lost my (b&w self dev) virginity!

adrianzg

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here're some results from my first experiment with self developing tri-x. i exposed the film at a range of iso 200 to iso 800, developed it using a rodinax tank, with constant agitation using ilfosol 3 9:1 at 7min. the film was scanned using a diy scanner made using cardboard, duct tape, a 100mm macro and canon 5d. exposured adjusted in camera, files converted and levels adjusted in photoshop.

this is my first time doing self dev and all i can say is, "WOW". trix is really forgiving and the results are very very impressive, nice tones, very sharp and lots of flexability wrt exposures. suggestions are much appreciated!

- exposed at iso800
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- exposed at 400, no levels adjustment
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- iso400, levels adjusted to make it darker
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- iso 400
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- iso 800 adjusted.
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- iso200
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- iso800; it's slightly darker but i compensated in photoshop.
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- an uncropped version of the "scan". the white edges are due to the cardboard holder.

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wanted to see how much info i can pull out using a file from the 5d:

standard conversion:
3996544601_81eb5ebefa.jpg


adjusted for highlights:
3996595291_fffe1edf4d.jpg


adjusted for max shadow details
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i think i like my "scanner" too..
 
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