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Steam Punk Sub.
« on: May 18, 2009, 11:26:16 AM »


In for repair from a friend, and just because I thought it looked neat...

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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 03:35:50 PM »
those viewfinders are so cool - they look like vintage television screens.
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 05:34:47 PM »
what lens is it?

looks cool!
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2009, 11:31:27 AM »
Quote from: This-is-damion on May 18, 2009, 05:34:47 PM
what lens is it?

That is a world famous f3,5 30mm Noyagon. After I fix a small tab missing, I hope to squeeze out a roll or two... Skj.
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2009, 02:57:24 PM »
Quote from: Skorj on May 21, 2009, 11:31:27 AM
That is a world famous f3,5 30mm Noyagon.
Sorry to ask... but what's so famous about it?
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2009, 05:00:17 PM »
Maybe because it's not?  ???
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2009, 02:20:28 PM »
Quote from: fschifano on June 07, 2009, 05:00:17 PM
Maybe because it's not?  ???

Maybe! I love irony. My best friend is bald, so we call him 'Curly'... As for the Noyagon, it does this:





1982 expired Fuji 800, Bessa R3a. Nasty vignette at f22, but otherwise OK. Skj.



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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2009, 03:48:35 PM »
Quote from: Skorj on June 10, 2009, 02:20:28 PM
Maybe! I love irony.
It probably got lost in translation for me...

Still, the results are quite surprising on both the optics side and the film processing side (1982, that's getting old).
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2009, 03:44:56 PM »
I got wondering about something late last night: did you expose at 800 or did you follow the 1 stop sensitivity loss for every 10 years of expiration? (which would mean exposing it to about 120 ISO)
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2009, 08:07:10 PM »
Seriously Francois?  (1 stop for every 10 years) - - I'd never heard that rule of thumb and I do have a lot of 20+ yr old film stock!!
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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2009, 09:31:42 PM »
It's been running around the net for some time now but I never really got to chance to check it out. I don't know if it's only for B&W or if it applies to color too... or if it's just a hoax...

I know the expiry date is on there for a reason... but it's not like yogurt :)

I think it might have something to do with the earth's ambient radiation which increases the film's fog level which could render it less sensitive... or at least that's the reasoning I put behind it. I must say this isn't an exact science and it depends a lot on how the film was kept.

I think Sean (moominsean) could be better at explaining this phenomena. I know he has a lot of experience using very expired emulsions with quite good results.
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2009, 10:08:06 AM »
When film gets that old there can be a whole lot of "suck it and see" or if you like a more cavalier approach "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead"
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2009, 04:00:37 PM »
I know the girl at the lab just loves it when I bring something outdated or "made in China" to have processed :)
It always throws out all their profiles and she has to calibrate by eye :)
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« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2009, 05:25:14 AM »
I've seen this 1stop/decade guideline before, so when I shot some ektar from about 1980 something tried it and exposure was very good.
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2009, 06:03:30 AM »
An interesting film this Fuji stuff. Being old, I consciously over-expose a stop or so. Behind and old lens - these are from my Ricoh Auto Half - it gets some great colors and general artifacts.















The last one being my favorite to date... See ya! Skj.
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Re: Steam Punk Sub.
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2009, 03:01:31 PM »
For those who want a bit more precision than the 1 stop rule, check out my latest creation
http://filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=2205.0

I now know that my oldest roll of unfrozen Tri-X Pan Pro 320 which expired in January 1997 should be rated at EI 135...
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