New Scan of Old Film

LEAF

Julia scanned this film from 2007 with her new Epson 4490, and I like her scan better than mine using my Plustek 7200 dedicated film scanner. I'm not suggesting these differences are related to the hardware, but highlighting the influence of the operator.

Film: Pan F+
EI: 50
Dilution: 1:5
Time: 6:30
Temp: 70F
Agitation: :10/1:00 (ten seconds every minute)

Scanner: Epson 4490

Scan type: Negative

Juliet in windowlight

Juliet

The above is a "Native"/unedited scan from our new Epson 4490 photo scanner. Julia made the scan at 600x800, I believe, for easy archiving, emailing, etc. We don't intend to print from our scans- we do our printing in the darkroom. The lighting for this image was very harsh/high contrast, with the sun shining directly through the window into an otherwise unlit room, reflecting off of Julia's very fair skin. I am very pleased with this rendition of the scene. My dear Father always kept his pistol next to his bed; I keep my camera there.

Film: Arista EDU 100

Format: 120 (6x7)

EI: 200

Developer: GSD-10

Dilution: 1:10

Time: 1 hour

Temp: 70F

The Darkroom Cookbook, Third Edition

GSD-10 has been published in the third edition of The Darkroom Cookbook, by Steve Anchell, thanks to editor, Mark Booth. I'm honored to have my formula included in this indispensable darkroom reference book.

Amy

Mi sobrina hermosa, Amy, in her new parka.

Film: TMY
EI: 400
Dilution: 1:5
Time: 6:30
Temp: 70F
Agitation: :10/1:00

PF+ @ EI 200

My beautiful niece, Andrea was visiting from CA, so I wanted to take some photos, as she's growing up so fast, and I don't know how long it will be before I see her again. I was using Pan F+, but forgot to switch the exposure mode selector back to auto from manual when I loaded the film, so I underexposed the film by two stops. The results aren't bad, but I would have preferred to shoot at ISO speed, or use a diferent film, like TMX or Acros for EI 200. This was shot handheld with my Minolta XD-11/ 58mm f1.2.

Film: Pan F+
EI: 200
Dilution: 1:10
Time: 60:00
Temp: 70F
Agitation: Stand
scan: neg

GSD-10 and Pan F+

I was playing around last night with Pan F+ and took this picture with my Minolta XD-11/58mm f1.2. The camera I'm holding is Chadwick's Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor. These are the desperate measures of a night owl working while everyone is fast asleep. I scanned this one as a negative instead of as a positive, like I usually do, and it worked much better for me.

Film: Pan F+
EI: 50
Dilution: 1:5
Time: 6:30
Temp: 70F
Agitation: :10/1:00 (ten seconds every minute, aka Ilford)

Chadwick after a shower

This is a photo of my eldest son, Chadwick, and another of my youngest son, Leaf. This FP4+ is a lot more grainy than TMX or Acros.

Film: FP4+
EI: 160
Format: 35mm
Dilution 1:10
Time: 24:00
Temp: 70F
Agitation: Stand
Scan: Neg