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silver gelatin print
watercolor paper coated with Rollei Black Magic liquid emulsion
sepia & selenium toned
Most of my light meters in one place. (There are more . . . somewhere.) Some of these are dead, most still living. It's hard to pass by instruments like these when the sellers have no idea what they are and charge only a couple dollars each. Those with active Selenium cells live out their retirement in a quiet, dark drawer; their cells blocked with black cloth tape to preserve sensitivity. The dead ones adorn my shelves, skeletons of their former purpose.
The Shepard flash meter and the Minolta Autometer are both still in active service status. Have had the Autometer for over three decades (hurts to think about), works as well as it did on its first day in my bag.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Kentmere Pan 400 dev in Ilfotech DDX 1+4
Print 12"x12" on Ilford Art 300 dev in Moersch 4812 Selenium 1+10 2 min
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Fomabrom 123
SE1 Selenium 1+10 2,5 mins
MT7 Iron 5+5+10+5+1000ml 1,5 mins followed by a weak alkaline after bath to reduce blue and make the selenium toned shadows more visible
#1 MCC - same toners, different times
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
The old lifeboat slip at Ackergill, taken with 10 stop ND filter at high tide and tweaked in silver effex with a nice selenium tint.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
iPhone snapshot of an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Scanned print.
Mamiya 645 ProTL w/ Mamiya-Sekor 120 mm/f4 Macro.
Fomapan 400 in Fomadon R09 1:100, semistand 1 h.
Printed on Fomatone MG 132 (18x24 cm) and split toned in Moersch MT3 and selenium.
Feb 8, 2020.
For more detail and comparison see previous upload. This one is on Adox Varioprint paper, only selenium toning 1:25. I like both this one and the previous toned version, they are so different in real life.
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Rolleiflex and HP5+
Printed on old Agfa paper with Moersch SE5. (30ml A + 30ml B, 25 C )
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Partly bleached in ferricyanide (1%) and toned in selenium (1:20)
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Was just in time capturing this coot taking off.
Hand made selenium toned lith print on 7x9.5" Fomatone MG Classic FB paper.
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📷 Olympus Infinity Stylus / MJU-I
️ Agfaphoto APX400
Fomadon Excel
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📄 Fomatone MG Classic 131 7x9.5"
Moersch Easy Lith 1(A)+1(B)+1(OB)+50
Moersch MT-1 Selenium toner
Scanned IR print
Rolleiflex T, Tessar 75 mm 1:3,5 with Rollei Infrarot filter (700 nm)
Rollei IR 400 exp @ iso 2, developed in Tetenal Ultrafin liquid 1+19, 6,5 min
Fomatone MG 132 in Paterson Acugrade FX-31
Toned with selenium (1:5, 10 min)
Think it's usually hard to see what happens to the print when selenium toning, but this time I decided to let it soak for 10 min in a strong 1:5 bath. Obvious reddish hue!
The last of the mini-series from this location (passageway near Kings Cross Station, London), I quite enjoyed post-processing these alternative versions this week.
A spot of Selenium toning for this version. Really like the figure in the distance, he really suits the image.
Dark room print of 35 mm negative (Adox Silvermax) on Washi paper, using Foma liquid emulsion.
Toning: selenium 1+19 followed by Foma sepia (10 sec bleach).
Camera: Asahi Pentax SPII with SMC Takumar 50/1.8 lens
Selenium toned version of an earlier upload.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 60mm 20 seconds f13 ISO 400. Tripod
Thanks to Chad for pointing out this made Explore on 25th November. Highest position so far was 78 on 28th November
A new series on moods. I'm trying to convey a certain mood with different treatments of photos. This will sometimes mean that I will put up 2 photos at the same time with just a different treatment
This one is about light on various levels and about shades of white...
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
Polarization Filter - 2 stops
f/25
ISO100
150s (2min30s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Green Filter - Selenium toning
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Scanned Lith print.
Mamiya 645 ProTL w/ M-S 120 mm/f4 macro.
