So todays project was developing the roll of film that I finished yesterday. 36 expsoures from a gifted k1000 ( A big thank you for that). All the images were shot on a 50mm f-2 lens. The roll of film was Fujifilm Superia Xtra-400 (what cvs had for sale and walmart too). Wanted cheap roll first so I did not feel bad about wasting a better film.
The very first frame. It seems fitting as I love food and food photography
The image of the cake was metered at iso-200 (1 stop over box speed) and the settings were f4 and 1/60th second. I have a notebook that fits in my back pocket that I would write down the settings. Note to self write down subject to make sure frame scanned is same as what I had written down.
My scanning technique needs to improve but hey gives me something to fiddle with .
Focus in Low light on low contrast scene is a challenge . 1/15th second at f-2 Metered one stop overexposed.
F-2 1/30th second metered one stop overexposed.
The coffee shot that I had the top of the cup with beans. This is the same setup just a different angle.
1/125 f-8 The reds and greens with fujifilm can get loud real fast.
Carolina Rice Bread
Carolina Rice Bread f-2 1/60th second metered 2 stops over and I pushed the needle for the internal meter near the top
This shot was a study in how far I could push the highlights and still have detail before it got blown out. It is staggering how much highlight detail film holds onto. Shadows well not so much before it becomes noisy and muddy.
f/5.6 1/250 Queen on her throne.
Overall the for Fujifilm xtra-400 if you use this film meter for the shadows you will have room in the highlights to fix them. Also Set you iso speed on the camera at one or two stops over box speed (lower iso number) .
Developing the film was straight forward once you get the roll of film on the roll for the developing tank. That is the hard part the rest was straight forward follow the directions to mix the chemicals and then follow the times listed for each step. I would say color negative film seems to be fairly forgiving on processing.
Love it Russell!
Now that you have the first roll under your belt, the FUN begins!
I never processed color film, always black and white!
I was led to believe it was more complicated (and expensive).
It is and it isnt the temperature and time has to be a bit more precise but I think there is plenty of room for error. I remember processing black and white negatives but I do not remember the process. I think I was around 11 or 12 when I did it . I do have plans on gettting the chemistry for black and white but before I do that I want some Illford xp2 film because I can process that black and white film in the color chemicals that I have now. I think the cost for color and black and white on the front side is about the same although the way black and white are processed the chemical goes further (dilution ratios ) . Right now the scanning process is something I need to research and find a better technique . I can have colors go sideways super quick.
Do you make your own color prints, or process and take the negatives to a printer?
I've never scanned negatives, so can't imagine the troubleshooting side of it.
I'm sure there is plenty of info on youtube to help, right?
It is fun to face the challenge and tackle it!
I would say your doing well so far!