Recent content by Nomad Z

As mentioned, I wanted to try out two budget IR filters, by Kood and Zomei. I already had the latter in 67mm for use with 35mm gear, and got the Kood in 82mm for use with the large format gear. I shot three scenes, taking a shot with each filter. On the first, the sunlight was okay but not...

When I get a box of sheet film that I haven't used before, I like to sacrifice a sheet so that I can see what it's like. Here's the emulsion side of Rollei IR400 in 5x4... The grey colour has a slight tinge of mauve, and I noticed that it discoloured noticeably when exposed to ambient light...

Doesn't the panel with the silver edging move in and out as focus is adjusted?

Just measured a Paterson and Jobo reel using a digital caliper. The Paterson has about 35.5mm width for the film, and the Jobo has about 36.5mm. This was done while pressing the two halves of each together in the centre to minimise tilt. The depth of the spiral (ie, how much it overlaps the...

Thanks all. 6asa is about what I was thinking, so will go with that. For dev time, I think I'll take a punt on 12 minutes in my preferred dilution X (1+49). It's a bit of a test anyway because I have two budget filters to try (Kood and Zomei).

Just got a box of Rollei IR400 in 5x4. Any suggestions for what speed to rate it at when using an R72 type filter? Also, what about developing time in HC-110? The box says 10 minutes for dilution B, which seems a bit long. If the film is what I think it is (Rollei Retro 400S, or Agfa Aviphot...

As most will probably be aware, early photographic processes were predominantly sensitive to UV light. In the hope of understanding UV better, with a view to being able to determine exposures by taking a reading with a UV meter, I recently took a series of readings over a period of a few weeks...

These are pricey, but do what they're meant to do: https://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/sbc_mr9_adapter.htm I have them in my Rollei 35 and Olympus 35RC, and they work great. The adapter comes with a battery that's slightly slimmer than an SR44, but I put SR44s in and they fit fine - the...

It depends on the diameter of the part inside that engages with the sprockets. The pitch of a frame of 35mm film is about 38mm, which equates to a diameter for the internal part of about 12mm (pi x diameter = circumference). If the film plane is 6mm (the radius) away from the axis of rotation...

It can be set in software. From the input page in Vuescan... The V700 has two sensors. One that's full width for stuff that's on the glass, used for normal front-lit flatbed scanning and back-lit 10x8 transparencies, and one that's less wide, but higher resolution (and presumably focused...

With two arrows on the camera body and one on the rotating bit, I'd be tempted to think that it's half a revolution per frame.

It’s not rangefinder coupled, so would need be focussed by estimating the distance.

The Jupiter 12 is optically good for the money (lets say under £100). The aperture adjustment is fiddly - the numbers are recessed, and the filter thread is in the same ring, meaning a darkish filter can make the numbers hard to read. If you get one, make sure it comes with the deep rear cap -...

I hang out on https://www.wetcanvas.com/, which is probably the biggest painting forum. It covers all media (oils, acrylics, watercolours, pencils, printmaking, etc). The users discuss both paintings and paints. Some types of media can be quite technical, and using paints without following...

They do have it, but it looks like it only appears via the Shop Online menu (which looks almost the same as the set of links on the home page)... https://www.photoshopcornwall.com/product-category/film Not a huge range, and maybe a bit on the pricey side, but fine if you were on holiday and...