CINESTILL BWXX FILM AND D96 DEVELOPER. I LIKE IT!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Looking back over the CineStill Negatives the under developed reel looks slightly better at the bottom than the top. I have a feeling I didn't fill the tank right up. Probably a few millimetres short from the top. Thanks for all your comments.

[@Arturo.H.M]

Well, in case the issue was level of chemicals you will get a level line between part of the film under the chemical and out of it. I have had this issue and it’s easy to recognise. For me it looks more that both rolls were from different batches and probably the “undeveloped” one was very expired. I don’t know, it’s a theory.

[@PeteMP3]

@@Arturo.H.M I agree. They seem to have different batch numbers. I don't think amount of developer in tank is the cause. Do CineStill just repackage this ( is it Eastmann Double X?) ?

[@GregoryVeizades]

@@PeteMP3 digging a Dino there aren't Ya. Lol. But yes it is Eastman XX with the Remjet removed so it can be processed in regular BW chems.

[@PeteMP3]

@@GregoryVeizades Haha, yes, I'm slowly working my way through from the start. I keep forgetting that :-) .

[@orbolanos]

Could it be that it is an older/expired film?

[@GONZOFAM7]

This wasn't a photography video but a love story. A quest with danger for the love of a woman. Well done.

[@jameslane3846]

Love the two final prints!!!! Actually an environmental portrait of a Highland cow has been on the list! Treat large animals and respect and you can photograph them with no problems :) I remember when I was photographing stags, one of them (taller than me) decided he didn't like my dog - who was lying down and keeping his distance - and charged him so I had to jump in between them and bellowed at the stag, "PISS OFF MATE!" Stopped the stag in his tracks, stared at me like, "Woah, man. Calm down." And sauntered off and made sure he pointed his arse at me for the next 30 mins until I decided to look for another one!

[@richardsimms251]

The animals are really beautiful !! Great video. RS. Canada

[@AlexScene]

Beautiful animals. Smelly, but beautiful, and cool photos. Thanks for sharing!

[@retrofocusing]

Please no... It's already midnight and I have to study... please... Alright I'll stay.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Ha ha. Sorry!

[@grgygantz6760]

Roger, you channel is packed full of a lot of good info. Do enjoy the videos and their content. Just got back into photography. So I shoot mainly film. It’s changed so much. Did news crew photo. So mainly run and gun. It’s seems though. That a good amount of people are coming back to film. Cheers and keep on shooting.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Let's hope more come back Grgy!

[@robbysmusic8507]

what a great vlog Roger. stepping in cow pooooo and all. thank you for all your hard work. i sure enjoy them. all the best. Robby.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Robby

[@apfitz]

Omg the end reveal for your wife was the best part

[@AzrielKnight]

The shot of the dog and man with dog are really amazing.

[@kamaksi24]

I agree the diary cow looks much nicer. Before you cropped it i thought the highland was the better one, until you put it in the fram!

[@troywayneworks]

"I went back for one more shot".... squish. lol. I always enjoy your channel.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Better than dog poop!

[@hydrodynamica9233]

Love your videos mate! You've inspired me to get my darkroom setup again!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks mate. Good luck with it.

[@JoseCharata]

I've been using Double X a few years now, and XTOL 1:3 works very good, and you can also print the negatives without getting too much contrast.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks for that info José

[@borderlands6606]

Nice episode, particularly like the bloke and his staffie shot. I only get grief off cows when the dog's with me. The 645 negs look printable with a bit of contrast.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yeah they are printable. :)

[@Harlequin565]

I've got a roll of Cinestill B&W in my AE-1 at the moment, so this was interesting to watch. Really enjoyed the video. Had me smiling from start to finish, and I think what makes me enjoy it the most is that you clearly love your work. From capture to print - that's what it's all about. It did make me chuckle at the reveal... That'd be my wife's reaction too. "Oooh, it's lovely. Didn't you do a highland though?" I lol'd. Anyway - we need merch links. I want the mug. And the t-shirt :)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Still working on the merch Harlequin. I'll keep you posted :)

[@stevesvids]

3 years late to the party. 😄 Great vid. The final framed image was wonderful. 👍👍👍

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pritush]

Picked up the channel from fb film photographer group and loving it already . Just an amazing humor to shooting film like a boss !! 😝 ..

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Pritush!

