Half-frames ... in cyanotype? :-)
Yes, half-frames in cyanotype! :D
Tools... Canon Autoboy Tele 6, half-frame mode. Fomapan 100. Ilfotec HC. Lariceo brand cyanotype chemicals on watercolor paper, rinsed with regular tap water. Two panes of plexiglass to keep it all sandwiched.
Design notes... I'm grateful for the Tele 6's half-frame mode, autofocus, and autoflash, but boy, I really wish this point-and-shoot were more reliable. Even shooting in full-frame mode last week, it stopped advancing 3 times and I had to restart it each time, resulting in blank frames there.
Developing times for Fomapan 100 and Arista EDU 100 seem to be wildly different on the online chart, with 7 minutes for the former and 13 minutes for the latter. Well, I overagitated for 13 minutes, thinking these development times were interchangeable (they're literally the same film, the latter is an American repacking of the former). Not a good combo when, apparently, Fomapan/Arista EDU already has higher tonal contrast than other films. I most likely blew out my highlights, which is why you see the huge chunks of white below. Next time, I'm definitely developing for 7 minutes — or less.
Painting and drying the cyanotype compound onto the watercolor paper was as easy as can be, but I had to spend most of the day waiting for the rain to clear up, and waiting for my final package of plexiglass panes to arrive. I sat it out facing directly to the sun for 15 minutes around 6:45pm today. I think this printing exposure was actually fine -- certain images, like the one of my desk (#24) or lunchtime (#34) were tack-sharp and well-exposed.
I'm also shooting a roll of (leftover) Ilford HP5 400 through my recently-arrived Olympus Pen S, also a half-frame, but I'm even less confident in the metering for this next batch of negatives, since I'm metering by eye with Sunny 16. Sunny 16 is actually a very good rule of thumb that I've used successfully on my Canon RP w/ modern amenities, but with vintage cameras, you never know if the shutter or the aperture is 100% functional. (I'll tell you, though, this Pen S is a real cutie. It literally fits in the palm of my hand.) Ultimately, I'll have to develop and see.
Overall, this first-try turned out much better than I thought. I thought I would have a uniform grid of white squares, but there's enough detail here to help me decide which ones (or doubles!) I want to properly enlarge at my campus' darkroom this Wednesday.
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Koni-Omega Rapid 100, 90mm f3.5, Arista Edu 400, Rodinal 1:50, Cincinnati Ohio by Regan Hinton
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It's been a hot sec since I've shot any film, but what better way to get back into it than with sprocket shots!
This time I wanted to try a new development process- stand developing, which involved using Rodinal for the first time.
This is a 1+100 dilution for one hour.
Am I upset at how grainy it is? Not really. This is still the expired Arista EDU 400, so it'll be grainy from being 400 speed, then grainy again from being expired. This isn't grainier than I feel like I get with D76.
Overall, this was a really good time! It was very convenient too. It might inspire me to get back into a little more film!
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Comfortable by tjmills1520 ODC, June 21, 2023; WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Several wonders of the world for me here; this little cat is a wonder, he puts a smile on everyone's face, it's a wonder how he can sleep so comfortably anywhere, and he held still long enough to get his picture taken on a medium that I consider to be a wonder using vintage cameras and lenses that are also a wonders to me. It's also a wonder that 2x3 sheet film still exists. Graflex Crown Graphic 23 Schneider-Kreuznach 80mm Xenotar f/2.8 Arista EDU Ultra 100 Developed in Rodinal 1:25 https://flic.kr/p/2oKhGxm
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Jersey City, NJ. Test shot. I thought there was something wrong with my 60 year old lens, but there isn't. I never thought I'd see this area get cleaned up, but with luxury condos going up on both sides of the highway it's only a matter of time before they figure out how to make this block the next cool place to be.
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