Month: July 2023

Eventually finished a roll in the OM1 & tried Cinestill C41 kit ….

I loaded my trusty Olympus OM1 with some Lomo CN400 way back at the beginning of June and even though I took it with me most of the time I only managed to finish it last week.

As luck would have it I had bought the Cinestill 2 bath C41 kit to try so this was the first roll in it.

The whole process was pretty easy compared to the usual Tetenal multi bath kit that I have used previously and the results were fine.

It has been ages since I last developed colour negatives and I forgot what a pain it is to spot out and colour correct as I have been sending my C41 stuff to Filmdev lab.

It will be interesting to see how long the chemistry lasts as I shoot far more B&W than colour.

It says that it should develop 24 rolls which makes it very good value for money.

Any way here are the images .. all a bit random as it was shot over weeks rather than days.

Click on an image to view larger … Ignore the grumpy old man in image 2 .. I do smile most of the time honest ha ha!

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I also have a film only blog over at  usingfilm.wordpress.com if you want a peek

Also still have a handful of zines over on my etsy store as well as some hand made film canister keychains … https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/timdobbsphoto

First time shooting Kosmo Foto Mono in the Mamiya 645 …

I have a few rolls of Kosmo film in my fridge and until recently I have not got around to trying it out for one reason or another.

So a few weeks back I was going through my film stash looking for something to try and get my shooting mojo back and came across a roll of Kosmo Foto Mono in 120 and as it was a pretty bright day I thought it was about time that I tried it out.

I loaded my Mamiya 645 for a change as it gives me 15 frames to play with and popped out for a nice walk.

When I goto back I looked up a few different developing options and went for Rodinal 1+25 dilution for 3 and a half minutes.

Once developed and even before the film was dry I could see that the negatives looked crisp and sharp and with good contrast.

When I scanned the first frame I was very pleased with how it looked, the tones and contrast were really nice and the sharpness was excellent.

Even though I used Rodinal the grain was very subtle and didn’t stand out unlike most of the time I use it.

Overall I really like how this film stock looks especially in medium format, I have a couple of rolls in 35mm to try next and will use the same development just to see how it compares.

So here is the whole roll warts and all …

Comments most welcomed, click on an image to view larger

All images on my blog are available as prints just drop me an email

I also have a film only blog over at  usingfilm.wordpress.com if you want a peek

Also still have a handful of zines over on my etsy store as well as some hand made film canister keychains … https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/timdobbsphoto