I need to shoot more film - and develop and scan!

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Just got home from the parents where I asked them nicely (made) them get out all the old photos. Wow. There is stuff in there from the 40's of my parents families. They are so good. Sat around passing around old prints is so good. Need to get some film ordered as I have a couple of film bodies! Just thought I would share!

Going to also try and get a scanner and go through all these at some point.
 
Well played that man....
 
Careful....it can become addictive :)
 
Ha, thanks. Just been seeing what I have. I bought a Hasselblad 500c/m a few months ago but have only put one roll through it. I could do with getting a small meter I think to use with it. I've also put a roll through a zenit EM that was my dad but the seals have possibly gone as I didn't get much from it. Will try again with a pound land roll possibly.
 
film is great, if looked after from shoot to process to storage it will outlast the lot of us and most of the digital stuff too.
 
It's really nice seeing prints from film too. Digital for me never gives me the same feel. Don't get me wrong, I love the results from the XPro-1 but I rarely ever print them and I should to be honest. The waiting for your results from your roll etc is half the fun of film I think.

I have a place for both but I am shooting more film now than before and I'm really enjoying it. Nice work on the Hasselblad too! Get shooting :) oh and I can recommend the V600 if you are after a scanner!
 
I have had excellent results with portra 400, which also runs well at ISO 800 and 1600. Expose well if pushing to 1600. Ektar 100 is also very nice, I like the way it does colour, it had a slight red bias. Runs well at 200 and 400, from memory.

I've also used cheaper colour rolls with acceptable results, fujicolour 200 (I think? It's in a green box) which works nicely at ISO 800, quite grainy but the push does funny things with the colours which can be used to creative effect. Kodak gold 200 is much the same but IMO seems to push to 800 better than the Fuji, it gets very contrasty with great colour rendition and grain is surprisingly low.

For monochrome a I've had good results with various ilford films, PANF and XP2, 50 and 400. Can't remember which ones exactly, although I found the 400 easier and more versatile than the 50, a lot of which had dodgy exposures. Perhaps this is par for the course with ISO 50 but IMO the 400s are great all rounders unless you want to shoot very fast on a sunny day.

I'd post examples of all the aforementioned rolls and push settings but I am only on my phone so I can't.

I have all my rolls done at peak imaging and although they've bollocksed up one or two rolls they generally come up with good results. The costs do soon add up though.
 
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I have had excellent results with portra 400, which also runs well at ISO 800 and 1600. Expose well if pushing to 1600. Ektar 100 is also very nice, I like the way it does colour, it had a slight red bias. Runs well at 200 and 400, from memory.

I've also used cheaper colour rolls with acceptable results, fujicolour 200 (I think? It's in a green box) which works nicely at ISO 800, quite grainy but the push does funny things with the colours which can be used to creative effect. Kodak gold 200 is much the same but IMO seems to push to 800 better than the Fuji, it gets very contrasty with great colour rendition and grain is surprisingly low.

For monochrome a I've had good results with various ilford films, PANF and XP2, 50 and 400. Can't remember which ones exactly, although I found the 400 easier and more versatile than the 50, a lot of which had dodgy exposures. Perhaps this is par for the course with ISO 50 but IMO the 400s are great all rounders unless you want to shoot very fast on a sunny day.

I'd post examples of all the aforementioned rolls and push settings but I am only on my phone so I can't.

I have all my rolls done at peak imaging and although they've bollocksed up one or two rolls they generally come up with good results. The costs do soon add up though.

Thanks for the detailed response on different films!!

instax is even more addictive and magic :)

I have a couple of polaroid cameras using the Impossible Project films. I have considered an Instax too though! :thumbs:
 
Ok, I'm loaded and ready to go. Bought 10 rolls altogether yesterday. 5 x Fuji 400 colour stuff, 3 x hp5 and 2 x fp4. I currently have a roll of portra 400 away at peak but I'm considering buying some dev stuff from a friend for the black and white and maybe a v550 so I can scan at home.
 
Good stuff Gaz, looking forward to seeing the results.
 
Well, I decided today, in for a penny. So whilst passing PC world whilst at work I have picked up a V550. A friend has given up on film so I will be buying his B&W developing stuffs including change bag etc. I just need to learn about colour chemicals now and I will be giving the whole thing ago from capture to develop. Eek!
 
