Which film for that "old timey" look

[Rui Morais de Sousa]

Hi,

I think that even more important than the film you may choose, what you really need to get is good old ENLARGING PAPER developed in the good old way: WET!

FIBER BASE of course, no plastic.

Some good music, something to drink and lots of time.

Than, maybe you start getting near...

Cheers,

Rui

AL-MOST-LY PHOTOGRAPHY

 

[Al Kaplan]

Yes, that offer to loan the 4x5 Speed Graphic with the 90mm lens is for real, but I don't have any 4x5 film holders for it.

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

Do y'all know about this site? i used to get 'stuck' there, browsing for hours.

http://www.shorpy.com/

I especially like Russell Lee and John Vachon's stuff. Specifically, i like this kind of "old timey" look:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4882?size=_original
http://www.shorpy.com/node/4883?size=_original
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2308?size=_original
http://www.shorpy.com/node/444?size=_original
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2009?size=_original

I just bought a bunch of Rollei Retro 100, hoping to get something similar. A lot of the photos on Shorpy that i like are tagged as "35mm Nitrate Negative." What means that? Is there any currently available substitute?

 

[Mablo]

Very interesting vintage photos there. I am shooting Rollei Retro 400 at the moment and I quite like the semi-vintage results it produces in low light situations. I haven't tried anything else than Rodinal 1:50 for developing as someone told me that 1:100 stand development is not suitable for this film.

 

[venchka]

Thanks for sharing Russell Lee's work. 1937-1940? 35mm? A Sonnar maybe?

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

Russell Lee is reported to have used Contax rangefinders. I don't remember specific references to lenses, though.

http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/excerpts/exleerus.html
http://alkek.library.txstate.edu/swwc/wg/exhibits/rlee/browseb1.html