Way back when Agfa stopped making film and photographic paper I bought a ton of Agfa supplies. I got a 20 or so boxes of various Agfa fiber and RC photo papers (8x10 to 20x24). I bought a bunch of Rodinal developer, still have 5 or so of those bottles. And I also purchased a ton of film, Agfa Classic 35mm print film (already used up) and 2-3 large boxes of Agfachrome 120mm film (100 ASA). I am not sure how much Agfachrome I have, I think it is over 100 rolls.
Ever since that day it arrived the Agfachrome has sat in my freezer waiting for use. Is it still good? Can I use it? How can I shoot the stuff? These are questions that have bothered me for a long time. I do not want to waste the film so need to give it a go, some how some way.
My latest plan for the Agfachrome would be to combine it with the Rolleiflex F cameras. I have 2 possible ways I could shoot it.
- Available light shooting, just like I do with Tri-x. I am a bit worried about exposure with chrome. Slide film is so touchy exposure wise. I would need to be very careful and accurate with my metering.
- Flash mounted to the Rollei, set on automatic. Possibly shooting at f2.8 or f4.
The flash idea I like quite a bit. I am going to get myself a Rolleiflex handle grip with a trigger type button, allowing for a flash to be mounted at the side of the camera. Most Rolleiflex accessories are crazy expensive, $250 USD for a lens hood etc. The grips for whatever reason can be got for under $100 USD, some eBay auctions are only around $30-40 plus shipping.
So the idea is to get a grip to use with my current work in availble light. I am hoping I can shoot at slower shutter speeds with this cable release grip (at least one speed slower). I can also use the camera grip to allow me to shoot flash with the Rollies. You mount the flash on a bracket attached to the front of the hand grip.
This might be the way I shoot the "Lost Innocence" portraits. I might try to shoot a few portraits for that series this coming trip to Thai. I will run some Agfachrome through the Rollie with flash here in Canada first, then develop them in my older (also wonder if it still good) unmixed E-6 chemistry.
If I did do the series this way with the Agfachrome and Rollies I would scan the images and print them digitally. Color prints in photoshop can create some amazing results, certainly way better than what you can do in the darkroom.
Ever since that day it arrived the Agfachrome has sat in my freezer waiting for use. Is it still good? Can I use it? How can I shoot the stuff? These are questions that have bothered me for a long time. I do not want to waste the film so need to give it a go, some how some way.
My latest plan for the Agfachrome would be to combine it with the Rolleiflex F cameras. I have 2 possible ways I could shoot it.
- Available light shooting, just like I do with Tri-x. I am a bit worried about exposure with chrome. Slide film is so touchy exposure wise. I would need to be very careful and accurate with my metering.
- Flash mounted to the Rollei, set on automatic. Possibly shooting at f2.8 or f4.
The flash idea I like quite a bit. I am going to get myself a Rolleiflex handle grip with a trigger type button, allowing for a flash to be mounted at the side of the camera. Most Rolleiflex accessories are crazy expensive, $250 USD for a lens hood etc. The grips for whatever reason can be got for under $100 USD, some eBay auctions are only around $30-40 plus shipping.
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| Rolleiflex with hand grip |
This might be the way I shoot the "Lost Innocence" portraits. I might try to shoot a few portraits for that series this coming trip to Thai. I will run some Agfachrome through the Rollie with flash here in Canada first, then develop them in my older (also wonder if it still good) unmixed E-6 chemistry.
If I did do the series this way with the Agfachrome and Rollies I would scan the images and print them digitally. Color prints in photoshop can create some amazing results, certainly way better than what you can do in the darkroom.
