PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE FARM WITH KODAK TXP 320 and MAKING WALL ART

[@philipdahl9001]

I love the idea of making contact prints of 4x5 negatives for displaying them. They would make a great compact portfolio!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I think so. A row of 12 framed 4x5 contacts of a particular subject.

[@simonwilliams6140]

Half an hour to get 4 exposures is moving pretty quickly for large format! Good job, images look great.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

To be honest I couldn't get too creative as I couldn't see the ground glass!! So I kept it all simple Simon LOL.

[@jameshanes7982]

I found a large, heavy rubber band for the top of the Spearman, between the caps. Made agitation much easier.

[@m00dawg]

Thanks for the shout-out as always Roger! =) Those shots turned out lovely! I especially like the first one!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Tim!

[@pvt_pylee]

had me laughing at the "look at me im a pilot" bit. Love the content!

[@Srbijaizvazduha]

Yep, there are some pilots who also happen to like film photography watching your channel. No hard feelings, we know we can be a nuisance to the people on the ground, and most of us will go out of their way to limit noise pollution ;) Love the content!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I think you're the second Pilot to comment ha ha. Well done.

[@Uwe_Ludolf]

There used to be TXP320 in 120 too, the tonal range is more suited for studio photography.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Ok, I couldn't see any online so maybe they stopped it

[@Uwe_Ludolf]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss that's what I meant, it's discontinued, hence 'used to be'. But yeah, maybe that doesn't mean "in the past you had" as English isn't my mother tongue. I think it's discontinued around 2010.

[@jameslane3846]

Lovely contact prints, Roger! And the bit about the pilot cracked me up! Will message Tim if he does larger sheet drying holders for 8x10 and 11x14! And thanks for the shout out for both 510 Pyro and especially the new Eco Zonefix!!!

[@mixiepalms8338]

photography at the raw level! brilliant Rodger. Always rushing around. Reminds me to slow down

[@liveinaweorg]

Beautiful lens and some lovely shots. I'm sticking to Foma 200 as it is much cheaper but I do like the look of that Kodak 320,

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I like Foma 200 in 35mm. Never tried any bigger.

[@josephawatson]

I finally got a 4x5 tank so nice to be able to develop my negatives at home. that dryer thing is cool.

[@johnmckenna8989]

...You sure bring back a lot of good memories for me, and I thank you for that.....In the early days of television 4x5 transparencies were projected on a rear screen behind news/sports and other commentators....The film was shot daily at events and had to be processed in time for the broadcasts...I still have my Crown Graphic with 127mm Ecktar and 90mm Schneider lenses...We carried a "Grafmatic" 6 shot film back as well as the usual backs and roll film holder...I no longer have the Grafmatic back.....We very seldom had time to do the precision set-up as you, mostly using the sport finder and lighted range finder at night (that's right...at night !).....This process came to a close with the advent of "Greenscreens" and "Chroma-key"...There are so few of us around who can relate to these memories now, so I just had to share...Sometimes people look at one of my few old photographs and remark, " It's so sharp, and so much detail.." and when I answer that it's 4x5 they haven't a clue what I mean....I had a library of B&W shots that somehow disappeared during my travels around Canada....Later I had a Bronica S2A with a 105mm leaf shutter lens, pistol grip and horizontal prism...It was a heavy beast that I used for air-to-air photography, and I laughed at your reaction to a pilot flying by...Like, if you haven't tried it, you shouldn't knock it, LOL ....Wow, that's enough for now, eh .....Are you in Ireland or England ? .....I shot a promo film for the Irish board of Tourism (and Air Canada) back about 1975.................. John (west coast, Can.)

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I'm in the UK. Wow I remember those back screens featuring the story the presenter was talking about. Never knew how it was done. Thanks.

[@j.b.6360]

Hello, Buy 2 record cleaning brushes. Connect them to each other and screw them to the grounding of the power cable. Now you can clean the large negatives super and have no more dust. Greetings from Germany!  Translate a conversation

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks for that tip!

[@michaelbuckley8986]

Thanks

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Michael, Kind.

[@amosk24]

Long live the Boss! 😊

[@lensman5762]

Nice photographs Roger. The TXP 320 and the TriX are different emulsions, with different contarst curves. The TXP 320 is much more tolerant of exposure in the highlights and has much better separation than TriX. In the old times it was marketed as a ' Studio Pro ' film. Some people even compare it to HP5 Plus. May I suggest that you mark your Intrepid at infinity focus, and then at a distance that you shoot most from ( we all have this favourite shooting distance ) using a couple of lenses that you use most. This will help you set the camera up rapidly. Persoanlly, I love the slow pace of the 4X5 set up. It really does make for a much better experience and photographs than the trigger happy routine of 35mm. Right Now I am finalising my 5X7 3D printed camera which took me nearly 6 weeks to print at home. The bloody film prices for this size are extortionate. I'd be very much interested in the Alkaline Fixer that James has brought out. In fact last year I wrote to him, asking if he would make an Alkali fixer available? Grand Job.