April 25, 2026.
Fomapan 100 in Rodinal 1+100, semistand 65 min.
Lith printed on Foma Retrobrom 151 Sp and developed in Moersch Easy Lith and Lith Omega.
Repeatedly toned in Se 1+9 to get the shadows darker. The result is always the same: You should have stopped in time. Purple Haze... Poor Pearl Hyacint.
PS borders.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
Dark room print on Fomatone MG 131, toned in Selenium 1+19 to change the greenish colour.
I totally forgot which camera and film were used for this shot.
Camera: Shen Hao 5x7
Lens: Fujinon 180mm
Film: Kodak TMY
Developer: Pyrocat-MC
Print: Adox Lupex Silver Chloride
Toner: Selenium
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper
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Karlos 6x6 pinhole with Kodak Tri-X 400 developed in Pyrocat-HD.
Printed on Agfa Portriga 118
Two trays lith development
Selenium toned
Leica M6, 50mm, Kodak TMax 400
Printed: BERGGER Variable Contrast Semi-Matte, 24x30cm - Selenium toning
Olympus OM-4
Zuiko 50mm f/1.4
Extention ring 25
Kodak Tri-X 400
HC-110B
Scan from print
Paper: Fomatone MG 131
Developer: Adox Warmtone
Toned in Adox Selenium toner
This Olympus Trip 35 is one of the bunch of old compact analogue cameras I bought yesterday at a recycle shop. Not to collect and not to shoot with (most probably don't even work), but to make macros of. Funny thing about this camera is that it doesn't need batteries to operate because it is solar-powered!!!
The Trip 35 was a 35mm compact camera, introduced in 1967 and discontinued, after a lengthy production run, in 1984. The Trip name was a reference to its intended market — people who wanted a compact, functional camera for holidays. Over ten million units were sold.
The Trip 35 was a point and shoot model, with a solar-powered selenium light meter, and just two shutter speeds. In 'A' mode, the camera operated as an automatic Program, choosing either 1/40th sec or 1/200th sec. The camera could also sync with flash, and had a range of aperture settings, from f2.8 to f22. In flash sync mode the shutter was set at 1/40. Apart from a simple four-position zone focus system, and an ISO setting from 25–400, the camera had no other photographic controls. The camera had a PC sync connector and a hot shoe. Its lens was a coated Zuiko 40mm f/2.8, with four elements in three groups.
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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra, India
Intrepid 8x10, Nikkor W 300mm f/5.6, Ilford Delta 100, developed in Adox FX-39 II 1+9 for 6:15 at 21 degrees, printed on Adox Lupex silver chloride paper in Ansco 130 1+1, toned in Selenium 1+19 for 5:00 at 21 degrees, and in Nelson Gold for 20:00 at 40 degrees
I've used the same image on Fabriano Artistico paper as before to be able to draw conclusions on the most common VDB toner options.
- The Selenium toner was diluted to an 1% solution and the toning time was under 1 min, just till the shadows start to change color. It is an incomplete toning, of course. The intention was only to see the change in color at a level of toning where the shadows are not blanched yet.
- The Gold/Thioureea toning was done to completion with fresh toner and it took ~10min.
The scaner doesn't do justice to the images. Especialy the Gold toned one has much deeper and richer shadows in reality.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Here is the current status of my little Canon 7 project:
www.youtube.com/shorts/1JN9-QcM9l4
In the picture you can see the clamp holder with cold shoe (in silver PLA+) attached exposure meter. The viewfinder hood and the selenium cell protection (black) are attached to the clamp holder
You can view or download the 3D files for private use free:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:6167987
The Canon 7 (here with Leitz Elmarit 2.8/90mm ltm) is a great camera with an excellent viewfinder. It is very quiet, easy to use and of excellent quality. In my opinion, its biggest shortcomings are the lack of a cold shoe. And the fact that the selenium light meter stops working properly in many cases. That's how I came up with my little Canon 7 project. A few other ideas have been added.
