZgrT9nR4HcNBodyvEjvygzQyDeDkk9hXSyvgymP3HWAiX9ZQs0HDfnBjWPyQ-h4ziMqQ/s800/eyelevelfinder.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="800" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf10IuW_9Q3BTkPeKqggcZ-BRNTNt-lVf6ZLiGRngEeUGMCRuYQ3oDiAAKwzayHrCve95jd2hxu2l-jfo35DceUohWUA9Mx7fUsarXt2sGcrJBkV9Nzu5KiZgrT9nR4HcNBodyvEjvygzQyDeDkk9hXSyvgymP3HWAiX9ZQs0HDfnBjWPyQ-h4ziMqQ/s320/eyelevelfinder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 43.51%; transform: scaleX(1.14644);">The Bronicas look down viewfinder shows the picture back to front where left is</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 45.24%; transform: scaleX(1.16156);">right, right is left. This can change the look of the compostion making it or</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 46.98%; transform: scaleX(1.16262);">bracking it. It can also be frustrating when it comes to deal with a fast moving</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 48.71%; transform: scaleX(1.14574);">street scene. This is where familatery with the way the camera works comes</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 50.45%; transform: scaleX(1.17351);">into play.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.15233);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZj2jx870v_WbVHOxnJZIH9OqOWTt2FHG14bBb8WQbGkbZJ6GO4_jYty_9C_mr543DKbKDw2jA2D5CjFWmb02W24weif7RZ_eEB18bmjkBx2cvAlUtPwSnBg3aMNXxXRlCejLef2XmvwmEV7mpE1YkHN-CjCMxyX-5ynQKPisbaAyvwfMYqIdfXQ54g/s800/angled%20view.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="800" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZj2jx870v_WbVHOxnJZIH9OqOWTt2FHG14bBb8WQbGkbZJ6GO4_jYty_9C_mr543DKbKDw2jA2D5CjFWmb02W24weif7RZ_eEB18bmjkBx2cvAlUtPwSnBg3aMNXxXRlCejLef2XmvwmEV7mpE1YkHN-CjCMxyX-5ynQKPisbaAyvwfMYqIdfXQ54g/s320/angled%20view.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.15233);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 53.91%; transform: scaleX(1.15214);">There are no rules to street photograph you do not have to use the same kit all</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 55.65%; transform: scaleX(1.16565);">the time as hinted at above it is good to mix it up by doing so it keeps it fresh.</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.12669);">Oh! And Keep an open mind.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"> </span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 60.85%; transform: scaleX(1.15346);">Time moves on and so do I with camera in hand scouting for the next picture.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4UJyRYUEplekTGf3SlouL6fWtpIuVe9F15yQVQgw34wYBuO0VWnWcT_AbMQt5TDCKMccWoZQ3AQG4CrvpYoH1RvlMvdrGXfaPGyhE0Tari2C3iN1oCJdm_3H6M0-K0cVm5FicDnGA6oyUg7Tm2WFVIAlyk7qaVAsIFAisBsR5_xtzrs_8ELmqa05uA/s800/018n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4UJyRYUEplekTGf3SlouL6fWtpIuVe9F15yQVQgw34wYBuO0VWnWcT_AbMQt5TDCKMccWoZQ3AQG4CrvpYoH1RvlMvdrGXfaPGyhE0Tari2C3iN1oCJdm_3H6M0-K0cVm5FicDnGA6oyUg7Tm2WFVIAlyk7qaVAsIFAisBsR5_xtzrs_8ELmqa05uA/w400-h348/018n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Techinal Data:</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Monochrome images scanned from prints using flat bed scanner. Ilford multigrade RC paper.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pictures and article are the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2023.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Here are links to Preivious posts on Street photography project if you have missed them.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2022/07/street-photography-project-part-2.html" target="_blank">Street part 2 </a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2022/02/street-photography-part-1.html" target="_blank">Street part 1 </a></span> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15697);"> </span></span></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0Lincolnshire, UK52.9451889 -0.160124624.634955063821153 -35.3163746 81.255422736178843 34.9961254tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-16475181558110906162023-04-28T18:00:00.009+01:002023-04-29T14:29:31.861+01:00The soviets answer to the panaramic camera.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPi7T-W6CQUSUz8SgV9zqoHfX7Dp5coJ8FdzNfsq6ou13bV6JzyNech8Zol4eUPsH1t3ZMREKqwMajaUBucsbPg6znT4RdBeMsaS33pGuZj0GWuEWaa_eYWLuC8zBkH8EBKSvWEPG3AtH9fY_t30VUxyoolHfzVRGHvJEAEKLBF9isD-tIUR3kwdC0_g/s800/kmzpic1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPi7T-W6CQUSUz8SgV9zqoHfX7Dp5coJ8FdzNfsq6ou13bV6JzyNech8Zol4eUPsH1t3ZMREKqwMajaUBucsbPg6znT4RdBeMsaS33pGuZj0GWuEWaa_eYWLuC8zBkH8EBKSvWEPG3AtH9fY_t30VUxyoolHfzVRGHvJEAEKLBF9isD-tIUR3kwdC0_g/w400-h155/kmzpic1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnvX93IgVXZNQcEqMt_PJZmi0ihNyslLyh8-7wUN62KIF0MU7lOm0l2Tmuzb4QeZ9Wwzk4e_K5wBjJtqyAfV3rIvLh72Y26V704KgjVCKm1dvl5YT9Ofe_p6yS81pf4eUr2unoqdyyNdtJxMTGyeIqsoo7WVoz7T9mEtDQJBZqg_TqaNGHza795L3hQ/s800/KMz%201b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnvX93IgVXZNQcEqMt_PJZmi0ihNyslLyh8-7wUN62KIF0MU7lOm0l2Tmuzb4QeZ9Wwzk4e_K5wBjJtqyAfV3rIvLh72Y26V704KgjVCKm1dvl5YT9Ofe_p6yS81pf4eUr2unoqdyyNdtJxMTGyeIqsoo7WVoz7T9mEtDQJBZqg_TqaNGHza795L3hQ/s320/KMz%201b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 7.09%; transform: scaleX(1.30152);">I have a twitter feed, Photomi7ch,</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 48.46%; top: 7.09%;"> </span></b><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 49.2%; top: 7.09%; transform: scaleX(1.17349);"><b>during the middle part of last year.</b> I</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 8.83%; transform: scaleX(1.14494);">started to see references in my feed to a camera call FT2. My first thought was</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14607);">they were talking about Nikon's Nikkormat FT2</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 57.22%; top: 10.56%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 58.64%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.15488);">as it was the only camera I </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 12.29%; transform: scaleX(1.15308);">knew of by this designation but the tweets did not make sense. I had some</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 14.03%; transform: scaleX(1.16106);">how missed part of the plot.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 14.03%; transform: scaleX(1.16106);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 17.5%; transform: scaleX(1.16011);">It was a wired sensation to note that the internet search suggested what I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 19.23%; transform: scaleX(1.14436);">stated above. In among all the Nikon references was a single mention of a</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 20.96%; transform: scaleX(1.13241);">Russian camera call the FT2 panoramic things were starting to make sense.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 20.96%; transform: scaleX(1.13241);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMy3p26I-F5cqg1qo-ARtScXdSH0BEfTfN7n0_6H-p65-amRcHHgB7No45uZBsBJ83GuGotpGRdid0jlMMkcYT8Vm7Z9XQspCGR9to0mJwuUTRdA-MopyfOuhPNdQJj2Be68z38GcAx_boO3O99mas7owcD3ws4lyKECjad8biko2i7aDR57CrWeAGw/s800/KMZ%20front.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMy3p26I-F5cqg1qo-ARtScXdSH0BEfTfN7n0_6H-p65-amRcHHgB7No45uZBsBJ83GuGotpGRdid0jlMMkcYT8Vm7Z9XQspCGR9to0mJwuUTRdA-MopyfOuhPNdQJj2Be68z38GcAx_boO3O99mas7owcD3ws4lyKECjad8biko2i7aDR57CrWeAGw/s320/KMZ%20front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.15678);">On further investigation there is a whole world of soviet cameras that I was not</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 26.17%; transform: scaleX(1.14684);">aware of. Obviously I knew that the eastern block produced cameras but not</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 27.9%; transform: scaleX(1.1454);">such a plethora, the most well known being Zenit, Zorky and Prakticar The</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 29.64%; transform: scaleX(1.14387);">dismisive way people treat these cameras from the soviet era in general is</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 31.37%; transform: scaleX(1.14152);">unfounded. They are well made in what could be called an agricultural way and</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 33.1%; transform: scaleX(1.15154);">do the job simply in comparison to the finesse of western</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 67.84%; top: 33.1%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 69.25%; top: 33.1%; transform: scaleX(1.15799);">offerings.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 78.81%; top: 33.1%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 80.22%; top: 33.1%; transform: scaleX(1.23563);">I think</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 34.84%; transform: scaleX(1.15366);">we spend to much time comparing and not enough time using them to there</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 36.57%; transform: scaleX(1.17144);">best. It is a hang up of an art form that requires tech to produce the art work.</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);">Loosing sight of what is important. The photograph.</span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8vXQ8VKASzE2hDSCPvamt5ebr-4OG2y_I6VnC0pvf0Xo9cVf2ZJALuFT6jQnr1c_0TJsHcNaGu-G9TXz_q2C52wy0_Y88m8BPaJdahTdaV_bR0QtGdzwzzvA1fYxHknR4adBY5adnw0hwnyFikdmXqKZI9_63grKcBMSegRHOfHFo4Vqd_1bZKOL7Q/s800/KMZ%20right.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8vXQ8VKASzE2hDSCPvamt5ebr-4OG2y_I6VnC0pvf0Xo9cVf2ZJALuFT6jQnr1c_0TJsHcNaGu-G9TXz_q2C52wy0_Y88m8BPaJdahTdaV_bR0QtGdzwzzvA1fYxHknR4adBY5adnw0hwnyFikdmXqKZI9_63grKcBMSegRHOfHFo4Vqd_1bZKOL7Q/s320/KMZ%20right.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 41.77%; transform: scaleX(1.13777);">The FT2 was produced between 1958 and 65 producing 16,000 of them during</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 43.51%; transform: scaleX(1.14915);">that time. They made two main models series 1 and 2 the difference between</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 45.24%; transform: scaleX(1.15787);">them was a leaver on the base plate that allow you to adjust a spring that</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 46.98%; transform: scaleX(1.14958);">calibrated the shutter speed.</span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 46.98%; transform: scaleX(1.14958);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 50.45%; transform: scaleX(1.14335);">The FT2 is a swing lens panorama camera with a fixed length 50mm f/5</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 52.18%; transform: scaleX(1.1596);">industar. The turret moves from right to left traversing the image across a</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 53.91%; transform: scaleX(1.15049);">curved film plan. The shutter speeds are set by the positioning of two brake</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 55.65%; transform: scaleX(1.15707);">leavers on the top of the body. This allows the lens to swing at 1/60,</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15708);">1/100,1/200 and 1/400 of a second. These are set independently of the film</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 59.12%; transform: scaleX(1.13992);">advance. Uses 35mm film set for use with 36 exposure canister's. This gives</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 60.85%; transform: scaleX(1.14822);">the user</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 17.9%; top: 60.85%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 19.32%; top: 60.85%; transform: scaleX(1.15422);">twelve exposures of 110 mm long.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 19.32%; top: 60.85%; transform: scaleX(1.15422);"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 46.98%; transform: scaleX(1.14958);"></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pCvW02WupDy7Ey8MPUM0EVkgQR_Ip3tOPsT508WkcBTvartmZ36j2G7LhXU0fnTZ2g8g-LH2PAUlF12Jw_QLkml-laFXKEdb_Kejnj5jgG37KBVbpD8Ae1cz-lHfEevvEr3tH3x4Cjtptjn6pVD0YOt9l0EQ12AZ6BKr67UoanCAGhoN02LVpunPpg/s800/KMZ%20base.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pCvW02WupDy7Ey8MPUM0EVkgQR_Ip3tOPsT508WkcBTvartmZ36j2G7LhXU0fnTZ2g8g-LH2PAUlF12Jw_QLkml-laFXKEdb_Kejnj5jgG37KBVbpD8Ae1cz-lHfEevvEr3tH3x4Cjtptjn6pVD0YOt9l0EQ12AZ6BKr67UoanCAGhoN02LVpunPpg/s320/KMZ%20base.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 64.32%; transform: scaleX(1.15846);">Now we know what the box does, what is it like? It has a substantial feel to it</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 66.05%; transform: scaleX(1.15872);">weighing in at 643 grams empty.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 42.98%; top: 66.05%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 44.41%; top: 66.05%; transform: scaleX(1.1539);">It is a flattened cube measuring approx</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 67.79%; transform: scaleX(1.1543);">120mm long, 85mm wide and 50mm deep with a simple fold up view finder.</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 69.52%; transform: scaleX(1.1515);">When you are looking down at the top of the camera in both hands it reminds</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 71.26%; transform: scaleX(1.14052);">me of those wind up cine cameras . A definite feel of purpose when being used</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 71.26%; transform: scaleX(1.14052);">.</span></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru5fwGdFFQb1Ay_99LEykeDjBjUbMrkNvast6a64oF7GCpekumaJCKGgRsnpUTk7FzY4Kvb652aQ43ITe7QaTvdMlKwHaOqF9MTqVJYo5CaAqn2F1wzetshFPazcUrwBT1q9PW1nQg2knaPhAblDFTTwFqPHHk_ChI_lrMOxju3G4swLEnGIBQiogjA/s800/KMz%20back.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru5fwGdFFQb1Ay_99LEykeDjBjUbMrkNvast6a64oF7GCpekumaJCKGgRsnpUTk7FzY4Kvb652aQ43ITe7QaTvdMlKwHaOqF9MTqVJYo5CaAqn2F1wzetshFPazcUrwBT1q9PW1nQg2knaPhAblDFTTwFqPHHk_ChI_lrMOxju3G4swLEnGIBQiogjA/s320/KMz%20back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 74.72%; transform: scaleX(1.1469);">The camera has been sitting around for sometime waiting for me to come up</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 76.46%; transform: scaleX(1.1741);">with a plan of action. It is not straight forward to use film wise. It comes with</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 78.19%; transform: scaleX(1.15668);">four special film containers that you have to load with film. That cannot be</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 79.93%; transform: scaleX(1.14924);">loaded from a bulk film loader. As the canisters have a different wind on</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 81.66%; transform: scaleX(1.129);">connection.</span></span><br role="presentation" /><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"> </span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"> </span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jFuGfTj4AWFMtL7fwOacaPNcUuqikykT1SLRQiIUmkaRcqxHs_8QmL3MyUcTU9JMgqHVKqqyRUrmSz1zla6g4O_2m8GxElRTMNJA1NMOnG62mbC9kzUTXE4BrKT_w98jIYNva8CD3BOEI7Fvv4W98naX3ntyvbyYXq6Fi7SGq6hJ0TU1Fi4iySwELQ/s800/KMZ%20back%20off.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="800" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jFuGfTj4AWFMtL7fwOacaPNcUuqikykT1SLRQiIUmkaRcqxHs_8QmL3MyUcTU9JMgqHVKqqyRUrmSz1zla6g4O_2m8GxElRTMNJA1NMOnG62mbC9kzUTXE4BrKT_w98jIYNva8CD3BOEI7Fvv4W98naX3ntyvbyYXq6Fi7SGq6hJ0TU1Fi4iySwELQ/s320/KMZ%20back%20off.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 85.13%; transform: scaleX(1.15794);">I decided to play it safe and unreel a loaded film. I say safe it was a very out</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 86.86%; transform: scaleX(1.17029);">dated roll of Agfa APX 100. I came at it from the point of view that if I balls it</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 88.6%; transform: scaleX(1.1645);">up completely it would not matter so much as if it had been fresh film stock. In</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 90.33%; transform: scaleX(1.16789);">a blacked out darkroom I transferred the film into the FT2 film canister's. It</span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 7.09%; transform: scaleX(1.15993);">went surprisingly well including the loading of them into the camera still in</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 8.83%; transform: scaleX(1.15299);">complete black out. By doing this you dont not loose a frame to daylight which</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);">would suggest thriteen frames insead of tweleve.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGXBiKxrCLjjzMQblHStmLYLU1xI9sSYRbEGsMfU2kczXd6wC9YWg-dI_g7OEwBS97mBXniuU-jgmAX9nTV3R47yz85M1Q3h9UTVR5Ctdihl2v6K7suna7jiJXfzType8x0jfFU46KZW33Vm7PDmduQQY6Q9zY07lkFIvo9K4U5sQRciMWunJJHbauA/s800/KMZpic2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGXBiKxrCLjjzMQblHStmLYLU1xI9sSYRbEGsMfU2kczXd6wC9YWg-dI_g7OEwBS97mBXniuU-jgmAX9nTV3R47yz85M1Q3h9UTVR5Ctdihl2v6K7suna7jiJXfzType8x0jfFU46KZW33Vm7PDmduQQY6Q9zY07lkFIvo9K4U5sQRciMWunJJHbauA/w400-h155/KMZpic2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVza8qQ7bT2maoGBu5ufk51P_rgDDkQGHlMLMCzDia2O1vBTRQwaPA2sf_7n2jQ-EvXcb6iqfqsMVeDADqPGorsFLx6depUT4nEWwuqE5j9oP-terg05N9sDjWl7Tnx7rTUnjHx_ewsWkylymzRbMrHNACYeVBkoy3tHjCYL78koNvJkOB2G7ZkQp55A/s800/KMZ%20top.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVza8qQ7bT2maoGBu5ufk51P_rgDDkQGHlMLMCzDia2O1vBTRQwaPA2sf_7n2jQ-EvXcb6iqfqsMVeDADqPGorsFLx6depUT4nEWwuqE5j9oP-terg05N9sDjWl7Tnx7rTUnjHx_ewsWkylymzRbMrHNACYeVBkoy3tHjCYL78koNvJkOB2G7ZkQp55A/s320/KMZ%20top.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 14.03%; transform: scaleX(1.14507);">With the camerachallenge fast approching I was ready to take part camera</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 15.76%; transform: scaleX(1.14002);">check, black and white film check, topic season.</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 19.23%; transform: scaleX(1.17701);">It was a birght early morning with the sun not that high off the top of the ridge</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 20.96%; transform: scaleX(1.14846);">at south common with some wonderful mottle cloud against a blue sky. As</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 22.7%; transform: scaleX(1.15161);">suggested I used the camera hand held, pointed it in the direction of scene I</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 24.43%; transform: scaleX(1.16268);">wanted to capture and pressed the shutter button. In the blink of an eye the</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 26.17%; transform: scaleX(1.15167);">lens had traversed a 120 degrees of view clonk I don't know what I was</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 27.9%; transform: scaleX(1.14035);">expecting but was a</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 29.85%; top: 27.9%;"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 31.28%; top: 27.9%; transform: scaleX(1.16833);">little disapointed with the action.</span><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0na08mHQKBEmj34XSvXzOJArIt2DOU5gZ1TrPyHwz-Ld5iQOtIpYJr98MoAzP_95YHJf8stjGUhd0sKsp28dAk4Upvx-A4--736AYFOQiJGYRetgfPd8qT7figxSzARX7n8zS-0q7oRZMaAsikTtIZXB094CYH-mT1NYl1usSp_pqRq91JJxF71nN8Q/s800/KMZ%20shutter%20speeds.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0na08mHQKBEmj34XSvXzOJArIt2DOU5gZ1TrPyHwz-Ld5iQOtIpYJr98MoAzP_95YHJf8stjGUhd0sKsp28dAk4Upvx-A4--736AYFOQiJGYRetgfPd8qT7figxSzARX7n8zS-0q7oRZMaAsikTtIZXB094CYH-mT1NYl1usSp_pqRq91JJxF71nN8Q/s320/KMZ%20shutter%20speeds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 31.37%; transform: scaleX(1.17364);">It takes three and a half turns of the winder to pull the next frame into place. I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 33.1%; transform: scaleX(1.16523);">noticed straght away that it felt like the film was slipping, that maybe the spool</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 34.84%; transform: scaleX(1.15446);">was not holding the film firmly enough? Now't I can do so carried on.</span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 34.84%; transform: scaleX(1.15446);"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.16206);">Before I new it the film was finished.</span><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"><br /></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 41.77%; transform: scaleX(1.16836);">To the darkroom, it was a little bit of a struggle to relice the back from the</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 43.51%; transform: scaleX(1.15996);">body of the camera. Apart from that the rest went smoothly. Three quaters of </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 45.24%; transform: scaleX(1.16261);">an hour later the wet film was hanging up drying.</span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 45.24%; transform: scaleX(1.16261);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JMW9MdMCSjK4YJKj01SZcbUy91MVDkfSuZNA08EaUod4lBHWxLXMlzIEh_5rjZxp7ohzfOj2dYZdi_2XbMLHdCC-JI7iPERY5U0P-BhQjR6D33dhddjO20IuU3P_CdoeWPsrFoSos_xEjgVZDD6TH_0GnaoVxjKrAoGqUbo1OZp_evi5m6qxNRRAjQ/s800/KMZpic3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JMW9MdMCSjK4YJKj01SZcbUy91MVDkfSuZNA08EaUod4lBHWxLXMlzIEh_5rjZxp7ohzfOj2dYZdi_2XbMLHdCC-JI7iPERY5U0P-BhQjR6D33dhddjO20IuU3P_CdoeWPsrFoSos_xEjgVZDD6TH_0GnaoVxjKrAoGqUbo1OZp_evi5m6qxNRRAjQ/w400-h155/KMZpic3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 45.24%; transform: scaleX(1.16261);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 48.71%; transform: scaleX(1.16293);">I had nine good looking negatives I think that maybe the three and a half turns</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 50.45%; transform: scaleX(1.16368);">was to much and the slipping did not help. Next time I will allow for it. Under</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 52.18%; transform: scaleX(1.14122);">the cercumstances it was a good result.</span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 52.18%; transform: scaleX(1.14122);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-aF_dyvDcJ3MhMd4M8jeaanc6keHuDpAQQo10gZQLjTUeeWqt5YH0v4xKFX9UNwTV5rk09JsTTFffvvIdlFq99u5ojVs1aZvrL0VavwiU4nz6FIhcqNDHBufFQGQuYcmj7Z6ku0Qifjsmep_Zbq686M4egM_TFK9Og3BHPvl0vKyNgaiYfOqYSdRJg/s800/KMZpic4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="800" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-aF_dyvDcJ3MhMd4M8jeaanc6keHuDpAQQo10gZQLjTUeeWqt5YH0v4xKFX9UNwTV5rk09JsTTFffvvIdlFq99u5ojVs1aZvrL0VavwiU4nz6FIhcqNDHBufFQGQuYcmj7Z6ku0Qifjsmep_Zbq686M4egM_TFK9Og3BHPvl0vKyNgaiYfOqYSdRJg/w400-h155/KMZpic4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 52.18%; transform: scaleX(1.14122);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 55.65%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);">I have always enjoyed the panoramic format of image making. It is more in</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);">tune with the way we see the world but more detailed.</span></span><p></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);"> </span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Techinal data:</span></b></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Agfa APX 100 developed at box speed in HC110 for 6 mins 1+37. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pictures and article are the Copyright Mitch Fusco 2023 </span></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 57.38%; transform: scaleX(1.15951);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 52.18%; transform: scaleX(1.14122);"></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 45.24%; transform: scaleX(1.16261);"></span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"> </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 10.56%; transform: scaleX(1.14629);"> </span></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 38.31%; transform: scaleX(1.15032);"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 20.96%; transform: scaleX(1.13241);"> </span></span></p><p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: calc(var(--scale-factor)*12.00px); left: 9.54%; top: 14.03%; transform: scaleX(1.16106);"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br role="presentation" /><br /></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-50439806687825443932022-11-18T18:00:00.065+00:002023-05-04T15:26:45.647+01:00Picture post, Personaly processed slide film.<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="color: red;">Developed using the Fuji Hunt chrome 6 kit.</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These were scanned using a flat bed scanner.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All the slide film used is Fuji Provia, RMS 120</span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cameras used Bronica SQAi 6x6 negatives, Zero Pinhole multi format 6x9, Praktica MTL3.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #800180;">All images are the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022</span> </span><br /></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-66761625341920732852022-11-18T17:00:00.203+00:002023-05-04T15:20:48.090+01:00E6 processing? youve got to be cracked!<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kFNvV-7-9PAz6tgoqCDtEBweYXvtx6vIRWOy5w6nm2evghPciNuJ6wS6dml4_gBmoWwFLYLDywSDyPnEXFMoqb96V45e1KpaPMkMMMAACpxGv2S-5CCmfaua2oJCf5dfwf3TYUFStgZHCB928S7krBc65AGJReRXQTuXU7bhJpL1cfqpcl3vI592yA/s800/img143.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="fuji chrome ra" border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kFNvV-7-9PAz6tgoqCDtEBweYXvtx6vIRWOy5w6nm2evghPciNuJ6wS6dml4_gBmoWwFLYLDywSDyPnEXFMoqb96V45e1KpaPMkMMMAACpxGv2S-5CCmfaua2oJCf5dfwf3TYUFStgZHCB928S7krBc65AGJReRXQTuXU7bhJpL1cfqpcl3vI592yA/w400-h283/img143.jpg" title="Abandend" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Processed using Fuji Hunt chrome 6<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Who's idea was it to process E6