[@jameslane3846]

Yes! We had been working on it for a while (just under a year)! Some secret ingredients to make it a bit more environmentally friendly than other neutral/alkaline fixers. This fixer is buffered to handle acidic stop bath too if those would like to use non staining developers with it. Ilford Master Andrew Sanderson was one of the few other beta testers, alongside Roger, and he commented that he was shocked at how fast it fixes! We also tested for replenishing rates. We do plan on releasing a liquid concentrate fixer at some point but the main obstacle is logistics (big pallets to America or Australia for example). The liquid concentrate fixer will pave the way for a learning curve for the logistics when we go into colour chemistry

[@lensman5762]

@@jameslane3846 Grand job James. Powder is good enough for me. Concentrates are more convenient but .., I think I'd be placing a 4 pack order once I get paid net week. Will have to caugh up for the 5X7 film too, 25 sheets @ £82.50. Way to go.

[@jameslane3846]

@@lensman5762 fantastic :) yes we're fully aware of the convenience of liquid concentrate so it is a top priority especially as our lab customers want that

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

As always thanks for your input mate. Enjoy that 5x7! I am fascinated in what people do with 3D printing but have no clue about it.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Outstanding work mate, pics came out BEAUTIFUL.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks Mark

[@JanneRanta]

That's fine looking film. I would love to shoot 120 with that.

[@malcsayer7133]

Always fancied 5x4, it's the time it takes .... right up my street.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Nice and slow Malc

[@brineb58]

4x5 is a lot of fun!!! I find if you use something like a Speed graphic it can almost be a point and shoot!!! Always a joy to see what you are doing!!! You need a loupe to focus on ground glass!!!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Tanks Brine. I've got a loupe but never use it! I should

[@MrMeflying]

Nice video ! I used to use Tx320 in 120, it was good for portraits. I guess Kodak replaces it with Tmax 400 in 120.

[@andrewgreen1355]

I have a 4x5 pinhole camera and also use the Stearman 445 developing tank. I have trouble with marks on my negatives so I tend to make digital internegatives in Photoshop for contact printing. I cannot work out what the issue is with how I handle the negs, and don’t have the same problems with medium format. Perhaps you could do a video on developing 4x5 negatives.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Strange Andrew. Sorry to hear that. I usually get clean negs. Now and again I get an issue

[@c.augustin]

I'm using the SP-445 and SP 8x10, and have various (and different) problems with both of them (and I've done some systematic tests to get around them, without success). I'll try the Jobo 2520 + 2509n + 1509 combination next, I'm fed up with not being able to get reliable results.

[@garychatfield6709]

Great vlog Roger! Nice to see that lens getting some use. Lovely contacts mate, will look great on the wall.

[@ericholmquist8966]

I keep a cable release attached to each lens in their individual lens wrap. Less hassle and won't forget.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I have thought about that but worried it would damage the lens.

[@Austinite333]

That old door in the 2nd shot? If I were there I be right up on it. What a subject that is.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Well spotted. I have that on 120 and 35. It's an interesting place to shoot as there is so much stuff

[@synlfo7828]

i admire Intriopd for making 4x5 easy to get into. The more the merrier, especially as film is so expensive we can do with a bigger market. But theres something to be said for having a camera that takes little time to set up and breakdown when you are out on the road. I had an early intripid. Once i knew i was stuck on 4x5 i spent some money and got a linhof and now a chamonix.

[@tedcrosby9361]

The the advantage of using 5x4, are camera movements. In the case of the farm buildings I would have used rising front to get the verticals parallel. It takes a bit of practice, but well worth it, especially you have your glasses with you !!

[@mike1902]

Hi, nice little video. I like your little contact prints. I have just bought myself a salt printing kit to make some contact prints from some of my 4x5 negatives as I am also an Intrepid user. I like the format as it slows the who photography process down and I think it gives you a real connection with those pioneers who first discovered photography as a process and art form 😃

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Mike. Enjoy the Salt Printing! Never tried myself.

[@robbysmusic8507]

Great video, have you ever though about using a Graflex 4X5. Very portable. Thanks Roger. Best Robby.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I'd love to have one Robbie. One day maybe :)

[@martinhensonphotography]

A quote from Kodalk "Kodak Tri-X Professional (TXP) Discontinued in 120 and 220 Kodak has announced that "due to significantly decreased sales volumes," TXP (ISO 320) in 120 and 220 are to be discontinued" this was quite a few years ago

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Shame that Martin. I'm sure it would have been popular now (except the price)

[@danem2215]

Great as always. I see you buying a 4x5 enlarger in the future!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I can print larger using the Intrepid adapter. I don't have the room at the moment for 4x5 enlarger, or at least not the ones I would want Dane

[@Shutternutteruk]

I really enjoyed this video Roger...I have an Intrepid which doesn't see the light often enough. This has inspired me to get mine out for a shoot over the bank holiday weekend. Lovely contact prints too. Never tried that with 4x5 as I've always scanned them previously; must give it a try.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Likewise I don't shoot it enough. I think it's getting into the habit (and the film cost!). I am toying with using paper as my "film" to make a negative and sandwiching to paper in the darkroom to make a pos. So far it's working.

