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In Reply to: My current picks posted by jj on March 23, 2001 at 18:47:06:
Lets see... Ilford Pan-F, Kodak Panatomic-X, B&W infra-red film, Kalt lithography film (stuff has an ASA of 6-15 but can produce some interesting results, sort of like solarizing a picture in a paint program). Kodak ektagraphic HC slide film, Fuji 64T and Fuji Reala... there was an Agfa that had really nice browns and earth tones that had a realistic color rendition rather than the oversaturated color most films give, but I've spaced off what the name of it was and wound up with some other Agfa creation last time I tried to pick some up. I don't do my own processing and it's increasingly difficult to find people who will develop B&W anymore (and my friend that liked to drag me along in interesting vacations moved, and since I don't drive, I've kinda let photography slide for a few years)
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For red/earth tones?I think they still make it. I didn't much like any of the Agfa I've used, sorry to say.
JJ
Hi jj... No, I don't think it was that... I've still got a roll of Ultra 50 in the fridge and it seems to be a high saturation film (yep, maggies in the living room and a fridge full of film... no wonder my friends think I'm loopy ^0^). It was something I found in the 80's and I'm not even sure it wasn't a slide film (for a while I was shooting so much print film that I was putting myself into the poor house and switched to slide for a number of years, though that was a hassle too so I eventually switched to print film and just got contact sheets, since I have a habit of blowing a whole 36 exposure roll to get that one good lightning stroke etc, and always blow the first two shots of a roll on a gray-card and color scale anyway)All I remember is that I thought "wow, that looks really drab" for a moment and then realized that it was actually a lot closer to what I'd actually seen with my eyes (instead of that larger than life vibrancy that most films seem to give) and that the earth tones were dead on. Probably not a great film for art prints due to the low color saturation, but great for realistic landscapes. Just checked their web and it doesn't look like they make the stuff anymore (unless it's maybe RSX-100) Haven't tried Fuji NPS yet so might give that a try after I use up all the Reala (hm, just found a roll of Ilford SFX 200 IR film in there... wonder how long that stuff keeps... looks like it expired 3 years ago but it's been refrigerated.... How long can you keep film after the expiration date if you keep it refrigerated?).
I'm not sure what you're thinking of. Agfa hasn't been my film of choice, I've tried it, but didn't like it much.
JJ
Refrigeration down to 40 degrees F will extend the life of most films an astonishing amount, but I'd take the film, shoot a roll, and see what comes of it.As to unrefrigerated film, I managed, in about 1975, to develop a roll of B&W my mom shot in 1944 and left in the attic. It was rather fogged, but we could get "ok" images, even then.
Try a roll, see what it does.
JJ
I have a Pentax ME super. I am researching a good repair shop in FT Smith Ar.Do you know of any that may be preferable? Sticking shutter and general cleaning would be the tags' description.
Ever get a chance to try those interconnects I described?
I picked up a HP215 Dig...and like it.
Hope you are doing good!
Nope, afraid I'm in Nebraska and that's a long ways from Arizona.Interconnects... not yet... been in Nashville for a couple of weeks taking care of my best friend who's HMO kicked her out of the hospital on the second day after major surgery (doh, love those places that tell doctors what to do). And, haven't been anywhere near an RS store lately, but I'll keep a note in my purse to pick up some of that cable when I do get to one. I did talk someone into trying my RG-214 Mil ICs though (said it was only marginally less transparent than Cardas Golden Cross on the treble but about the same in bass and midrange... haven't heard how it compared after breaking it in on a mobie yet. Anyway, can't beat that for freebe ICs I made by just pulling some extra antenna cable out of the closet (^0^). That's the big problem with my cable experiments... I can't afford the well known name-brand stuff to compare them to, so I'm stuck begging more "well heeled" people to try stuff for me)
HP 215 huh. I picked up a little Olympus digital that will fit in my purse.... crappy pictures but good enough for e-mailing snapshots and I'm more likely to lug it around than my Tank [ Canon T-90 ]. Really would like to find a digital back for that as it is a shame to have all those good FD mount lenses and then turn around and spend a fortune on a good digital camera that can't use them.
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