RE: sheet film v. ortho film

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now all you have to do is store it
good for you !
andy

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Smyth
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:42 PM
To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film v. ortho film

Gord -

You are right - cost is indeed a factor. I've got a roll of 9.5"X100' ortho
film and just the other day received another roll of something rather
similar from a friend who is going digital (he also gave me several hundred
sheets of 4X5, about 600 rolls of film, and a stack of paper about four feet
high - I am set for life <g>).

The nice thing with working with inexpensive materials is that it allows one
to do a bit more experimenting than would be the case with cost
considerations.

Cheers -

george

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 --- On Wed 05/26, Gordon J. Holtslander < holtsg@duke.usask.ca > wrote:
From: Gordon J. Holtslander [mailto: holtsg@duke.usask.ca]
To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:46:14 -0600
Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] sheet film v. ortho film

Hi:<br><br>Excuse the very late reply.<br><br>I use ortho film because its
available in very large sizes. I use 8x10<br>and occasionaly 12
x18.(inches) This lets me do nice big contact prints -<br>which works very
well with the alternative printing processes I use.<br><br>Comes in rolls
to. If I ever get a few days in a row free I want to build<br>something
like an 10 by 14 inch roll film camera.<br><br>Conventional film this size
is prohibitively expensive. Ortho is at least<br>1/4 the
cost.<br><br>Gord<br><br>On Wed, 5 May 2004, George L Smyth
wrote:<br><br>><br>> Brad -<br>><br>> "Regular" sheet film has the advantage
of rendering the scene properly, whereas ortho film will not properly
reproduce the reds and oranges. OTOH, ortho film can be handles with the
darkroom lights on and is less expensive than panchromatic film.<br>><br>>
Personally, I use panchromatic film when shooting in the 4X5 size, but when
I increase to a larger size I go with orthochromatic film, prima!
rily because of the cost. With ortho film in the larger sizes you will not
need any special equipment, as you can just use the pans you use to process
your paper.<br>><br>> BTW, if you do go the ortho route, toss the
development instructions you get from the box. Ortho film is meant to be
developed to black/clear with no gray gradations. I've used dilute Dektol
(1+10 - 1+20) and Rodinal with success, and there are numerous formulas out
there that will work just fine.<br>><br>> Cheers -<br>><br>>
george<br>><br>> -----<br>> http://www.GLSmyth.com<br>>
http://DRiPInvesting.org<br>><br>> --- On Sun 05/02, brad isaacs <
p_bateman27@yahoo.ca > wrote:<br>> From: brad isaacs [mailto:
p_bateman27@yahoo.ca]<br>> To: pinhole-discussion@spitbite.org<br>> Date:
Sun, 2 May 2004 11:47:11 -0400 (EDT)<br>> Subject: [pinhole-discussion]
sheet film v. ortho film<br>><br>> hi,<br><br>regarding my last post
regarding sheet film developing<br>tanks, my real dilemma is whether i
should go into<!
br>working with sheet film or ortho film. they both seem<br>to have their
pros and cons but i don't have the<br>experience to really know. ortho film
would be very<br>easy to cut, load and process but is more difficult
to<br>get. sheet film is easy to get but a little more<br>complicated to
use, plus i'd need to get a tank. would<br>one produce better images than
the other? i guess that<br>would be my deciding
factor...<br><br>brad<br><br>
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