film?</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> I think the COVID
19 vaccine and lock down has addled my brain. Before we were trounced
by COVID a friend had a stash of out dated slide film that he wanted
to off load for a consideration. I considered, the films became mine. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoVlzd0l0Z7-F4ueY1VGMyrowpQSBePUmX6q_XfCzfx8pS9BTVokXfl4ffgVKskzB8M9aH9dQB1MxEX19CrDtvmck0pbDqY651RqCtFgLwcltS8084gVuQm0pdaaGa7qgjzAW4nyIgMU6WmH05D9lyVN7-3YhOCeZ6fBhRc4wr8AyN8FHtL5eukgBYw/s800/P1030658.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoVlzd0l0Z7-F4ueY1VGMyrowpQSBePUmX6q_XfCzfx8pS9BTVokXfl4ffgVKskzB8M9aH9dQB1MxEX19CrDtvmck0pbDqY651RqCtFgLwcltS8084gVuQm0pdaaGa7qgjzAW4nyIgMU6WmH05D9lyVN7-3YhOCeZ6fBhRc4wr8AyN8FHtL5eukgBYw/s320/P1030658.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Fuji Hunt chrome 6, out of the box.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It was a mix of Fujichrome Sensia
100 35mm and MS 100/1000, some Provia 100f in120 format all from the
early years of the millennium. He stated he did not know if they were
any good because they had not been kept in a fridge. I told him no
worries. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I thought I would have some fun with
this film because of the dubious nature of the storage. With no
particular plan or theme I went a snapping before I new it I had used
nearly a dozen rolls mainly 120 format. Some with my Pinhole camera
but mainly the Bronica SQAi. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGkoIuiaEl4HzkVPv_7rKVAWJFbcbCfmWJXtCtcnTYCz0gEzRVEKdPLTFJpo56QCi1NZl91LMYy575Mf60_duwqM2OeOMzm-93ZwPa6AZmm-fEA84aXIiZXZc8F3PoprN03aTnyl2qP9T8WSZLVTLX970zP4dEQkjBN0w-qCRm7WjoqDRW5FIgWhEJw/s800/P1030663.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="800" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGkoIuiaEl4HzkVPv_7rKVAWJFbcbCfmWJXtCtcnTYCz0gEzRVEKdPLTFJpo56QCi1NZl91LMYy575Mf60_duwqM2OeOMzm-93ZwPa6AZmm-fEA84aXIiZXZc8F3PoprN03aTnyl2qP9T8WSZLVTLX970zP4dEQkjBN0w-qCRm7WjoqDRW5FIgWhEJw/s320/P1030663.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-family: times;">Some of the film to be developed.</span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">After a little research I found that
there were a number of E6 processing kits the trouble was the one I
would have liked to use was out of stock at a number of suppliers due
to the lock down. I settled on the Fuji hunt Chrome 6X processing
kit, I say settled did not have much choice. With hind sight this may
have been a good choice. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I received it really quickly from AG
Photographic thanks guys. I opened the box to be presented with seven
bottles of chemicals in different sizes and 7 pages of instructions I
was not expecting that. It deflated my enthusiasm some what.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqQurUBtEJZCOaKFHHXM00aDRlzBjyyfr1Ry53PXVt9itEURD1vvFX8yv7TCf4O1RZdw_rMFJtLcHr9xnXrUEI8hKRVpDKpsn5xq9r5Tf6wJu5i0vyVk1jOY34YF0r49gYkK_O4xJ4YBlCHToCtA4itbEBa1DlcH7RMV42YtexpLQJ0eq17h-U7321g/s800/P1030659.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqQurUBtEJZCOaKFHHXM00aDRlzBjyyfr1Ry53PXVt9itEURD1vvFX8yv7TCf4O1RZdw_rMFJtLcHr9xnXrUEI8hKRVpDKpsn5xq9r5Tf6wJu5i0vyVk1jOY34YF0r49gYkK_O4xJ4YBlCHToCtA4itbEBa1DlcH7RMV42YtexpLQJ0eq17h-U7321g/s320/P1030659.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>New bottles for litre dilution.</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I should own up to the fact that I
have never been that interested in developing my own slide film hence
my comments at the beginning with the kit sitting in front of me I
suppose I better get to grips with it. I read the instructions a
couple of times chucked them back in the box and kicked it in to the
darkroom. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Some many month later I pulled the
instruction out of the box again this time with a determination to
get some film processed, about time! The first thing to note is once
the bottles have been opened the first developer, reversal bath, pre
bleach 2, colour developer last a max of six weeks. Which is a bit of
a bummer what is also a bummer is this kit will make 5 litres of each
chemical that is 35 litres in total, with a darkroom as small as mine
that is a none starter I do not have the space to store it. you
guessed it kicked back into the darkroom. If this carries on for to
much longer maybe I should take up football instead. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkWXwfXVcmCPGIpW8VSGOcNEyKeEdUt3et9hBn7wmAUTRitafBnoc1_ENRvsfhy3aOBDr9ZgSwmWY9_nZ5BRQdYrbFvAjWpS0Jo5xn-iRRzPR2J8ltJhOG-r6gbAWIFpxh-assPMoj4ro6QbuFsLUxGaKqk4H6FoQ5L9xxHnCWRFIeE18OIyewzX-6g/s800/P1030667.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkWXwfXVcmCPGIpW8VSGOcNEyKeEdUt3et9hBn7wmAUTRitafBnoc1_ENRvsfhy3aOBDr9ZgSwmWY9_nZ5BRQdYrbFvAjWpS0Jo5xn-iRRzPR2J8ltJhOG-r6gbAWIFpxh-assPMoj4ro6QbuFsLUxGaKqk4H6FoQ5L9xxHnCWRFIeE18OIyewzX-6g/s320/P1030667.jpg" width="229" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Instructions. </span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">A few more month later I have got to
grips with the instructions found a man on the bay that has supplied
me with eight individual litre bottles and caps for roughly the same
in pounds. I have also recalculated the chemical quantities to make a
litre of each. I’m dancing in the rain now. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Having watched E6 processing on the
tube you are lead to assume that it will be straight forward the
truth is that approaching this for the first time there are a whole
load of pit falls that can beset this notion. Without mentioning some
of these you cannot be prepared for them. For example: chemicals that
started out at the right temperature are not when you come to use
them, you cannot get the Dev tank lid sit properly allowing it to
leak, you forget what comes next. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>What follows is the methodology
and ideas to negate some of the pit falls during the procedure. </b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgrihWZr6CVAaoqeGdgcor3qW6DRqwqU1nvvL35igaZl2NjTH2qLVG8gnK-USaTexFb3ftIx5Jae91SWjDdjIHG03Mkz7Bfp9bEpPSqKj88aEjmiw8RH84dOISSw4RRmMNTUJrWTaobnsgspNlVjVL0fKP0uszeAQb1uUVi63ah9YBYEIv9SNnyg45w/s800/P1030661.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgrihWZr6CVAaoqeGdgcor3qW6DRqwqU1nvvL35igaZl2NjTH2qLVG8gnK-USaTexFb3ftIx5Jae91SWjDdjIHG03Mkz7Bfp9bEpPSqKj88aEjmiw8RH84dOISSw4RRmMNTUJrWTaobnsgspNlVjVL0fKP0uszeAQb1uUVi63ah9YBYEIv9SNnyg45w/s320/P1030661.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Hot water holding tray.<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">You can but it is not necessary to
have a water heater or some form of temperature control unit. I
maintained the required levels by using boiling, hot and cold water.
You will need about an hour and a half to process the film [s] if
using hot/boiling water method. </span></span><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">There are nine steps in the
processing of slide film, two lots of temperature and two sets of
agitation with total darkness and daylight sections Ooooh! my head is
spinning just writing this. To keep things straight and more free
flowing I produced an idiot list for reference. Numbering each step
with the corresponding number on the bottle for easy recognition. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxtFGIWudpr7KPuYq8uvvQJIKjkinPjWyO8igSm_z1Xwi-WTb95b7H1nU3b72iifIwzgTNde7vvj6mLoN5F8n44PRV841YFT1RubFwjMJqVgNUJ6pi4VHpFZPz1JFDYI-z8PULOa6Wu_Vdu6REOcWxRZByqoK2nDsv1-djJn_KjCVB0Ll_2AH5q7M9Q/s800/P1030664.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxtFGIWudpr7KPuYq8uvvQJIKjkinPjWyO8igSm_z1Xwi-WTb95b7H1nU3b72iifIwzgTNde7vvj6mLoN5F8n44PRV841YFT1RubFwjMJqVgNUJ6pi4VHpFZPz1JFDYI-z8PULOa6Wu_Vdu6REOcWxRZByqoK2nDsv1-djJn_KjCVB0Ll_2AH5q7M9Q/s320/P1030664.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Hot water tempering bowl with boiling water jug.<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">OK! let the fun begin, Just so you
know I processed all the film at box speed. The first part of the
development should be done in total darkness when I read this I
though you must be having a giraffe can you imagine all the trouble
you can get yourself into bearing in mind there are four steps to
this bit alone two of which are washes. Needless to say I took a punt
and did it all in daylight this turned out to be a very shroud move. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had three baths of water, two hot,
one to initially heat all the chemicals bring them almost to temp and
the other as a tempering bath where I put the developing tank, jug of
hot water and the bottles of chemicals I was about to use to bring
them up to using temperature if need be. Checked with a thermometer.
The cold water bath was for those that exceeded the needed heat.</span> </span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNARP1Qor5aTkRUUglwCgbP8DU-vyoBxFo5g2erwPPfxAso9vWoLvTKc1PH3DJdkJWZUHQiLZInJ4aJ0K25L3SR9ihAMB9nqZUbd2hGiCZEMBLUjWaVxLVAOTKY0ZwkzqTJue1BcoVLm-uG6T1UMHyue3-JC6heziOj7EyGXqxjbSyo7QbuVZOaCMbXw/s800/P1030674.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNARP1Qor5aTkRUUglwCgbP8DU-vyoBxFo5g2erwPPfxAso9vWoLvTKc1PH3DJdkJWZUHQiLZInJ4aJ0K25L3SR9ihAMB9nqZUbd2hGiCZEMBLUjWaVxLVAOTKY0ZwkzqTJue1BcoVLm-uG6T1UMHyue3-JC6heziOj7EyGXqxjbSyo7QbuVZOaCMbXw/s320/P1030674.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Fuji Provia</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">The [1] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>first
developer </b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">gurgled into
the developing tank at </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>38
degrees</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> I filled it until
I could see the liquid in the center hole put the lid on, tapped the
tank several times to remove any air bubbles, inverted it 8 times in
the first 15 secs putting it back in the tempering tank then
inverting twice every 30 seconds. For the </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>7
minute</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Dev
time</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">When the time was up I poured the Dev back in the tank. There followed two, minute washes now this is
where the jug of hot water in the tempering bowl comes into play.</span>
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">They have the same agitation as the
developer. Once you have used the water it is a good idea to refill
the jug with boiling to help keep the water of the tempering bowl
stable. At the same time this is happening the [2] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Reversal
2 bath </b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">needs to be
brought up to temperature which should be between</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>
33 to 39 degrees. </b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b></b></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6WLXvwRAMNGeNF45b_-pwrhIdv3it7oVOhlzPAhaXcbBtlMGVGDsuZJnvCU0qcePxD4sx8hcmWLHZIFdt5zIgKCmkFH-jyxsKkpxOayI5zvG8XM4kVbzQK4iXRrIC1KQp17teX1J9Mh0o5v-5C7XUJ4CX6IkwrGfmjMmcYOXJh4cV3a3bdGfuF4weQ/s800/P1030678.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6WLXvwRAMNGeNF45b_-pwrhIdv3it7oVOhlzPAhaXcbBtlMGVGDsuZJnvCU0qcePxD4sx8hcmWLHZIFdt5zIgKCmkFH-jyxsKkpxOayI5zvG8XM4kVbzQK4iXRrIC1KQp17teX1J9Mh0o5v-5C7XUJ4CX6IkwrGfmjMmcYOXJh4cV3a3bdGfuF4weQ/s320/P1030678.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Pinhole double exposures Fuji Prova</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">The reversal bath went in for 2 mins
tap the tank with one inversion at the start. Trouble struck, I could
not get the lid to seal while mucking about, I forgot to put the [3]
</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Colour developer </b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">in
the tempering bath to bring it up to </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>38
degrees.</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> It is important
to get this spot on. There was a 2 minute delay in pouring in the
developer it takes roughly 1 min per degree for the boiling water to
bring a litre up to temperature. </span>
</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">What seemed like a weeks wait the
colour developer went in for 6 mins, tap the tank several times to
remove air bubbles from the film invert 7 to 8 times in the first 15
seconds and then twice every 30 secs. Placing it back in the
tempering bath. </span></span>
</p><p> <br /></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">While we wait for the developer to
do its trick I should mention safety. I found this processes a lot
messier than black and white developing. It is a good idea to wear
gloves and a plastic pinny which turned out to be a good call on my
part as I spilled some of it down me. The room needs to be well
ventilated although the chemicals are not that pungent they give off
a lot of vapor due to the heat. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6tFWzyFbxLv1hcqi0ScR9SFYc6ao8rSQ_Pbe53FdBpKEDt-AB41cSUbHfMMIk3sTz1oesRiZGhEzylJj_7wJRkVbo-fDkDIi3HjkA0mfKXTylpxwKAqUefk6mbKy5AwWR_Qx5EhCpEBlV6G0c47qzxy7hYVG_QuUnRDrvcDS_pq5J-vMhd8OsR-qZw/s800/P1030671.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6tFWzyFbxLv1hcqi0ScR9SFYc6ao8rSQ_Pbe53FdBpKEDt-AB41cSUbHfMMIk3sTz1oesRiZGhEzylJj_7wJRkVbo-fDkDIi3HjkA0mfKXTylpxwKAqUefk6mbKy5AwWR_Qx5EhCpEBlV6G0c47qzxy7hYVG_QuUnRDrvcDS_pq5J-vMhd8OsR-qZw/s320/P1030671.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Fuji Provia showing light damage</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">[4]</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Pre-Bleach</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">
</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>2</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">
went in for</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b> 2 mins at
33-39 degrees</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">, it was
about in the middle temp wise, several tank taps, invert once and
back into tempering tank.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Another glitch again I forgot to put
the Bleach into the tempering tank fortunately I only needed to raise
the temperature to 33 degrees plus just a short delay. </span></span>
</p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
</p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">With
the [5] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Bleach at 35
degrees </b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">it was poured in
for </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>7 mins</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">
tank tapped to clear bubbles, </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>inverted
8 times in first 15 sec and the twice every 30 sec. </b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b> </b></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">This is turning into an epic, I
understand why people batch develop their slide film it is a long
haul to what I’m used to. I keep forgetting but you can fit two
rolls of 120 film on the same reel and with a tank that can take two
reels at once this is a big saving in time. </span>
</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
</p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Now
it is time to [6] </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Fix</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">
for </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>4 mins at 33-39
degrees,</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> tap tank, invert
8 times in the first 15 seconds and then twice every 30 secs. This
time I had remembered to put the fix in the tempering tank so when it
was poured in it was about 37 degrees. A quick word about
contamination it is inevitable as you go a long the process that the
dregs of the previous stage will adulterate what come next it is only
a problem if it go’s against the flow e.g. fix into bleach. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzB1K-SWt4BAf0wj7lUrgM1gbBlwbt-rXaIuG-Q1xULjT_9ij_qYGaceUfuQxU22563UebPdI077PHG_GMStMaZsbY05bAGdvxkN9VUjv23C4Pn8_YmeyVj0e5Z5_QaFTuSNYJltoKk-XgfTaRNYYo77se1fFyC3n91ipKI7ZZCHFM0L9emzi_5BSwJQ/s800/img097edt.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzB1K-SWt4BAf0wj7lUrgM1gbBlwbt-rXaIuG-Q1xULjT_9ij_qYGaceUfuQxU22563UebPdI077PHG_GMStMaZsbY05bAGdvxkN9VUjv23C4Pn8_YmeyVj0e5Z5_QaFTuSNYJltoKk-XgfTaRNYYo77se1fFyC3n91ipKI7ZZCHFM0L9emzi_5BSwJQ/s320/img097edt.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Fuji Provia a frame from damaged film<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Finally the Wash</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">,
it is for me as I do not use wash aid it is suggested that you wash
in running water for </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>6
mins</b></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> I chose to to use
six changes of water with twenty four inversion with a minute stand
between each. By using this method I saved 5 liters of water that I
could reuse to flush the bog. I’m pleased that is over I felt like
I have been on a marathon and I’ve only got ten more to do. It has
got to be time for a cup of tea before I share the results.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Ah! just what the doc ordered. with
all that has gone on with getting the film processed, you would think
that the results would be a total shambles. I’m astonished at how
good they are, colour saturation is spot on with no over development.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>The results: </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Eight
rolls of slide film were developed it took over all about five hours
over three days. All of them were spot on with the development. Of
the three rolls of 35mm one roll had nowt on it half of it being
clear the other black I think this is a camera fault and not
processing as the other two roll were perfect. The rolls of 120 were
all developed correctly with good colour saturation but suffered from
camera problems in being over and under exposed and One of the film
back had a light leak. </span></span>
</p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>
</p><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">My
initial thoughts on this process is never again it took a lot longer
than I would have liked. Now that sometime has passed my thoughts
have moved on to never say never. </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> For more slide pictures click this link <a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2022/11/picture-post-personaly-processed-slide.html" target="_blank">Picture post personally processed</a> <br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #800180;">All words and images in this article are the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022</span></span></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span>
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Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-78927261379462755552022-08-14T17:00:00.104+01:002022-11-18T13:57:22.477+00:00Beyond infinity? Not quite.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R-9ylksDkSuRs1IZJRFhJ0qGYMdINrGiJwLFPOBiZfTiaZV_mAqB7u_dxW0H2HBEWvqaySQ83EBN9I3a5PpMOKNifKuw1c6HRzHhTt_WgjdEVqsBNMIMMg6blbTv19tivB5bQdcNNVzGBl1LDJxtbqAeexqNxYtUegCwqrBp2pz_kY9sp6HPLEPiHg/s800/P1030682.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R-9ylksDkSuRs1IZJRFhJ0qGYMdINrGiJwLFPOBiZfTiaZV_mAqB7u_dxW0H2HBEWvqaySQ83EBN9I3a5PpMOKNifKuw1c6HRzHhTt_WgjdEVqsBNMIMMg6blbTv19tivB5bQdcNNVzGBl1LDJxtbqAeexqNxYtUegCwqrBp2pz_kY9sp6HPLEPiHg/s320/P1030682.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>I have had an idea running around
in the back of my mind for ages </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">that's
not quite right there is a lot going on in my mind creatively
speaking it is a bit like watching those lottery balls bouncing about
in the mixing chamber. When all of a sudden one drops into the rack
then another. That is what happened with this project. </span></span>
</p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v0UBxapsut1Nzo1nHHEEpHkdDurDVJs59ICgyRmFZUfFQe0slkLfUhzomkwmHqbfHlQ79ma1sqcau55-Q2n1wFsAln4sZr2Dz0oHY83LKi18Ry4kcOA_i0JkxD_5YnePkvHrRI2Q0wPxJGT05zYXvUXc7tCwhPKv2XV75sFNAd9FgrK56CcBV2n7tQ/s800/P1030684.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v0UBxapsut1Nzo1nHHEEpHkdDurDVJs59ICgyRmFZUfFQe0slkLfUhzomkwmHqbfHlQ79ma1sqcau55-Q2n1wFsAln4sZr2Dz0oHY83LKi18Ry4kcOA_i0JkxD_5YnePkvHrRI2Q0wPxJGT05zYXvUXc7tCwhPKv2XV75sFNAd9FgrK56CcBV2n7tQ/s320/P1030684.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I shell explain, sometime ago I was
introduced to Hiroshi Sugimoto's work in-particular his book named
Architecture. I have a soft spot for well made images of buildings,
the pictures that had come to my notice made me curious enough to
get a copy of said. What I did not know was that all the photographs
had been made using an old large format camera set to twice infinity
giving the images a soft tonal look. They had enthralled my
imagination. </span> </span>
<p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OSVyHKx4r3sLeeSCxisFv2jJ8960nsEYxHjJa53yxKlkPvnsVA8rHvY5aPwgYc-TNHGVrTwOU4-DdjPVG1DqBAeXBKHA0Rvn-F3xfOcLd1WgvM4eLYxBL2apKiionp5vaUUz1ObDHtYpQ4dyvNNp56X-W_jBDsn5OYXXTtzdNi05H1KLid8AtmuHtw/s800/P1030683.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OSVyHKx4r3sLeeSCxisFv2jJ8960nsEYxHjJa53yxKlkPvnsVA8rHvY5aPwgYc-TNHGVrTwOU4-DdjPVG1DqBAeXBKHA0Rvn-F3xfOcLd1WgvM4eLYxBL2apKiionp5vaUUz1ObDHtYpQ4dyvNNp56X-W_jBDsn5OYXXTtzdNi05H1KLid8AtmuHtw/s320/P1030683.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now to the second ball in my lottery
of creativity. I can say that I do not have an effervescent attitude
toward camera kit. I buy what I need to do a job and get on with it.
