Location:
Near 16th and Spruce
Camera:
Argoflex ca. late 40's)
Lens:
Varex Anastigmat,75mm, f4.5
Print
size: 11.5 x 11.5” @1880 dpi
File
size: 30” x 30” @240 dpi
Film:
Agfa APX 100 re-spooled to 620, 2010 Expiration
Develop:
HC110 1:49, 9min @68F
Scan:
Epson V500
Print:
Epson Artisan 1430/ Media Street ECR Inks/ Moab Lasal
This full-frame shot was probably done around 2011. I’m
getting better about developing film in a timely manner, but this was part of a
rather large backlog that I’ve been slowly denting. I had recently shot some more
of this very old (2005) APX film in the studio using my old Rolleiflex and
fairly careful metering using a digital camera to measure the exposure. I
mainly wanted to see if I could hit the right developing time for the odd, but
convenient developer dilution I use. I think I’m in the ballpark but it was
clear the negatives were not consistently exposed; some were extremely dense,
others thin. This negative was dense in the light areas, about right
in the mid-tones and somewhat thin in the dark areas, definitely a
challenge! The image was just quirky enough, to convince me to go ahead and see what might unfold.
The Cone pigment inks seemed to have been clogging the print head, so I flushed everything and temporarily went back to my old Media Street dye inks.
The Argoflex is an estimable camera especially considering that a non-overhauled one
goes for about $25 on e-Bay. The lens is fairly sharp lens and has a nice bokeh. It’s smaller than most twin lens cameras and somewhat
lighter as well; a great way to try one’s hand at medium format photography on
the cheap.
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