Comments on: Shooting Film – Ilford HP5 plus http://photo.rwboyer.com/2009/06/02/shooting-film-ilford-hp5-plus/ All Things Photography Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:43:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael http://photo.rwboyer.com/2009/06/02/shooting-film-ilford-hp5-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-4411 Michael Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:52:42 +0000 http://photo.rwboyer.com/?p=1048#comment-4411 RB Square Compositions RULE! Wow, you shot those hand held??? Your B & W Portraits ARE terrific. RB
Square Compositions RULE!
Wow, you shot those hand held???
Your B & W Portraits ARE terrific.

]]> By: RB http://photo.rwboyer.com/2009/06/02/shooting-film-ilford-hp5-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-4387 RB Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:32:39 +0000 http://photo.rwboyer.com/?p=1048#comment-4387 Michael, These samples were processed with PMK I have used ABC as well, they are extremely similar from my point of view with PMK giving a little bit more usable film speed. Pyro can be a bit tricky to print on VC paper it is way different than what you are used to with the same film. I was a sucker for Ilford Gallarie graded paper and Pyro printed just like anything else with improved highlight separation. Boy Michael I didn't expect comments on the pyro, I was expecting - wow I forgot how square compositions rule, wow - or you shot those hand held?, wow - your black and white portraits are the best thing since sliced bread ;-) RB Michael,

These samples were processed with PMK I have used ABC as well, they are extremely similar from my point of view with PMK giving a little bit more usable film speed.

Pyro can be a bit tricky to print on VC paper it is way different than what you are used to with the same film. I was a sucker for Ilford Gallarie graded paper and Pyro printed just like anything else with improved highlight separation.

Boy Michael I didn’t expect comments on the pyro, I was expecting – wow I forgot how square compositions rule, wow – or you shot those hand held?, wow – your black and white portraits are the best thing since sliced bread ;-)

RB

]]> By: Michael http://photo.rwboyer.com/2009/06/02/shooting-film-ilford-hp5-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-4386 Michael Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:02:59 +0000 http://photo.rwboyer.com/?p=1048#comment-4386 RB I assume you used PMK Pyro rather than ABC? I didn't use it myself because the staining could interfere with variable contrast printing and I had invested in the ZBE computerized head. But I had used compensating developers like Rodinal and even FR-X22 one shot. It actually seemed that when Hasselblad/zeiss negatives were properly exposed, and developed with these compensating developers, the bigger you printed, the more detail you got. For anyone interested, Gordon Hutchings' Book of Pyro, is the definitive source, and here is an excellent primer by Sandy King (of S&S film holders) http://www.unblinkingeye.com/Articles/PCat/pcat.html RB
I assume you used PMK Pyro rather than ABC?
I didn’t use it myself because the staining could interfere with variable contrast printing and I had invested in the ZBE computerized head. But I had used compensating developers like Rodinal and even FR-X22 one shot. It actually seemed that when Hasselblad/zeiss negatives were properly exposed, and developed with these compensating developers, the bigger you printed, the more detail you got.

For anyone interested, Gordon Hutchings’ Book of Pyro, is the definitive source, and here is an excellent primer by Sandy King (of S&S film holders) http://www.unblinkingeye.com/Articles/PCat/pcat.html

]]> By: RB http://photo.rwboyer.com/2009/06/02/shooting-film-ilford-hp5-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 RB Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:26:42 +0000 http://photo.rwboyer.com/?p=1048#comment-4383 Wow, That was fast with an email or two - maybe ti's the word "Pyro"? For those who are curious - hand holding medium format at 1/125 with an 80mm lens and shooting at f4 manual focus with a semi-animated subject is a dicey proposition but out of the 12 exposures I made 10 of them were more than acceptable. I was happy with the session. On another note the largest that I have ever printed any of my personal work in my own lab was 19" x 19" on 20"x24" paper that I cut to 20"x20". This was always a bitch due to the fact that handling large paper in the darkroom is a pain, agitation in huge trays is a pain, my easel is only 16x20 and my print washer can only handle 16x20. most of the time I printed 10x10 on 11x14 paper and 11x14. I have printed a two of these negatives at 19x19 and they look fabulous. Based on my experience with some commercial work of mine that I have seen huge enlargements of these negatives would be fine (meaning perfect) twice the size that I have printed them even at very close viewing distances. RB Wow,
That was fast with an email or two – maybe ti’s the word “Pyro”?

For those who are curious – hand holding medium format at 1/125 with an 80mm lens and shooting at f4 manual focus with a semi-animated subject is a dicey proposition but out of the 12 exposures I made 10 of them were more than acceptable. I was happy with the session.

On another note the largest that I have ever printed any of my personal work in my own lab was 19″ x 19″ on 20″x24″ paper that I cut to 20″x20″. This was always a bitch due to the fact that handling large paper in the darkroom is a pain, agitation in huge trays is a pain, my easel is only 16×20 and my print washer can only handle 16×20. most of the time I printed 10×10 on 11×14 paper and 11×14. I have printed a two of these negatives at 19×19 and they look fabulous. Based on my experience with some commercial work of mine that I have seen huge enlargements of these negatives would be fine (meaning perfect) twice the size that I have printed them even at very close viewing distances.

RB

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