[@rafaelthetall]

that is why i bought a f-65 to use with my 150-500: there are situations where we can't zoom with the feet :D

[@wolfr65]

Hey Roger, loved the video, Emma's face was worth the effort, cheers Rob

[@davewebster6945]

On the subject of your odd roll of film there, it might just have been a dodgy roll. If your worried that not enough volume of developer went in, just put the empty spools in the tank with lid off and pour in water till the spools are covered and then pour that water into a measuring jug to see how much was needed to actually cover the reels 👍.

[@steveh1273]

noticing how much silver you have on the sprocket areas, I'd say the film was fogged or not entirely fixed (fixing removes unexposed silver grains). If I had to choose, I'd say fogged. Try printing with a higher contrast filter, maybe that will help.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Fogged sounds on the right path. Don't know how though. I did actually throw it back in the fixer after washing thinking it wasnt fixed.

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I'm coming to this video very late, but I thought that it looked fogged.

[@Snimaju_Shljapu]

Another great video! Thank you Roger!

[@stuhaysman135]

Brilliant stuff, and very brave to risk a bit of mild disemboweling for a good photo 👍😂

[@Guairenito]

"I am really shitting myself right now" 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@disarmsox]

A great end result!

[@patricknorris157]

Just watched. Great video. Saw you use “command strips” to attach to the wall, but how did you attach the photo to the mat. I thought it was the command strips at first, but doubt it. Thanks.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I use painters tape (masking tape). I flip the print over and apply the tape to the top of the print half on and half off. Then flip the print back over and place the mount exactly where it needs to be and it sticks to mount. I wouldn't recommend masking tape for an expensive or cherished print as its not acid free and could ruin the print over time.

[@ytdanielle]

Nice video, nice prints, all the best

[@Arturo.H.M]

As Spanish guy, seeing you near the cows I only can say ¡Olé! 😀👍🏻

[@TheSchnauzie]

I really enjoyed this video, love to watch everytime.

[@EmilyGallagher]

Was the lid on properly, I have made that mistake before.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yes it was. Thanks :)

[@Bookmarks241]

lovely video and photos. I recently bought the same developing tank as you have, AP universal or something like that. I find that it leaks a ridiculous amount. Does yours? if not, how! thanks again for the video

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

All the time!

[@expatriatechronicles6915]

Those are some really cute baby cows.

[@minisla]

Funny the things you have to do.. Like the dodging and burning

[@wd9283]

This is GREAT!!! What size print do you make with the Mamiya 645 camera? Love your channel!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Usually anything between 10 and 12 inches. Sometimes I'll make larger prints 16-24 inch.

[@wd9283]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss , do you mean you make a 10x12 inch print? or 10-12 inches wide? Thank you!

[@JasonKonopinski]

Eastman XX (5222) is one of my FAVORITE black and white film stocks!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

What's your Dev for it? (Nice to see a big smile)

[@JasonKonopinski]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 5 minutes at 20C with HC110B or 11 minutes with Rodinal 1:25.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

@@JasonKonopinski Rodinal. What's the grain like with it. More or not?

[@JasonKonopinski]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss For lower speeds (200 tops), the grain is very smooth, especially if you do a stand development (1:100 for 60 min). Rodinal has a grain making effect.

[@JasonKonopinski]

*masking, not making.

[@1973sonvis]

I develop two films at the same time in my Patterson tank all the time, never had any problems. Are you shure you filled up the tank properly with developer? Thanks for great videos, keep it up! 😊👍🏻

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I think I was a few mm out from the top. As I noticed the under developing was worse at the top sprockets

[@theapollodetectives]

What is the ISO rating on this film?

[@raulslorencis158]

Nice shots, nice coos! Thanks!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thank you too!

[@Socrates...]

Thanks for this video, really enjoyed it.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks mate. And thanks for your continued support 😊

[@RobBob555]

Aww. you skipped the best bit at 27:00 we want to see the image appear m8.. also why not use DF96 ? why bother with stop and fixer ? cheers

[@MarkHickford]

What a mooving video! :p Nice and humorous as well as interesting. You can buy the original Eastman Kodak Double X 5222 in bulk reels :)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Ha ha. Thanks Mark. Yes I have read that.

[@bryancorbin3760]

Really great print!

[@odukar2315]

Great video as always! Thx

[@jimkayser5695]

What did you use to adhere the cow photo to the wall?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

They are velcro tabs called commando strips

[@tallaganda83]

I grew up on a sheep and cattle farm in Australia, never had a problem with a cow been charged hundreds of times from rams. Maybe those British ones are a bit more temperamental like their human cousins ;-)

[@IainHC1]

How about rotary developing on your new rotary developing machine!! ;-) Love the cows :-)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Big Track ha ha!

