This is how I develop film

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I got a package today! 200ft of Ilford HP5 unperforated 70mm film. Along with my roll of Kodak 160 NC, I have 300 feet of unperforated 70mm film. I also have 100ft of unperforated 35mm film for a future 828 film project

First scan of 116 film.

Here it is. My first scan of expired 116 film from the 1950s. The film was discovered in a freezer. I'm the lucky guy to own 12 rolls of new 116 film.

Anyways, this is the first scan from the roll. I shoot with a Zeiss Ikonta D because my Kodak 1A was ruined with light leaks. The 1930 Zeiss Ikonta D probably has the best lens out of any camera in my collection.

116 Film updates coming soon.

My 116 film project is still alive. I have a few videos I'm working on. I've also made some great advances in developing 116 film. You guys saw an earlier video on how to load 116 (70mm) film onto Paterson reels. I'll be uploading another video on how to use 116 film aprons.

I also discovered a way to scan 70mm film using the Epson v500 scanner by simply modifying the OEM scanning mask. I'll be making a howto video on scanning 70mm film as well.


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My bellows repair recipe and technique.

From my post over at apug.org (analog photography users group)

I fix bellows on a regular bases. I don't know how to rebuild bellows from scratch and some cameras can't be put back together once you destroy the rivets that hold it together (Kodak 1a, no 2, Ikontas, etc).

What I use is:

• Liquid Stitch for large gashes. (also works great glueing leather back to metal).
• Followed by a coat of black fabric paint. I use Tulip brand because it's everywhere.
• Followed by a coat of mixed Elmers Facbric Glue (flexible, stretchable glue) with the black fabric paint. It'll be grey.
• Followed by another coat of black fabric paint to cover the grey back up and to make sure there's no more light leaks.
• An optional final coat of black fabric paint.

For polaroids I use only Elmer's Fabric glue mixed with black fabric paint. Since the bellows is synthetic you don't have to use liquid stitch.

For antique Kodak Bellows cameras, I remove the lens and use black Simply Spray Upholstery Fabric Spray. I spray the inside. These antique Kodaks can have hundreds of tiny light leaks. The upholstery spray remains soft and flexible and covers up all of the tiny annoying holes.

Using extremely thin coats and completely letting them dry prevents sticking of the paint when the camera's shut.

My affinity for 116 film and the Book I want to Kickstart

What is 116 film?
116 film is one of the oldest roll film formats ever made. Kodak introduced the roll film format in 1895. There were eight roll film formats introduced from 1895-1900! In that same time period Kodak introduced seven different types cartridge film formats. That's fifteen different types of film to choose from way back in 1900. Kodak went crazy when they first introduced the roll film format, as well as the cartridge film format, to the world. Nowadays the two roll films we have are 120 and 220, and the only cartridge based film is 35mm.


So why 116 film?
My love for this film format starts out with the cameras of the time period. Large, beautiful bellows cameras that advertised themselves as "pocketable" when closed, took over the consumer camera market.

The negative frame size is huge. The dimensions of the negative is 2½"×4¼", or 6.5cm×11cm. The detail captured at the size is phenomenal. Think of it as 120's bigger brother.

The film itself can be reproduced today. It's not an easy task, but respooling 116 film with 70mm unperforated film can be done. What makes this a difficult task is that 70mm film is starting to become very scarce nowadays, especially unperforated 70mm film.

This is the main reason I want to Kickstart a photo book focussed around 116 film and its history. Within 5 more years unperforated 70mm film will be extinct and so will be any way of truly having 116 film. Respooling 116 film with 120 film just isn't the same. It's like comparing a letterboxed movie with the same movie reformatted to pan-and-scan.

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This video shows you how to load 116 film (or 70mm film) onto regular ol' Paterson reels without any modifications to your reels or tank. I'm currently working on a photo book focussed around the 116 film format. I'll make another post going into detail about 116 film.