Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's been a long time since I developed film, but my memory is that Xtol was about the only one that was actually able to increase the shadow details/effective film speed, particularly without excessive contrast and grain in the more exposed areas of the image. FWIW Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > You need a two-stop push. Lots of custom labs can do that. You?ll still > have very thin shadows if they?re there at all but at least your film will > not be under developed and can be printed with normal grades of paper. > You may get a few viable images off the roll. > > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > On 8/16/17, 5:53 AM, "LUG on behalf of Gerry Walden" <lug-bounces+mark= > rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of gerry.walden at > icloud.com> > wrote: > > My advice would be to talk to the lb guy at Ilford, I feel sure he > will give it the best treatment. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden LRPS > www.gwpics.com > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > > > > > > > > On 16 Aug 2017, at 10:21, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > > > > All, > > > > I put my M3 back in to use over the vacation. I was exposing the > film in it as > > ASA400 assuming that I had one of my usual films in it. > > > > HOWEVER ( :-( ) I found that I had a roll of 125 ASA FP4+ in it when > I came to > > the end of the roll. When I started using it I had noticed that I > had already > > exposed some 10 frames. So I have 10 frames exposed at 125 ASA and > 25 - or > > thereabouts - exposed as 400 ASA. Most of the shots taken when I was > assuming it > > was 400 were exposed in the region of f8 - f16 at 1/500th. > > > > I send film to Ilford to process. My question is: how should I tell > them to > > develop it? > > > > I think I have the following options: > > > > (i) DON'T - just bin it and write it off to bad luck! > > > > (ii) Develop it as (say) 200 ASA, accept that some will be > under-exposed and > > that the rest will be over exposed and sort it out when I scan the > film and play > > with it in PS or NikFX (or whatever). The short exposure times on > the 400 ASA > > shots may help as they will be on he darker side. > > > > (iii) Develop it as one or the other (125 or 400 ASA) > > > > Any other thoughts/recommendations? > > > > Peter > > > > PS I know that I should shoot a whole roll before i forget what the > film is and > > go off on autopilot :-) > > -- > > > > =========================================================== > > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information