[@Shutternutteruk]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I’ve never seen that done - would be intriguing to see the results.

[@TimG2553]

I love to have a go with 4x5 but not convinced yet that I want to own one I enjoy shooting my 120

[@arty2917]

Nice!

[@gpholmes3779]

Great work Roger. Pick up a loupe, those help tremendously with focusing. I have a 4x5 enlarger, and usually make 11x 14 prints. I feel the same way about pilots. I live next to a military base and one time they flew at treetop level in an Osprey, and it actually knocked my camera over. Keep posting your great work. 👍

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thanks. I have got one but never use it! I should

[@gordkempton7961]

Great video Roger. However, for me, I've shot B&W for 40 plus years and, (for me) I always use a y2 .. yellow filter or others to gain better contrast every time. Cheer, Gord

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Cheers Gord.

[@l10industries]

I'm a pilot and you made me smile 😁 Keep up the good work Roger. I am out on a trip right now, but can't wait to get home and develop some 4x5 negs I shot before i left. Now I really want to try some 4x5 contact prints...

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

We are only jealous we can't fly LOL. Enjoy the 4x5 :)

[@mrSmith-lc7hk]

Hello! Can you take video about Multi Contrast Paper? Thanks

[@swansong007]

I am certainly no expert on large format, I just enjoy seeing it used by others. Couldn’t you have used tilt facility on the bellows to get rid of the converging verticals on photo 2 ?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yes there would have been more I could have done if I could see the ground glass. I could barely see the focus.

[@jmtubbs1639]

I am just starting to use the f8 version of that lens. Actually it's Kreuznach rhymes with quoits, but it's not obvious is it?

[@flyingo]

It seems like you do most of your developing in the Pyro. Do you have any other developers thst you like for b/w film? I only ask because I haven’t tried the Pyro solutions but I’m seeing several photographers that do seem to like it. Cheers!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I also use, Rodinal, D76 and D23. I usually use Pyro for the 4x5. Give it a try, I'm sure you will love using it. You will need an Alkaline Fixer though to keep the stain. James Lane supplies it or Fotospeed FX20 I use.

[@flyingo]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss , yes, I’ve written down his info and also noted a recipe for an alkaline fixer from another source thanks to your mention of Jame’s channel & videos.

[@jganun]

The real question is why do so many developer manufacturers give data only for Tri-X 400, and ignore the existence of the 320 sheet film. It's a big seller.

[@lezitomoinhos-km1kh]

Great

[@russellsprout2223]

Loads of interesting and informative content crammed into a short video, but I think you'll find the tank is a Stearman not a 'Spearman'. Atb.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

I said Spearman LOL

[@russellsprout2223]

@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Tee-hee! Just thought I'd Stear you in the right direction. Great to see you out and about with the big camera - more large format stuff please. 🙏

[@totenvt]

i have the MPP field camera, its a pain too setting up a shot

[@tedphillips2951]

Excellent video! If you have to ask why one would go thru this with 4X5 you probably shouldn't go thru it

[@ericholmquist8966]

A yellow or orange lens would have added much more punch

[@c.augustin]

I don't see how the fixer could be "environmentally friendly" - the main problem is the used fixer, as it is toxic waste anyways due to the silver content! That this fixer is slightly alkaline sounds much more interesting to me. The bigger problem is that there are no (longer) photo labs around that could give our private used fixer to the recycling process.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Thats one for James Lane.

[@thethirdman225]

How do you tell the pilot at a party? He'll tell you.

[@odukar2315]

I shoot 4x5 with Ilford Delta 100. However, I do it every so often.....😑

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

That film is amazing. I have some here. Only a few sheets left though. Cheaper too!

[@brycepinson8641]

I'm a pilot I feel attacked lol... Im not convinced it was a light leak in that shot. At least not from the film holder, because the edges of the film show no light exposure. It could an internal reflection in the lens or camera. It could be from accidentally pulling the holder slight off the camera while removing or inserting the dark slide. Could also be a light leak in the bellows or somewhere in the handling process.

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

LOL! We live near a light plane airport. Noisy sods! I will have to check that you're right it's not on the rebate. It keeps happening. Thanks. Safe flying

[@chesslover8829]

It could be a light reflection.

[@Robthevampire666]

What have Pilot's and Lamb's ever done to upset you ? it's a farm there's supposed to be Sheep . like the video nice pic's fanks for the fun p.s try living in Hove it's full of bloody Seagulls

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Take care with those chips Rob!

[@thethirdman225]

Don't use glasses. Use a loupe.

[@naedolor]

I think your fear of cows is absolutely adorable. Remember... Chances of getting killed by a cow are very low, but never zero!!!

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

The farmer got his teeth kicked out by one some years ago, and he knows what he's doing lol

[@LaViejaConsolada]

tri-X in 4x5... Are you a billionarie?

[@ShootFilmLikeaBoss]

Yeah it's not cheap for 10 sheets. I just cut down on the takeaways