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a question of B/W film
There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan - something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone know if something close is still made? I know some of Ansel's earliest work was done with it. Thanks all, Alex |
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a question of B/W film
AArDvarK wrote:
There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan - something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone know if something close is still made? I know some of Ansel's earliest work was done with it. One thing is sure, this wasn't a Pan film... these are red-sensitive. There were several orthochromatic films available, today there are only one or two left... one from Maco and the Ilford Ortho in sheet film sizes. Martin |
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a question of B/W film
"AArDvarK" wrote in message news:cZy5c.17192$Nj.428@fed1read01...
There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan - something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone know if something close is still made? I know some of Ansel's earliest work was done with it. Thanks all, Alex http://www.focuscamera.com stocks "Kodak Contrast Process Ortho 4x5-25 " Perhaps this would be useful? Collin |
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a question of B/W film
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: "AArDvarK" wrote in message news:cZy5c.17192$Nj.428@fed1read01... There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan - something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone know if something close is still made? I know some of Ansel's earliest work was done with it. Thanks all, Alex http://www.focuscamera.com stocks "Kodak Contrast Process Ortho 4x5-25 " Perhaps this would be useful? Collin About 60 years ago when I was taking pictures with my Bullet Brownie, Verichrome film was orthochromatic. Not Verichrome Pan. That came much later. |
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a question of B/W film
AArDvarK wrote:
There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Alex People have already mentioned orthochromatic and colour-blind films, a few of which are still available, but it is also possible to watch panchromatic film develop under a dim light (such as an ordinary paper safelight) if it is first desensitised by a bath in a desensitising dye such as pinacryptol green or pinacryptol yellow. Photographer's formulary lists pinacryptol yellow on their website, if you want to try it you should read up about it first. I believe that the time and temperature system is nearly always better than developing by inspection, but watching a film develop is an interesting experience. If you just want to see a film develop, probably the easiest thing to do is to shoot Eastman 5302 Fine Grain release positive in camera (exposure index about 6) and develop under your regular paper safelight. 5302 is colour-blind (blue and violet sensitive only) so the pictures will look rather old-fashioned, but you will get the experience of seeing film develop. Peter. -- |
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a question of B/W film
Kodak made a number of camera films that were not sensitive to red light.
As far as I know, none are still available. Although not a camera film, Fine Grain Release Positive was available in 8X10 sheets a few months ago, and it may still be available. Until fairly recently, Kodak made Commercial 6127 and 4127 (blue sensitive), Contrast Process Ortho 4154, Professional Copy Film 4125 (orthochromatic), Tri-X Ortho 4163, and Professional line Copy 6573 (orthochromatic). All these were sheet films. Kodalith Ortho was also available in sheets and 35mm. "AArDvarK" wrote in message news:cZy5c.17192$Nj.428@fed1read01... There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan - something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone know if something close is still made? I know some of Ansel's earliest work was done with it. Thanks all, Alex |
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a question of B/W film
I guess that is why they used a red lens to read the frame number directly
on the film backing paper of the older ortho films? So should we block this lens using modern pan films in an old camera? I just acquired an older medium format with this window and I thought it might be necessary to block it. Thanks, Terry "earthlink" wrote in message hlink.net... Kodak made a number of camera films that were not sensitive to red light. As far as I know, none are still available. Although not a camera film, Fine Grain Release Positive was available in 8X10 sheets a few months ago, and it may still be available. Until fairly recently, Kodak made Commercial 6127 and 4127 (blue sensitive), Contrast Process Ortho 4154, Professional Copy Film 4125 (orthochromatic), Tri-X Ortho 4163, and Professional line Copy 6573 (orthochromatic). All these were sheet films. Kodalith Ortho was also available in sheets and 35mm. "AArDvarK" wrote in message news:cZy5c.17192$Nj.428@fed1read01... There was once a film made by Kodak, black and white which was not sensitive to red light, and could be as out in the open and undeveloped under red light, Pan - something I think ... anyone remember this? Does anyone know if something close is still made? I know some of Ansel's earliest work was done with it. Thanks all, Alex --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.648 / Virus Database: 415 - Release Date: 3/31/2004 |
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a question of B/W film
Terry Heick wrote:
I guess that is why they used a red lens to read the frame number directly on the film backing paper of the older ortho films? So should we block this lens using modern pan films in an old camera? I just acquired an older medium format with this window and I thought it might be necessary to block it. Thanks, Terry It isn't really a problem, at least not most of the time. Backing paper blocks light from reaching the film very effectively. The red colour of the window will cut down the amount of light entering the camera by about three stops, a yellow-green filter would probably make more sense for panchomatic films since it would be visibly lighter for the same amount of protection, but this was rarely done. It is more important that the design of the camera prevents light leaking between the red window and the pressure plate. Many cameras from the 1930s onwards had a sliding door covering the red window so that it only needed to be open when advancing film. I have a Kodak 66 II, made in the late 1950s after the switch to Verichome Pan, which has a red window with no cover and I've seen no sign at all of light leaking in. Peter. -- - |
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