Episode 27: The Opera of Photography

<p>We’re talking about Kodak Ektachrome – the history of the film and the various processes used to develop it. We’ll also give you some advice on shooting and developing expired film. We’ve got the answering machine question, some more trivia, AND we’ll give a call to Janet (<a href='https://www.instagram.com/janet_built_a_wet_plate/'>@janet_built_a_wet_plate</a> on IG), the woman who built her own wetplate camera.</p> <p>After a bit of small talk and trivia, we get down to it! First up is the answering machine question:</p> <p>Apart from photography, does other analog media play a role in your life?</p> <p>We got a bunch of wonderful responses – and two people who still use reel-to-reels – amazing!</p> LET’S TALK ABOUT EXPIRED FILM <p>On our first segment, we both talk about our experiences with shooting and developing expired film. We get specific and continuously warn that there are no rules.</p> <p>That whole “one stop for every decade” thing isn’t exactly bunk, but it’s not something you can ever count on.</p> <p>First we go over how to shoot it – everything depends upon the original ISO and how the film was stored. You likely only know one of these things, so good luck!</p> <p>Then we go over processing. Basically, box speed always.</p> <p>Here are some of Eric’s oldest shots:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"> Camera: Mamiya RB67 Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90 Film: Ilford Panchromatic; x-1960s; 6iso Process: HC-110; 1+90; 18min</li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> Camera: Argus C3 (1953) Film: Adox KB-21 (expired 1951); 25iso Process: Rodinal 1+50; 14min</li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> Camera: Ricoh KR-5 Film: Adox KB-21 (x-1959); 10iso Process: Xtol; Stock; 7min</li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> Camera: Argus C3 (1953) Film: Adox KB-21 (expired 1951); 25iso Process: Rodinal 1+50; 14min</li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> Camera: Argus C3 (1953) Film: Ilford Pan F (x-12/1960) Process: Rodinal 1+50; 10min</li> </ul> LET’S CALL JANET! <p>Suppose you w