Shot on ILFORD FP4 PLUS at EI 500.Black and white negative film in 35mm format.Push processed 2-stops.Nikon F6 + Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR / Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED Read the full ILFORD FP4 PLUS review here. I find this uncomfortable – Shot on ILFORD FP4 PLUS at EI 500 (35mm Format). Black and white […]
Tag: Kodak HC-110
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Photography: Splish splash – Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II
Shot on Fuji NEOPAN 100 ACROS II at EI 400 (read the ACROS vs ACROS II comparison here)Black and white negative film in 35mm formatNikon FM3a + Hasselblad Carl Zeiss Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Development notesKodak HC-110 1+31 (B): 20°C/68°F, 10:00 (N+2)1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation, 1 inversions / 30 seconds, 5 minute rinse Splish […]
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Photography: Laundry day – Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 SS at EI 200 (35mm Format)
Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 SSBlack and white negative film in 35mm formatNikkormat FT3 + Nikon NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 AI-S Development notesKodak HC-110 1+47 (E), 20°C/68°F, 06:15 (N+1)No presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 5 inversions/minute, normal stop/fix/rinse
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5 Frames… Of night and day at EI 6400 with Kodak T-Max P 3200 and an Edixa-MAT Reflex (35mm format / EI 6400 / Pancolar 50mm f/1.8 and Tessar 50mm f/2.8, 50mm)
During a visit in November 2020, my friend Erik gave me a camera on unlimited loan: an Edixa-MAT Reflex, Model C, built around 1960. At the time of…
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Photography: Pretty boy – Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II at EI 400 (35mm Format)
Shot on Fuji NEOPAN 100 ACROS II at EI 400 (read the ACROS vs ACROS II comparison here)Black and white negative film in 35mm formatNikon FM3a + Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S Development notesKodak HC-110 1+31 (B): 20°C/68°F, 10:00 (N+2)1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation, 1 inversions / 30 seconds, 5 minute rinse
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5 Frames… At Pennsylvania’s Trolley Graveyard on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional (35mm Format / El 400 / Canon Elan IIe + Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II)
I had the opportunity to participate in an organized trip to a place called the Trolley Graveyard in Windber, Pennsylvania in December of 2020. As this was almost a year into the pandemic, I jumped at the idea of going anywhere at all. It was outside and everyone would be masked and distanced and so […]
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5 Frames… Around China’s Huangshan on Kodak T-MAX 400 and a Leica R6 (35mm format / EI 400 / Leica Summicron-R 35mm f/2.0
I back got into film in 2019 after I bought an almost mint-condition Hasselblad 503CW kit with the standard Carl Zeiss Planar CF 80mm f/2.8 lens, and then a Sonnar CF 150mm f/4.0. My first experience with film cameras was with a Pentax K1000 back in the 1990s, but this time I went all out. […]
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Photography: Front and back – Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II at EI 100 (120 Format)
Shot on Fuji NEOPAN 100 ACROS II at EI 100 (read the ACROS vs ACROS II comparison here)Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6x6Hasselblad 2000FCW + Carl Zeiss Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Development notesKodak HC-110 1+31 (B): 20°C/68°F, 04:45 (N)1 minute presoak, 30 seconds initial agitation, 1 inversions / 30 seconds, […]
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5 Frames… Starting at Ushuaia’s Beagle Channel on ILFORD HP5 PLUS (35mm Format / EI 400 / Leica M2 + Leica Summaron 35mm f/2.8)
In October 2019, I traveled to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, which is the southernmost city of Argentina. These pictures were made on the last day of my trip, during a boat tour through the Beagle channel and a walk on the Bridges Island. It was cloudy that morning and the sky didn`t seem to open […]
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Photography: No place to run – Shot on Shanghai GP3 100 at EI 200 (35mm Format)
Shot on Shanghai GP3 100 at EI 200Black and white negative film in 35mm formatOlympus XA, Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 Development notesKodak HC-110: 1+31(B), 20°C/68°F, 06:00 (N+1)No presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 5 inversions/minute, normal stop/fix/rinse
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Photography: Shortcut – Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 400 at EI 800 (35mm Format)
Shot on Fujifilm NEOPAN 400 at EI 800Black and white negative film in 35mm formatNikon F100 + Nikon Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8 AF-D Development notesKodak HC-110: 1+31(B), 20°C/68°F, 07:15 (N+1)No presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 5 inversions/minute, normal stop/fix/rinse
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Photography: Leave it to burn – Shot on ILFORD FP4 PLUS at EI 800 (120 format)
Leave it to burn
Shot on ILFORD FP4 PLUS at EI 800.
Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6×9.
Push processed 2⅔-stops.
Fuji GW690III + EBC Fujinon 90mm f/3.5.
Development notes
Kodak HC-110: 1+31(B
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Developing expired large format black and white film
If you are old enough, you will remember a time when expired film was like kryptonite to a photographer.
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Film review: finding my ‘do anything’ film for 4×5….a tale of ILFORD FP4 PLUS and HP5 PLUS
I have been shooting 4×5 for about five years. I use it for much of my personal work, and love the tonality and rendering it gives my images.
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EMULSIVE interview #117: I am Alex Luyckx and this is why I shoot film
Alex Luyckx. For me it’s a name synonymous with an irascible passion for film.
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EMULSIVE interview #113: I am Rory Earnshaw and this is why I shoot film
It’s a little difficult to introduce today’s interviewee without resorting to superlatives. I’ve tried and failed. What I will say is that his images evoke feelings of peace and serenity.
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EMULSIVE interview #76: I am Melvin Mapa and this is why I shoot film
We often see the phrase “a long time coming” but what does that really mean?
Well, in this case, it’s nine months. That’s how long we’ve been working on this with Melvin.
