Monochrome Film

Over the years I have received a great deal of enjoyment from photography with monochrome film. Almost always my films of choice have come from Kodak, and of those mostly Tri-X with an occasional use of Plus-X or Panatomic-X . This project will include photographs dating back to the 1960s, taken with cameras ranging from 35mm to 4x5. Camera, exposure, film, and processing information will be given as my records permit. All will be scanned, then edited with Photoshop. I am expecting that some may present difficulties - I'll post those and welcome suggestions and any comments.

Thanks for visiting this project. Peter Smith

Kodak Retina IIIC, 50mm Xenon, February, 2016

Processed in Tri-X in D76 (1:1)

Exposure information unrecorded

Mamiya RB67, 90mm Sekor, April 2016

Studio shot using strobes
Processed in Tri-X in D76 (1:1)
Exposure information unrecorded

Exakta VXIIa, 58mm Biotar, September 1972

Mt. St. Helens before eruption, This is a problem negative.The sky has darker and lighter areas that correspond to sprocket holes along the edges of the 35mm negative from which this print was made. These uneven areas were caused by developer swirling through and around sprocket holes.during development. A little tricky to fix in Photoshop I've discovered - still working on it.

Processing and exposure information unrecorded (likely Tri-X)

Kodak Retina I (Type 148), 50mm Ektar, June 2016

I have a modest collection of four Kodak Retina cameras: a 1939 Retina I, a 1939 Retina IIa, a 1949 Retina II, and a 1958 Retina IIIC.This photograph was taken on a cloudy, somewhat dark June Seattle morning with the Retina I equipped with an uncoated Kodak Ektar f/3.5 lens.

Tri-X film, processed in D-76 (1:1), exposure was f/8 at 1/250