Two Chairs
Two chairs. Properly scanned and post processed the picture is actually quite dark. I wanted something like this when I took the picture, however this is more rough than I expected. Definitely suffered in the cold developer bath. These are my first experimental shots of Ilford Super XP2 35mm film. I shot these on a very overcast day with a Voigtlander Bessa T and Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4 Classic SC lens. I shot these at ISO 400 and paid no real attention to lighting.
The goal was to test diluted C-41 stand development. The film was supposed to be developed at 70 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes with inversions at 15 and 30 minutes. C-41 mixed 1:9 so 30ml in a 300 ml soup. All worked fine until I realized the temp in the darkroom was actually 60 degrees - both water and developer. Too late to go back so we got these and foxed with potassium ferricyanide bleach and homemade Ammonium theiosulfate fixer. (both 5 minutes at "room" temperature).
Overall the negatives look ok and the pictures came out. Many were dark and some seemed to suffer from the poor developer temperature. Not a fail, just not inconclusive. The developer is old, but it has been sealed since mixed.
The process is doable so now some more serious controlled tests.
Two Chairs
Two chairs. Properly scanned and post processed the picture is actually quite dark. I wanted something like this when I took the picture, however this is more rough than I expected. Definitely suffered in the cold developer bath. These are my first experimental shots of Ilford Super XP2 35mm film. I shot these on a very overcast day with a Voigtlander Bessa T and Voigtlander 40mm f/1.4 Classic SC lens. I shot these at ISO 400 and paid no real attention to lighting.
The goal was to test diluted C-41 stand development. The film was supposed to be developed at 70 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes with inversions at 15 and 30 minutes. C-41 mixed 1:9 so 30ml in a 300 ml soup. All worked fine until I realized the temp in the darkroom was actually 60 degrees - both water and developer. Too late to go back so we got these and foxed with potassium ferricyanide bleach and homemade Ammonium theiosulfate fixer. (both 5 minutes at "room" temperature).
Overall the negatives look ok and the pictures came out. Many were dark and some seemed to suffer from the poor developer temperature. Not a fail, just not inconclusive. The developer is old, but it has been sealed since mixed.
The process is doable so now some more serious controlled tests.