[@alzathoth]

how do you dispose of your used chemicals? will they damage septic systems at all?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Most of my fixer and toners goes to local dump site I'm not sure about septic tanks.

[@mamiyapress]

Three coincidences while watching this video (1) I put an Optomax 35mm f2.8 (M42) on to my Pentax P3 (2) I loaded my Canon F-1 with Bergger Pancro 400 and I have that book by Tom Hustler.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

It's a good read isn't it!

[@mamiyapress]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I love those old photographic books and I try to collect them when I can. That photograph of Susan Hampshire on page 89 would be politically incorrect today.. Four pictures of the same girl, p74 would be an interesting project.

[@mbainrot]

with your first try (of DF96) being so painful, I am wondering whether your not maintaining temp, I managed to dev mine fine on my first ever attempt at developing film. Did ~25C (target was 24C) with 5 ish minute presoak, then developed with 30 secs initial agitation and then 10 seconds every minute for 4 minutes) One thing to bare in mind is that Part B, when mixed with water is endothermic (i.e. as the disolution? "reaction" occurs, it removes heat from the solution), when I prepared my accordian bottle, the temperature of the solution dropped like 3-4 degrees Was processing ilford HP5+ 400 ISO edits: added total time edit 2: realised posted on the wrong vid lol, sorry mate! edit 3: realised I missed docoing a step lol edit 4: (I'll get it done right eventually) forgot to add my film

[@708photog]

Could be that you exhausted the developer. Good rule of thumb is to use 500 ml of developer for 80 sq inches of film (so, 500 ml/roll of 120 or roll of 35 mm). If you’re developing 2 rolls of 35 mm, you should use 1 L of developer. A good resource is The Darkroom Cookbook, by Steve Anchell.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

The tank was full of developer. Nearly 1ltr.

[@Analog_Refined]

What DSLR is that? I couldn't quite make out what it was.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Canon 6D

[@kevinmonceaux2101]

Cows are usually fairly civilized. It's the bulls one really has to watch out for. Then again, if there's a calf to protect, there's no telling what a cow might do. I don't think I've ever seen any cows quite like the Highland cows. I would imagine that one of them having a bad hair day could greatly affect his/her disposition. :-)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I've been getting closer to the Highland Cows. They are friendly but I've been told not to go near them if they have a calf. We had one loose in the road a few weeks back and I alerted farmer by phone and he was at another field. Asked me to chase the cow back. Me and a neighbour did it but it was scary ha ha

[@FabrizioZago]

Nice video, from taking a photo to hanging it on the wall, where it belongs ;-)

[@_MattyG_]

This reminds me of a story. I went out birding in a local park, that cattle also graze. It was 5am the sun hadn’t come up yet I was tucked away in some bushes, waiting for the birds. This f****ing cow, a baby, comes up to me in my hiding spot and moooos and mooos about 3’ from my face. For about 15 minute I ignored the cow. Finally I lost it and yelled at the cow, and waved my hat at it. Instead of it running away it ran at me. And so did the entire herd down the hill!! I took of running with 15 cows in tough and climbed a tree with all my camera gear...yikes So, now I just avoid cows and don’t eat meat. 📸😳

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

That's funny Matt! I've had a cow come at me before. It was in the road. I got out the car and did what you did and it come at me so I ran back in the car ha ha.

[@darkcustomxxx7252]

I had to look twice for a minute there to make sure you said "BIRDING"....!

[@stefflus08]

You haven't really enlarged much from 6x4.5, is there no way you could make a crop of the Highland cow face?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

One of the options was that Steffen.

[@stefflus08]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Oh I missed it? Sorry, bit distracted by my noisy 3yo

[@hoorayforpentax3801]

Nice. I have used Caffenol as described on make.com's KZbin channel and that worked well enough, but I hadn't seen a really good vid that included the salt before. I appreciate that you did the unscientific, unmeasured "Let's just chuck it all in" version at the end; it's enough to explode the brain of any half-decent chemistry teacher, but it was good to see that a certain degree of imprecision with the measurements doesn't meaningfully affect the result. I do wonder what that film stock is.

[@bjornstefansson2618]

Have you found an answer to the problem yet? I think it's that the spool is sliding when you agitate...Have same problem when i develop so when i develop one film i always put an empty spool above it to stop it from sliding up when agitating...Hope you get my meaning :)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I think so too Bjorn! I haven't tried that developer since

[@grgygantz6760]

Did you get the cow to sign a release? Just teasing mate.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Lol. Did not get that close!!

