[Leica] RE: Re: PAW 26 dlridings (Philippe Orlent)

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Thanks Daniel. The first roll we hand developed (in ID11) did exhibit uneven
development on one edge, so those suggestions are very helpful. I shall be
sure to give them a try. The Rolleicord V that I can borrow is my fathers,
plenty of D76 in the cupboard, and you've shared your developing method. Now
all I need is your talent ;-)
I was surprised to see that the film was Neopan 400. The Delta 400 I had
tries appears unpleasantly grainy (for portraits) to my taste, at least the
way I processed it. Lots more to learn.

Btw, I visited the Fujifilm web sites and can't find any mention of B/W
emulsions anywhere. Not sure if that's an ominous sign.
Cheers
Hoppy

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Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 04:22:01 +0200
From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Re: PAW 26 dlridings (Philippe Orlent)
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Hoppy,

The shot you refer to,

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v26/06v26-0020.jpg.html

is just a straight shot with a Rolleicord V and Neopan 400 developed in D76
1:1.

The trick with medium format (one of them) is getting even development
across the frame. You won't get that without some thorough agititation
to make sure you have fresh developer all over the film periodically.
There are various ways of doing this, one of the best being using a
JOBO with constant agitation.

I use hand development but I have a special technique. I only fill the
tank half way with reels that have film on it. The rest I fill with
empty reels. So in a 4 reel tank (for 35 mm) I put in 4 reels, but
only the bottom two with film on them. With 120 (and 120 needs this
technique the most) I put in 1 reel with film and one empty one.

I then put in enough developer to cover the reels with film, but not more.

I agitiate normally with 2 inversions every 30 seconds. That allows
the developer to run off and then cover the film again with fresh
solution.

I hope that answers some of your questions.

Thanks for the interest.

Daniel


On 7/4/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Daniel, Philippe has posted your link to one of your images that I hadn't
> seen. I had already admired some similar ones that were 35mmm, I think.
> This one is full frame from a 6x6 negative.
> As well as being a great image, this really is technically superb.
> Would you mind posting the details regarding the camera, film and your
> developing routine? I'm just starting to experiment with both a modern and
> classic med format (a Mamiya 645 & a Rolleicord V)
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
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> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:16:58 +0200
> From: Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 26 dlridings
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> Hi Daniel,
>
> Looks like you're reaching your peak :-)
>
> I love this color(ed?) shot in your blog:
> http://dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v26/06v26-0029.jpg.html
> Almost monochrome, feeling the sun shifitng colors.
>
> And this one is just majestically beautiful. One of your best of
> Rebecca IMO:
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v26/06v26-0020.jpg.html
>
>
>
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