Article: Downsizing Again - Rollei 35

[Dave Moss]

You 2 have lost me Looks a great little camera considering it is nearly 50 years old

 

[Chris Dodkin]

IQ vary,...? Sorry,...don't follow. Can you repeat more slowly so I understand?

Sorry - does the image quality vary if the stand process has to pull out an image say from a vastly under exposed image (because you dialed up the ISO for example)

How could they all look the same after processing - no understandos :/

 

[Pete Askew]

I suspect that the theory is that the process is self limiting as there is no agitation to bring new chemistry to the surface of the film. If that was really the case then contrast would vary throughout the roll. I'm not entirely convinced but it would have some impact I'm sure.

 

[David Mitchell]

I have heard that as well, basically the chemicals get exhausted quicker where its more exposed vs less exposed, with no fresh development fluid being moved onto the film the more exposed sections of the film stop getting developed whereas the parts that aren't carry on getting developed - highlights aren't blow out and there is detail in the shadows.

Here is some wiki info on it:

Stand development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Nice and sharp! I like the Birdhouse and the Agave shots. Sweet!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Nice and sharp! I like the Birdhouse and the Agave shots. Sweet!

Thanks Ralph

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Chris, those shots are great! I can't believe they came via that wee beauty. Wonderful stuff. I like the contrast for these shots. What a great purchase!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cracking test roll!
try somthing with a bit of grain, go on, dare ya

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Just put a roll of Fuji 200 color print through it - at CostCo now being ruined, I mean deved and scanned

Will post results later

I have some Ilford 400 to try, both XP2 and FP5, and some Kodak 125 B&W - as del as my usual Ilford 50 PanF

 

[Pete Askew]

That'll be the American spelling of HP5 then will it Chris?!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

That'll be the American spelling of HP5 then will it Chris?!

Completely different number of lines Pete - and voltage

 

[Hamish Gill]

If its not panf it's just random letters and number to you isn't it ...

 

[Pete Askew]

I would have rather given you a Tri-5 for that comment Hamish!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

If its not panf it's just random letters and number to you isn't it ...

Yep - pretty much

I used some XR2i today I think - white box with red bits on - Ilford - you know the stuff

 

[Andrew Cotterill]

I want one, I really really want one. I don't need one, but that never stopped anyone, did it?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I want one, I really really want one. I don't need one, but that never stopped anyone, did it?

Go on, you know it makes sense Andrew!

 

[David Mitchell]

I have a sudden need to either buy an Olympus Pen EE to shoot smaller frames than this, or a 110 sub miniture camera lol