On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
What should those of us that made it to grade 7 do then Dave > 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. > -- 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.
