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P645 75/2.8 / ZX-L / Delta 400 / Perceptol
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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 11:54 am    Post subject: P645 75/2.8 / ZX-L / Delta 400 / Perceptol Reply with quote

New WTC Spire above the clouds by Nesster, on Flickr

The day before they officially put up the new spire. This is with a SMC Pentax-A 645 75mm f/2.8 lens, Rainbowimaging 645/K adapter. Good lens on 135. Also, first time since 1976 I used Perceptol/Microdol -- back then I felt grain was the enemy with the Pen FT 1/2 frame.


PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LOVELY Smile god I love film


PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd heard Delta 400 was supposed to have very little grain. I quite like the grain here though. Adds some texture.


PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's what I love about film. With digital it would be too perfect. Nice horizontal layers.


PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2013 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great image Jussi. It looks like a ghost ship. Eerie. Could be a movie poster.


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful. Congratulations Jussi!


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent. I absolutely swear by Microdol, it really does give a wider tonal range and you can see it here.


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yebisu wrote:
I'd heard Delta 400 was supposed to have very little grain. I quite like the grain here though. Adds some texture.


That's just the thing - I don't recall going with lower EI on the films back in the day, I shot at box speed. But the modern instructions are to shoot at reduced film speed. I just read a couple of articles from the 70s which pointed out the approach I used to take: Shoot at box speed, then give a couple of minutes less development at 1:3 dilution. Now that sounds more like what I used to do.

Unfortunately all my negatives from the 70s are lost, I'd left them in a college darkroom which got demolished over a summer break. Crying or Very sad


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:55 am    Post subject: [AF] Reply with quote
ZX-L, FA 43/1.9

cranes barges river hudson by Nesster, on Flickr

ZX-L, DA 70/2.4

school girls crossing by Nesster, on Flickr


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nesster wrote:
Yebisu wrote:
I'd heard Delta 400 was supposed to have very little grain. I quite like the grain here though. Adds some texture.


That's just the thing - I don't recall going with lower EI on the films back in the day, I shot at box speed. But the modern instructions are to shoot at reduced film speed. I just read a couple of articles from the 70s which pointed out the approach I used to take: Shoot at box speed, then give a couple of minutes less development at 1:3 dilution. Now that sounds more like what I used to do.

Unfortunately all my negatives from the 70s are lost, I'd left them in a college darkroom which got demolished over a summer break. Crying or Very sad


The Barry Thornton method is to shoot at half box speed then develop in 1:3 microdol-x, cutting dev time by 20%. It's what I do for most films and really does work well, you get more shadow and highlight detail.


PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
great composition on first one love it second one is a bit too modern


PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice work on the first composition.
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