I'd be interested to know how you get on with the V550 and also developing your own film for the first time - good luck with everything!

Well, I decided today, in for a penny. So whilst passing PC world whilst at work I have picked up a V550. A friend has given up on film so I will be buying his B&W developing stuffs including change bag etc. I just need to learn about colour chemicals now and I will be giving the whole thing ago from capture to develop. Eek!
 
Great stuff! I've just developed a roll this afternoon and I still get a kick out of pulling the developed negs off the reel like some kind of voodoo priest!

I look forward to seeing your results!
 
:lol: at "voodoo priest"!

I'd be interested to know how you get on with the V550 and also developing your own film for the first time - good luck with everything!

I got on very well with the first scan actually. Didn't really know what I was doing either. Put some MF that I had done by Peak into the holder. Scanned it at 6400dpi. Good grief. Compared to their smallest scan it's massive! Then I downsized it to 1400px which is the size they scanned at (£11.50 for one roll posted) and it looks much cleaner and sharper. Of course their full res scan may be as good, but at around £24 for that service, I think the scanner will be a great buy once it's paid for itself after a few rolls!
 
I got on very well with the first scan actually. Didn't really know what I was doing either. Put some MF that I had done by Peak into the holder. Scanned it at 6400dpi. Good grief. Compared to their smallest scan it's massive! Then I downsized it to 1400px which is the size they scanned at (£11.50 for one roll posted) and it looks much cleaner and sharper. Of course their full res scan may be as good, but at around £24 for that service, I think the scanner will be a great buy once it's paid for itself after a few rolls!

Don't bother with the 6400 dpi setting, although the sensor itself can resolve 6400 dpi because of optics in the scanning path it only actually resolves about 1800 dpi so I wouldn't bother going above 2400 dpi as your not actually going to gain any more detail and the files will just be massively bloated.
 
Don't bother with the 6400 dpi setting, although the sensor itself can resolve 6400 dpi because of optics in the scanning path it only actually resolves about 1800 dpi so I wouldn't bother going above 2400 dpi as your not actually going to gain any more detail and the files will just be massively bloated.

Ah ok. Thanks for the tip. I'll try that with the next one. Was still much better than the ones I paid for!
 
Second roll back. Turns out, I need to replace the seal on the back. Getting light leaks from the left of the frames, not always massive but mostly there. Seems a cheap and simple solution so will get some ordered. Only source I can see is eBay us. Anyone got any other suggestions? Also keen to hear your scanning setup suggestions. The small ones from the lab look much better than mine. Warmer, more contrast etc. I assume there is levels adjustment going on during the scan. I haven't played with those settings much. Any suggestions using Epson software or is Vuescan that much better that it's worth buying?
 
Try this guy, John Goodman

jgood21967@aol .com

He's in the US but I've never had a problem with his stuff, good price and fast delivery.

Andy
 
Do the levels adjustment in Photoshop etc as I've always found it to work much better than doing it in any of the scanning software.

I always scan negative film as generally as flat as possible, and then set the levels and induce some contrast afterwards in Elements as I find the results usually come out the best doing it that way.

Sam

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Try this guy, John Goodman

jgood21967@aol .com

He's in the US but I've never had a problem with his stuff, good price and fast delivery.

Andy

Thank you Andy. I have just emailed him. Edit - he doesn't do Hasselblad so I have ordered two from eBay. Will do both backs. Just need an extra dark slide now.

Do the levels adjustment in Photoshop etc as I've always found it to work much better than doing it in any of the scanning software.

I always scan negative film as generally as flat as possible, and then set the levels and induce some contrast afterwards in Elements as I find the results usually come out the best doing it that way.

Sam

-- Sent from my Palm Pre3 using Forums


Thanks. I will try adjusting in LR after the scan. Although I had a go today and couldn't get it near the lab scan image. Their colours were more vibrant, warmer etc.
 
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Second roll back. [...]The small ones from the lab look much better than mine. Warmer, more contrast etc. I assume there is levels adjustment going on during the scan. I haven't played with those settings much. Any suggestions using Epson software or is Vuescan that much better that it's worth buying?

