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Graflex Graphic View I ; 4x5" EFKE PL 100;
Ernemann Ernon 13.5 cm F6.8;
t 1/10; f 11;Rodinal 1:50; 20 C;
13 min
Farragut Square, K Street, Washington, D.C.
I bought this camera to evaluate whether it could be a suitable replacement for my finicky Leica iiib. Unfortunately, at the moment, I just don’t have a lot of 35mm film, and not any BW that I wanted to waste as a tester. So I used my last two rolls of very expired Ektachrome and developed them in Rodinal stand. Nearly all of these shots are 1/8-1/30 at ISO70, so mostly 2.8/4/5.6 in cloudy weather.
It’s a very neat camera and it works well, but I’ve decided that it doesn’t suit my needs.
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super, Kodak Ektachrome (E6, expired 2006), Rodinal 1:100 stand development 1 hour
R09 Rodinal 1+50, 10 minutes, 30 sec initial agitation, then agitation at 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30, HP5+ @ 200 (was expired)
vs
Untitled 1 1+50, 20 minutes, same roll (piece cut off), 30 sec initial agitation, then agitation at 4:30, 8:30, 12:30, 16:30.
Untitled 1 provides higher local contrast with sharper images, no post-processing has taken place here, both scans had only auto-levels (in the scan software, not photoshop) to place them in similar context with no further adjustment.
However, Untitled 1 also provides lower overall negative contrast, and it appears you can increase the processing time without increasing overall negative contrast much like other developers.
At this point in time, I'd rate at full film speed (at the right time), sharp-working (instead of solvent working that softens the grain and image like other full film speed developers) with high local contrast and low negative contrast (which would be good for pushing.. at the right time).
Same developer I gave to Ross and Zaeem Burq
These are 300% enlarged crops (nearest neighbour to avoid filtering the upsize) so you can see the difference, as the scans are only 1200 dpi as a flatbed can't resolve much more than that.
edit: You wont quite see a 300% full view on flickr I think.. Which is 807x1344 Flickr has limited the large size.. or I've turned off full size or limited it or something..
Bessa R3A, Jupiter-8 50/2
Kodak TMax 100, Fomadon R09 (Rodinal analog), 1:40 , 9-9,5 min at 20 C.
Agitation 10 s per minute, in the beginning.
Stop-bath: vinegar 1:8
Fixer: Ilford Rapid Fixer 1:4, 5 min