That is until I saw an article on mirror lenses a long time ago. Ever
since I have wanted one.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">A while back that want had been
stated with the purchase of a rather wonderfully designed lens by
Tamura Uhyoe founder of the Tamron lens company. When this mirror
lens was introduced it was a ground breaking design making it lighter
and smaller. It was that cutting edge that some of the major players
in the photograph industry came to Tamron to produce there lenses.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw_jWkM01NhsiHzgm_YyMJntbD3wRtuXSI-MNXcYF1jj9ELtXYZWT8ZH-ebCbt64vd6n5-wJAZUOnbuY9ANvceG1MhPPGJXMNFwY8urIikctj8KjdkC5udZyYFxTd9xLxsypzXZ1_SuugT5xQQuZCfUB71mbe7XfshFIy6YsE-ZVnHKgyeP8oddmPRQ/s800/P1030586.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpw_jWkM01NhsiHzgm_YyMJntbD3wRtuXSI-MNXcYF1jj9ELtXYZWT8ZH-ebCbt64vd6n5-wJAZUOnbuY9ANvceG1MhPPGJXMNFwY8urIikctj8KjdkC5udZyYFxTd9xLxsypzXZ1_SuugT5xQQuZCfUB71mbe7XfshFIy6YsE-ZVnHKgyeP8oddmPRQ/s320/P1030586.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">The lens I'm taking about is the
Tamron adaptal 2 SP 500 mm mirror. I was surprised when I purchased
it how little money they wanted for it in almost mint condition. It
just go's to show how silly we are just because it has not got an OE
name on it, it is classed as second rate. Which in this case is
missed placed as Tamron are responsible for making OE kit for Cannon
and Nikon because of there lens designs were ahead of anything the
major manufactures were producing.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL7jW9itwwsb2z5-Plmt933CidX414NhO_-LUbrUHeZjwNE5HaOP-3PhiHbWBtuFknFXgLB7orgN1jpb7KwR-YFHetHlAYmnfB9cyYEluUaphjNwPTKhYlygOtF_cDIeGbv7fs9brO_P6gwpfvh_i76OsC9SJlrJlJ_Qy_csdjrS-uTeW-Ku34ixsdQ/s800/img147.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL7jW9itwwsb2z5-Plmt933CidX414NhO_-LUbrUHeZjwNE5HaOP-3PhiHbWBtuFknFXgLB7orgN1jpb7KwR-YFHetHlAYmnfB9cyYEluUaphjNwPTKhYlygOtF_cDIeGbv7fs9brO_P6gwpfvh_i76OsC9SJlrJlJ_Qy_csdjrS-uTeW-Ku34ixsdQ/s320/img147.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I have never had a lens of this size
before so spent time getting to know what it could do on a camera
without film loaded. One of the first things I notice was that it
needs to be mounted on a tripod as it magnified the slightest
movement. The other is that it is set to an aperture of F8 meaning
that the shutter speeds would become very slow as the level of light
reduced. </span>
</span></p><p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It was while playing around with the
lens that a kernel of an idea came to mind. I clocked that the
depth of field was very narrow and that as it came into or out of
focus the light started to circle. It is a consequence of using a
dished mirror to compress the focal length. This took my mind back to
Hiroshi Sugimoto's book of double infinity Well! I could not do that
with this lens but could do something a long the line of out of focus.
I have to say it is counter intuitive to purposely not fully focus or over focus a
lens especially one as good as this.</span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9ebW4pk0QT4HzJuifV_1GzA0Cw76oGVbCihJo11Zc5k7fRIuEwCv4Mu-uGBnn7S3y4KwRR9s7tW15I-mqNfhnqTcn3wnXdcEBiWaDBu7hMcMNA3JWPM0PgnmzLDwKOXJtH01quJSK-ebgK8a6pu8aLhkTM5oCYZHVzqu9PAmf_h-W2CZELgehG5bJw/s800/img146.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9ebW4pk0QT4HzJuifV_1GzA0Cw76oGVbCihJo11Zc5k7fRIuEwCv4Mu-uGBnn7S3y4KwRR9s7tW15I-mqNfhnqTcn3wnXdcEBiWaDBu7hMcMNA3JWPM0PgnmzLDwKOXJtH01quJSK-ebgK8a6pu8aLhkTM5oCYZHVzqu9PAmf_h-W2CZELgehG5bJw/s320/img146.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">With the project formed I wanted to
get the camera loaded with film, to start experimenting. I was
stopped in my tracks slightly as to what speed film to use seeing as
a tripod was necessary then a slow speed film would be the obvious
choice or would it? With shutter speeds being the regulators of
light in this case it would mean that in some cases the under, over focused
images may become blurred with movement. Not something I really
wanted.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">What only took seconds in my mind to
decide on is taking far longer to write I'll cut this short, I opted
for 200 ISO As chance would have it I have no film rated at this
speed typical! Push a 100 ISO or pull a 400?</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUImpV5kL5XBlgmosdrs4jkWtCYnelpPpHJHBAYFnch9UB6TRSwtqhbbZuJW6qe_KNPxQRGnq7o3_UhWLFX9XssGEPS5UtQiAqxgdleGNKS4Ufw0MErGCDAeWHncKbXH6kctow1GbmiG0iqtkn1gic6f7pZn_b-Pg482kxt-93WoNxulMSv8MUtgZwzQ/s800/img145.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUImpV5kL5XBlgmosdrs4jkWtCYnelpPpHJHBAYFnch9UB6TRSwtqhbbZuJW6qe_KNPxQRGnq7o3_UhWLFX9XssGEPS5UtQiAqxgdleGNKS4Ufw0MErGCDAeWHncKbXH6kctow1GbmiG0iqtkn1gic6f7pZn_b-Pg482kxt-93WoNxulMSv8MUtgZwzQ/s320/img145.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">Bill hooks! I'll pull some 400, I
have some Kentmere 400 I have not used before lets pull the boat
right out and fall over the side with a sink or swim attitude to the
whole thing. You are going to be in big trouble if the propeller fall
off and the trial does not work but that is what it is for.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">Some weeks later I'm pleased to say
that part of the evaluation has worked I have some negatives hanging
up to dry. Lots of little oblongs with varying amounts of contrast on
show. While we wait I should tell you that they were developed using
HC110 B mix for 4 minutes and not the 3.5 suggested I don't like half
minutes so round the time up.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The one thing that concerns me is a
while ago I pulled a roll of Bergger Pancro 400 down to 125 ISO and
found it a little on the grainy side compared to box speed. My
expectation is for Kentmere not to be the same.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been itching to expose
another film but have restrained myself until I have some prints to
look at. I'm pleased I did. Although some of the photographs worked
others have not. Partly because of subject matter but also focus.
There is a very fine point of focus that the circles of light are
most prominent.</span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>If you are thinking that this article has ended a bit abruptly it has the project is on going I was hoping to have shown you how the results looked in colour, the picture below explains all. </i></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0PQ0iWEi3muvYWKvdoSyqodgjd-BVXKT83oXjqaDaeptSR6I1ufpyKFvQ8-eSQotP0j2YPpf6fhomHQnMc1zojXfi6q85q3F5tW6aNM_PwR-SZ7-IjMTDBolvEXyJlIVotqUF2DVAatx6O_ymQ-kmx1uqhhdDW2RztlYpCUUWlNORGHxKqnEnIkkAA/s800/P1030681.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0PQ0iWEi3muvYWKvdoSyqodgjd-BVXKT83oXjqaDaeptSR6I1ufpyKFvQ8-eSQotP0j2YPpf6fhomHQnMc1zojXfi6q85q3F5tW6aNM_PwR-SZ7-IjMTDBolvEXyJlIVotqUF2DVAatx6O_ymQ-kmx1uqhhdDW2RztlYpCUUWlNORGHxKqnEnIkkAA/s320/P1030681.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">35 mm Slide film Fuji Prova </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Technical Data:</b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Scanned from Ilford multigrade gloss RC photographs. Film Kentmere 400 exposed at 200 ISO developed in HC110 B. </span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update 9 September:</b></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This project is on going and a part two to this article is being worked on. I have moved the light sensitivity of the film up to 400 with the use of Kentmere 400 and Bergger Pano 400 to improve the shutter speeds. </span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">All words and images are the copy right of Mitch Fusco all rights reserved 2022.</span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span>
</p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-86486750283962725412022-07-16T17:30:00.010+01:002023-04-29T14:46:16.550+01:00Street Photography Project Part 2<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylo3pqViWm3VNKOnACHFMo_LKEqGWKnQVxTLV3F2X980a61XHT-2CYdxhdlnhHGeVIqftzPJ8cUx_D2il4OdxlZxOXtAkf7bCM3GMLZ2MlcI9xvVrtI9BA-FERhCUFnwEBMfbiAtxQMKZRE5ekK8ulCABlybJPUDFsStmMgsrSIbpTThYzCun3yT6Uw/s800/img036.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylo3pqViWm3VNKOnACHFMo_LKEqGWKnQVxTLV3F2X980a61XHT-2CYdxhdlnhHGeVIqftzPJ8cUx_D2il4OdxlZxOXtAkf7bCM3GMLZ2MlcI9xvVrtI9BA-FERhCUFnwEBMfbiAtxQMKZRE5ekK8ulCABlybJPUDFsStmMgsrSIbpTThYzCun3yT6Uw/s320/img036.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> As the sun crests the ridge of south common</b> the valley of Lincoln is
bathed in a bright warm light, it is a wonderful way to start a walk of discovery
into the city. My route takes me across a bridge of a long forgotten disused and
derelict railway line, Now claimed by nature and rubbish. I zip through the fast
moving traffic on the main and up a twitten into the peacefulness of the back
to backs.</span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have the Bronica SQAi with 80mm lens in hand it is loaded with a roll of
35mm Kentmere 100 it will be exposed at box. The day is bright, the light
meter is tell me the apertures will be sufficiently small to give good depth of
field. Two firsts in one go the film and the streets. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxXQCzfizpCyDOkseAQ0emSqdTAAEiALUAYSaGEnNGcdvYaasRhusly4yj98LEo75430wKvtPVYVjVxiQIJ9cHhQQIwvdmrdLEdQ5N7fr_6Umiel14_k6hpLdIt5Uc7VZMimfD6n-4UHrjII89H-8n-_p_gMcSZ71s3JDRQ-v2wDnqHzGSedeYF8B5Q/s800/img037.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxXQCzfizpCyDOkseAQ0emSqdTAAEiALUAYSaGEnNGcdvYaasRhusly4yj98LEo75430wKvtPVYVjVxiQIJ9cHhQQIwvdmrdLEdQ5N7fr_6Umiel14_k6hpLdIt5Uc7VZMimfD6n-4UHrjII89H-8n-_p_gMcSZ71s3JDRQ-v2wDnqHzGSedeYF8B5Q/s320/img037.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">These street are a warren of terraced houses Presenting the walker with views
and insights of the city that most miss. Giving the walk a sense of adventure
and revaluation at what maybe round the next corner. The sun slants in across
the roof tops casting long shadows with crisp sharp edges leading the eye this
way and that. Making it look more picturesque than it is. The streets are
scattered with the detritus of living and communities that have lost pride in
there surrounding not helped by councils that have a despotic and petty
attitude to those that</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">live here.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVx6-TlK4atTVVVhZ8EY9MYDSEwRFu5-VEhojT5j0VAsw4WNjirf9hiu7F19aRgU5jtghzUM-3MN5JTrbuMNv6bP-M2-8jPpUdM1yuWuXpPFhM-mrbw-djeaP5iSH1_UauMzOJFLVAePzYtCexVjIxvgR5zfx9udaj89cT1cl6G6dYlbABeDEZP2Rkw/s800/img062.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="800" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVx6-TlK4atTVVVhZ8EY9MYDSEwRFu5-VEhojT5j0VAsw4WNjirf9hiu7F19aRgU5jtghzUM-3MN5JTrbuMNv6bP-M2-8jPpUdM1yuWuXpPFhM-mrbw-djeaP5iSH1_UauMzOJFLVAePzYtCexVjIxvgR5zfx9udaj89cT1cl6G6dYlbABeDEZP2Rkw/s320/img062.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My head is on a swivel as I hunt for interesting insights to the city. Although
the camera is fitted with an 80mm lens which is considered a wide angle for
medium format it acts as a standard lens with 35mm bringing the subjects
closer than expected. I have modified the focusing screen so when I look down
I can see at a glance whether a composition will work. With a subject that has
had such a loose remit to start with I have noticed the images are randomly
falling into different themes care of my subconscious. The allure of this is that
you are never stuck for a good picture.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpByPUtpG8NPUIxBN3HDcoJekiwii4s_NWhdAq9kck15Rm_7BJBnio-0zNpaDmQWASI9JXpJtOPGNR5-BKNNigyMiAUgEoF8_UapDepf4NdTu9wFkO5bqJ4qW2dP7c6aCJofS2LI8-43HdU4qPUPtEIpBYiQbDbd333F168h7-LTQe8NeVfKB-Wn0tw/s800/img040.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpByPUtpG8NPUIxBN3HDcoJekiwii4s_NWhdAq9kck15Rm_7BJBnio-0zNpaDmQWASI9JXpJtOPGNR5-BKNNigyMiAUgEoF8_UapDepf4NdTu9wFkO5bqJ4qW2dP7c6aCJofS2LI8-43HdU4qPUPtEIpBYiQbDbd333F168h7-LTQe8NeVfKB-Wn0tw/s320/img040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some people would say that I'm a traditionalist for using black and white film
for this project I'm inclined to disagree because I am not of that ilk. It has
become clear that the project has defined itself its about the harsh realities of
living in a city that is dominated by a university culture and tourism that only
monochrome can convey a more abstract grittiness and beauty all rolled into
one. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If I am honest this project was all about getting out and about with the camera
a way of shacking off the restraints of lock down. To break a stay at home
attitude before it became a problem. I had not realized that my subconscious
had an agenda. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhj-IXpxgTw0ZaHWDNgNUypD38tyZ-sfB-d3ATbLSkz57KBoIMuTBOzOe6jwy7Rt12FqYIrnABGcSXNKMPLF2JXudxcHw94UdNRgq0LT1QD_fLMrAB4_JeXMXIgqpOQuaapZ2AMQVQY6pUL083G2ZbClEd-l_qYsOUR2mUO6TzWCAQQHWH5AwouaqZw/s800/img050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="800" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhj-IXpxgTw0ZaHWDNgNUypD38tyZ-sfB-d3ATbLSkz57KBoIMuTBOzOe6jwy7Rt12FqYIrnABGcSXNKMPLF2JXudxcHw94UdNRgq0LT1QD_fLMrAB4_JeXMXIgqpOQuaapZ2AMQVQY6pUL083G2ZbClEd-l_qYsOUR2mUO6TzWCAQQHWH5AwouaqZw/w400-h345/img050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6WL2nGQhUigQ2RN6cNpHmTwv2WkA0Xote3FLZZwFvSoI09lnAH-Eb51Ki0RBl6NIRSNAOy_E6SYUteXaBoKvg8gcpPBTKjFEAiEeKM9YgEAsn25-pLXJ0ECFAOZPazqCz3xWWzvoW-jZRw-tVFSYaOqTrksUUVdT_1dj4vNj18uYhyVh4pJSKZtj7A/s800/img065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="800" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6WL2nGQhUigQ2RN6cNpHmTwv2WkA0Xote3FLZZwFvSoI09lnAH-Eb51Ki0RBl6NIRSNAOy_E6SYUteXaBoKvg8gcpPBTKjFEAiEeKM9YgEAsn25-pLXJ0ECFAOZPazqCz3xWWzvoW-jZRw-tVFSYaOqTrksUUVdT_1dj4vNj18uYhyVh4pJSKZtj7A/w400-h303/img065.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">In case you missed the first part of the street photography project here is a link</span> <a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2022/02/street-photography-part-1.html" style="color: #2b00fe;" target="_blank">Street P1</a></b></span></p><p style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Technical data:</span></b></span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">All the images used were scanned from photographs using flat bed scanner. Printed on ilford multigrade paper RC gloss.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Film used </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">120 6 x 6 negative film used FP4+ at box, Fomapan 100 at box. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">35mm Kentmere 100 at box for the last picture.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">All words and pictures are the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022 all rights reserved.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0Lincolnshire, UK52.9451889 -0.160124624.634955063821153 -35.3163746 81.255422736178843 34.9961254tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-60497681284237577942022-03-23T17:22:00.064+00:002022-03-30T17:22:45.463+01:00Ansel Adams collection of Portfolios <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRsGc8f13yxUKTP16uGNZBYX1Zf0UI3hwGuTJUJTbF-cIEEDRBk9EsR7L06uGfU69cGAcQ4_U9wUCXW-je26ZaA4PaqUzt81iSFfIzEscsV71qc5SflnqCJKlc479ie7Z5vcVwDv4euBHDEmBXelw0GbrlKzueBAClYa-QL9SGcGeOpVSosR8zmlNiUg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRsGc8f13yxUKTP16uGNZBYX1Zf0UI3hwGuTJUJTbF-cIEEDRBk9EsR7L06uGfU69cGAcQ4_U9wUCXW-je26ZaA4PaqUzt81iSFfIzEscsV71qc5SflnqCJKlc479ie7Z5vcVwDv4euBHDEmBXelw0GbrlKzueBAClYa-QL9SGcGeOpVSosR8zmlNiUg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">On one of the many trips in to London</span></span></b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> many years ago I found myself
strolling down Tottenham court road which meant that a detour into Foils
Books Store was on the cards before travelling on. It was a warren of floors
dedicated to the written word. A discombobulation of a place for those that did
not know where their category of interest was held. Fortunately for me this
was the umpteenth visit and I knew which floor I needed. Needless to say that
getting there was an endeavour in it's self. </span></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNGaxDQSBqeT_Ylw6AR-FYYR9kVE_Q2lQNGOtGgMjfMQ5AyMf3MjV8HUOTrAP7TD8Va5vkgEHZbcsdmDgkow5DtLQkJz6MZCTswv9n9Y5I13XHN7ruynxwDB0bL6E5Ji-lgI3YSxCuYc4M1SzQDBqPxZwF87r-aPizPkbZxaZPHb8vMA8ZAZFRJwavZw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNGaxDQSBqeT_Ylw6AR-FYYR9kVE_Q2lQNGOtGgMjfMQ5AyMf3MjV8HUOTrAP7TD8Va5vkgEHZbcsdmDgkow5DtLQkJz6MZCTswv9n9Y5I13XHN7ruynxwDB0bL6E5Ji-lgI3YSxCuYc4M1SzQDBqPxZwF87r-aPizPkbZxaZPHb8vMA8ZAZFRJwavZw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Onward and upward to the art/photography department on arrival I stopped
momentarily to catch my breath, take in the smell of new books and wonder at
the sight. Shelf upon shelf almost to the ceiling of publications standing like
solders side by side. Titles like faces undulating along the shelf's as you pass. </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I had just dropped in for a look, I had no particular book in mind it was a
destination in its own way, away from the frantic streets outside. A moment to
feed the mind. As I looked through the sections I came across The Portfolios of
Ansel Adams. “That interesting I thought” and flicked through the pages looked
at the price put it back on the shelf and moved on looking at and replacing a
number of books. It is interesting to note that all the time I was looking at
other volumes my mind kept coming back to the Ansel Adams book it had left
an impression.</span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRN57HfhTn8Ak44BXJOIKgSV3hsmZhqjzsZ-Qo_ZVY7M3EMrASXiUjI-rAgDZhNkncWClyIzSo38LgVxrHu1gXk3ZZqY-B8DAuFIaN3_8E05Y85JOU8WgXprfDPrXjFfZTs_VWdsUtT-DeyxxjrFfA_vyRQHVPw2ZIXHf62P4RNRxl_tKg0N68tE4Erg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRN57HfhTn8Ak44BXJOIKgSV3hsmZhqjzsZ-Qo_ZVY7M3EMrASXiUjI-rAgDZhNkncWClyIzSo38LgVxrHu1gXk3ZZqY-B8DAuFIaN3_8E05Y85JOU8WgXprfDPrXjFfZTs_VWdsUtT-DeyxxjrFfA_vyRQHVPw2ZIXHf62P4RNRxl_tKg0N68tE4Erg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">A short time later I was back in the mix of hurrying people in the street with
a bag containing the Adams book. I cannot remember why I was in London,
where I went next or if I had my camera with me. The only thing I can be sure
of is that a tube ride would have been part of my getting home. With a chance
to get a proper good look at my purchase. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Recently the book is off the shelf and on the coffee table waiting for me to re-antiquate myself with Mr Adams images. I don't know what others do but I like
to kick back on the couch with a cup of coffee or tea and spend time with each
image studying it in detail. In this case putting the book down at the end of
each portfolio to come back to another day.</span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-6gRxeT10k4efzPr9UReZtCO_0b0_YxzcIAdxwRf8OUwTtCF2AO-1mB5X_VXJ3gu4BZbB3GPk1I-RmAq5N79OyE3VLcxQ5jELuHPqHFh6Vy1SSDQyVwslzUia_0ucmWFYEKo__MSJSirq_opg-LgqUqgxGR0PTaPGKMbRbsGD8cbel_R6tigdW1nxZQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-6gRxeT10k4efzPr9UReZtCO_0b0_YxzcIAdxwRf8OUwTtCF2AO-1mB5X_VXJ3gu4BZbB3GPk1I-RmAq5N79OyE3VLcxQ5jELuHPqHFh6Vy1SSDQyVwslzUia_0ucmWFYEKo__MSJSirq_opg-LgqUqgxGR0PTaPGKMbRbsGD8cbel_R6tigdW1nxZQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">According to the write up in the book these reproduction are as close as you
can get to the original photographs. This I can vouch for having compared
images with the same pictures that appear in Ansel Adams 400 photographs
book.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Looking back I was fortunate to happen upon the collected portfolios book as I
do not think I will see an original and or one of his prints in the flesh. But
never say never.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">This article is the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022 all rights reserved.</span></span></span></b><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-28005061068815190762022-03-09T15:30:00.131+00:002023-09-25T10:12:12.937+01:00Intermittent visit from the mottle crew bad for negatives<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXFxABMFjnBm9tO6rvqJNOLmEhHY5IBie7ir3eQdJd4JEuCZDq1QqgOfnASifmuLQZlGUGadIuButPTHJGYtamgQ0xjfHt1-Bbnai-hnL-_LqKI9c16ZiNMzyvjSvFlfvG9QpPATtDTVm1Wa3SiAQQB4FHcojfDVi9WwP09s5qTI7-X0ObNm6Nrsx5Cw=s951" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXFxABMFjnBm9tO6rvqJNOLmEhHY5IBie7ir3eQdJd4JEuCZDq1QqgOfnASifmuLQZlGUGadIuButPTHJGYtamgQ0xjfHt1-Bbnai-hnL-_LqKI9c16ZiNMzyvjSvFlfvG9QpPATtDTVm1Wa3SiAQQB4FHcojfDVi9WwP09s5qTI7-X0ObNm6Nrsx5Cw=s320" width="269" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> Up until 2012 I had not experienced any</span></span></b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> problems with my negatives apart
from the problem of water marks. The amount of times prints had been ruined
because I had missed one of those dam circles. Life went on, I slowly got the
hang of checking for these marks and dust.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Around about the time I started to investigate other developers. Among my
group of photographer friends a number of them were talking about PMK Pyro
and how it produced super fine negatives with it's staining action. I was told it
came in powder form and once made up would last for almost ever.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGtOXYG-likUnAmHHfOaYBF9YM9HCOd2QvRLGcSh00JaRJmrbOomlKf0iACpEoerD9rUfYCg_4cmtrheXF4uKJydbFHaYTkH6GlWvfRpMGns4o9cFKDxMfFBNOaI9dc3fJ-ol5Iu16Tnp4sLQb7XBf7Ry7ySa_SZL03A5ddReI9hENba2BtIEqQqIHSQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGtOXYG-likUnAmHHfOaYBF9YM9HCOd2QvRLGcSh00JaRJmrbOomlKf0iACpEoerD9rUfYCg_4cmtrheXF4uKJydbFHaYTkH6GlWvfRpMGns4o9cFKDxMfFBNOaI9dc3fJ-ol5Iu16Tnp4sLQb7XBf7Ry7ySa_SZL03A5ddReI9hENba2BtIEqQqIHSQ=s320" width="255" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">It became my main developer producing some wonderfully smooth toned
negatives and some super smooth prints I was over the moon with the results.
