I shot & developed a 1944 film pack. Did it work?

[@oddballcamera]

Super cool! Thanks for shooting this old film and publishing your results. You have the right developing tank for the film pack film too. Film pack film is on a thinner base than regular sheet film so that it can move more easily in the film pack; this thinner base makes it harder to keep upright in a standard large format film developing tank. The FR tank that you have is made specifically for film pack film (and regular sheet film) to counteract this problem. I know this because I spent some time searching for that exact tank!

[@randallstewart1224]

The Kalart rangefinder added to these old Graflex cameras is fairly easy, if a bit tedious, to adjust. There should be a YT video on it. If not, the instructions are online somewhere, as I got them one time for my own 2x3 inch format Speed Graphic. (No, I don't have them anymore, having sold the camera long ago.) Possible problems which won't be immediately apparent: (1) The front standard pulls out to a fixed stop on the focusing rail. Sometimes that stop slips or is moved for some reason. (2) The rangefinder cam is unique to the original lens for the camera. If the lens has been changed out for another, well, you're screwed.

[@RoadsidePhoto]

I've used that film, in 4x5 size. Used it to do a copy shot of something. I think it was supposed to have lower contrast which made it desirable for that purpose. By the way, we used to call it "Super Double X", not really sure if that was the correct pronunciation.

[@CanoeToNewOrleans]

Great project

[@houstoncombatphotography9454]

@@CanoeToNewOrleans thanks! I was going to try pack #2 at a reenactment yesterday but it was grey and overcast, way too dark for film that old.