photo-net post by Ron Mowrey: Polydol was a large format B&W film developer. "Polydol, useful for commercial, portrait and school photography. Use at 68 deg for 8 - 11 mins. Capacity, 40 8x10 sheets / gallon."
Right on time, question. Im using black and white film to shoot the sun but dont want the star effect, I want a full round sun, any suggestion on filters and times of day to accomplish this?
@@monsieurgolem3392 you'll need a dark ND filter because you need to shoot the lens wide open. The star effect is a product of the lens aperture. Stopping down increases that, typically.
@monsieurgolem3392 I don't, no. I'm just here on RUclips. But something just occurred to me. If you're looking to photograph JUST the sun versus having the sun as a small object in the sky, an ND filter won't be enough and you'll need solar film. Here's an affiliate link for that: amzn.to/40MxqYV That's the only way to prevent the sun from melting your film or camera sensor and also to prevent the wish of the sun from overheating your telephoto lens and cracking the elements.
Well, first up, if you don't want to use it, I have a great and simple solution -- don't. But if someone wanted to, here are some reasons that I like using it: 1- It delivers results that work well with what I want from images. 2- It's shelf stability means I don't have to stockpile film to develop in bulk because this can be used in trickles without any concern that it's going to go bad before I use it. 3- For me, it was cheap. I picked up 20 cans of this at a camera store for $40 ($2 per can) about 12 years ago and I'm still going through them. That's cheaper than Caffenol. 4- Using an obsolete or vintage developer can impart a look that's unique and not provided by contemporary developers. I find that to be less the case with Polydol than others, like DK-50, which is a fantastic chemistry, but the closest thing on the market to Polydol today is Mic-X from LegacyPro and while it's fine it's not as good as Polydol.
photo-net post by Ron Mowrey:
Polydol was a large format B&W film developer.
"Polydol, useful for commercial, portrait and school photography. Use at 68 deg for 8 - 11 mins. Capacity, 40 8x10 sheets / gallon."
4:07, hope it doesnt go thin on that roll with the photo you really want.
Right on time, question. Im using black and white film to shoot the sun but dont want the star effect, I want a full round sun, any suggestion on filters and times of day to accomplish this?
@@monsieurgolem3392 you'll need a dark ND filter because you need to shoot the lens wide open. The star effect is a product of the lens aperture. Stopping down increases that, typically.
@DavidHancock Thank you. Do you have a website?
@monsieurgolem3392 I don't, no. I'm just here on RUclips. But something just occurred to me. If you're looking to photograph JUST the sun versus having the sun as a small object in the sky, an ND filter won't be enough and you'll need solar film. Here's an affiliate link for that: amzn.to/40MxqYV
That's the only way to prevent the sun from melting your film or camera sensor and also to prevent the wish of the sun from overheating your telephoto lens and cracking the elements.
@@DavidHancock I was looking to include the sun in the photo, like emerging from clouds, but this is good info still.
@@DavidHancock A Japanese photographer named Kikuji Kawada had these solar images Im trying to figure out, not the eclipse ones though.
I would never have used polydol when it was available, so why use it now?
Well, first up, if you don't want to use it, I have a great and simple solution -- don't. But if someone wanted to, here are some reasons that I like using it:
1- It delivers results that work well with what I want from images.
2- It's shelf stability means I don't have to stockpile film to develop in bulk because this can be used in trickles without any concern that it's going to go bad before I use it.
3- For me, it was cheap. I picked up 20 cans of this at a camera store for $40 ($2 per can) about 12 years ago and I'm still going through them. That's cheaper than Caffenol.
4- Using an obsolete or vintage developer can impart a look that's unique and not provided by contemporary developers. I find that to be less the case with Polydol than others, like DK-50, which is a fantastic chemistry, but the closest thing on the market to Polydol today is Mic-X from LegacyPro and while it's fine it's not as good as Polydol.