That is until a roll of FP4+ produced this mottled affect I was stumped to the
cause. The next film I developed was clear of it and so it remained for years.
Over time trying a number of different developers along the way without the
affect. </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Then all of a sudden three film in a row one FP4+ developed in RO9 and two
rolls of Fomapan 100 one in RO9 the other Studional. So it had now't to do
with the developer but something common to all three. At the time I traced it
to contaminated developing tank and spirals with wetting agent and wrote an
article on how I traced it. There will be a link to it at the end. </span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZuEC7xSugPydx-zmxxwGnvTTp1ql5GgKtYNAmNzML6oBIrXkgoYvJ_NIuqc1BMlVvUyJ0NDQ3bpnxQUzSoAJP2S3aEOr-kJtPJQ4UDEpHOqi4AFhNIRFXbx4Fc8jCo89ByxubHhLKtKweFx2nKYH2yD-B89NlUoAD0zqFhJdbERKn-Y6AGbMsic0AWA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZuEC7xSugPydx-zmxxwGnvTTp1ql5GgKtYNAmNzML6oBIrXkgoYvJ_NIuqc1BMlVvUyJ0NDQ3bpnxQUzSoAJP2S3aEOr-kJtPJQ4UDEpHOqi4AFhNIRFXbx4Fc8jCo89ByxubHhLKtKweFx2nKYH2yD-B89NlUoAD0zqFhJdbERKn-Y6AGbMsic0AWA=s320" width="247" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The up shot of it was I stopped using wetting agent completely leading to
negatives that dry twice as fast and with no water marks. I have been using a
soft wet leather to wipe the negatives dry with no ill affects for years. The
mottling disappeared as well or did it?</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Until recently it is back with a vengeance it has appeared on half a dozen rolls
of Fomapan 100. All processed one after the other using HC 110 the difference
this time is I know it is not the developer or wetting agent contamination. I
was put out only in the sense of its unpredictability I have embraced the mottle
as a creative tool and like the affect it has on the photographs produced.</span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb_8wudVPNkrFzj9xkvpgJFlU0f6PTy5kuhadFN6Axi2kaxHVfaosfhc0Wcddmdqh526ddsqWdiJ_2UDJ4jUP_DLX-LJhrVc-7KMitGSICX3-AaXIXkG0iVyoBgpuKoT57aerc-nQ_DIkMoMbAiZAG4qRyzG1jakXBvaRx0ZFDyC2bujCHab6wQPtfwQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb_8wudVPNkrFzj9xkvpgJFlU0f6PTy5kuhadFN6Axi2kaxHVfaosfhc0Wcddmdqh526ddsqWdiJ_2UDJ4jUP_DLX-LJhrVc-7KMitGSICX3-AaXIXkG0iVyoBgpuKoT57aerc-nQ_DIkMoMbAiZAG4qRyzG1jakXBvaRx0ZFDyC2bujCHab6wQPtfwQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">The one bit of information missing so far is that all the affected rolls of film
have been 120 format. I went to the film cupboard there was a new unopened
pack of 10 Fomapan 100. I opened it and pulled out a roll. Took it out of it's
rapper ready to load in the Bronica. What is this? It has the same white silky
backing paper as Ilford? Slowly the cogs clanked round.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I still had some from the pack I just processed, what's the best before date?
2018. it would seem you are more likely to get the affect the more out of date
the film is. It has also become clear that it is the backing paper casing the
mottle. from what I can work out it is the papers expanding and contracting at
a different rate to the film base bring into sharp focus how you store the film
pointing the finger at big swings in temperature say from fridge to room or
freezer to room maybe adding to the increased possibility of it happening. </span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcHU3-b1DMfhil9wIw6GwNVwvAIAjfKBke12-4oaYAY6C1G8LXAKI84ATbynLaHGwvyFt8Bo48Sp9sOJUQGONoTrdgBUNYQtkfw1rTAxoJxYCKOvg3AzGn1o0x9uOGKtZdIn3R8sU5PBVlLyXwUV9PbiQkW7Ef9lxlXM9VEo2zo2APjgM77vESwipRAQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="800" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcHU3-b1DMfhil9wIw6GwNVwvAIAjfKBke12-4oaYAY6C1G8LXAKI84ATbynLaHGwvyFt8Bo48Sp9sOJUQGONoTrdgBUNYQtkfw1rTAxoJxYCKOvg3AzGn1o0x9uOGKtZdIn3R8sU5PBVlLyXwUV9PbiQkW7Ef9lxlXM9VEo2zo2APjgM77vESwipRAQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">On further consideration it maybe also be small amounts of moisture caught
between the layers causing the large mottle I have experienced over the years
along with the film being out of date. The thing that adds to this idea is the
insult of the new Foma backing paper having a hole punched in it leaving a circle
on the processed negative.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSLKvZMIArYmOz1NWodQo4pgfcswJIJp2d7F-i7ruCeevezyLBuxeqzrNzAujxxkeS0PqRArPP0Ih5gNEXQoNzz1zHPPS5I1iSYKM5OqTRB9zYGQortM1ZYsi2J8V3bYGypspuPshgVKqvTyY9FUhUen3Cq6kQM-fRWyhkFzMQyD8YVkc7XpoWn6uCHA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="771" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSLKvZMIArYmOz1NWodQo4pgfcswJIJp2d7F-i7ruCeevezyLBuxeqzrNzAujxxkeS0PqRArPP0Ih5gNEXQoNzz1zHPPS5I1iSYKM5OqTRB9zYGQortM1ZYsi2J8V3bYGypspuPshgVKqvTyY9FUhUen3Cq6kQM-fRWyhkFzMQyD8YVkc7XpoWn6uCHA=s320" width="308" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Once I have used up all my 120 Foma I may not replace it as I cannot trust it
not to ruin a good negatives in the future. Which will be a shame as I like to
use it with my pinhole camera.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">I should not have to add this to the article the </span></span><b><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022 all rights reserved.</span></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Technical</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> data:</span></span></span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Film I have used that's been affected Ilford FP4+, Fomapan 100, Rollei RPX 400, Agfa 400s. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">All images scanned from photographs.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> It could have been the backing paper all the time and not the wetting agent.</span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2015/05/contaminated-by-wetting-agent.html" style="color: #2b00fe;" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Wetting agent contamination link</span></span></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-36170691339567054682022-02-23T17:30:00.062+00:002022-09-14T15:34:03.242+01:00Understanding how to keep Dust at bay.<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Have you ever sat and looked at that shaft of light</b> streaming into the room
revealing all those microscopic particles dancing in the air. Then blowing in that
direction to watch them swirl around. It always makes me think how is it that
our lungs do not fur up like that of untouched dust on a flat surface. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8brIzJEojqNSQjqgUoiIjG-qQcY1iclkTGtxkbHW4IRptVhm4QhQNFoSvgzAFJysix38sPZ7ZXipX8REmypuMrCmaPohHMfIoxAE_Qs0xRRjNMVDrtfMqE7SU5FDmcTCalcn7G16AgaEsIVj6_0_hph2U79uljQd2Rs6EZ3zw8sP7QbdMun_de12eEg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8brIzJEojqNSQjqgUoiIjG-qQcY1iclkTGtxkbHW4IRptVhm4QhQNFoSvgzAFJysix38sPZ7ZXipX8REmypuMrCmaPohHMfIoxAE_Qs0xRRjNMVDrtfMqE7SU5FDmcTCalcn7G16AgaEsIVj6_0_hph2U79uljQd2Rs6EZ3zw8sP7QbdMun_de12eEg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">With all those bits hanging around it is a wonder that the film photographer
produces any sort of fine-looking photograph. What with having to check and
clean inside the back of the camera where the film sits, the camera lens, the
film when processed, the enlarging lens, the negative carrier with glass it just
wares you out just thinking about it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But we don't think about it seriously enough that is why we end up buying all
these lens cloths, antistatic brushes, compressed air cans. The amount of time
spent on blowing, wiping and brushing only to end up with more dust stuck to
our optical surfaces than when we started. It is a wonder that a picture is
produced at all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK1njiIErLN0cm0AjruDELSHaMK-_f1esj7Abo9HZYBKG1zdQP34FxomwNvzWrpc_zkj23_n3MVmXVx3PvDD79Au_imH268rrO4eVCc0TSEAhoY732Fnmzrlp5HOeP6w_Xwqr1vC9Bp_Uc7vAJZcArQmqGdb98FslzNTJbSpzvw3iI4n_-CQ8uj7JgLA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK1njiIErLN0cm0AjruDELSHaMK-_f1esj7Abo9HZYBKG1zdQP34FxomwNvzWrpc_zkj23_n3MVmXVx3PvDD79Au_imH268rrO4eVCc0TSEAhoY732Fnmzrlp5HOeP6w_Xwqr1vC9Bp_Uc7vAJZcArQmqGdb98FslzNTJbSpzvw3iI4n_-CQ8uj7JgLA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What is it we need to understand? That the human body is a massive
generator of static electricity. We have all experienced at some point walking
up to the car and just as we are about to open the door, we get a shock off the
car. Wrong you have just shocked the car it is an overload of static in your
body grounding itself hence the shock as it leaves you. Yes! You.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The static builds up in us because of the manmade fibers rubbing against our
bodies (plastic) acting as an insulator. If you have not earthed yourself, say by
washing your hands and or walking around in bare feet. The static continues to
build in extreme cases you can get fly away hair. This is where your hair starts
to lift up from your head. Before it gets to this point most of us earth ourselves
in some way dissipating the static before we get to that shock the car.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtYz0_4WPzcWVcWbaphOYpvU0EGI-g57fEfsTSm6s3rdlXcADUlSn8dcddNU-dK5mcFbfv8FSlWd0fRPpc-6vTG42lgQLz6fo1AsguyyHNH1moBXzWuB24tAZclB5HbghRvfLZklL999Muf15rE8bYmvNsyMfW6GeOXky8r9VxXU9fkmdDVIJ35nSaRg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtYz0_4WPzcWVcWbaphOYpvU0EGI-g57fEfsTSm6s3rdlXcADUlSn8dcddNU-dK5mcFbfv8FSlWd0fRPpc-6vTG42lgQLz6fo1AsguyyHNH1moBXzWuB24tAZclB5HbghRvfLZklL999Muf15rE8bYmvNsyMfW6GeOXky8r9VxXU9fkmdDVIJ35nSaRg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some years ago, I spent a lot of time try to remove some spots of dust from
the glass of the negative carrier, having removed it, to have it all come back
tenfold as soon as I touched it with my bare hand. The air was blue with my
frustration. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Slowly the penny dropped I was the problem I was magnetizing the glass with
the excessive static in my body. Time to sort this once and for all. I had sitting
in a draw an earthing band that I used when building a computer. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZPlIiDyPZMlTz9zgdrymiichULNxzDH1edkvR_AcCytWeQWg-aYngl4M3eAFl3NUp1CM6QZzeaUttO2cVRCiRqKOXzTLVlc84ufcJxIN0syyd-ni0j4idbZ_L2ovXPeKAUbtW8O3SEqGjUZ2G7JSG7rxTA3hw1f6xL1UV6o1eLUD4jth7esNsxnzAGg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZPlIiDyPZMlTz9zgdrymiichULNxzDH1edkvR_AcCytWeQWg-aYngl4M3eAFl3NUp1CM6QZzeaUttO2cVRCiRqKOXzTLVlc84ufcJxIN0syyd-ni0j4idbZ_L2ovXPeKAUbtW8O3SEqGjUZ2G7JSG7rxTA3hw1f6xL1UV6o1eLUD4jth7esNsxnzAGg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The earthing strap was set up by the enlarger where it has remained. It has put
in sterling service over the years it's still a wonder, to watch the dust fall off
the glass of the negative carrier when I touch it to it. It is also one of the first
things I do when entering the darkroom is to touch the earth before I start
setting things up.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Occasionally you get a stubborn particle needing wiping off but nowhere near
as much trouble to remove. Once done a touch to earth again making it ready
to load the film that is earthed just before loading. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">This article is the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022 all rights reserved</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-48405940816089732032022-02-09T17:30:00.184+00:002023-05-04T14:53:04.109+01:00Street Photography Part 1<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> Recently I felt the need to get back to some form normality</b> with a bit
of street photography. A return to where I started making photographs all
those years ago when I did not realize that the images I was making came
under this heading.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCv8LPBniS8FOV6RkXp2V2pPrevftKnqjWsYtfaBmEuXsaiw8jSbgM6gC7z7Kmt8Ja39dt0x6MAIAgyxM2vO1Xv3VEyTf2EM7MXwGN9LSum7Jf_iNQQ7OIrenqCiCI91wpWBjeOtBBNHePHYAxNz8DF7TyFIe1UZKT9eeb1c9SKD-Lv4zJPXTTUx8oEA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCv8LPBniS8FOV6RkXp2V2pPrevftKnqjWsYtfaBmEuXsaiw8jSbgM6gC7z7Kmt8Ja39dt0x6MAIAgyxM2vO1Xv3VEyTf2EM7MXwGN9LSum7Jf_iNQQ7OIrenqCiCI91wpWBjeOtBBNHePHYAxNz8DF7TyFIe1UZKT9eeb1c9SKD-Lv4zJPXTTUx8oEA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Street photography has been around almost as long as the invention of
photography One of the early makers of street, although at the time it was
properly not known as such, was The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvert_Jones" target="_blank">Reverend Calvert Jones</a> with a panorama
of Santa Lucia, Naples in 1846. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My need to do this has been fueled by the last three years, in my case with
serious illness and then the covid lock downs, restrictions just as I'm well
enough to go out. I had become a prisoner of circumstance that really needed
to be broken. I also missed being out and about with the camera. Not that I
stopped using a camera during lock down.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNDidTQFSuzz4inBDwH4BYh5sWCrTI_eavHGs0Us0Fqab4lZ-eadBW2D795BeVJUnFdNrtyTXweHcV8OJHtEV_nGB0lIQbUAVYjTIB-3J68olRtkeooDUKY99rXzDtLZKdeLh-zbxKMk2RbYnwTKKtLkNrwwW1tieumxwK5at5H8kMuz92PJ03jLeDgw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNDidTQFSuzz4inBDwH4BYh5sWCrTI_eavHGs0Us0Fqab4lZ-eadBW2D795BeVJUnFdNrtyTXweHcV8OJHtEV_nGB0lIQbUAVYjTIB-3J68olRtkeooDUKY99rXzDtLZKdeLh-zbxKMk2RbYnwTKKtLkNrwwW1tieumxwK5at5H8kMuz92PJ03jLeDgw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>As camera technology has improved over the centuries and with it the cost of
ownership so it has become more popular to the point where everyone has the
ability to make street photos but what has not come with it is the
understanding of what constitutes a street picture.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFmQGZnLJ3AhV1eV3QyLy02vV_xTZEDG_GYMaf3itdahapcaxXQlUmpcV2unPlCTyqCaZsjirBw_JAs49WCRXQ9VaC97g-e74POoqETl5EpAgsd31NM3MIY-9OtN0S5DV5SiUyMGeMtSlzrZT-cNa8OcvEBDDVgrnsGx8KIpoAVbnXoI7Ij58kObL3Kw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFmQGZnLJ3AhV1eV3QyLy02vV_xTZEDG_GYMaf3itdahapcaxXQlUmpcV2unPlCTyqCaZsjirBw_JAs49WCRXQ9VaC97g-e74POoqETl5EpAgsd31NM3MIY-9OtN0S5DV5SiUyMGeMtSlzrZT-cNa8OcvEBDDVgrnsGx8KIpoAVbnXoI7Ij58kObL3Kw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A plan was hatched, well! Not really more like an idea about exploring Lincoln's
streets and see what images came along in true street photography style. I still
needed to choose a camera I thought be bold, Bronica SQAi with 80 mm lens,
look down viewfinder and 35mm film back done. Ah! Film?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4j0EdCKXSUj161bW_Yvm4jfovMQQ41M-sg4SwyVxL9JLDmFrDi7tvgiND2Z86NEGXrtrwy9624GOJNWwBR83jBqI0MlF5jP6X3wYnzYcx1gPmtx_X2r3jrSRTRH0kJQNgQU-RT0pLNlCScnqogzN7ps7g89IoFOKaZbd5hnVK0Ty19o_tztJN9IeuzA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="800" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4j0EdCKXSUj161bW_Yvm4jfovMQQ41M-sg4SwyVxL9JLDmFrDi7tvgiND2Z86NEGXrtrwy9624GOJNWwBR83jBqI0MlF5jP6X3wYnzYcx1gPmtx_X2r3jrSRTRH0kJQNgQU-RT0pLNlCScnqogzN7ps7g89IoFOKaZbd5hnVK0Ty19o_tztJN9IeuzA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Street Photograph is the over arching heading that encompasses the man
made environment in which the image has been made such as people ,
portraits, candid, architecture, abstract, transport, still life, minimalist, photo
journalist, paparazzo. You do not have to have people as part of the
composition as long as the subject projects human involvement.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those of you who know what a thunder clap the Bronica shutter makes will be
thinking it was not a wise choice I did have the same thought. I did say be
bold, as it turns out it has made no difference so far. I have made a couple of
pictures of people standing very close to them and had no reaction to the
shutter thundering shut. I have considered that photographers over play how
loud they think the shutter is. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWLOqiNvsotFRt0jYXPPlPceAgr4asYAMO1zn6Cs-TQwdsB3jAt2OiD2GalIM_bCjnNdHd3oQYJQZqaP2-jnY8N0IJE_kRIAyvfRineN6--OTHIn5XlKcpdXpawdE7M5Lsj6SUdWi48BkTPq0wf8ezROF-7wRg5-iSNbZmPkNT1ck448311E2yA2L9WQ=s800" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="800" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWLOqiNvsotFRt0jYXPPlPceAgr4asYAMO1zn6Cs-TQwdsB3jAt2OiD2GalIM_bCjnNdHd3oQYJQZqaP2-jnY8N0IJE_kRIAyvfRineN6--OTHIn5XlKcpdXpawdE7M5Lsj6SUdWi48BkTPq0wf8ezROF-7wRg5-iSNbZmPkNT1ck448311E2yA2L9WQ=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The places we live, the way we get around them and what we get up to are all
part of the scene. You only have to look back at some well know practitioners
in recent history such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Leiter" target="_blank">Saul Leiter</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Evans" target="_blank">Walker Evans,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenice_Abbott" target="_blank">Berenice Abbot</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Friedlander" target="_blank">Lee Friedlander</a> they would include street seen-s devoid of people. In Berenice
Abbots case it was mainly the buildings that interested her. If you go back
further to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marville" target="_blank">Charles Marville</a> in the 1860s he depicted the back streets and allies
without people. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy8u50p8YVo596CtFxUEWS2uYqB3vJS-LD7Zox3kIzp2j2iXeZQqsjMPzYJ1NWo5AK7sDLzaicwIuBwcR3Nd7AWRZVybdKjNdZvbb5aatSaeCSYf0uFW_YHPGThiEk6n6tiFYVFHKjBV4exOTK7LyC51uJh59QeEhnnqBdXk9hWTkB1tYa3Y03YdCEFg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy8u50p8YVo596CtFxUEWS2uYqB3vJS-LD7Zox3kIzp2j2iXeZQqsjMPzYJ1NWo5AK7sDLzaicwIuBwcR3Nd7AWRZVybdKjNdZvbb5aatSaeCSYf0uFW_YHPGThiEk6n6tiFYVFHKjBV4exOTK7LyC51uJh59QeEhnnqBdXk9hWTkB1tYa3Y03YdCEFg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is good to be out and about meeting people with a smile and a nod as I
strolling along the streets looking here and there for images to make. But
there is a change an underlying arrogance, a lack of manners of some that
insist they cannot wait for you to make an image walking in front of the
camera then complain you have them in a image with a snotty look I just
smile back. I find this attitude laughable as all of us who walk and or drive
round will have been photographed at least 150 times a day by the authorities
is OK and yet someone with a camera making images that you maybe a part of
get unfounded abuse. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdadeRiJFdiXaWuZhEB7Q95U4vO_ZlXb8nzVRo_RIA6y_sfloNthU_VlnbBYNCbqeNBa1Qrsfai3V9WJFrlvhJu3Fl_Ra5tpl0wjqxKvc0nu5H7ADlf_vxiGRPLi9Fqk2QCQxgBr71bZ4pOcqARkrUIMu0MH_d0DZWuzt9i1w6uTtai5D1AMkIvQxYcQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdadeRiJFdiXaWuZhEB7Q95U4vO_ZlXb8nzVRo_RIA6y_sfloNthU_VlnbBYNCbqeNBa1Qrsfai3V9WJFrlvhJu3Fl_Ra5tpl0wjqxKvc0nu5H7ADlf_vxiGRPLi9Fqk2QCQxgBr71bZ4pOcqARkrUIMu0MH_d0DZWuzt9i1w6uTtai5D1AMkIvQxYcQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe at this point I should share some advice on what kit and how to go
about making pictures. That is not really me I do not tell people how to be
creative we are all different and therefore should approach street from your
point of view. There is no special kit you should use apart from what you
already have. What I will say is have an open mind to what maybe possible, a
good set of walking boots are a must, after a few hours of walking about you
will wish you had, use the bear minimum of kit again the same applies even
though the camera and meter spend most there time in my hands I find that
my shoulder can ache from carrying a camera bag that has little in it apart
from some extra film and lens cleaning kit.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the first part of a number of articles that will be posted.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">If you would like to read more this link will take you there</span> <a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2022/07/street-photography-project-part-2.html" target="_blank">Street P2</a> <a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2023/04/street-photography-part-3.html" target="_blank">Street P3 </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Images in order of appearance:</b></span></span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bronica SQAi with 80 mm lens enjoying the view over Lincoln.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Panorama of Santa Lucia Naples 1846 The Reverend Calvert Richard Jones.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4.5.6.7 Placeses in Lincoln </span></span></li></ol><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>Technical data: </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Film: 35 mm Kentmere 100 at box speed, developed in HC 110 B for 6 Minutes. </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Photographs printed on Ilford multigrade RC g developed in Multigrade<b> </b>and scanned from print.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">This article is the copyright of Mitch Fusco 2022 all rights reserved.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0Lincolnshire, UK52.9451889 -0.160124624.634955063821153 -35.3163746 81.255422736178843 34.9961254tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-65976853134741178992022-01-26T17:27:00.078+00:002022-03-06T16:58:53.069+00:00A surprise in the post Wows in the darkroom<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9jtZxK63YxW3yEH5GzT6oKC5pb-p8OjJstx2KZ3TyrT6jQnzy76tYaKW-y_7gMsKlynLe5zY-HzXfJOoz5kz0EwuxZ9wNOuhqjlC9EvtYk6He4KEDKVUzKeC6BeXi9T95A6Zc1ACKduzHFxXhBKfQhzjl6jdL95yhyEsCgclbPqLVFOE_vQ7DXCxu0Q=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9jtZxK63YxW3yEH5GzT6oKC5pb-p8OjJstx2KZ3TyrT6jQnzy76tYaKW-y_7gMsKlynLe5zY-HzXfJOoz5kz0EwuxZ9wNOuhqjlC9EvtYk6He4KEDKVUzKeC6BeXi9T95A6Zc1ACKduzHFxXhBKfQhzjl6jdL95yhyEsCgclbPqLVFOE_vQ7DXCxu0Q=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>I
must admit that Rollei’s 120 RPX 400 was not on my list of film to
use.</b> Until, that is, an unexpected package was handed to me by
the postman. I usually tend not to use film rated at 400 ISO, as it
is usually too fast for the weather I prefer to make images in -
bright days with cloud and to a certain extent, warm. </span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">I
did ask a question on the forum (FADU) and was advised that the film
can be grainy. With this in mind, my thoughts turned to which
developer I should use. HC 110 seems to fit the bill, producing a fine
grain and sharp images. The problem with using a new make of film is
that any choices you make towards processing are all down to past
experience and gut feeling. The Rollei retro and R 3 (the latter no
longer made) I have used in the past have always produced some
wonderful negatives developed in ID11. What’s different about this
one?</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU3HuxPMqYeaamYOv0z2XWYLwyw5rFvznK8eMUNHRf_RJRHvVLfXL3dT7L3SpErPaxCfoAPkJsiYlYzBeNciBELNmPdnhPNOdT7qQFBa1wtaimqqD7Yaz5Mg33MG2B0LZnHKrciYGm68Xejcy5Ybt8dvMECybA--A_65bmouj1hTjVQXvTVmWPSpVYdg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU3HuxPMqYeaamYOv0z2XWYLwyw5rFvznK8eMUNHRf_RJRHvVLfXL3dT7L3SpErPaxCfoAPkJsiYlYzBeNciBELNmPdnhPNOdT7qQFBa1wtaimqqD7Yaz5Mg33MG2B0LZnHKrciYGm68Xejcy5Ybt8dvMECybA--A_65bmouj1hTjVQXvTVmWPSpVYdg=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">With
the developer chosen, all I had to do was load the film into my
Bronica SQAi with 250 mm lens, set 400 ISO and wait, wait and wait for
a break in the weather. It finally did, with some wicked, bright
days.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fortunately
I had access to an ancient wood in need of some TLC. The piercing sun
presented some great interlaced shadows to play with and a look of
dereliction. The four of us spent an hour or so going this way and
that looking for interesting shapes, angles, plays of light and dark.
