Good methods for dealing with roll film. Plus-X was my favorite Kodak film. But it should be shot at iso 80 or 100 and developed to spec. This will give it a little more punch. The tonality can otherwise be a bit boring.
If you are printing yourself, print grade 3. That will add the contrast you need if you prefer to use a normal exposure. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott >-----Original Message----- >From: David J Brooks [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 05:46 PM >To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >Subject: Re: Advice solicitation for analog shooting > >On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:23 PM, Walter Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: >>, and nearly wasting a roll of >> Kodak Plus-X 125 by not properly affixing it to the advance mechanism >> (didn't securely set the notches onto the teeth), I think it's time I ask >> for a little guidance before I proceed any further. > >Walt. One trick i used in making sure the film had been grabbed by the >teeth was to watch the the rewind knob. If it turned will i advanced >the film lever, all was well. >The other thing i did was after the film was loaded and i advance to >the "0" mark, was to do a short rewind to pick up any slack in the >film. Just needed to bring it back ever so lightly though. > > >> >> I have three different types of film and thought I'd ask the experienced >> film shooters if there's anything I can do to get better images out of them >> -- any quirks or characteristics I should be mindful of, or specific uses or >> conditions any of them particularly excel at. I have the following: >> >> 2 rolls Plus-X 125 > >Never used it. > >> 3 rolls BW400CN > >Used it some what. The local lab would process it and print out my 4x6 >proofs on colour paper. Got some funky images that way. > >> 4 rolls UltraMax 400 > >Again, never used it. > >Dave >> >> What do I need to know from here? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Walt >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > >-- >Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >www.caughtinmotion.com >http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >York Region, Ontario, Canada > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
