5:00 Thanks for bringing that up, Alex, and big kudos to Kamera Store for taking such a strong position despite the obvious detriment to their business! I hope that after the war, someone, maybe even Kamera Store themselves, will be interested in reviving film production here in Ukraine instead, because I just found out that we had some film production at former Svema facilities as late as 2018. Also, I'd like to say that I thoroughly enjoy your film reviews especially because you're mixing in discussions of the photographs, and their artistic merits, in between talking about technical stuff. Jolly good show, keep it up 😁
Really cool review! I never shot an aerial film but some of their qualities seem unique. I particularly felt... relieved? Vindicated? When you said you struggled for 45 minutes to get the film onto a Patterson reel. Now, I'm not working with ultra thin-based films but my first time loading one in a long time went that way due to some ripples and not cutting the tongue which I folded over. I was nearly crying by the end of it. It kept jamming and wrinkling and folding and popping off and jumping rails and there was nothing I could do. Absolute hell. And the exact same thing happened to me where I just couldn't load the last half foot or so. But it happened with Pan F lmao Love that photo of the Plesiosaur too, I wouldn't have made that connection but now I can't unsee it lol The Spitfire shot was epic!!
Love this film, Svema in Ukraine also sells a similar and/or same emulsion in bulk as Type42L if you order from them; at least encouraging the good guys more than buying it from Tasma.
Higher dilution (more water) means a greater compensating effect which retains shadow detail better when pushing, and there was an official time for 1+1 but not 1+3, that's all!
how was your scene, contrasted or cloudy ? if you want to get less contrast, 2 options: stir less or/and remove 10% to your development... or do you send your film to a lab ? Rule is expose for the shadows, develop for the highlights Develpoper dilution matters, more dilution, more micro-contrast, and sharpness. Less dilution: stock will improve tonalities.
I had several rolls of santa rae 125, also Extremely thin. I got around the loading problem by going into a darkened room and loading it, very slowly, in the "open" Trying to do it in a dark bag, impossible. Why that's easier I don't know.
5:00 Thanks for bringing that up, Alex, and big kudos to Kamera Store for taking such a strong position despite the obvious detriment to their business!
I hope that after the war, someone, maybe even Kamera Store themselves, will be interested in reviving film production here in Ukraine instead, because I just found out that we had some film production at former Svema facilities as late as 2018.
Also, I'd like to say that I thoroughly enjoy your film reviews especially because you're mixing in discussions of the photographs, and their artistic merits, in between talking about technical stuff.
Jolly good show, keep it up 😁
The spitfire shot is amazing! Heavy old machines dangling from the ceiling will never not be cool.
Good video and fair play to Kamera Store for doing the right thing.
You hid that beautiful and cute little bird photo at the end!
Really cool review! I never shot an aerial film but some of their qualities seem unique.
I particularly felt... relieved? Vindicated? When you said you struggled for 45 minutes to get the film onto a Patterson reel. Now, I'm not working with ultra thin-based films but my first time loading one in a long time went that way due to some ripples and not cutting the tongue which I folded over. I was nearly crying by the end of it. It kept jamming and wrinkling and folding and popping off and jumping rails and there was nothing I could do. Absolute hell.
And the exact same thing happened to me where I just couldn't load the last half foot or so. But it happened with Pan F lmao
Love that photo of the Plesiosaur too, I wouldn't have made that connection but now I can't unsee it lol
The Spitfire shot was epic!!
Vindicated, definitely! Quite relieved to hear others say they had the same issue!
And thanks, I really am very happy with those shots :)
I removed the ball bearings from all of my reels. Makes them so much nicer to load.
Love this film, Svema in Ukraine also sells a similar and/or same emulsion in bulk as Type42L if you order from them; at least encouraging the good guys more than buying it from Tasma.
Interestig!
Are you refering to light piping?
I have a film (polypan f 50) that is sensitive to light piping and I load the film in total darkness.
why do you use D76 1+1, not stock neither 1+3 ?
Higher dilution (more water) means a greater compensating effect which retains shadow detail better when pushing, and there was an official time for 1+1 but not 1+3, that's all!
@@Shaka1277 true, pushed
Oh wow, your photos have very controlled contrast, mine were extremely bad even at 400, at 1000 it was litterally black or white
how was your scene, contrasted or cloudy ? if you want to get less contrast, 2 options: stir less or/and remove 10% to your development... or do you send your film to a lab ?
Rule is expose for the shadows, develop for the highlights
Develpoper dilution matters, more dilution, more micro-contrast, and sharpness. Less dilution: stock will improve tonalities.
I had several rolls of santa rae 125, also Extremely thin. I got around the loading problem by going into a darkened room and loading it, very slowly, in the "open" Trying to do it in a dark bag, impossible.
Why that's easier I don't know.
Great tip, thanks Robert! I'm torn between a steel reel and just using a bucket in the dark next time.
What's the issue about monetizing this video?
Nevermind, I did not register that it was Russian from the start