Few shots from the contax 167MT and zeiss 50mm

[robhooley167]

Hello all

Got a few ive shot quite recently with my Contax 167MT with the zeiss 50mm f1.7 T*

These were all shot on Rollei Retro 100 pretty much wide open

Devved in Rodinal

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The negs are a little scratched and have drying marks on them, i havent had time to photoshop these out

Enjoy

 

[menthel]

Looks very sharp indeed, those zeiss lenses are living up to their reputation. The film looks nice and fine grained too.

 

[robhooley167]

The lens itself is razor sharp, my eyesight isnt unfortunately and the camera has no dioptric compensation so they are all a little bit off.
I was impressed at the film as well, for £2 a roll you cant go wrong with it, very forgiving and finely grained

 

[TheBigYin]

The lens itself is razor sharp, my eyesight isnt unfortunately and the camera has no dioptric compensation so they are all a little bit off.
I was impressed at the film as well, for £2 a roll you cant go wrong with it, very forgiving and finely grained

It's also got a rather soft emulsion, compared to more modern formulations. It's certainly a film that I try and leave overnight as a minimum before starting cutting it up and scanning it, just to allow the emulsion to dry out thoroughly. First roll of it, I made the mistake of rushing things, and managed to scratch the bejasus out of a couple of strips

 

[robhooley167]

It's also got a rather soft emulsion, compared to more modern formulations. It's certainly a film that I try and leave overnight as a minimum before starting cutting it up and scanning it, just to allow the emulsion to dry out thoroughly. First roll of it, I made the mistake of rushing things, and managed to scratch the bejasus out of a couple of strips

Would using a hardener in the developing process make any difference to this? i only use ilford rapid fixer but i have heard they do one with hardener

 

[TheBigYin]

I've not tried it, tbh - I discovered Acros 100 and pretty much stopped using any other slow smooth B&W film :shrug:

 

[s162216]

I've also heard that Ilford do a fix hardener that can be added to Ilford Hypam, but not found it yet. This fixer with separate hardener from Kodak should be a fine alternative though.

http://www.ag-photographic.co.uk/kodak-fixer-with-hardener-940ml-781-p.asp

 

[robhooley167]

I've also heard that Ilford do a fix hardener that can be added to Ilford Hypam, but not found it yet. This fixer with separate hardener from Kodak should be a fine alternative though.

http://www.ag-photographic.co.uk/kodak-fixer-with-hardener-940ml-781-p.asp

Thanks Sam, will consider that, especially since ive started using Adox 25 which has a soft emulsion too

 

[menthel]

The lens itself is razor sharp, my eyesight isnt unfortunately and the camera has no dioptric compensation so they are all a little bit off.
I was impressed at the film as well, for £2 a roll you cant go wrong with it, very forgiving and finely grained

Looks like my eyes need testing too. You are right and they are oof!

 

[s162216]

I was having a look around Silverprint's website and just happened to notice that with Ilford Hypam, it says Ilford no longer actually makes the hardener although you can use other hardeners with it.