[@fotosaurier35]

about your tank / development problems : I usually rely on the times given by the "massive dev chart". Quiet reliable IMHO. If you dev 2 rolls in one go you might want to have inversions every 30 seconds (?)

[@stampydragon2739]

When climbing over fence gates climb over the hinge side not the latch side it's stronger and your less likely to damage someone's gate also cows aren't that bad as you've now seen nice to see you face your fears head on

[@Garubolas]

Cinestill data sheet shows that t grain films needs double dev time and bergger triple

[@Benjohns89]

It could be that cinestill black and white is just re packaged Kodak Eastman double x. I don’t know how old the stock is that they use. If you like the film you’d be better getting a bulk loader and buying a load of double x, cinestill charge a lot just to repackage it! Either that or go to nik and trick, they bulk their own double x and sell it for about £3-£5 a roll I think

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers. I got the D96 from NT

[@omnesilere]

Cinestill removes the remjet so they are providing a service not just a repacking and marking up the cost.

[@klofisch]

@omnesilere only for Vision3 Color Motion Picture. BWxx ist Kodak Double-X bw-stuff

[@JasonKonopinski]

Eastman XX doesn't have Remjet. That's reserved for Vision3.

[@m00dawg]

I really like Bergger Pancro 400 and also want to try their papers if I ever try fiber papers. I've had issues with thinner negatives with it too. I get a bit better results rating it at 200 and I've been slowing adding time to development to get negatives that have similar density to, say, TMX. Posted about it in the Large Format Photography forum which turned into a really interesting if overwhelming conversation about exposure theory :) So I still haven't quite figured out why my Pancro negatives are thin haha but nonetheless it's a film that has beautiful tones. Grainy (at least it is in XTOL) but beautiful nonetheless. I haven't decided if I like it more than HP5. I tend to still prefer the look of TMX as my all around favorite but in 400 speed, I haven't found the one yet (perhaps other than HP5). Excited to try ADOX's CMS 100 when it's available in sheet format here in the states.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yeah I used Microphen and grain was hardly noticeable. It's a nice film. I like it.

[@carstennorwaynorge2195]

Roger you now: Happy wife> happy life 😉

[@nickfanzo]

I never develop two rolls at the same time, it always gives me issues at the top

[@ErwinSerle]

You should really do a cutout for the framing, not glue it on ... Rest is as always very nicely done and presented

[@donaldcrawford5577]

just proves how film photography is a complete system compared to digital. guess one has to choose where to practice. still think film forces better results. alas, many different alternatives.

[@LOGANTAYLOR99]

what paper do you use for your prints?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

This was Kentmere VC Glossy

[@andywalczak7659]

Love this video !!!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Still on the wall!

[@andywalczak7659]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss nice !!!!!

[@grgygantz6760]

How do we send you film?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

You can email me [e-mail]

[@klofisch]

Silberra 52xx is the same stuff,...just for double price.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Is it very thin that film? I shot a roll of Silberra 400 recently and noticed how thin the film was (weight)

[@klofisch]

Well the Silberra U400 is not a Cinema film and different from Silberra 52xx which is exactly the same as Cinestill BWxx. Silberra also offers "rerolled" ORWO Cinema stock.

[@jdebultra]

50mm lens? 135mm? 300mm? F that, try a 600mm reflex lens

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Ha ha. I'd love one next time!

[@iainmc9859]

Highland coos are so docile, they don't move as a herd, unlike dairy cows. They are pretty dumb though and might whack you with a horn by accident shooing flies away if you're right up to it. Looks like you were more in danger by climbing the gate with two cameras in your hands than the cow.

[@imjusttoodissgusted5620]

now you know why farmers wear rubber boots! LMAO.

[@brett1354]

Cows are why God invented long lenses.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Ha ha ha 👍

[@beaupfeifferrecordings]

that 300mm is a beast rodger shame its so heavy u might be able to get a bracket made for it so it mounts directly to the tripod so the camera body is not copping all the weight that's weird how the top spool did not fully develop never seen that happen before send david hancock an email about it he is pretty good at finding faults like this here is his link - kzbin.info -

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers mate. Good shout!

[@RickMahoney2013]

There are too many jokes to be had in this video and I won’t touch a one.

[@johnjon1823]

You're lucky that thing was blinded by the hair in its eyes or you would have maybe lost your "equipment" to a set of horns instead of just getting personal with the fence.

[@nutsackstapler]

Really making kissy noises at a cow? Might as well take it out to dinner. 😂😂😂😂

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Ha Ha!!

[@mueslimuncher1950]

Why do you keep referring to cows as 'he'? 😏