30 year old B+W + Zeiss glass . . .

[j.lukow]

You probably remember my quandry about developing 126 B+W film and that Larry solved it for me. As a bonus he's scanning the negs for me, but did send a couple samples - these were just quickies with no tweaking.

We were amazed by the results of this 30 year old Kodak B+W film ( I forget which film it is. Larry . . .Do you remember?)
Taken with the Contaflex126 with the 2.8 85mm Sonnar . . .
Here goes . . .
I took this while we on vacation - Fort Joseph - "archaelogical" site . . .


These were crops Larry did to check details in regard to the film's graininess . . .




This one I took when I went gear hunting in Toronto . . .



Jim

[Katastrofo]

Jim, nice contrasty images with surprising detail! Good job to you and to Larry for the scanning!

Bill

[Laurence]

I think that with fresh film, you'll have a VERY fine system with fantastic results.

This old film was from a rag-tag box of Verichrome Pan, Expiration Date of March 1978....of course, you can see the breakdown of the emulsion in the crop photos...but overall it was surprising indeed!

More old Verichrome Pan coming to you, Jim! Use it, and abuse it!

[Attila]

You get very nice result!

[Laurence]

One thing that stands out for me, Jim, is the way the triangular parts of the modern building emulate the triangular shapes of the parapets...this is a FINE composition indeed.

[j.lukow]

David my stepson thinks the old building in the Gooderham building (often called a flat iron). He sent this link . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gooderham_Building

Jim

[peterqd]

Jim, it didn't sink in when I read the thread title that this film is 30 years old. Incredible! Am I right that Verichrome is 125ASA? The grain in the crops is still a lot better than I can manage with up to date HP5+ (400)!! It shows the exposure was perfect. Well done! By the way, the old building looks exactly like any Victorian building in London.

[j.lukow]

[Laurence]

Just to verify, it is Verichrome Pan 125.

Jim, the two rolls I threw into the box are also Verichrome Pan,
but I think the expiration is 1989...

Here's an image with Ferrania 126. I think this was with the
85mm Sonnar. The modern film does well, although I can
detect some "grain" which might be improved with Noise
Ninja or a similar tool.

I rather like the tones of Ferrania - slightly warm with a
touch of blue in the reflections (although that might be
because of the blue sky).

[peterqd]

[Laurence]

Peter, I've thought the same thing before. Especially on the coast where there is a lot of blue when the clouds have gone away, leaving the very blue sky. Looking at the surf and tidepools, I don't actually "see" the blue, but when taking pictures, it really shows up. It can be advantageous to use a warming filter if possible, or at least "fix" it in the scanning process or the image editing process. Although with a digital, I bet you could correct it with the white balance.