Selenium V

This is a lith printed image at the "other" herring factory near Djupovik. I decided to get some of the "new" fomatone and try to duplicate the old fomatone. I developed in Moresch and did an afterbath of ammonium carbonate (Moersch's omega additive) plus heavy selenium and that is about as close as I got...still missing the very cold shadows I loved. Contrary to what I've heard on the web, though, this stuff does lith....not nearly as convincingly or with as much color, though. Sorry about the lousy scan....my scanner doesn't like Fomatone Velvet paper!

Near Durness. Did I mention before that this is one of the places where I would like to be buried? ;)

Shot taken with the M6 on Kodak Tri-X@400 developed in Xtol 1+1. Printed on old AGFA MCP 312 with Moersch SE1 sepia. Toned with MT1 Selen and MT3 sulphide (E).

Olympus Trip 35

Minolta Autopak 500 Lentille Rokkor 38mm f/2.8 cellule au sélénium. Vitesses 1/40 - 1/90. Film 126. Année 1966.

OM-1, HP5, Rodinal, Fomabrom 123. 60+40+3+15+1500 Moersch SE5. Selenium 1+9 1 minute

Steetley pier, Hartlepool.

Digital selenium quadtone.

ND1000, 30sec @ f/6.3

Heavy, well-made meter. Complex dial takes a bit of getting used to in order to determine exposure. Purchased from online auction as broken, arrived working. Perhaps a jaunt across the USA rejiggered a wire or two.

Humidity settling on the branches covered them in ice. It looked like the tree extended its icy hand out to greet me.

Negative taken on Ilford FP4+ in the Mamiya 645 Pro, developed in Xtol 1+1

Print on Ilford Multigrade Cooltone FB, Selenium toned

Print 17-P-10, Negative 16-35-6

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Illford WT - Exp=Sunlight 5rs - Selenium tone

Toned darkroom print of a very expired Plus-X negative, toned in sepia and selenium

Contax RX Planar 50/1.4

Fomapan 100

Adox MQ Borax 1+1

Fomatone 131

Foma GD-L 1+5

Selenium toner

kallitype - selenium toned

Fomapan 200 @ 200 Rodinol 1+25 8 min. Ilford MGFB warmtone in Catechol + Selenium

Pentax 645NII, Pentax 2.8/55mm, Ilford Delta100 developed in Acurol-N 1:100, Ilford Multigrad Classic MG, Selenium toned

Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.

Kallitype

Selenium-Toned on Arches Platine

Sodium Citrate Developer

5x5 Contact Print from Digital Negative

Kallitype (32x21cm) - Nikon f100 - HP5@320 - HC-110 - Enlarged negative / Reverse developed on lith film - Hahnemühle platine paper - Fumed silica treatment - Sodium Citrate developer - Citric acid clearing bath - Selenium 1:50 (MT16-Moersch) - ATS fixing - Bleach - MT3a toning.

Rolleiflex 3,5C

German 6x6 TLR. Produced 1956~1959.

Doing some current measurements on the Light Meter / Selenium Cell combo.

Full deflection of the Meter at circa 30 µA (micro Ampere).

Ratio Mask (High Light) / No Mask (Low Light) circa 1:5

Note :

These are my first current measurements on such combo so I don't know yet if these values are typical.

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WARNING :

This image is intended as a reference for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt !

Classic cameras prior to the 1950’s did not have exposure meters built into them. To meet this need as well as the high standards required by professional photographers, in 1945 Sangamo Weston began manufacturing highly accurate selenium celled exposure meters in the USA and in 1952 in the U.K. Production of the superb Weston Master II began in 1946 with the model number of S141/735.

The meter had two sensitivity ranges, one for bright light the other for low light. Low light sensitivity was selected by opening a perforated lid revealed more of the sensor, an action which automatically altered the light value measurement scale. Because ASA and ISO film emulsion speeds were not then established, Weston had its own emulsion speed system which later required slight alteration to be equivalent to ISO ratings.

Shown is a British made Weston resting on its Invercone (incident light measurement cone) which clipped over the sensor and dates from 1948. Weston Master II meters are almost indestructible and many are still in use today by owners of classic cameras.

Weston, the worlds most respected exposure meter.

Hasselblad 80mm, Fuji Acros film, lith printed on Fomaone with selenium toning

Also a rencontre fortuite of generations: Holga + Focar, a close up lens made for the Bessa range finder ...

Retro 400s in SLD

Portriga Rapid PRK118 in Se1 + selenium

kallitype - selenium toned

Converted in Elements then I added a selenium tone in Silver Efex

Renamed to include in my just posted series of images: Start to Finish (1-4)

Selenium-toned print.

Maryline.

Song by Mylene Farmer.

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Selenium

Forest of Kendenich, taken May 2011, printed Dec 2012

Holga 120N, Efke IR820, Filter 715, eco film developer 2+1+40 20°C 11 mins

Slavich Bromportrait

selenium toned (MT1 1+30 1 minute)

important note: this paper must be hardened before selenium tonings

selenium 40 secs, iron 1,5 mins

selenium 1 min, iron 1 min

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Shot in infra-red, then converted to selenium tone in Lr.

Omega Lith onto a little known paper, Forte PW18

Holga, Delta 400 @800ASA in Finol,

Forte PW18

SE5 Lith 40/60/900/-/30 2,5mins

Lith Omega 1+200 2 mins

Toning:

MT1 Selenium 1+10 1 min

MT10 Gold 2 min

MT7 Iron Blue (5+5+12+6+900) 2 min - alkaline bath (for shifting cyan to blue) 500+2ml 45 secs

Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.

Contax RTS III. Sigma Zoom Master 35~70 mm 1:2.8~4. Película Argenti Reporter Film 400 ISO forzado a /pushed to 1600 ISO. Reveladore feitoaman / handmade developer Patapalo Puxador 1+9, 15 minutos, 25ºC. Papel Forte Fortezo FN3. Reveladores feitosaman / handmade developers Patapalo Caldolith (1+1+5) + Patapalo Fastone (1+30). Virado al selenio con / Selenium toned with Gago Selentoner. Original 30 x 40 cm.

Soportales da Ferrería, Pontevedra. Outono 2011

2008 portrait. 2012 Silver gelatin print.

35mm Fuji Neopan 1600, Ilfotec DD-X 1+4.

6x8" Forte Polygrade, split toned in thiocarbamide and selenium.

Selenium cell meter is still functioning after all these years.

1945-1953

It's available in my Etsy Camera Shop at www.ccstudio2380.com

Thanks, Chris

View over Króksfjarðarnes in Iceland

Hasselblad, 50mm acros film, printed on Ilford warmtone, toned with selenium

I have to give credit to moosehd2 for giving me the idea of using selenium in Light Room. I saw his shot and what he had done with it and I immediately thought of this photo. This was taken with my little 3 mp PS two summers ago. It didn't turn out too shabby. But you gotta check out moosehd2's shot - it's awesome.

Sorry I'm so behind on comments. And family is in town this weekend so time here will be limited. I will catch up!! In the meantime, have a fabulous holiday weekend!!

Oh. This is a 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Hardtop Sport Sedan.

8x10 Ilford FP4 film

Contact print on Ilford MG Classic selenium toned

am großen Weserbogen

Selenium toned image of Vanessa from Saturday's Tye Studio workshop. Profoto head with reflector, triggered from pocket wizard.

View Large On Black

Cambo SC, 225mm Boyer Saphir Color.

Polaroid 55

Fomalux 111 in Ilford WT 1+9. Selenium toned.

Straight scan from contact print

HP5 in D76. Print on Ilford MGWT fibre base. Selenium tone