If these are negatives, the variability of the orange masks between film types always causes scanning problems. For my 35mm stuff I prefer to get it done professionally (Photo Express in Hull is good and cheap). I've never used Epson Scan but I've used both Silverfast and Vuescan, and I've more or less completely switched to Vuescan Pro. Definitely worth the money, as it will work the same for almost any scanner you can buy.
 
Try this guy, John Goodman

jgood21967@aol .com

He's in the US but I've never had a problem with his stuff, good price and fast delivery.

Andy
^^^WHS^^^ John's a top bloke, really helpful and his seal kits are easy to fit, and he's a member on here too.

Edit, just seen your later post about john not doing Hassy seals, should always read the whole post!
 
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If these are negatives, the variability of the orange masks between film types always causes scanning problems. For my 35mm stuff I prefer to get it done professionally (Photo Express in Hull is good and cheap). I've never used Epson Scan but I've used both Silverfast and Vuescan, and I've more or less completely switched to Vuescan Pro. Definitely worth the money, as it will work the same for almost any scanner you can buy.

Maybe I just need to do more research and adjust settings etc? I will do some searching today after work.

Although you've already purchased them, I bought my A12 seals from here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~blackbird711/Hasselblad-trap-seal-light-seal-kit.html

A little more than the eBay seals, but there was more of an assurance of the real deal with this seller for some reason. It's been in one of my A12 backs for nearly a year now with no problems.

Thanks for the tip. Will see how these ones are. It seems they are all this particular seller sells and he has great feedback so could be good?
 
Hey folks.

So I have finally got around to finishing off my first roll of colour C41. A friend of mine has some developing equipment that I am looking to buy this weekend which has everything except colour chemicals. Should I try the small Tetenal kit whilst I am a complete n00b? What else would you advise buying?

I am thinking I will need bottles to store the chemicals, either squeezy ones or glass ones with marbles to take up the air as well as negative storage sleeves. I think that may be it but happy to hear suggestions. :)
 
ive only done one batch of colour ,,,i used the tetenal .i waited until i had about ten films and then did them over a weekend . chemicals dont keep all that well, so if it takes you a while to get through a roll of film ,the chemicals will most likely be no good when you get around to using them the next time . i used the same stop as i use for black and white ,then threw it afterwards .( you dont get a stop in the kit ) i used it at the lower temperature as well ..and dont forget to give the blix a good shake before using it.
 
ive only done one batch of colour ,,,i used the tetenal .i waited until i had about ten films and then did them over a weekend . chemicals dont keep all that well, so if it takes you a while to get through a roll of film ,the chemicals will most likely be no good when you get around to using them the next time . i used the same stop as i use for black and white ,then threw it afterwards .( you dont get a stop in the kit ) i used it at the lower temperature as well ..and dont forget to give the blix a good shake before using it.

Thank you. I will have a think. Had one processed today by Jessops just to see if my home light seal swap had worked and as it turns out, I did a decent job. Just running one through the other back now to see if that was also a success. Going to develop that one myself though. Eek.
 
Gareth, come to the Black and White side... :D

It's easier to develop and cheaper than colour kits, you only need one chemical as a developer (I use Rodinal R09), wine vinegar as stopper and the fixer (I use TETENAL Superfix Plus), and that's all. Also you will be able to develop colour film using b&w chemicals, I've done it myself and posted here the results.
 
Gareth, come to the Black and White side... :D

It's easier to develop and cheaper than colour kits, you only need one chemical as a developer (I use Rodinal R09), wine vinegar as stopper and the fixer (I use TETENAL Superfix Plus), and that's all. Also you will be able to develop colour film using b&w chemicals, I've done it myself and posted here the results.

There is a roll of B&W ready for developing here so will see how that goes. May stick to having my colour processed elsewhere and do B&W at home. Just scanned this colour. Boring photo's but scanning and wot not seems ok.
 
Alchemy at work. Good to see someone else has a dedicated drying room !!

:LOL: Hey it seemed to work fine. I think I was a little low on the amount of fluid I put in as the right hand of the frame is not perfect, but all in all, a decent first effort I think.

We must purchase our drying room setups at the same establishment, mine looks exactly the same XD

I was lucky as my dedicated drying room came with the house! :lol:
 
My bathroom today

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