I don't know of any rangefinder camera manufacturer that offers a sunshade for the viewfinder window, neither Leica, Fujifilm, Canon nor anyone else. Yet such a sunshade for the viewfinder makes absolute sense. The viewfinder image becomes less contrasty, especially in dark areas and with reflections from the sun. In case of strong light incidence from the side, such a protection is almost necessary. On the Canon 7, such protection is also useful for the small focus window. The small window allows sunlight from the side to enter the viewfinder directly.
Selenium photo elements age due to light. Also, most meters built into cameras are not (anymore) very accurate. Here, the selenium photocell is protected from light. And it is possible to plug an external, more accurate, light meter onto the hot shoe.
The clip-on light shield protects both the viewfinder and the plastic in front of the selenium photocell from slight mechanical damage.
The whole thing consists of 2 parts that I printed with PLA-plus, plain PLA seems a bit too brittle to me. The two parts work fine, but can still be modified or extended.
I am grateful for comments with opinions, ideas or criticism.
Hier ist der aktuelle Status meines Canon 7-Projekts.
Sie können die 3D-Dateien für den privaten Gebrauch kostenlos herunterladen:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:6167987
Die Canon 7 (hier mit Leitz Elmarit 2,8/90mm ltm) ist eine tolle Kamera mit einem hervorragenden Sucher. Sie ist sehr leise, einfach zu bedienen und von ausgezeichneter Qualität. Ihr größtes Manko ist meiner Meinung nach das Fehlen eines Kaltschuhs. Und die Tatsache, dass der Selen-Belichtungsmesser in vielen Fällen nicht mehr richtig funktioniert. So entstand mein kleines Canon 7-Projekt. Es wurden noch einige weitere Ideen hinzugefügt.
Ich kenne keinen Hersteller von Messsucherkameras, der einen Sonnenschutz für das Sucherfenster anbietet, weder Leica, Fujifilm, Canon noch sonst jemand. Dennoch macht so ein Sonnenschutz für den Sucher absolut Sinn. Vor allem in dunklen Bereichen und bei Reflexionen der Sonne wird das Sucherbild weniger kontrastreich. Bei starkem seitlichen Lichteinfall ist ein solcher Schutz nahezu notwendig. Bei der Canon 7 ist ein solcher Schutz auch für das kleine Fokusfenster sinnvoll.
Selen-Fotoelemente altern durch Licht. Außerdem sind die meisten in Kameras eingebauten Messgeräte nicht (mehr) sehr genau. Hier ist die Selen-Fotozelle vor Licht geschützt. Und es ist möglich, einen externen, genaueren Lichtmesser an den Blitzschuh anzuschließen.
Der aufsteckbare Lichtschutz schützt sowohl den Sucher als auch den Kunststoff vor der Selen-Fotozelle vor leichten mechanischen Beschädigungen.
Das Ganze besteht aus 2 Teilen, die ich mit PLA-plus gedruckt habe, schlichtes PLA erscheint mir etwas zu spröde. Die beiden Teile funktionieren gut, können aber noch geändert oder erweitert werden.
Für Kommentare mit Meinungen, Ideen oder Kritik bin ich dankbar.
Shen Hao 4x10, 210mm Fujinon W. Ilford FP4+ in Pyrocat HD. Scan from sepia and selenium split-toned contact print on G3 Lodima.
Båstnäs Car Cemetery, July 2016.
Kallitype on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag 8x10" Feb 18, 2018.
Mamiya 645 ProTL with Mamiya-Sekor 45mm/f2.8 and Hoya R72 filter.
Rollei IR 400 developed in FX-39 and scanned with Epson V850.
Digital internegative.
Developed in Sodium Citrate with 3ml/l of Potassium Dichromate 2%.
Cleared in Citric Acid 3%, fixed in Moersch ATS Alkaline fixer 1+20 (60 s) and rinsed in HCA 1%.
Post fix toning in Adox Selenium 1:200, 2 min.