A good test of the film’s capability. I tend to take my time lining
up an image and, once done, I move on, making each frame count. I
know that some people make a back up shot in case the original is
damaged in some way. Others bracket above and below the light meter
reading they settle on. My counter argument to this is that when
using the Bronica SQAi, you only have twelve frames. I accept that I
do not always get the light reading spot on with it, which just makes
things interesting when printing in the darkroom. Oh! If you are
scanning the negs, it won’t matter anyway.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd5OcaQx8HoxeZ_emAHsaGVgd7_2xfg3TxDVk9nxXIxcpCDTsYmNFImdS06ln6eCt6YAczgtHCswA73hcje9INk9gFTuDlNWypIxYP_DoU2JMgWSLsfZpHYAaPRfH_b5q1Mp3VZ_fxw6Ts27nWyaVkkRhUTH3qo41z-eKGT50gPbu7QKeTSVG7EMIRtg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="800" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd5OcaQx8HoxeZ_emAHsaGVgd7_2xfg3TxDVk9nxXIxcpCDTsYmNFImdS06ln6eCt6YAczgtHCswA73hcje9INk9gFTuDlNWypIxYP_DoU2JMgWSLsfZpHYAaPRfH_b5q1Mp3VZ_fxw6Ts27nWyaVkkRhUTH3qo41z-eKGT50gPbu7QKeTSVG7EMIRtg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">Some
days later, the film is loaded in the developing tank and it’s time
to process it in HC 110 diluted 1 to 39 for a suggested six minutes.
There is always a little apprehension when developing a new film for
the first time, wondering if the time will be long enough. As it
turned out, there was a nice set of well toned negatives hanging up
to dry. Now a bit of impatience sets in while I wait for them to dry
- the burning question being how big the grain will be?</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNr-WoCNP8rjJXu29jicVxSE7J-67oJvufWuU7qKeHWu3kAIM37EX0IWE4q-l7EWLiRgVpTBN3f4ireaAPhzRnbTvroHjngTkKtnEvQ70he9XcP4o1pmfjQway2kgqExkwG3k9YGVYEyTlQed5EJqUptpu73ZO4hWvkdoQ8WfravZ300RauF6NC7e7XA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNr-WoCNP8rjJXu29jicVxSE7J-67oJvufWuU7qKeHWu3kAIM37EX0IWE4q-l7EWLiRgVpTBN3f4ireaAPhzRnbTvroHjngTkKtnEvQ70he9XcP4o1pmfjQway2kgqExkwG3k9YGVYEyTlQed5EJqUptpu73ZO4hWvkdoQ8WfravZ300RauF6NC7e7XA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">24
hours later, the negatives have been cut and sleeved, but not all is
well. I have noticed on a number of the negatives that there is a
darkened area - something I glimpsed while making one of the
pictures. My Bronica 250 mm lens had sustained some damage along the
front edge that I should have dealt with by blacking it out. This led
to a number of the negatives having a flare of light across them. How
bad would be revealed when I print them in the darkroom.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYoyePuGtYZDCPD4_nNI2V2i-ntx19s3Ov_aD5b915UgylcObvChzVPPdlkef6c7MSZMVyZLUn3lPt8Gk65trtVe5VdSHjjon7PTpXIuDFZg95SO_Ji5edz0ftZqBInFfrqQbyltXcytEHXhUvI_9QwErmdmt9fUMHNr7gzbHZ4YcZRXkMVYtHvADWtg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYoyePuGtYZDCPD4_nNI2V2i-ntx19s3Ov_aD5b915UgylcObvChzVPPdlkef6c7MSZMVyZLUn3lPt8Gk65trtVe5VdSHjjon7PTpXIuDFZg95SO_Ji5edz0ftZqBInFfrqQbyltXcytEHXhUvI_9QwErmdmt9fUMHNr7gzbHZ4YcZRXkMVYtHvADWtg=s320" width="248" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;">The
following is the official line on Rollei RPX 400s capabilities -
Panchromatic black and white negative film, 400 ISO with standard
development, fine grain and sharpness, broad tonality and contrast
range. It is forgiving in that it has a broad latitude of exposure,
making it a good choice for push pull development. It’s
Panchromatic sensitivity is from 360-660 nm at 2850 k. You will need to
bear in mind that this information was sourced after I started the
developing process. I tend to do this so I can form my own opinion on
what I’m presented with. </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">Having
removed the cobwebs from the darkroom, it is time to fill the print
processor with fresh chemicals and a holding tray with water. The
first exposure will be to make a contact print of all the negatives -
this will show how many and to what extent the light flare has
interfered.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmrFJpqAiBb8Fqnqt3EszkRWVOpQ_J13EPzzMXJN9bCFtNRaP_660C8WmrCle53yNyv5Jn5EDQ_gbmN86R8ExiVix4kZicpCzMBhOAOJbVIXNp4VvWuJn8tl4qX01PclljCSoOribsmxzT_qPGbYSidg664DAbTmG4rckKk9OitzL4kqQzwXJnYGb-gQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="800" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmrFJpqAiBb8Fqnqt3EszkRWVOpQ_J13EPzzMXJN9bCFtNRaP_660C8WmrCle53yNyv5Jn5EDQ_gbmN86R8ExiVix4kZicpCzMBhOAOJbVIXNp4VvWuJn8tl4qX01PclljCSoOribsmxzT_qPGbYSidg664DAbTmG4rckKk9OitzL4kqQzwXJnYGb-gQ=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">It
is disappointing to see that the light damage has touched nearly all
the negatives in some way, but never mind - my cropping skills will
need to be at their best here. One of the things I have noticed over
the years is never to dismiss a set of negatives just because they
have not turned out perfectly. It can mean that you produce something
more creative than you had in mind in the first place. Serendipity
can be a good friend.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0holkT46-ZWrreKA3HUsQ7CjpEAdDTQEyeEeDtFd2dkDXuI2xhZHzaZVzc-w5op5mNM0-D7BmHo484x8iGtSgIcmbqhOcFUhA7VoVSxP9CQyYMb6Ex28VKFAwuYHMfhsHBKnjYYyB8qiq9Ls8IIjeaRoAunIYGKMrjZlm5GcwKl4xn4Pa1VNJeAgNrQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0holkT46-ZWrreKA3HUsQ7CjpEAdDTQEyeEeDtFd2dkDXuI2xhZHzaZVzc-w5op5mNM0-D7BmHo484x8iGtSgIcmbqhOcFUhA7VoVSxP9CQyYMb6Ex28VKFAwuYHMfhsHBKnjYYyB8qiq9Ls8IIjeaRoAunIYGKMrjZlm5GcwKl4xn4Pa1VNJeAgNrQ=s320" width="256" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><br /> </span>Looking
at the contact print, it suggested that the negatives could be
printed at grade 2 or 3. With further consideration, I opted for
grade three because I thought I would get better separation of the
tones. To check my decision I would do a second print at grade 2.</span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
chose to use Ilford multigrade paper and developer - the latter, when
fresh, produces some really crisp, rich blacks at the right grade. I
set the paper easel to 8 x 10, the enlarging lens to F8 and the
filtration to grade 3. With the negative in place, I turned on the
test light and used the focus finder to make sure the focus was
sharp. Trying to get sharp focus took a bit of time as the grain was
very small, much to my amazement.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhou39II_yC17vpRI6TXEAJpkxO0mb7dZ-olN1E-1SJ-wBUHDlMArFVpPz7WgaaR2QSiezI4LEskF8FIHhmmGe94luUlitL9oEgWb8joPcKEiiLhhMuDsKvrxsH7uhwAt9yYZwPWlESx2MKfGIaO75NYgnj5IsPwiHvDBABNvJoPpBEHUrL9YBwLSvzXA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhou39II_yC17vpRI6TXEAJpkxO0mb7dZ-olN1E-1SJ-wBUHDlMArFVpPz7WgaaR2QSiezI4LEskF8FIHhmmGe94luUlitL9oEgWb8joPcKEiiLhhMuDsKvrxsH7uhwAt9yYZwPWlESx2MKfGIaO75NYgnj5IsPwiHvDBABNvJoPpBEHUrL9YBwLSvzXA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
always time paper development. It is a way of keeping an eye on how
exhausted the developer is becoming. It is obvious, looking at the
segmented test print, that the negative is on the thin side and my
choice of F8 was a good first step.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As
I look at the test print, it is suggesting that 10 to 15 seconds
should produce a really good photograph. So I opt for 12 seconds. As
I pull the print from the developer ready for the stop, it looks as
though I have over exposed. Disappointing maybe, but you should not
make quick judgements under red light conditions.<span style="color: black;"> </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">As
I pull the picture from the fix, I turn the room light on. I’m
presented with a crisp, high contrast print with some very defined
smooth tones. Wow! WOW! It stopped me in my tracks for a bit as I
took in the view. Shame about the light pollution, but I can crop
that out.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMs54op3fHllIrLnHZ7S8KWO8R_sNZdR-czIg_dT8ulAwx19O8guZuiJ9AvzIQik7sFPT7dU4aFI_9UyprKuwpLUYBRNoUa58wrFl9dz8qNKtW8vAnQH7EYH2G3cTR1L81bXqX7oVNWlbSomXdPi8Hvh3wV_gWOWik1ops5_SqARAfFL11L9f45KIwDQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="800" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMs54op3fHllIrLnHZ7S8KWO8R_sNZdR-czIg_dT8ulAwx19O8guZuiJ9AvzIQik7sFPT7dU4aFI_9UyprKuwpLUYBRNoUa58wrFl9dz8qNKtW8vAnQH7EYH2G3cTR1L81bXqX7oVNWlbSomXdPi8Hvh3wV_gWOWik1ops5_SqARAfFL11L9f45KIwDQ=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;">The
next print was exposed at grade two for 18 seconds and has a
completely different feel to it - again I was impressed. Next, I
enlarged the negative to 10 x 20, printing part of it on 8 x 10 paper to
see what grain it would produce. None that I could see. </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;">I
have printed a number of the negatives and have been impressed with
each of them. I’m not sure why I do not use Rollei film more often.
It has a look and feel that I really like - I think some more rolls
will be on the cards. Please try this film. You will not be
disappointed. </span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">This article is the copyright of Mitch Fusco all rights reserved</span> </span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-87446712941208561842022-01-12T17:18:00.093+00:002023-05-04T15:07:34.219+01:00Bergger Pancro 400 a delightful surprise<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj9euolmTNwbPd_MKUq8GBn5BMXm_hk1QwQh4F9CUrQJhVpLyGWYKVXmLWOddQjFz69BYl5WQcNEsfLVt_s_ldBlNREXxdA2Ih3Q7JpAz6O0J_LKWF1__eu_AxtY7Qv7J_r7bRAfSCb0sqzObfGX3uneZn_f6frYC_mdiHICXuZpfnic8yW5rPUKae1A=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="800" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj9euolmTNwbPd_MKUq8GBn5BMXm_hk1QwQh4F9CUrQJhVpLyGWYKVXmLWOddQjFz69BYl5WQcNEsfLVt_s_ldBlNREXxdA2Ih3Q7JpAz6O0J_LKWF1__eu_AxtY7Qv7J_r7bRAfSCb0sqzObfGX3uneZn_f6frYC_mdiHICXuZpfnic8yW5rPUKae1A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>I
am writing this from the darkroom</b> as I process the second roll of
Bergger Pancro 400. It is being developed in Kodak HC 110 for 9
minutes I'm not sure how it is going to turn out as I forgot to soak
it for a minute in clean water. I knew something was a miss. It is
becoming a joke, nearly every film processed this year, has had a
fault one way or another. I will be pleased to get back to the
mundane predictability of old. In more ways than one.</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now
with the film hanging up to dry I can get back to what I wanted to
write. I'm pleased to say that the initial look over the negatives is
good in comparison to one I did correctly. I will only know for sure
when I start printing.</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha2Qh3T8LA2_AObc_imNznl8XhybqNg5wXP-QSTrWjWlpfx4UyNSmSs7sjXCrxw9SBeYaC39RC75hUTd2G_ujpPWixHojif6a0Pz9oBDJHG3HDEUxV5tti_oeO40gim1W8QzuOY8wZnWI6Rg9c8RYfSBU49k_kA1DA260BfdreI92rfmAk6zHI3VMGhw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="635" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha2Qh3T8LA2_AObc_imNznl8XhybqNg5wXP-QSTrWjWlpfx4UyNSmSs7sjXCrxw9SBeYaC39RC75hUTd2G_ujpPWixHojif6a0Pz9oBDJHG3HDEUxV5tti_oeO40gim1W8QzuOY8wZnWI6Rg9c8RYfSBU49k_kA1DA260BfdreI92rfmAk6zHI3VMGhw=s320" width="254" /></span></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">As
you may have already gathered the film needs to be soaked for a
minute before the developer go's in. When you pour the water out it
has a very slight colour to it. Stop bath is as normal for those that
use it but you must fix the film for six mins or longer depending on
how old your fix is. Agitation for the developer is for the first 30
seconds (twelve inversions) and then for 5 sec's every 30seconds ( two inversions.) If you tumble your tank instead of twiddling. When you
open the top to pour away the developer there will be bubbles in the
top so far I have not noticed any problem with the look of the
negatives. </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
lock down has found me time to slow down and consider what I should
do. While I mulled things over I did a bit of surfing those were the
days now it is just the net for information on macro photography. It
became clear that it would be best to use a fast film because of the
drop off in light reaching the film plane when using a bellows. I'm
in trouble I have no 400 ISO film in 120 while I was surfing down the
pipe I came across references to film called Bergger. It did not take
long before the screen was swamped with peoples opinion on this film.
I scratched the surface to see what was said and looked at the
pictures it produced. I was disappointed to find that most of it was
scanned negative. One video I watch stated the negatives were flat.
I'm pleased I took no notice as the results I have hanging up to dry
show otherwise.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxiq07cOL7yPedNMTH1Fvfb_uOW8vAU1hQj7GDgBKPpRz-ku9Q7LVWrI9d-im57e2l1CHkIKF8j-4Ked1a_kkbf7e-A5Uygxl5NTzkHI7JY5LL9Q9f-TW08kYY-r8pCP-eViRwrcGLJ8P-YZTjlIGBTyBgwPNBZk9iEjCcLqeYaDEMvTxArET-FDO1aw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="800" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxiq07cOL7yPedNMTH1Fvfb_uOW8vAU1hQj7GDgBKPpRz-ku9Q7LVWrI9d-im57e2l1CHkIKF8j-4Ked1a_kkbf7e-A5Uygxl5NTzkHI7JY5LL9Q9f-TW08kYY-r8pCP-eViRwrcGLJ8P-YZTjlIGBTyBgwPNBZk9iEjCcLqeYaDEMvTxArET-FDO1aw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
have long held the view that one favourite film developer at a
certain dilution should not be a catch all for all makes of film and
that a comfort zone is the enemy of creativity and missed
opportunity. Manufactures go to great lengths to produce a developer
that best brings out the qualities of their film and as I have
discovered Bergger is no different only in this case their film has a
twin layer of emulsion giving it its full light sensitivity hence the
name Pancro. Which would suggest a look all of its own. A comparison
of their developer could be on the cards?</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG_M4WIOfeBhy3VBqCEBYoOwICFqWy0M35s3Neaeai5KSmbfg1sXWbfiDI6Bf-gFFeG-T1Jd6VAs3OfbYif0xWq3gvpxgBox1CRjVDKgxfAzQpEfs3ev-45XLbRLBbeW2FtpUIQMTkVex-YIAwacqfZWp5RueJuQomKUWR1ZNohZLPnmrYXhfzz4EHmA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG_M4WIOfeBhy3VBqCEBYoOwICFqWy0M35s3Neaeai5KSmbfg1sXWbfiDI6Bf-gFFeG-T1Jd6VAs3OfbYif0xWq3gvpxgBox1CRjVDKgxfAzQpEfs3ev-45XLbRLBbeW2FtpUIQMTkVex-YIAwacqfZWp5RueJuQomKUWR1ZNohZLPnmrYXhfzz4EHmA=s320" width="256" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For
instance I chose to use HC 110 to develop the film, it could quite
easily have been Rodinal or one of the half dozen others I have on
the shelf but had in mind the fine grain qualities of HC 110. Fast
films are not known for there fine grain unless it is a T grain. I
should add that the developer you choose has a big influence on the
size of grain and the character of the negative and therefore should
be given due consideration.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">When
doing something like this the first time it is a leap of faith that
all the information about development is correct. I have found that
the time suggested for HC 110 produces a negative that is a little on
the thin side for me. It has shown its self in the darkroom with
shorter than my usual exposure times. I may increase the development
time but for now I'm going to let it stand until I have processed a
few more rolls. </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I
have exposed a number of rolls of Pancro 400 at box speed. Most of it
in high contrast conditions. In some cases with the lens closed down
to F 32 at 500<sup>th</sup> of sec. it has managed to capture a wide
range of detail from darkest to brightest. All waiting for you to utilize when exposing it to your chosen paper if you wish. I have
found printing these negatives to be some of the easiest. The whites
are brilliant and detailed to a degree I have not noticed before with
other film. The blacks are rich and pure but can also be very
detailed. </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8IFqgp-NBTDHikC8fWWDePt_cXlhq9035Lsfccke9o2H3TNSOf-fD_iHUBNvYupa_A1SCmoOzHHcQJ-PmNd7_4E6FMRcFpYYCkDeGtGXOjazeVx_Mid0svVLjWD3m1ZM_N28QlzLytwNi8xiPD9rwtk91PrpGcmsAiS1C568k84kn0oNzNqqNqMHmBw=s1000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8IFqgp-NBTDHikC8fWWDePt_cXlhq9035Lsfccke9o2H3TNSOf-fD_iHUBNvYupa_A1SCmoOzHHcQJ-PmNd7_4E6FMRcFpYYCkDeGtGXOjazeVx_Mid0svVLjWD3m1ZM_N28QlzLytwNi8xiPD9rwtk91PrpGcmsAiS1C568k84kn0oNzNqqNqMHmBw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One
note of caution it is quite easy to over expose the paper due to the
extra tone and crisp detail. I have discovered that I am trying to
have it all leading to overly dark and sometimes muddy photographs.
With the saying less is more in mind it has lead to some wonderful
photographs that are a joy to behold.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You
should give Bergger Pancro 400 a go if you have not already done so
and print it in the darkroom. Scanning does not do it justice.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">A note of caution</span> when using out dated 120 film it can become very grainy even with HC110 when pre soaking, I suggest not doing so to reduce the look of grain. <br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>Technical Data:</b></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">All black and white images have been scanned from prints. Contact printed on Ilford MG 5 RC G. Key printed on Kentmere RC G, Containers of fruit printed on Ilford MG FB, All developed in multigrade. </span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The picture of the graduate is used HC 110. </span> <b> </b> </span>
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I order new materials for the darkroom I always add something I have
not tried before. </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">It can be
anything but this time it just so happens it was a box of Ilfords new
cooltone FB paper. I was interested to know what their definition of
cool was. In my mind it means rich blacks and blueish tones in a very
subtle way.</span></span></span></p><br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3ol67138pS7NOLED05t_sn18te3pwArLmCF0hi6KuGsmsyfPjcma9eXgetT0731H9tAWiWQVrBz6M5tJyC65-pEr11V1OuHxlBIHNC5RWizHBv-GKZSYu_LP_TECEVDobsCzbt7gIt3G3ZEEj1i2TH3C-AfPdTA8u7Uzx36wC8t4rfqbG_IOUWw7xFQ=s600" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3ol67138pS7NOLED05t_sn18te3pwArLmCF0hi6KuGsmsyfPjcma9eXgetT0731H9tAWiWQVrBz6M5tJyC65-pEr11V1OuHxlBIHNC5RWizHBv-GKZSYu_LP_TECEVDobsCzbt7gIt3G3ZEEj1i2TH3C-AfPdTA8u7Uzx36wC8t4rfqbG_IOUWw7xFQ=s320" width="253" /></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It
has taken I bit of time to choose a set of negatives that would give
this paper a good workout. Sometime ago I was fortunate to visit the
thirty meter high Clydesdale horses heads known as the Kelpies at
Falkirk. They are a wondrous sight to see glistening in the
landscape. Even more so on the bright cloudless day I visited. Their
stainless steel 'coats' sparkled in the sun as you walk round them,
making it difficult to look at them without sun glasses. Trying to
make photographs that are different is impossible as hundreds of
people walk and stand around them taking pictures from every possible
angle. It's a snappers paradise! But then every ones experience of
these equine giants is different and so are the pictures made.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ9rxis8gYXPzVidI43O4c8i6-kZXG5vRzLdjs19MZZZE81rX3sLV79e8hS8SVYuCOUtM9TquXJhl9fwCClkcJbK8SueB2kYIZTrUuwZ8kuAWE-cOjl3uBUQucL4nej437ZcGiYLQpz4COmPaeFYJzg8JBMnS3uSU1YlgpjK3mHKkDOeiN_AntPEo5Tw=s600" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ9rxis8gYXPzVidI43O4c8i6-kZXG5vRzLdjs19MZZZE81rX3sLV79e8hS8SVYuCOUtM9TquXJhl9fwCClkcJbK8SueB2kYIZTrUuwZ8kuAWE-cOjl3uBUQucL4nej437ZcGiYLQpz4COmPaeFYJzg8JBMnS3uSU1YlgpjK3mHKkDOeiN_AntPEo5Tw=s320" width="253" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">I
used my Bronica 120 6x6 camera to make the pictures I had in mind.
