SF-7 + outdated 'MX200' film

Peter Elgar
Posted 20/11/2019 - 07:40 Link
Keep getting GIVEN a cassette of outdated Film every week now by a new Camera Club member for me to try ! Latest one was a 12/2006 dated 'MX 200 ' actually KONICA made for the 'Max Speilman Processing Labs' I stuck some paper over the DX Contacts to make camera default to 100ASA -- Blasted SF-7 does not have any 'Over-Ride' of DX OR any Exposure Compensation. I used a SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 kindly given by a Forum member. I tried 'Program + Flash', 'AV' and TV' and Manual 'GUESSED' exposure modes. I processed the film in some C41 mini-Lab Developer given to me when Brentwood BOOTS Photo-Lab closed down.
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SMC Pentax-F 35-70 3.5-4.5 except for Coat of Arms SMC Pentax -F 100-300 f4.5-5.6
Been a member of Pentax Club since the Ron Spillman era! Got COMPUTERISED at last - DIGITISED?
Taken the PLUNGE - BUT FILM STILL RULES !!!
pschlute
Posted 20/11/2019 - 09:10 Link
I would say very successful.
MrB
Posted 20/11/2019 - 10:49 Link
Peter, it's always amazing what you achieve from your old kit and out-of-date films.
"BUT FILM STILL RULES !!!" - should be "PETE STILL RULES FILM !!!"

Philip
cardiffgareth
Posted 20/11/2019 - 17:47 Link
Results are good
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Peter Elgar
Posted 20/11/2019 - 20:49 Link
Ha Ha !! Thanks Mr B ! See-- I am USING the gear kind Folk send me -- I rotate all my lovely gear and experiment and it takes my mind off Cancer and Hospital appointments --
Been a member of Pentax Club since the Ron Spillman era! Got COMPUTERISED at last - DIGITISED?
Taken the PLUNGE - BUT FILM STILL RULES !!!
Edited by Peter Elgar: 20/11/2019 - 20:54
Defragged
Posted 22/11/2019 - 22:22 Link
Please let me challenge you Peter.

I have in front of me an unused 36 exposure boxed cassette of Ilford 35mm FP3 film dated 1952.
I would love someone to be able to use, develop and hopefully produce some nice prints from this film.
If you think it is within your capability to do this, please message me with your address and I will gladly post it to you free of charge to experiment with.

I sold off all my film processing and printing equipment a few years ago so I'm unable to make use of it myself but more than happy for some one else to try their hand and expertise with it.
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danofmk
Posted 23/11/2019 - 06:46 Link
Wow.....

So you'd have to rate it about 6 stops lower than the ISO.

So what will that be?!
Peter Elgar
Posted 23/11/2019 - 09:28 Link
I will do a 'short length clip test' and cut the film in a changing bag and see results in an 'estimated' developer time -- may use my Crawley's Formula FX-4 diluted 1+1
Been a member of Pentax Club since the Ron Spillman era! Got COMPUTERISED at last - DIGITISED?
Taken the PLUNGE - BUT FILM STILL RULES !!!
Defragged
Posted 23/11/2019 - 16:05 Link
Delighted that you have picked up the gauntlet Peter.
Will post on Monday.

Best regards.
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What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
Defragged
Posted 25/11/2019 - 20:20 Link
67 year old film that probably doubted ever seeing the light of day is now winging its way to you.

Curious to see how it shapes up!
C.O.L.B.A.S victim
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)

What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!

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