I developed my own film, Look Aaron.....

[Greg McCary]

I developed these today. I was real disappointed in the scans. There was a lot of noise in them. But other than that what do you think? They came out with a sepia tone to them so I adjusted some in Lightroom
Greg.

[Xia_Ke]

VERY nice Greg!!! Congrats on your first negs! I'm looking forward to learning along the way with you. This is gonna be fun

[Tyson L. Sparks]

I like the second one the best, looks great. Why in this digital age are you doing your own film?

[Greg McCary]

I like the second one the best, looks great. Why in this digital age are you doing your own film?

It's just something I have always wanted to do. If I knew it was this easy I would have done it a long time ago. It's a piece of cake.
Greg

[mtbbrian]

I can't see them, here at work.
But I will say, WAY TO GO!
It's a very intimate process isn't it!
What's your plan now? Will you find a community darkroom or something to make a print now or what?
Keep it up!
Film RULES!
:thumbsup:
Brian

[photophorous]

Hi Greg, Nice shots! Looks like you're off to a great start! :thumbsup: I'm so glad to see more people doing this. Did you shoot these with your Canonet?

Paul

[Greg McCary]

I can't see them, here at work.
But I will say, WAY TO GO!
It's a very intimate process isn't it!
What's your plan now? Will you find a community darkroom or something to make a print now or what?
Keep it up!
Film RULES!
:thumbsup:
Brian

Brian, I actually have a room here at home that is dark enough. I used it to load my film in the developer. I bought an enlarger at a yard sale last weekend and it seems to work. I think I am going to do all of my B&W in house. Your right Brian there's nothing like pulling it out of the developer an seeing the negs developed. Thanks Brian.
Greg

[mtbbrian]

Brian, I actually have a room here at home that is dark enough. I used it to load my film in the developer. I bought an enlarger at a yard sale last weekend and it seems to work. I think I am going to do all of my B&W in house. Your right Brian there's nothing like pulling it out of the developer an seeing the negs developed. Thanks Brian.
Greg

You Go Gary!!
I am working on a darkroom in my room too, but I see it taking a while to do.
I'll have to build a wall to close it off and a sink, plus some eletrical and plumbing work.
I have an enlarger, 16x"20" easel and a Gralab Timer.
I want to get a nicer archival print washer, and I'll need a safe light or two as well.
I have a post about it on my blog here, you can see what it looks like now and what I hope it will look like when it's completed.
I look forward to hearing more about your experiences with FILM!!.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
If you don't know about it, check out www.apug.org, it's a forum for film photography.
Brian

[photophorous]

I'm so jealous of you guys that have space for a dark room. :cryin:

[Xia_Ke]

I'm so jealous of you guys that have space for a dark room. :cryin:

You're not the only one

[Xia_Ke]

Why in this digital age are you doing your own film?

Call me crazy but, I think the D50 is getting traded in for a medium format set-up

[mtbbrian]

I'm so jealous of you guys that have space for a dark room. :cryin:

I never thought I'd have one, ever..
But when we moved into our house last year, it has this space that we didn't know quite what to do with, and all I could see was DARKROOM!
Read it my blog! Someday Soon This Space Will Be A Darkroom....

Brian
:thumbsup:

[mtbbrian]

Why in this digital age are you doing your own film?

This is just the humble opinion of mtbbrian, but I think that you'll see a renaissance of sorts in "analog photography" because of constant upgrades in digital technology.
I think people will grow weary of all of that and want to focus on just making images. Plus using an "analog" camera is lot simplier than your average dSLR, some people don't want a camera that has several buttons, menus and sub-menus and all that. Call me a luddite, and I don't eschew digital photography, it's just that analog is my preferred method of doing photography.
I feel that film is still very viable and won't be dieing as it is often argued to death in various places.
Brian

[photophorous]

I never thought I'd have one, ever..
But when we moved into our house last year, it has this space that we didn't know quite what to do with, and all I could see was DARKROOM!
Read it my blog! Someday Soon This Space Will Be A Darkroom....

Brian
:thumbsup:

I know, I've read it. That's why I'm jealous! If I ever move to another house that has a good spot for it, I'll build one too. Good luck with it!

Paul

[photophorous]

Call me crazy but, I think the D50 is getting traded in for a medium format set-up

That's not crazy. My D70 gets very little use these days, but I just can't seem to let go of it. I figure with as little use as it gets, it should last me until I can buy a $500 consumer grade DSLR with the features of a D3 and the size of a D40.