Which turned out to be about a dozen frames across two rolls of film.
I am not prolific at the best of times but even I was surprised by
how few images I had captured.</span></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Armed
with two pages of negatives I picked three frames to try this paper
out on. I would start by developing the first picture in Ilfords own
multigrade print developer this would be the standard to judge the
others against. I will also be using my favourite cooltone developer
as well.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It
is not until you have the photograph in the day light that you can
see what the tint of the paper is. It has a very bright white tint to
the paper, making the blacks very crisp, but it still has a very
subtle warmth to it when compared to Moersch 6 blue tone developer. I
know I favour the cold working developer but I also like Ilford
rendition of the horses nose, they each have there own character. </span></span>
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I am very pleased with the way the images have turned out. This paper
appears to have a grade more contrast, I think this is due to the
very white base colour of the paper compared to the neutral tone
paper I am used to. It works well with my favourite blue tone
developer. I will have to see if the blue is richer with this paper
than others.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Technical data:</b></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe;">Top photograph of the horses head developed in Ilford multigade.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe;">The next one in Moersch 6 blue.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One open ,One untouched.</td></tr>
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have some good and bad news concerning Tetenal's Eukobrom AC. </b><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">I
have been pushing the developer to find it's limits. Without knowing
where the edges are you cannot be sure that you are getting the
optimum usage.</span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The good news is that two litres of diluted developer at 1 to 9 stored in a slot processor will remain usable for up to six weeks. Obviously this will vary depending on your circumstances. Also as the developer gets older the solution becomes more brown. Along with this it imparts some of this colour to the photograph by producing a subtle chocolate brown warmth in this case with Kentmere select RC gloss. A paper I have been using alot.</span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
bad news is, while I have been involved in seeing how long a working
solution will last, I forgot to mark the stock bottle with an 'opened
on date'!. As a result 800 mls of unused developer has been thrown
away. The first time I have had to do this ever! </span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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discovered this 'error' at the start of a printing session. The
existing developer was tested for usability and found to be no longer
viable. So I made up a new batch to find that this was also depleted.
I was suspicious that the open bottle was off by the colour but made
up a new batch anyway. In the past with other traditional developers
the colour does not always indicate that it is exhausted. It took
time to find out for sure as the new developer was producing a very soft test image without any contrast. I was using Kentmere paper, not
known for being on the soft side and very quick to produce an image
when placed in the developer, seconds in fact. In this case it still
was not right after two minutes. After several attempts it was
dumped. Not impressed to say the least.</span></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Continence from open<br />
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to worry I had a new unopened bottle. However on pouring the new
bottle into the measuring jug this was brown in colour as well. Not
the slight orange colour I was expecting. Now I was angry. I made up
a batch anyway and to my surprise I was met with a well developed
test image. Fully toned, great!</span></div>
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took over an hour to get to this point what with one thing and
another. My temper mellowed as each successive photograph left the
developer fully toned.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test print in fresh developer..</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Will I use the developer again? I still have the best part of a litre left from a dodgy opened bottle that has an 'opened on date'. As long as the contents are viable I will use it again. As to re stocking it? Not sure? It is just as well I keep some of my old friends in stock.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I
did email Tetenal a long time ago to find out if they had any
suggestions as to why this should be the case but have had no answer,
I can share with you at the point of writing there is still no answer
on posting. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifURkoSlq2i6U5Np3_hpwqipS4lMHnUBE_vIuEhAhawly5oNR57ThajfLU9P1DGjElF_Uw3aT_YAa5h1wNNzeiS_6kLH06yXTCHXFHpmc7vLk-ThU8VHy4GqHq9WF3-q0wwHFy_dqOwwkF/s1600/fresh+eukobromAC+kentmere.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifURkoSlq2i6U5Np3_hpwqipS4lMHnUBE_vIuEhAhawly5oNR57ThajfLU9P1DGjElF_Uw3aT_YAa5h1wNNzeiS_6kLH06yXTCHXFHpmc7vLk-ThU8VHy4GqHq9WF3-q0wwHFy_dqOwwkF/s400/fresh+eukobromAC+kentmere.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed on Kentmere RC gloss paper developed in Tetenal Eukobrom AC</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">This post was first published in 2017 there has not been any response from Tetenal on my concerns to this date.</span></span></div>
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Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-21107477709465708032021-12-21T18:00:00.002+00:002023-07-18T12:07:48.085+01:00Trouble in the darkroom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzgpgafpHWUHAt7IT4NTRfSzR8ICj5iJ1QuId33OsuasDYdcXs8rB5Ynrz6vxW1nSo89bxHPBrZAq5frlEq_J4zYnLZyQ5xvjT-TBE0_DaUbFvxCVDTXHddc6yloww7zi8j5h6imsCvwF/s1600/sketch+of+space+saver.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzgpgafpHWUHAt7IT4NTRfSzR8ICj5iJ1QuId33OsuasDYdcXs8rB5Ynrz6vxW1nSo89bxHPBrZAq5frlEq_J4zYnLZyQ5xvjT-TBE0_DaUbFvxCVDTXHddc6yloww7zi8j5h6imsCvwF/s320/sketch+of+space+saver.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>My
darkroom is a very personal space,</b> the only acknowledgement to it
being standard is the separation of wet and dry working areas. It is
just big enough for one person to work in comfortable. A bit of a
glorified closet really! which has meant I have had to find ways of
making the space work hard to meet the needs of both wet-and dry
sides working areas.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_mWRjMGXHOp-dfaV4nCx8gGOXKe9nA-koI8ch_VHTPyXy0q8xvaTywL8B3YL4AuMH1_PFaBSyFDeF8X0KY8ZzQ0LTYPiVwpSOXGe9vH6CrYoDc_M8uFTyZgeSvsJo20XrZJcYz0w2_DI/s1600/slot+processor.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_mWRjMGXHOp-dfaV4nCx8gGOXKe9nA-koI8ch_VHTPyXy0q8xvaTywL8B3YL4AuMH1_PFaBSyFDeF8X0KY8ZzQ0LTYPiVwpSOXGe9vH6CrYoDc_M8uFTyZgeSvsJo20XrZJcYz0w2_DI/s320/slot+processor.jpg" width="180" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">One
of the things I have had to do is to put the 12 x16 paper processor
under the work top on a pull out shelf. It was done originally to
save space but has proved to be inspired in a way I had not foreseen.
Being able to look down on the print process has made it a more
relaxed way to work. Keeping the work top clear for other wet side
needs has not worked so well, the top is being dominated by the tray
I use to put the tube covers that keep the chemicals fresh in the
slot processor. It was a large tray so that the tops could be spaced
far enough apart to stop cross contamination. </span>
<br />
<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">However,
it all came to a head when I wanted to try a new print developer and
use it with a tray so I could monitor when the first signs of the
image appeared, then transfer it to the processor for stop and fix.
I should explain that the darkroom does not have running water. I
usually part fill a tray with water to put the fixed photographs in
then wash them at the end of the session in the bathroom. Anyway I
had the water tray precariously balanced on top of the slot covers in
their tray as the rest of the top was taken up with the developing
tray. It must have been a good day as I did not manage to tip the
whole lot over myself. </span>
</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZoZz4G4HDEO1B_7H7okRzt9TJ8bkQVfGzJEWsg99yXVRvlRQi71PprbfYBKrT7tHmvlo01MSK49wyNuHe0ePH_RyLz7yojQDkEUv1Nw8qC1gf-46G6dDXIUoqRh4bm5sBYwQUGGHru9A/s1600/space+saver.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZoZz4G4HDEO1B_7H7okRzt9TJ8bkQVfGzJEWsg99yXVRvlRQi71PprbfYBKrT7tHmvlo01MSK49wyNuHe0ePH_RyLz7yojQDkEUv1Nw8qC1gf-46G6dDXIUoqRh4bm5sBYwQUGGHru9A/s320/space+saver.jpg" width="180" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I
now seriously considered ways of storing the slot tops that would
keep the worktop clear. It came to me that the best way was to stand
them on end. My first thought was to use a number of metal clips
attached to the wall. I cannot understand why I had not come to this
conclusion sooner. Once I had thought about it. It was not such a
good idea as fix attacks metal. I decided it would be better to use
plastic, so took some measurements, sat down and did a number of
drawings of a tray that would hold the tubes upright. Then thought
about how to stop cross contamination, so added sections to the base.
Once I had refined the basic look and measurements I showed the idea
to my mate at Plasweld, he helped to simplify the design and added a
splash back to stop chemicals running all over the place when loading
the tops into the stand. </span>
</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
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</span><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">A
few weeks later the stand is finished. It works very well and has
freed up lots of space on the worktop allowing me to work more
safely. Such a simple idea that has made a big difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
<a href="http://photomi7ch.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/darkroom-layout.html" target="_blank">A typical layout for a darkroom</a><br /></span>
<br />Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-34299464775031200112021-12-20T17:30:00.001+00:002021-12-20T17:30:00.187+00:00Preparing the Zero Pinhole Camera for use.<br />
<div class="western">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOWwN0WdyWBswO5QS4SoeFwmBCkBs_PJ_H5wM5ZOkkzalDIFBNwSuYTiVtYyfL5LClw0Ep7pFUqEJSGPEDVqg4R8X_RfEgOu8l3py7XFNqjx6FCAhK0k5LxJcfh0EoxVNZO7IR1P_yQcs/s1600/zero-camera-open-back.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOWwN0WdyWBswO5QS4SoeFwmBCkBs_PJ_H5wM5ZOkkzalDIFBNwSuYTiVtYyfL5LClw0Ep7pFUqEJSGPEDVqg4R8X_RfEgOu8l3py7XFNqjx6FCAhK0k5LxJcfh0EoxVNZO7IR1P_yQcs/w320-h211/zero-camera-open-back.gif" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Using
this camera is a real step back in time</span></strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">
requiring you to put aside all those luxuries that the modern
photographer has taken for granted. After all, it is just a box with
a pinhole in it, the ultimate manual experience from loading the film
and remembering to wind it on, to calculating the shutter speed.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br />
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<strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Loading
the film:</u></span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIsTsshXWFyJUCCJR8tp-mKxS9LJUjCpoyvx_zpUy237PidU5P96JfzkCywisLPYHig1OnKygw46nC5tjCI36HoQRlYMz1X2TLb9aMV1haG3qzq8P4nJgFZm7QjpeOudbLpvBomoEhRTJ/s1600/zero-camera-showing-format-.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIsTsshXWFyJUCCJR8tp-mKxS9LJUjCpoyvx_zpUy237PidU5P96JfzkCywisLPYHig1OnKygw46nC5tjCI36HoQRlYMz1X2TLb9aMV1haG3qzq8P4nJgFZm7QjpeOudbLpvBomoEhRTJ/w320-h216/zero-camera-showing-format-.gif" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">To start </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">with you
need to load a roll of film. That's obvious, most film cameras need
film to work. If you are like me it has been a long time since you
looked at the backing paper of a roll 120 film. I had forgotten that
it is marked for the four different sizes in the 120 family and with
the multi format camera it has three red coloured windows in which to
view the film numbers. It also has a set of symbols that tell you
when the number is about to appear in the window which also marks the
middle of the frame. With this set up you cannot blame anyone else
for winding it on to far, so it is a good idea to take it slow and
gentle in the beginning. Before loading the film you need to set the
format your going to use, once the back and top are in place, it is time to advance the film so the
light-sensitive material is in front of the pinhole. When winding on
you may notice that it becomes quite tight, this is where the
celluloid attached to the backing paper is being drawn in front of
the light box. Just continue gently on until the first frame number
appears behind the little red window. Now the camera is primed for
light capture.</span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="western"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAOcYYtKeP6Jsckh1IFBZuy2-ix_gMMAdT3kC7y2K-C9LVntYSab7aekFlDFSIYzA8pJgptkHNJS-CjgVHOcujCPE-u2GUi-Xt4zpW32e3wB09g3hDwv933bsCpFg1k1obLDEU5smlktL/s1600/film-markings.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAOcYYtKeP6Jsckh1IFBZuy2-ix_gMMAdT3kC7y2K-C9LVntYSab7aekFlDFSIYzA8pJgptkHNJS-CjgVHOcujCPE-u2GUi-Xt4zpW32e3wB09g3hDwv933bsCpFg1k1obLDEU5smlktL/s320/film-markings.gif" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Calculating
exposure;</u></span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">The Zero cameras
aperture is set at F 235, it is important to remember this as this
number is not written on the calculator attached to the back of the
camera. The calculators outer ring shows shutter times from 8000 ths
of a second too 15 hours, the inner ring shows F numbers from F 1.4
to F 500.</span></div><div class="western"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Please
note that all the figures that follow are based on a film speed of
100 ISO.</span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYutCXBe9BXdVdaLW_kodtDNXV-opzG-5b5h-SWD_2iKyoCgaU73pgagHeiMLIp6AvTwm6kDwEq6hkt4xGmck4jazlXcGMSrDD3W7mrLzeyxlOqc-NoSOVpvzSx_vD4tAm-KEaF-OcUfV/s1600/zero-camera-back.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYutCXBe9BXdVdaLW_kodtDNXV-opzG-5b5h-SWD_2iKyoCgaU73pgagHeiMLIp6AvTwm6kDwEq6hkt4xGmck4jazlXcGMSrDD3W7mrLzeyxlOqc-NoSOVpvzSx_vD4tAm-KEaF-OcUfV/s320/zero-camera-back.gif" width="320" /></span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Today, for
example, my light meter is showing a light reading of F 5.6 @ 500 ths
of a second. Now using the calculator move the dials so F5.6 is
opposite 500 ths of a sec., then find F 235 on the outer ring and
read off the time opposite which is about 3 second; you will need to
make an adjustment for reciprocity effect by a factor of 2 making an
exposure time of 6 seconds. I say 'about' because the next F number
is 250 with an indicated shutter time of 4 seconds. To start with it
is a bit hit and miss, that is why it is a good idea to make notes on
shutter times so you can see where to make adjustments once the film
has been developed.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">You will need to
make adjustments for the<a href="http://photomi7ch.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/reciprocity-how-it-may-affect.html" target="_blank"> reciprocity</a> effect as follows:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><ul>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">From
1 second and over compensate by multiplying by 2 giving an exposure
of 2 seconds.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">From
5 seconds and over compensate by multiplying by 5 giving an exposure
of 25 seconds</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">From 50
seconds and over compensate by multiplying by 12 giving an exposure
of 600 seconds/11 mins.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
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<br />Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-20227033474833047912021-12-19T17:30:00.001+00:002021-12-19T17:30:00.180+00:00Zero pinhole camera<br />
<div class="western">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Pinhole
cameras have been with us for a long time in all sorts of shapes and
sizes.</span></strong><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> Aristotle
wrote about this naturally occurring in the fourth century. It was
not until the 1850 s when the Scottish scientist Sir David Brewster
used a pinhole camera to produce the first photograph. It has taken
on many forms ever since!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Over recent years
the pinhole camera has come to the fore as a desired method of
producing a different style of photograph. This popularity has been
helped by the <a href="http://www.zeroimage.com/" target="_blank">zero
image company</a>, making some wonderfully crafted boxes for the
pinhole photographer. They are not just great looking collectibles
but are fully working cameras that take some excellent photographs.
They come in the three main formats of 35 millimetres, 120 medium
format and 5 x 4 large format.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">This camera has
not been an easy acquisition for me, with several false starts I have
had to compromise to get a deluxe model but it is in my format of
choice if not the camera I really wanted for the project. Having said
that I am not disappointed with the multi format camera. On hindsight
this could be a good thing, as it allows me to play with the
different sizes that make up the 120 family at a later date.</span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIbb2dcQDb65awNWzGvaY7xo_P6AzDfxGl4hdgRJEaPIMQ5H0L9RCpgwz8tJj9mNPhwG33gBTFlaNn4TcrmHGM7ckds4aq-2mwBSV6yplGzklT-VMUKHBBAMQADleamXwYmP7kFc0R2Oq/s1600/zero-camera-contence.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIbb2dcQDb65awNWzGvaY7xo_P6AzDfxGl4hdgRJEaPIMQ5H0L9RCpgwz8tJj9mNPhwG33gBTFlaNn4TcrmHGM7ckds4aq-2mwBSV6yplGzklT-VMUKHBBAMQADleamXwYmP7kFc0R2Oq/s320/zero-camera-contence.gif" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">So whats in the
box apart from a well crafted wooden camera that some quarters think
would make a good jewelry box. Thinking about it, I can see what they
mean with the multi format version!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><ul>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A
plastic view finder marked out in the different 120 formats.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A
very nicely presented instruction manual that needs to be read if
you are serious about getting the most from your camera.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A
grey cord? Not sure why this in the box.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A
certificate telling you who hand crafted your camera.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">There are some
other bits of kit you need to gather before you stroll down the road
with your camera.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><ul>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJiRrF0q0CHIiYi0aQMcCe6E8EsNaR5jhNY5_qOv1y0GCrn_dEOSdtVAuCpuavhU_bB0EMW6zs_z1kKfstUBGX8kk3hr25GGjSUXZt4aHgBpXz4BDh65gytB8ScuJprg4G5JH9jXBN3Ne/s1600/extra-kit-for-zero.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJiRrF0q0CHIiYi0aQMcCe6E8EsNaR5jhNY5_qOv1y0GCrn_dEOSdtVAuCpuavhU_bB0EMW6zs_z1kKfstUBGX8kk3hr25GGjSUXZt4aHgBpXz4BDh65gytB8ScuJprg4G5JH9jXBN3Ne/s320/extra-kit-for-zero.gif" width="320" /></span></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">You
will not get far without a spare spool to wind the film on to.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A
light meter unless you are going to use <a href="http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm" target="_blank">sun
rule 16</a>.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A
cable release is a good idea if you have the deluxe version as it
removes any chance of camera shake.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Tripod.</span></div>
</li>
<li><div class="western">
<span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">A note-book
and pencil is a good idea for recording frame numbers and exposure
times. That then can be checked against the negatives once they have
been developed. Giving you an indication as to whether you are over
or under exposing.</span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-28028197251847781952021-12-15T17:30:00.087+00:002022-09-14T15:42:49.157+01:0020 x 24 photographic paper out of date challenge <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihhB9J97fAs2UEpKbYAJMrownvMofYpGOcPJJtw994MM4X5_UnkanRpwifSNR8Ka4A1g5DT8pDQVxCULCNfZsoj7I5YYMxocW3gKTaQLzfcLeX1bWZhAGC2Jv26GxofMLYbCOwpOoFqgbeA2kYNINHUT80pHWRPKcXPWeCKV-yyh3ua7VaFQyhh5-hEQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="561" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihhB9J97fAs2UEpKbYAJMrownvMofYpGOcPJJtw994MM4X5_UnkanRpwifSNR8Ka4A1g5DT8pDQVxCULCNfZsoj7I5YYMxocW3gKTaQLzfcLeX1bWZhAGC2Jv26GxofMLYbCOwpOoFqgbeA2kYNINHUT80pHWRPKcXPWeCKV-yyh3ua7VaFQyhh5-hEQ=s320" width="224" /></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>I
have been having a clear out in the darkroom. </b>More
like seeing what printing paper I have in stock and how close to date
they were getting. While checking I came across a pack of Ilford
multigrade 4 peal RC 20 x 24 to large to miss but I have managed not
to notice it for a long time.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It
has been over looked all this time partly because it is pearl paper
and that I am unable to use paper this size. I know why, then why
have you not cut it down to size? Without trying to make excuses it
is difficult to cut any size papers when you only have enough space
on the dry side of the darkroom for your enlarger and I did not want
to waste it if I could help it. A sort of unintended waiting game for
the right project only I did not think it would take about 15 years.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpEg4CCrMnwtEiEEAxzmqrgE1BTPymJi8Ue7KhDfysNm3fUDa-NVKrbNr5p0SannxRAjW8IVqmkkfVQjXrKJ3NGTq4o-YEWrMhF0BtpJ2NtnwHDUqt8GiO3hr57V82Te9QP1Hz6EFNB1tswQssLuLUt8J4L_g8YmPJhCQZyNfCbJWCj-B3TjD-SoVXqQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="800" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpEg4CCrMnwtEiEEAxzmqrgE1BTPymJi8Ue7KhDfysNm3fUDa-NVKrbNr5p0SannxRAjW8IVqmkkfVQjXrKJ3NGTq4o-YEWrMhF0BtpJ2NtnwHDUqt8GiO3hr57V82Te9QP1Hz6EFNB1tswQssLuLUt8J4L_g8YmPJhCQZyNfCbJWCj-B3TjD-SoVXqQ=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A
few days ago I was setting up the enlarger to make some 9.5 x 12
prints from Kentmere 100 35mm film. That had some images of poppies
made in the garden. All though they all turned out well. I had
noticed, I was loosing about an inch or so off the side of the
negative.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
started to speculate wouldn't it be nice to include that missing edge
at the same ratio of enlargement without having to down size it to
make it fit. This idea was going to be difficult to fulfill as my main
sizes are 8 x 10 and 9.5 x 12. This left the 20 x 24 this maybe it's
finest hour.
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvgc56j3Wr2_-9ex9PVNsD2US5HV4gjmAeuqZU0KE-LWX1Ywt0WlPjlXAIxHMciP7DNGzTLrmIMu3QsqTAWF48iwraz9N5iV82rgDFiJmm8wic1o6OTWNFGqyHljUwtfCGwModPWuLARA6cHoQIV1nAoN1lsGMvUVg3RiIcHjxaiSIyrN1GEA6aZfKyw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvgc56j3Wr2_-9ex9PVNsD2US5HV4gjmAeuqZU0KE-LWX1Ywt0WlPjlXAIxHMciP7DNGzTLrmIMu3QsqTAWF48iwraz9N5iV82rgDFiJmm8wic1o6OTWNFGqyHljUwtfCGwModPWuLARA6cHoQIV1nAoN1lsGMvUVg3RiIcHjxaiSIyrN1GEA6aZfKyw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After
a certain point in time old paper starts to increase their latency.
