chemical amounts for b&w processing (Page 5): Yeah, a B movie. Thought so!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

10MPlayer wrote:

The title of a 1988 movie. Never saw it...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097257/

Yeah, a B movie. Thought so!

TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ

burkphoto wrote:

Yeah, a B movie. Thought so!

Well excuuuuse me A man !
"Industry Veteran " ......blinded right off the bat ! LOL

MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

OldEarl wrote:

For stop solution mix white vinegar 1:1 with distilled water. It works as well as the acid stop bath. Also, you can use a water rinse. The idea is to rinse the developer and stop its action before fixing. Going directly to the fixer will work, but shortens the life of the fixer.

Thanks, I'll try that.

MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

SharpShooter wrote:

JC let's NOT confuse the issue! Rinse and WASH are NOT the same process.
Rinse take almost no water at all, while wash take a bit more.

Either way, by now, Melodye has the pics already dry mounted!! :lol: :lol:
SS

Not dry mounted. But 4 rolls developed and scanned.

I'm playing with some toy cameras. A Holga 135, a hacked Holga 120N to shoot 35mm, a 3 lens Action camera and a 4 lens Action camera. The Action cameras shoot rapid fire and combine the shots (3 or 4) into one frame.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

MelodyeH wrote:

Not dry mounted. But 4 rolls developed and scanned.

I'm playing with some toy cameras. A Holga 135, a hacked Holga 120N to shoot 35mm, a 3 lens Action camera and a 4 lens Action camera. The Action cameras shoot rapid fire and combine the shots (3 or 4) into one frame.

Melodye, WOW!!
YOU should be giving some of these whiners here lessons!!
A Girl I know has used a Holga to produce some pretty amazing double exposures of people and buildings.
Are you familiar with the work of Michelle Bates? She's a pro Holga shooter.
Those action cameras sound pretty interesting.
Love to see some of that stuff!! ;-)
SS

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

MelodyeH wrote:

Not dry mounted. But 4 rolls developed and scanned.

I'm playing with some toy cameras. A Holga 135, a hacked Holga 120N to shoot 35mm, a 3 lens Action camera and a 4 lens Action camera. The Action cameras shoot rapid fire and combine the shots (3 or 4) into one frame.

Congrats. Please post some images. I would love to seem them

OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas

MelodyeH wrote:

Not dry mounted. But 4 rolls developed and scanned.

I'm playing with some toy cameras. A Holga 135, a hacked Holga 120N to shoot 35mm, a 3 lens Action camera and a 4 lens Action camera. The Action cameras shoot rapid fire and combine the shots (3 or 4) into one frame.

Cliff Edom at the University of Missouri used to require building a pinhole camera in the first course. Those of us in the Kansas schools were jealous. The Holga is no more a toy than the latest from any of the big names. It is a tool.

What you are doing is learning photography from the basics on up. In my intro to earth sciences courses we heard from the professor that the cameras aboard the orbiters were no more in their basic operation than box brownies.

Good luck and keep it up. :thumbup: :thumbup:

MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

SharpShooter wrote:

Melodye, WOW!!
YOU should be giving some of these whiners here lessons!!
A Girl I know has used a Holga to produce some pretty amazing double exposures of people and buildings.
Are you familiar with the work of Michelle Bates? She's a pro Holga shooter.
Those action cameras sound pretty interesting.
Love to see some of that stuff!! ;-)
SS

Thanks for the Michelle Bates info. I looked her up and saw some of her work. Loved it.

MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

OldEarl wrote:

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MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

SharpShooter wrote:

Melodye, WOW!!
YOU should be giving some of these whiners here lessons!!
A Girl I know has used a Holga to produce some pretty amazing double exposures of people and buildings.
Are you familiar with the work of Michelle Bates? She's a pro Holga shooter.
Those action cameras sound pretty interesting.
Love to see some of that stuff!! ;-)
SS

Holga 135 and Action 3 lens B&W 400 ISO
I need a good scanner. The one I have can only scan single frame 35mm and is old and cheap. But it gives me a better idea of what I shot.

Holga 135 B&W 400ISO 3-15

(Download)

Action 3 lens B&W 400IsO 3-15

(Download)

MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

Oops. I posted in the middle of your post first. Sorry.

I was shooting digital portraits and promo shots for people for a number of years. Was starting to feel my 'focus' had narrowed. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and play. I took a collage class in alternative photography and was introduced to Holgas as part of it. Loved it. So I thought I would just play with other plastic cameras to 'see' in a differ way.

OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas

MelodyeH wrote:

Oops. I posted in the middle of your post first. Sorry.

I was shooting digital portraits and promo shots for people for a number of years. Was starting to feel my 'focus' had narrowed. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and play. I took a collage class in alternative photography and was introduced to Holgas as part of it. Loved it. So I thought I would just play with other plastic cameras to 'see' in a differ way.

We all need to break out some times. Life is about learning and when we stop learning, we die.

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

mcveed wrote:

If you have to ask this question I suggest you put off processing until you know what you are doing. If the chemicals are too warm or cold your processing will be affected. The timing is critical as is the application of stop and fixer. Get a book.

...and to supplement Don's comment re: temperature, can you say...."water bath"?

Dave in SD

Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

mcveed wrote:

If you have to ask this question I suggest you put off processing until you know what you are doing. If the chemicals are too warm or cold your processing will be affected. The timing is critical as is the application of stop and fixer. Get a book.

Or follow the directions on the label.

You need enough of each chemical to completely cover the reels. Why not put the empty reels in the tank and measure how much water it takes to cover them?

MelodyeH Loc: S.F. Bay area, CA

Brian in Whitby wrote:

Or follow the directions on the label.

You need enough of each chemical to completely cover the reels. Why not put the empty reels in the tank and measure how much water it takes to cover them?

Thanks, I got it. The amount is written on the bottom of the tank. Not all tanks are the same, so check.