To respond to Tyson's question... Although I seem to prefer the look of film over digital, it's not just that. I prefer the whole process. When I have only a small number of shots, and each one of them costs something in money and time, I think more about what I'm doing, and I think I make better pictures because of it. That doesn't mean it's better or I have anything against digital. I just think it forces me into the right state of mind...it raises the stakes. I've also begun to think that way about prime lenses. When I can't just zoom in or out, I have to be more creative with the field of view that's available to me. And last but not least, I love my RF and I can't afford an M8.

Paul

[Xia_Ke]

That's not crazy. My D70 gets very little use these days, but I just can't seem to let go of it. I figure with as little use as it gets, it should last me until I can buy a $500 consumer grade DSLR with the features of a D3 and the size of a D40.

To respond to Tyson's question... Although I seem to prefer the look of film over digital, it's not just that. I prefer the whole process. When I have only a small number of shots, and each one of them costs something in money and time, I think more about what I'm doing, and I think I make better pictures because of it. That doesn't mean it's better or I have anything against digital. I just think it forces me into the right state of mind...it raises the stakes. I've also begun to think that way about prime lenses. When I can't just zoom in or out, I have to be more creative with the field of view that's available to me. And last but not least, I love my RF and I can't afford an M8.

Paul

The way I figure, I still have a couple nice digital P&S cameras for bdays, holidays, etc when I'll want a bunch of snapshots. As for the process, you are right. I find myself paying much more attention to what I'm doing and looking at what I want to shoot from many angles and with different framing before I snap a single shot. Plus, there is absolutely no way you can compare the feeling of uploading pics from a memory card to pulling a freshly developed roll out of the tank. One big problem that I have discovered though is shooting digital and editing in Lightroom have set me up with A LOT of bad shooting habits

[photophorous]

...One big problem that I have discovered though is shooting digital and editing in Lightroom have set me up with A LOT of bad shooting habits

This happened to me too. When it's easy to "correct" my mistakes, I have less incentive to prevent them in the first place. It's really just a matter of discipline, but I need that extra kick to keep me in line.

Paul

[mtbbrian]

It's really just a matter of discipline, but I need that extra kick to keep me in line.

Paul

If I can help in this department, just say the word.......:devil: :thumbsup:

Brian

[Greg McCary]

Hi Greg, Nice shots! Looks like you're off to a great start! :thumbsup: I'm so glad to see more people doing this. Did you shoot these with your Canonet?

Paul

Paul. I shot this with my Rebel 2000. Some how the film in the Canonet got messed up in the cooking process.LOL.

[Greg McCary]

You don't need a darkroom just a changing bag. Unless you are going to make prints
Thanks everyone. This is certainly fun. I read an artical in a magazine a couple of weeks ago that stated digital color was better than film? I always thought the other. I have been looking for the artical and was going to post it in VF and see what everyone here thought. The people that run the diital vs film test was Pop Photo.
For me I hope to shoot film and digital. But would like to do all of my B&W in house. I really love my 510. I don't see ever going back to film only.

[photophorous]

You don't need a darkroom. A changing bag is all. Unless you are going to make prints.

Oh, I know. :thumbsup: I'm just talking about making prints. I developed two rolls of Tri-X in my kitchen last night, and I'll be scanning some of it tonight. Stay tuned...

Did your Canonet roll get messed up in processing or in the camera? Destroying some film is part of the learning process...and you'll never stop learning.

Paul

[Greg McCary]

I think I cooked the film to long? I will try the Canonet agin....

[Greg McCary]

Here is another from the same roll. This one I didn't do anything to other than crop and add a border.
Greg

[Loupey]

My first "darkroom" was our bathroom and I stuffed a towel at the bottom of the door. Don't need hi-tech for film processing.

Just think, guys, after you do this a while, the next step is processing color E-6 transparencies. Not that much harder - just a few more steps.

And Aaron, if you do go medium format, the film loads onto the reels easier than 35mm


Glad to see the art still lives.

[another view]

Good for you, Greg! Looks nice. Scanning has more of a learning curve than developing, IME. You'll get there. I agree with Brian about developing film being more interesting with all of the digital upgrades going on. A few years ago, I spent a fortune on a DSLR - twice as much as I spent for a new F100, in a camera with much lower capabilities. I don't regret it, but there's something a little disheartening about seeing it get obseleted a few times. Of course, if I really got into developing I'd need to build a darkroom and it won't happen at this house - at least for the time being (long story). Or, I could upgrade the scanner but again that's money...

And Aaron, if you do go medium format, the film loads onto the reels easier than 35mm

I found that too, with the 120 I used. The film roll is pretty short (12 exp of 6x6) but just be careful not to crease it. Once again, just a matter of getting the feel for it.

Glad to see the art still lives.

Yes, me too!