This means you need to start adding more exposure time (light ) to
the paper to receive the same results you would get with the fresh
stuff.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">With
paper this old you may as well chuck it in the bin. Yes! it is
coming, if it was this article would be at an end. But! while I am
processing anyway I may as well see if I can get any sort of image.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnIk8RVD9hxlf1u_3UQonQSS2fKfq-abJNL1lnOIk9GAROt-gy2cuQVfPSN-FI9m1Ggsoz4020z4WwR7Qu6SjQlO3cMcYZpHllsVM6zryxD9VrAlZB9y2_mK8FIzvihBv08keGqUAjciK8yPVzVlkiPIsA468Dx8K10fFUIZDGwpi89D7Q5fqDhnCCDg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="800" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnIk8RVD9hxlf1u_3UQonQSS2fKfq-abJNL1lnOIk9GAROt-gy2cuQVfPSN-FI9m1Ggsoz4020z4WwR7Qu6SjQlO3cMcYZpHllsVM6zryxD9VrAlZB9y2_mK8FIzvihBv08keGqUAjciK8yPVzVlkiPIsA468Dx8K10fFUIZDGwpi89D7Q5fqDhnCCDg=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where
to start? a Segmented test print. Where you increase the amount of
exposure at set times. The problem with this is you have no idea how
many increments of light will be needed to arrive at the exposure. I
short cut it by using the exposure time from the negative already set
up using that exposure time as a starting point.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fortunately
the developer was fresh in that it had only half a dozen prints
through it. To allow for the sluggish latency I would develop the
print for two minutes. Twice normal for RC papers to give it a
chance to produce tones.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before
we go any further we need to look at the negative I was using. It had
been exposed to Foma 311 RC paper. It took 27 seconds at grade 3 with
the lens set to F5.6. This would be the starting point then with one
change the enlarger had to have the filter setting changed for
multigrade 4.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After
a little bit of contortionist cutting, the paper was in two bits of
equal size well almost and the easel adjusted to allow for the new
size, the paper was exposed.
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Surprisingly
when I remove the paper from the processor after 2 mins there was a
soft image, emboldened I increased the exposure to 30 secs. A slight
increase but not enough. Time to get radical and doubled the light by
opening the enlarging lens to F4.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijVUdSzqfDJosvKhve0xwg9DQ2uFj0Jq3VnfifqhLPlA7dHF3LYT2wj7Ou5BBpFyX3CzyabNdDW4MIkFCEqytd-vQA4rNPvoX3l83ZfgNrpAlxarTWFO3JFF1JR7pqjLGlshkF8XiGm5JALCD_w-S1YSnznX5CsB9MysDMc3TWfTBjluyu539XqAU_AQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijVUdSzqfDJosvKhve0xwg9DQ2uFj0Jq3VnfifqhLPlA7dHF3LYT2wj7Ou5BBpFyX3CzyabNdDW4MIkFCEqytd-vQA4rNPvoX3l83ZfgNrpAlxarTWFO3JFF1JR7pqjLGlshkF8XiGm5JALCD_w-S1YSnznX5CsB9MysDMc3TWfTBjluyu539XqAU_AQ=s320" width="198" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The
print was darker again but not enough to get a good black, so I opened
the lens to f 2.8 at 30 secs. Effectively four time the light from
when I started. When the print came off of the processor this time it
was nearly perfect. I did another print adding 15 sec burn to the
highlighted poppy. Done.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
did consider <a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2014/01/paper-flashing-pre-flash-examples.html" target="_blank">pre-flashing</a> the paper this is where you add light to
the point just before recording a tone to overcome the latency. I
explain how it is done in a previous article link at the bottom of
the page. You will properly have to make time changes from part
seconds to seconds in the case of old papers. A case of testing to
see what works to get the right result. There is also double grade
printing a link at the bottom of the page explains this method as
well.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A
note of caution what works well for one pack of paper may not for
another keeping your grey matter on its toes. It will be the case
that no matter what is done you will not get the result you are
looking for it is at that point a decision needs to be made to bin
it.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
am pleased that I had a go with this paper. It has introduced me to a
new format size for 35mm printing. I feel it is more pleasurable to
look at with that bit of extra width. A sort of shortened panoramic
feel.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGVzq2oolTFAQhmOqBPTXqlq2PwKnOXG2Sb_LcN1FusVI3O8tVZ_Sqbf_s4Hem0seprQeOxAD5IKdBGSbcIuXz4bOIQDV_iyq5lWQ4czO336w2wiV4biV-0QKYEhdxR5Bsa7WnF53PE8xthPMXpHfroKyXzvndNzlOT7GaYj70tgLruTz-oSuUQqNMSQ=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGVzq2oolTFAQhmOqBPTXqlq2PwKnOXG2Sb_LcN1FusVI3O8tVZ_Sqbf_s4Hem0seprQeOxAD5IKdBGSbcIuXz4bOIQDV_iyq5lWQ4czO336w2wiV4biV-0QKYEhdxR5Bsa7WnF53PE8xthPMXpHfroKyXzvndNzlOT7GaYj70tgLruTz-oSuUQqNMSQ=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When
the same image is compared with the Foma 311 version it has a slight
warmth to it which could be down to its age, if anything this adds to
it. Making the Foma composition a little clinical looking. It is a
unintended consequence of mixing different papers and throws up a
question about creative choice. Which I'm go to leave you with to
ponder.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">All the photographs were reproduced using a phone camera and edited in Photoshop.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">The first four pictures were made using Ilford multigrade 4 pearl RC.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">The fifth is on Foma 311 gloss RC.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Links</b></span> </span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2013/12/paper-flashing-pre-flash.html" target="_blank">Paper flashing</a></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2014/01/paper-flashing-pre-flash-examples.html" target="_blank">Paper flashing more examples</a></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2017/02/double-grade-printing.html" target="_blank">Double grade printing</a></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-78816558004283157062021-12-08T17:30:00.053+00:002023-09-25T10:27:19.680+01:00The Camera from Dresden part one.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2SuSv0FPXmEMpZlO0LZVzNLxC2eAzKz-a8R0mJEz7K6hIrmKpHAX5yDTRk0uDQ6EjOdFrbcw2ySQUwWT4Dw352bnrkO-s-yoYJ5YYqOhkyFLB59zgZx5VGtd869gx-u56-E6agNBbGOp70PddscUwDBXJQaeBa8dc-IIlOlwAgzbaC3t8V4i56Kej9g=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2SuSv0FPXmEMpZlO0LZVzNLxC2eAzKz-a8R0mJEz7K6hIrmKpHAX5yDTRk0uDQ6EjOdFrbcw2ySQUwWT4Dw352bnrkO-s-yoYJ5YYqOhkyFLB59zgZx5VGtd869gx-u56-E6agNBbGOp70PddscUwDBXJQaeBa8dc-IIlOlwAgzbaC3t8V4i56Kej9g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b>This
camera was almost</b> an impulse buy, when I saw it in the window of a
camera shop at a giveaway price. However, I did not have the cash on
me. As I carried on walking down the street I thought it would be
snapped up by some lucky individual embarking on a film camera
odyssey.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">At
the time, I did not realize it would be me six weeks later. On
inspecting the MTL 3, the body was in mint condition - not a single
mark on it that I could see. However it did have some issues, the
most obvious one being that it had no lens, the light meter did not
work and the foam on the film door had perished. Shouldn’t be too
difficult to put right, I thought. </span></span>
</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw0rD_Eyp28fvcGc8Mts19xU30QSqNCCqZhhlcy1z3XneIABqTa5m-k84OCF0M5mGXAy3AFtwvYF78qa3qkxOF0_l8__Kz1GTRUy5nT2zVGy62cEMVct4GM2LEVrTu5BJkQKvL0hMS1voe0T6G5a_iSBjFVDhsks1-b8i33Nbi306HaLNaGbJOkcYYBw=s1000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw0rD_Eyp28fvcGc8Mts19xU30QSqNCCqZhhlcy1z3XneIABqTa5m-k84OCF0M5mGXAy3AFtwvYF78qa3qkxOF0_l8__Kz1GTRUy5nT2zVGy62cEMVct4GM2LEVrTu5BJkQKvL0hMS1voe0T6G5a_iSBjFVDhsks1-b8i33Nbi306HaLNaGbJOkcYYBw=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">When
I got the Praktica home, I tried to remove the battery cover, but it
was locked solid. I did not have time to go any further with it at
that point and thought that I could always use a hand held meter.
With that, I put the camera in the cupboard. </span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Some
weeks later I found myself going to the camera cupboard and picking
up the Praktica. I had it in mind to get to the bottom of the stuck
battery cover. I found a set of micro screwdrivers and undid the four
screws that held the base plate on. I had no idea what I would find
once the cover was removed. Fortunately, there were no springs that
pinged out across the room when the base plate was lifted. I picked
the battery housing off the base of the camera, only to be presented
with a leaking battery - mystery solved.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNTexw8-O7hMvz-FV_TvfECTzzJXNLRJyBTySjMEXN3ZsKfGZlLITfRHDHSgILQCE9G8NVJEDBTHqFCt2KDvMq_c1LMENvysVsyuHxhCGik8TBNf3aWAtAL4H4blR3x0hkRH2-d8TX56H1G0qvIQKfTTeXHFU3l3tBf4SyAQgDPf61ZYhM-PYQn_UEFA=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNTexw8-O7hMvz-FV_TvfECTzzJXNLRJyBTySjMEXN3ZsKfGZlLITfRHDHSgILQCE9G8NVJEDBTHqFCt2KDvMq_c1LMENvysVsyuHxhCGik8TBNf3aWAtAL4H4blR3x0hkRH2-d8TX56H1G0qvIQKfTTeXHFU3l3tBf4SyAQgDPf61ZYhM-PYQn_UEFA=s320" width="180" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Removing
the aluminium battery cover from the metal insert was going to be a
challenge. The battery had leaked into the threads, sticking the two
parts together like super glue would. I don’t know what I was
thinking when I squirted freeing oil on the thread and left it to
sink in. I tried and failed to shift it using a fifty pence piece and
a large adjustable spanner. There was no other course of action left
to me but the brutality of fire and heat in a blow torch. I wondered
if just heat would work?</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">As
I walked across the room to the log stove, it was like walking into
the sun. I left the battery housing on top of the log stove for five
minutes or so and returned to the tropical room suitably dressed in
shorts and, with heat resistant gloves, picked the battery cover off
the stove. I placed the housing in the spanner and used the fifty
pence piece in the cover and applied increasing amounts of pressure.
With the sweat running down my face, it gave all of a sudden flicking
the coin out of my fingers across the room. After I found the coin I
placed it back in the slot and undid it as normal.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwgJCXCh8WWYbPwxFO9G2Xa_sULX2cswh4iaJrSHuV-4z9Qwox0aJjMgMCneJqnvr2Xc0ZwV6oCHZRUowIhB1YEHobZO1DwyunKqeKHTRrwKTclJ3PvJBDDR2UMQ3XucJM7DrHF0R05OVA0UFsuuQnLkaKfALw99iwHqWdUdrSbrAv755Unr-f7txZAw=s1000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwgJCXCh8WWYbPwxFO9G2Xa_sULX2cswh4iaJrSHuV-4z9Qwox0aJjMgMCneJqnvr2Xc0ZwV6oCHZRUowIhB1YEHobZO1DwyunKqeKHTRrwKTclJ3PvJBDDR2UMQ3XucJM7DrHF0R05OVA0UFsuuQnLkaKfALw99iwHqWdUdrSbrAv755Unr-f7txZAw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">One
issue down, three to go. The hunt was on to find a lens, battery and
foam. I had forgotten what a waste of time looking for stuff on the
net is. Some hours later, I had found a lens and battery (the modern
number for it is LR9XP625G - the last three numbers are the most
important). From the same place, I bought a Sigma 80-200 zoom lens.
Thanks go to Bristol Cameras for their prompt and friendly service.
The lens when it arrived was brand new and was the same price as the
camera body.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">I
tracked down the foam to eBay and what a pain the seller was, to put
it mildly. In the end I went down to a craft shop and picked up a
sheet of foam for a pound - four times cheaper than the eBay seller!</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEvFATgJQ2m-liUXYyztPPv780ohl78pgxObm4KPRx6BOaoWXAYSYCkM9cfikmOMHx-tD1lVAC7Mrx92aWwdk39l42vQJQUivGP2QxvnRyGHnihX3cs3AKnulWcR8EyBRFhs5tNG-siGAFtsjT2AYXHK3hh9W55vnBChQIJW28bzaeNnQutVuwGNN2cw=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEvFATgJQ2m-liUXYyztPPv780ohl78pgxObm4KPRx6BOaoWXAYSYCkM9cfikmOMHx-tD1lVAC7Mrx92aWwdk39l42vQJQUivGP2QxvnRyGHnihX3cs3AKnulWcR8EyBRFhs5tNG-siGAFtsjT2AYXHK3hh9W55vnBChQIJW28bzaeNnQutVuwGNN2cw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">With
the light meter now working, the lens attached and the foam in place,
it was time to load the camera with some film. I had an out of date
roll of Fomapan 200, which is of a similar age to the camera, so that
would do nicely.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Let
the escapade begin.......It took a bit of time to get the film to
wind on properly as I could now work out how the film lead picked up
the wind on the cylinder. The sound and vibration from firing the
shutter almost shocked it out of my hands. Must remember to grip it
more firmly and use ear defenders.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">To
be fair, I had forgotten how basic the manufacture of this camera is
and the sound of the shutter is quite reassuring. I don’t think I
will be using it for candid street shots, but then again... It will
take me a little time to get used to the way the camera is set up. It
is a little chunky when making adjustments, but I will not let that
put me off.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">In case you missed part two here is the link <a href="https://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/2021/11/using-camera-from-dresden-part-2.html" target="_blank">part two</a></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0Lincolnshire, UK52.9451889 -0.160124624.634795911287483 -35.316374599999975 81.255581888712513 34.996125399999968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-45516278968526010872021-11-23T16:30:00.003+00:002023-09-25T10:29:33.472+01:00Using the camera from Dresden part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpKONq6c-rJG88lNmgzeWk5Y_iGPAQNmEbMBKZW8NyvLH7AaZEs-GG9Vtwp-JAw7kc_ELY5JNWPsXLz1Q7OMBgiF3lPqZM1lJNJhyphenhyphenCjQSGSOn7F5Zildb3iObWZMrEA8LxZ4gr5QgHHkf/s1000/praktica1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpKONq6c-rJG88lNmgzeWk5Y_iGPAQNmEbMBKZW8NyvLH7AaZEs-GG9Vtwp-JAw7kc_ELY5JNWPsXLz1Q7OMBgiF3lPqZM1lJNJhyphenhyphenCjQSGSOn7F5Zildb3iObWZMrEA8LxZ4gr5QgHHkf/s320/praktica1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The
camera from Dresden has been a joy to use.</b> A little quirky at
first as my fingers got used to the placement of the controls. But,
once mastered, it became intuitive when using the light meter and
shutter. It is obvious that the controls lack the finesse of its
Western counterparts, but that is part of its character.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">CLICK!
As the last frame on the Fomapan 200 is exposed - with this camera
more than others I have used, you need to hold it correctly with your
left hand supporting the body and lens, while the right grips the
body and actuates the meter and shutter. With the camera turned
upside down, I press the button that releases the wind on and slowly
rewind the film back into the canister.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbKZKDLTYlieQaDUHg_7Pvtszy9XMxWs6Cr-LocqQm6APcrnYBq5xIgUMUVNES4gZJs6T589_rOJFqLLn4IDCQIVA0CxZqKuFz7xaG5TFwpol78A8nWwHwvPEg4OHb0T8bSFFZTGKaFml/s1000/glaaspractica.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbKZKDLTYlieQaDUHg_7Pvtszy9XMxWs6Cr-LocqQm6APcrnYBq5xIgUMUVNES4gZJs6T589_rOJFqLLn4IDCQIVA0CxZqKuFz7xaG5TFwpol78A8nWwHwvPEg4OHb0T8bSFFZTGKaFml/s320/glaaspractica.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now,
to develop the film, it was always going to be HC 110 as it is the new
kid in the darkroom. The more I use it, the better my understanding
of what to expect from it with different film manufacturers.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">The
technical bit: Dilution 1:31 in 300 mls which equates to 9.7 mls of
developer. The film was exposed at 200 ISO box speed, which means a
time of 3 1/2 mins, but I extended it to 4. I also prolonged the fix
time to 10 minutes after checking the film halfway through, as it
still showed signs of fog. </span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_N8gjxUaSOC5W2q-OVH9RuJhjwHOWVDgULY4cFbu3c0A0qCXV80bAr4SpB76mQcytjN46vBcEAEMTzJEUTUxjcQ_6hGj4lrf3fBcqw5delfU8VDv4n2cBOzImSTjoMkHVS76uNqoaqFJ/s1000/birchpractica.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="815" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_N8gjxUaSOC5W2q-OVH9RuJhjwHOWVDgULY4cFbu3c0A0qCXV80bAr4SpB76mQcytjN46vBcEAEMTzJEUTUxjcQ_6hGj4lrf3fBcqw5delfU8VDv4n2cBOzImSTjoMkHVS76uNqoaqFJ/s320/birchpractica.jpg" width="261" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At
first glance, the negatives appear to be on the thin side (under
exposed). I think this is due to the built-in light meter. I noticed
that if you held the meter on for more than a few seconds, the needle
started to fall. I did, on occasion, allow for this - whether I
should have or not, I’m not sure.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At
the time of writing this, I still have not had the chance to contact
print the negatives in the darkroom. This is the real test of how
good your negatives are - this point being borne out by a new member
of the FADU forum who has switched from scanning his negatives to
processing them analogously and is having trouble getting his prints
right. This illustrates just how much the scanning process
compensates for the differences between the highlights and shadows.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHaM2kiTQ6okSeDJ1r79Ma6bVxMcRzRQs7jwPAkMKM9aLwM4yfD3b7n2NM9FE04dM9Ln3-JMUvzTmColrWen-rBaVsttRyG5AOd7IFNCSxVORGG2KqMf7KSpiSuPx1bSU3IiWBP6nvoAk/s1000/threetreespracktica.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHaM2kiTQ6okSeDJ1r79Ma6bVxMcRzRQs7jwPAkMKM9aLwM4yfD3b7n2NM9FE04dM9Ln3-JMUvzTmColrWen-rBaVsttRyG5AOd7IFNCSxVORGG2KqMf7KSpiSuPx1bSU3IiWBP6nvoAk/s320/threetreespracktica.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I
use the hybrid system myself (analogue to digital) and know it is far
easier to get the results you want than in the darkroom, especially
if there is a problem with density. But I prefer the wizardry of
chemicals on paper to the click of a button on a screen.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Even
though I’m not happy with the way these negatives look, I will
still print some of them. As I print them, I consider the sense of
disappointment I feel. Why should I be disappointed? The negatives
are less than technically perfect, but what about creatively? In our
pursuit of knowledge on the best way to produce our images, our minds
become polluted with other people’s expectations of what
constitutes a properly produced picture. Photography is, by its
nature, technically based, but should we be sacrificing creativity
for technical excellence? That’s my personal view, even though I am
not for one minute suggesting sloppy workmanship.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpWOPloOMxZNCVqM8cCakIqZ006h5SfAysCOuYK1Zewq64MlA9l9nSiViz5u2vrWz4apuEUQmBgmDgr2ayidpJ6a7kA9bJYkgtEGNZtetwRlENOuWgRLmvRUDRJQIebUU6CfRbY0kn7Ek/s1000/poppraktica.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1000" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpWOPloOMxZNCVqM8cCakIqZ006h5SfAysCOuYK1Zewq64MlA9l9nSiViz5u2vrWz4apuEUQmBgmDgr2ayidpJ6a7kA9bJYkgtEGNZtetwRlENOuWgRLmvRUDRJQIebUU6CfRbY0kn7Ek/s320/poppraktica.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">My
disappointment with these negatives is because they do not resemble
what I have come to recognize as well exposed, but this should not be
the whole story. When I started out with the MTL3, it was to be an
adventure - some fun with out-of-date film. I, however, ignored the
golden rule of not using old film that has been opened and partially
used, which is asking for trouble.</span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Taking
into account all that has gone before, this film is a triumph in that
there are images to be printed. In the old days I would have just
filed these negatives, never to be seen again. Nowadays, I keep an
open mind as to what may be possible. I am pleased that I did.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><b>Technical data:</b> </span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All the black and white images were scanned from the contact print.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span>
</p><p> </p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0Lincolnshire, UK52.9451889 -0.160124624.634955063821153 -35.3163746 81.255422736178843 34.9961254tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-20298617237932576622021-11-17T17:30:00.004+00:002021-11-17T17:30:00.198+00:00Passion for 35mm film reignited <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1ZuyAqRldQWJTvbvAlP5NKlAnT8MYhYEpunNdiRcgldXy2Al5TojnKiVuuh0jegqcHNCcuXWU9XR0Ie1WoPk_V_Vjzwkvr4mkM6eRI8bXJWtFzyU8FwV8Ud5bCRMMrsYyXg7HO368GJE/s1000/f5and-macro.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1ZuyAqRldQWJTvbvAlP5NKlAnT8MYhYEpunNdiRcgldXy2Al5TojnKiVuuh0jegqcHNCcuXWU9XR0Ie1WoPk_V_Vjzwkvr4mkM6eRI8bXJWtFzyU8FwV8Ud5bCRMMrsYyXg7HO368GJE/s320/f5and-macro.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /> <b style="color: navy;"><span style="color: black;">It
was the suggestion by an acquaintance on Twitter </span></b><span style="color: black;">that
had</span><span style="color: navy;"> </span><span style="color: black;">me
reaching for my Nikon F.5 and macro zoom. It has been a very long time
since I hefted this brick of a camera and lens combination to my eye
to make images. In that time, my 35mm film stock has gone from fresh
to very out of date. Where have the fresh years gone?</span></span><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span>The
thought of looking at large subjects and small detail had my
imagination in a spin with ideas. I needed to slow down and think -
but I didn’t! I ran with all the ideas, poking my lens here and
there in a scatter gun approach, in the hope that it would provide me
with some interesting pictures. </span></span>
</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qeOSPxqjrOkk8Xz1r-A7HKItRrYjkLBd70O9QOPIPUN6ohhZJuUejTU6Fvoq2ikSedbDe3hBriCwsjC4NatjmZ9UuLH54Z4Igct-VWkaKyzoKev8SC58iYNnizxux-jeuEjCiXFgDQAx/s1000/Three+peaches.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1000" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qeOSPxqjrOkk8Xz1r-A7HKItRrYjkLBd70O9QOPIPUN6ohhZJuUejTU6Fvoq2ikSedbDe3hBriCwsjC4NatjmZ9UuLH54Z4Igct-VWkaKyzoKev8SC58iYNnizxux-jeuEjCiXFgDQAx/s320/Three+peaches.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Even
