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Very nice Casey.
Those mid day scenes were challenging due to the lighting conditions and extreme contrast (dark shadows and bright sun). Do you have Lambrecht's Way Beyond Monochrome? It's an excellent and thorough resource. His advice, in general:
Low contrast scene (rain, fog) expose at published iso and do not adjust development.
Normal contrast (bright, cloudy) expose at published iso minus 2/3 stop, and shorten development 15%
High contrast (bright sun!) expose at published iso minus 1 1/3 stop, and shorten development 30%.
So for a high contrast day you could expose iso400 film at iso160 and tell the lab to shorten development time by 30%. The result should be good detail in the dark areas (from reducing the iso) and no blown highlights (from the reduced developing time).
Fun.
Testing a new B&W film...
Ever since "StreetPan 400" was introduced in March-2016 I have been wanting to test this film. I finally purchased a couple of rolls at the local camera shop and ran some through the Leica MP using a 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH. The next roll will be tested...
I sure....
like the first two versions best, depending solely on what kind of mood you wish to elicit from viewing the image . Thanks for posting, cheers, Filip
Thanks Filip... personal preference... ; )
I didn't show the test exposures of -2 or -1 shutter speed as they were very dark... In the +1 the shadow detail is visible when enlarged, with the first shot (exposed as metered) the deep shadow is a little dirty. In both of the two mentioned examples th...
hahaha... good eye Alkiro, lots of angles there...
I was sitting on the top of very steep steps and the middle ground is sloped down & away while the background has an elevated bridge... plus the 28 mm was pointed down angle... Good thing that I was sitting down, nightmare ; )
Is it me or did ilford have an infrareddish film back in the day?
I remember shooting some, with a fileter, And nice results. I truly miss playing with B&W and filters. By the way Casey, what is your favorite 50mm?
Not only back in that day...
Ilford SFX 200 is still available in 35mm and 120 format... here is a link to a thread I did a couple of years ago with some examples... Extended Red Sensitivity Film At the moment I have four at 50mm: Nikon AI-S 50 f/1.2, Leica 50 f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH, ...
Very nice Casey.
Those mid day scenes were challenging due to the lighting conditions and extreme contrast (dark shadows and bright sun). Do you have Lambrecht's Way Beyond Monochrome? It's an excellent and thorough resource. His advice, in general: Low contrast scene (ra...
Box vs. iso
I forgot to mention (for those who might not know) that "box speed" and iso are sometimes quite different. Iford sells a fast film called Delta3200. One might assume the iso of the film is 3200 because the box says so in large type, but Ilford's technical...
Wow nice to know...
I had a couple 3200 boxes that I never got to use! Not sure where they went... Echi
I have been following a couple of conversations on StreetPan 400
So far I think this might be a good summary: "development is the key to using this film" One recommendation was to use Beutler 1:1:8 for 11 minutes Beutler developer Stock Solution A: metol 10g, sodium sulfite 50g, water to make 1 liter Stock Solution B: ...
Jeff... Thanks for the recommendation
As listed on Amazon, " Way Beyond Monochrome " by Ralph W. Lambrecht and Chris Woodhouse looks like a winner !! If the table of contents is any indication, it should be 'required reading', including the sections on digital... the hard cover is less expens...
Jeff... just checked online...
Amazon USA USD 58.96 / Amazon JPN USD 155.26... definitely looking for a used copy ; )
wow.
I'm not sure why the huge markup for the Japanese market but I'm sorry to hear of it. Required reading, but yes, used. ;-)