with a very itchy shutter finger, it was time to take a deep breath,
slow the heart rate and enter the creative zone. Macro photography
can be quite tricky with its very narrow depth of field. Getting the
point of focus right can, in some cases, mean just a knife edge’s
worth of refinement. Small aperture (large F number) settings play an
important part in increasing the area of sharpness, along with
hyperfocal distance. The good thing about film cameras is you can
check what is in focus by pressing the shut down button on the camera
body, or, in the case of my Bronica, the lens.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5yEZIUWYfEDd59rLPxgrZe_6NAPqR65TuMVZBQoTi7V35E2BQ22hehT0RK1t2fqIhWdsjsDQhHxxYatxI8ZSIdhM-iISyErlMS0LpYbQZfYBAG5I5LKMi1MRVaIoYsUZZc7DN0sXLkAk/s1000/universe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5yEZIUWYfEDd59rLPxgrZe_6NAPqR65TuMVZBQoTi7V35E2BQ22hehT0RK1t2fqIhWdsjsDQhHxxYatxI8ZSIdhM-iISyErlMS0LpYbQZfYBAG5I5LKMi1MRVaIoYsUZZc7DN0sXLkAk/s320/universe.jpg" width="237" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Macro
photography is not just about what is in focus. Undoubtedly, this is
where the eye will be drawn to first, so it is important to get it
right. However, you should also give consideration to what is in soft
focus and the patterns of those areas. It is the combination of all
these focus points which combine to make a good photograph.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span>I
surprised myself with the number of frames that looked interesting as
the wet negatives were hung up to dry. What is more extraordinary,
and something I have taken for granted, is that this is the first
time I have used HC 110 with Agfaphoto APX 100 @ISO 100. I chose to use
a dilution of 1+31 for 6 mins at 22 C. I had no choice really - it had
been swelteringly hot for days, making it difficult to reduce the
temperature of the water and it was too hot to argue. It has provided
me with a toned set of negatives that look very fine grained. All I
need now is a break in the weather so I can print them in the
darkroom. </span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKT_P7NXQjV1e7thVwI3Zngoy9o4T2mHCicM630fQOfvthjCs_KfzLnj6g4F-z720_f23O8gsfXcn0QOoMw3yiUFKVICeZTkskeoUVT1C4IW4C9Vx7cKWS_8pHXLSgmNMJregS8DKnGRR/s1000/cabbage+white2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKT_P7NXQjV1e7thVwI3Zngoy9o4T2mHCicM630fQOfvthjCs_KfzLnj6g4F-z720_f23O8gsfXcn0QOoMw3yiUFKVICeZTkskeoUVT1C4IW4C9Vx7cKWS_8pHXLSgmNMJregS8DKnGRR/s320/cabbage+white2.jpg" width="207" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: navy;"><span><span style="color: black;">A
few days later, the heavens opened, the clouds banged together as the
rain fell from the sky and the ground sighed with relief, producing
that delightful aroma of damp that pervades the air after a hot
spell. </span></span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">The
darkroom was scented with the smell of freshly diluted chemicals
after</span><b> </b><span style="color: black;">its
summer clean. Which negatives should I print first? Six of the thirty
six took my eye straight away, so I made them the focus of this
printing session. I chose Fotospeeds RCVC paper. The contact print I
had made earlier with this paper showed that the negatives had normal
contrast, which in my case is in the region of grade three. The
segmented test prints were where I had expected them to be at around
twenty seconds. Things were moving along really well and time and
several cups of tea slipped along.</span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv42L-Z3xoIbL1yMzVNsHF1_TI3vcS2yiw23U5GOI5nxaqnZadxHMyuvZE237ewFlMiDFPSCsYXVVp_6lIqZxRmG9chKWxeYfoBh7tXbrpiu2ZQYC6EM__XUt2IkUmevqiXBjN7pApNiXg/s1000/pads.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1000" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv42L-Z3xoIbL1yMzVNsHF1_TI3vcS2yiw23U5GOI5nxaqnZadxHMyuvZE237ewFlMiDFPSCsYXVVp_6lIqZxRmG9chKWxeYfoBh7tXbrpiu2ZQYC6EM__XUt2IkUmevqiXBjN7pApNiXg/s320/pads.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When
I am having a good printing session I do not normally like to change
makes of paper or size as it upsets the rhythm of the process. This
time, however, I did because I was so taken by the photographs of the
peaches in the dappled light. I increased the paper size to 9.5 x 12
and pulled out some FB warmtone by Ilford. When using these papers,
time slows down and everything takes longer. The only thing that
stayed the same was the grade set at three.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WBBu_jPQaHlWlg6hRpnJfWNc5lX2xcALwAQy4NHwqeeBeOIDgMP9uK05qQb0TAY_ofatZlbkd0IrjhFAvYH5dphTexs-5E2xtm_7rU9ZfAM4CYoLyuZs4BrOyMmIcB9wXorHUmfkyyI1/s1000/Peach-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1000" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WBBu_jPQaHlWlg6hRpnJfWNc5lX2xcALwAQy4NHwqeeBeOIDgMP9uK05qQb0TAY_ofatZlbkd0IrjhFAvYH5dphTexs-5E2xtm_7rU9ZfAM4CYoLyuZs4BrOyMmIcB9wXorHUmfkyyI1/s320/Peach-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thanks
to Jason’s suggestion, it has reignited my interest in 35mm again.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><b>Technical data:</b></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Nikon F.5 with Tamron 80-210 zoom macro lens, Film Agfa APX 100 at box,developed in Kodak HC 110, Scanned from prints made on Fotospeed RCVC and Ilford warmtone Mk 4 FB gloss, both developed in Ilford multigrade.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-5846134627624952402021-11-01T17:30:00.003+00:002021-11-11T14:20:33.049+00:00Fast film for macro will Bergger cut it?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx85tyA-qZPHtGOYW41ROG7DXu4tw3ZLzq2WgNpVTOujX4RVgb4TUPQ2vQqksbiXXDTwhLLAqPEZzjsC3D53aYUiRp3F5uytRRjLEtbDa09jsnlg39_XH1qBwQGJWAVR1u_6aC9TlcWBi/s800/mac-berg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx85tyA-qZPHtGOYW41ROG7DXu4tw3ZLzq2WgNpVTOujX4RVgb4TUPQ2vQqksbiXXDTwhLLAqPEZzjsC3D53aYUiRp3F5uytRRjLEtbDa09jsnlg39_XH1qBwQGJWAVR1u_6aC9TlcWBi/w242-h320/mac-berg.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I'm
writing this from the darkroom</b> as I process the second roll of
Bergger Pancro 400. It is being developed in Kodak HC 110 for 9
minutes. I am not sure how it’s going to turn out as I forgot to
soak it for a minute in clean water. I knew something was amiss. It
is becoming a joke - nearly every film I have processed this year has
had a fault in one way or another. I will be pleased to get back to
the mundane predictability of old, in more ways than one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now,
with the film hanging up to dry, I can get back to what I wanted to
write. I’m pleased to say that the initial look over the negatives
is good, but I will only know for sure once I start printing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWTGwhhHQc4Cd2BSBf016OKpbK1Fs0-XwytzSV4xka8nxNQYl6jyWgrGWKbI6w44BK0O_59GCca40wcX1j5PcU_VRHTtSrUJ2vxLQNDBI8t9JRP6dzAN2hS58U_ACQLhooNEoCmaPQhGl/s800/mac-berg4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="657" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWTGwhhHQc4Cd2BSBf016OKpbK1Fs0-XwytzSV4xka8nxNQYl6jyWgrGWKbI6w44BK0O_59GCca40wcX1j5PcU_VRHTtSrUJ2vxLQNDBI8t9JRP6dzAN2hS58U_ACQLhooNEoCmaPQhGl/s320/mac-berg4.jpg" width="263" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lock down
has allowed me to slow down and consider what I should do. While I
mulled things over, I did a bit of online research into macro
photography with a bellows. It became clear that it would be best to
use a fast film because of the drop off in light reaching the film
plane. The problem is that I have no 400 ISO film in 120. During my
research I came across references to a film called Bergger. It did
not take long, the screen was swamped with opinions on this film. I
scratched the surface to see what was said and the pictures it
produced, but was disappointed to find that most of it was scanned
negative. One video I watched stated the negatives were flat. I am
pleased to say I carried on regardless and the results I have hanging
up to dry, show otherwise.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZh5p6pBBuQ2deTb7e-6iaXYgp3RIQ_I5rMvcMrqkiiq54rHV4w3O9E6lqzXxUjP3REzijAOWm-PkR51RS_mux4wZrIvYwCIV5_jRYOMXCZaZsv3Eg9ffav67Gm4LTEl4vdvLUiqUBR3BV/s800/bronicamacro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZh5p6pBBuQ2deTb7e-6iaXYgp3RIQ_I5rMvcMrqkiiq54rHV4w3O9E6lqzXxUjP3REzijAOWm-PkR51RS_mux4wZrIvYwCIV5_jRYOMXCZaZsv3Eg9ffav67Gm4LTEl4vdvLUiqUBR3BV/w400-h225/bronicamacro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As
you may have already gathered, the film needs to be soaked for a
minute before the developer goes in. When you pour the water out, it
has a very slight colour to it. Stop bath is as normal for those who
use it, but you must fix the film for six minutes or longer,
depending on how old your fix is. Agitation for the developer is for
the first 30 seconds (twelve inversions) and then for 10 seconds
every minute (four inversions). If you tumble your tank instead of
twiddling, when you open the top to pour away the developer there
will be bubbles in the top, but so far no adverse effects on the look
of the negatives.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwMkNzm1fZS5hPs23Ez7F0-0MiDBxR7aa-dSmZ7QhaMaVso-7hLDhNjp9VEaFa4c0d8XTOSEBJ2-1LiaXUzYiCuY_pqVUaL527KHWLGrGjFEorcCu4yG8fMF8Ihyphenhyphenft1SzoWJqYz7CkpsV/s800/mac-berg3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwMkNzm1fZS5hPs23Ez7F0-0MiDBxR7aa-dSmZ7QhaMaVso-7hLDhNjp9VEaFa4c0d8XTOSEBJ2-1LiaXUzYiCuY_pqVUaL527KHWLGrGjFEorcCu4yG8fMF8Ihyphenhyphenft1SzoWJqYz7CkpsV/s320/mac-berg3.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I
have long held the view that one favourite film developer at a
certain dilution should not be a catch all for all makes of film.
This approach is the enemy of creativity and creates missed
opportunities. Manufacturers go to great lengths to produce
developers which bring out the best qualities of their film. As I
discovered, Bergger is no different - only in this case, their film
has a twin layer of emulsion, giving it full light sensitivity -
hence the name Pancro, which would suggest a look all of its own. A
comparison of their developer could be on the cards?</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpFL2-5tYhxLKmynZ8mW1T47n_6QSJnk_9aG9UKJXXnIpP73OTmO-HnhIJNgW5tuO1sX6JCXTUegQX7oHuITaaajYmIBNvozQI_e3nbEXuGrZQdzpehNqsm9J1h9P3RxGJN0Mw2cyBYeJ/s800/mac-berg7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpFL2-5tYhxLKmynZ8mW1T47n_6QSJnk_9aG9UKJXXnIpP73OTmO-HnhIJNgW5tuO1sX6JCXTUegQX7oHuITaaajYmIBNvozQI_e3nbEXuGrZQdzpehNqsm9J1h9P3RxGJN0Mw2cyBYeJ/s320/mac-berg7.jpg" width="253" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I
chose to use HC 110 to develop the film. It could easily have been
Rodinal or one of the half dozen others I have on the shelf, but had
in mind the fine grain qualities of HC 110. Fast films are not known
for their fine grain, unless it is a T grain. I should add that the
developer you choose has a big influence on size of grain and the
character of the negative and should, therefore, be given due
consideration.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span> </span></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">When
doing something like this for the first time, it is a leap of faith
that all information about the development is correct. I have found
that the time suggested for HC 110 produces a negative that looks a
little on the thin side for me. It has shown itself in the darkroom
with shorter than my usual exposure times. I may, therefore, increase
the development time, but for now I’m going to let it stand until I
have processed a few more rolls.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsEXJbQ1tIlJ8_krgkoZYKihQp4IZik3Z8TwVL3pShIU8DTGuBlpiyjvUkSgU22IXp-iYR1MRhnNVpWyDIuhmo0LPgKOf80_rqpL1q92MKwXMTLQpooTdmMacvQEgOoAZDO15J-IFqCtR/s800/mac-berg5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="629" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsEXJbQ1tIlJ8_krgkoZYKihQp4IZik3Z8TwVL3pShIU8DTGuBlpiyjvUkSgU22IXp-iYR1MRhnNVpWyDIuhmo0LPgKOf80_rqpL1q92MKwXMTLQpooTdmMacvQEgOoAZDO15J-IFqCtR/s320/mac-berg5.jpg" width="252" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
have exposed a number of rolls of Pancro 400 at box speed. Most of it
in high contrast conditions. In some cases, with the lens closed down
to F.32 at 500 th of a second, it has managed to capture a wide range
of detail from darkest to brightest. All waiting for you to utilize when exposing it to your chosen paper. I have found that printing
these negatives to be some of the easiest. The whites are brilliant
and detailed to a degree I have not noticed before with other film.
The blacks are rich and pure, but can also be very detailed.</span> </span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span> </span></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">One
note of caution is that it is quite easy to overexpose the paper due
to the extra tone and crisp detail. I have discovered that I am
trying to have it all - resulting in overly dark, and sometimes
muddy, photos. Less is more, as they say, which has led to some
wonderful photographs which are a joy to behold.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8UM5hwagUrcgbiqZ2tUt-MmBeNP-BnVQplf0FJ5K-ON6Epbt6NrS956vGhKh_ezEAOsEnSz81Dq9AAzJ-l7ytjGxWHIRezuSXRHUMHLEhYbFtkoBA_YHLjadfpuskJgG2p8mWAXpOxFK/s800/mac-berg6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8UM5hwagUrcgbiqZ2tUt-MmBeNP-BnVQplf0FJ5K-ON6Epbt6NrS956vGhKh_ezEAOsEnSz81Dq9AAzJ-l7ytjGxWHIRezuSXRHUMHLEhYbFtkoBA_YHLjadfpuskJgG2p8mWAXpOxFK/w400-h316/mac-berg6.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You
should give Bergger Pancro 400 a go, if you have not already done so,
and print in the darkroom - scanning does not do it justice.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">Technical</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> data:</span></span></span></b></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;">Bronica SQAi with TTLM, bellows fitted and extension tube, lens<b> </b>150 mm.</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;">Film Bergger Pancro 400 at box speed</span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;">Photographs exposed to Kentmere 9.5 x 12 VC select paper. Developed in ilford multigrade.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;">Images were made using a digital camera.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917767811893932774.post-24168600397045982322021-10-27T17:30:00.014+01:002023-07-18T12:08:06.634+01:00Right place right time Agfa 400s<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K6trplz9tvrzJEFQZ4ZEStO5tmt_vUCs-nSUjnfTfoyCGRbK4DNKlq8Cp6OmzaG1WyUw4-6CPT5RQGAdYjQ_EN11sDiCPABqMQVaqENBHIeWs0VyqZ7R-z2TwjEPeX4YnJYdQMzm99Cj/s800/agfa400s-8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K6trplz9tvrzJEFQZ4ZEStO5tmt_vUCs-nSUjnfTfoyCGRbK4DNKlq8Cp6OmzaG1WyUw4-6CPT5RQGAdYjQ_EN11sDiCPABqMQVaqENBHIeWs0VyqZ7R-z2TwjEPeX4YnJYdQMzm99Cj/s320/agfa400s-8.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">As
I write this, the log fire is blazing</span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
but it still feels cold. Outside the wind is howling, throwing rain
against the windows like small stones, and distracting me from
writing this article. The part of the article’s title is wrong in that the 120
format film contained in the black tubes is really Rollei Retro 400s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have used the film once before - so long ago that I cannot remember
if I liked the results, nor even which developer I used. Now the
rolls of film that are left are passed their best before date, by
about two years. The film has traveled a lot in my camera bag,
waiting for a set of circumstances which would allow me to use this
fast film to its best effect. </span></span></span>
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4fN_GN64JOdWNwk-uAXEdRGbpEfjjiRcAc1SQPU4AY64HmJAc2U1XnAn3G98iQ-TO_fwHRkBqUA33Q693lzUUBtLelGpxXqgkTTSDzwt75S0ptDO7sFDUqIuSEh1Z7Afh6wl4XU-lMcv/s800/agfa400s-4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="800" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4fN_GN64JOdWNwk-uAXEdRGbpEfjjiRcAc1SQPU4AY64HmJAc2U1XnAn3G98iQ-TO_fwHRkBqUA33Q693lzUUBtLelGpxXqgkTTSDzwt75S0ptDO7sFDUqIuSEh1Z7Afh6wl4XU-lMcv/w320-h257/agfa400s-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I
was at a location that I may not return to and the weather was not
playing ball, with long, dull, overcast days. It would be a challenge
to produce any images without the sun casting a shadow, but I was not
going to be deterred.</span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">The
hand held light meter was telling me F 1.4 @ 125 the sec for my usual
100 ISO film, which was well below my Bronica SQAi F 2.8 lens. As I looked
into my camera bag, there it was waiting - three rolls of Agfa 400s.
Brilliant! Finally it would be used on a worthwhile project, instead
of being used for the sake of it.</span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span> </span></span></span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrxfq6-28BQP5R8xP1HmsDcyeBJVbGFw3OpdOr9YRe-B8FEZsveyQ-GA26YwppCia5AFu9xopl5WgengF635d_B_6NAjI19w35v_yEKdqSTpJvXTzI0VQTwLoQkLQ4u9lzQHSWd9RAOwU/s800/agfa400s-6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrxfq6-28BQP5R8xP1HmsDcyeBJVbGFw3OpdOr9YRe-B8FEZsveyQ-GA26YwppCia5AFu9xopl5WgengF635d_B_6NAjI19w35v_yEKdqSTpJvXTzI0VQTwLoQkLQ4u9lzQHSWd9RAOwU/w315-h400/agfa400s-6.jpg" width="315" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As
I was loading the film into the camera, my mind had already wandered
off to which film developer I was going to use and which paper to
print with. I have been using Kodak’s HC 110 a lot and thought it
would be a good idea to continue with it to enhance the contrast and
reduce grain on the negatives.</span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before
you ask why I didn’t use a tripod, the simple answer is the terrain
was very difficult to navigate and to use one would have been more of
hazard than an asset. Needless to say that the time making images
slipped by unnoticed, as did the changes of film backs. There was an
ongoing question mark over the whole proceedings and whether or not
it was a good choice of film.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4u5k9Mz5MoCKVHh5elB5pOhLjqyiIKT5qh1uAiDT6MBb3ibFDOrwrK2XF3vGgxcHrqzJS3LD01887FSXiAIwo57-dtQG1N49fkTTzds7YinSpLttvgQsME2Zvy71ncH6NYEYC26wyOnl/s800/agfa400s-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="800" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4u5k9Mz5MoCKVHh5elB5pOhLjqyiIKT5qh1uAiDT6MBb3ibFDOrwrK2XF3vGgxcHrqzJS3LD01887FSXiAIwo57-dtQG1N49fkTTzds7YinSpLttvgQsME2Zvy71ncH6NYEYC26wyOnl/w400-h309/agfa400s-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Back
in the darkroom, I checked out the dilution and time needed for the
400s in HC 110. I was surprised to see it was dilution B (1+31) for
6.5 minutes - the same as delta 100, apart from the extra half
minute. I had a nagging doubt at the back of my mind as to whether it</span></span><b>
</b><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">would
be sufficient time. </span></span></span></span></span>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAqEI-PBuHNa5Ar918jBmR1zeznoApNXJZfV5m2fvYPntPQnmX2vNjn-J_jzMVOC5wOJRAKCO-OflhvrHv6flFUQ1zRDj2Ih-CWB0KtrVU-NhSopu-FcXJOPI1DRyCGO4UVDTMXkiy5JY/s800/agfa400s-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAqEI-PBuHNa5Ar918jBmR1zeznoApNXJZfV5m2fvYPntPQnmX2vNjn-J_jzMVOC5wOJRAKCO-OflhvrHv6flFUQ1zRDj2Ih-CWB0KtrVU-NhSopu-FcXJOPI1DRyCGO4UVDTMXkiy5JY/w320-h400/agfa400s-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">With
the diluted developer in the graduate and the thermometer reading
20C, I poured the chemical into the tank and proceeded with my
standard processing method. When I removed the lid to pour out the
developer, I noticed a lot of bubbles in the top, so alarm bells
started ringing. The last time this happened, I ended up with a set
of mottled negatives. Fifteen minutes later I was rinsing the
developed negatives, regardless.</span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After
dismounting the film from the spiral into the tank full of water, I
pulled it out and between my fingers to get the excess water off,
only to be presented with some very thin looking negatives. I was not
pleased with myself for dismissing my doubts about timings. The
upside was that the negatives looked to be very contrasty compared to
the very overcast and flat day when they had been made.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN0hDZTPWNr9Sj50xemCjdH1-KLx566_psiDlLclXqOc-9KD7Wp7k6UU_G_sNVYMlhOGVJx6LzVPVkIGsVbN7GpbuevREoGPGEPxFEQ2JYvVm8vd9RQHnp1xSnFFmYS6x7V2EaXK76R5Q/s800/agfa400s-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN0hDZTPWNr9Sj50xemCjdH1-KLx566_psiDlLclXqOc-9KD7Wp7k6UU_G_sNVYMlhOGVJx6LzVPVkIGsVbN7GpbuevREoGPGEPxFEQ2JYvVm8vd9RQHnp1xSnFFmYS6x7V2EaXK76R5Q/w400-h313/agfa400s-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I
did increase the development time for the second and third films. It
did make a difference, but not as much as I would have liked. Another
downside of this film is its server curl. It was going to be
interesting getting a contact print. Having studied the negatives in
their sleeves, they look to be the thinnest I have ever produced.
Printing will confirm whether this is the case. The other issue is
that one set of negatives looks mottled.</span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi467TD8SvTxyj29FsmKDnveLB_B-99pZ6jzODQWH2RJT2kuWjwliC9mgVihwMpgwb9UTvlmQuBSQ8USSOTwbjxmNb_QCrXCCYSB1uvytmjhH827YbIeLXho7j5k6cpLpsEx_p8RXi5R5fK/s800/agfa400s-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi467TD8SvTxyj29FsmKDnveLB_B-99pZ6jzODQWH2RJT2kuWjwliC9mgVihwMpgwb9UTvlmQuBSQ8USSOTwbjxmNb_QCrXCCYSB1uvytmjhH827YbIeLXho7j5k6cpLpsEx_p8RXi5R5fK/w400-h316/agfa400s-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span>The
paper choice would be determined by the level of contrast the
negatives produced. Normally I would not make pictures on dull,
overcast days as I do not like low contrast light and the grey,
washed out look that can result. However, on this occasion I had no
choice, as I was at a location that inspired me with image ideas and
despite the days being overcast, I doubted I would get a chance to
return in better weather. </span></span></span>
</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All the images were scanned from photographs</span><br /> </span></span></span>
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</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Mitch fuscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263706782348126033noreply@blogger.com0