Dev Party #35 - Why Is Ortho?

<p>Let’s take a deep dive into Orthochromatic film! What is it? Why is it? Do you want to shoot it? Are you sure? And most importantly, how do you dev it?</p> <p>We really dig into the history of it and which bits of Roy G Biv it picks up. Also, how it compares to emulsions that came before it. Isn’t this exciting?</p> <p>Eric shot Ilford Ortho Plus, devving it in Rodinal 1+50 for 15mins. Here are some pics:</p> <p>Vania shot some Fuji HR-U X-ray film, which is orthochromatic, picking up both blues and greens (many x-ray emulsions pick up only blue). She devved it in Rodinal 1+100 for 4mins. Here are some of hers:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> </ul> <p>If you were curious how blue sensitive-only emulsion compares to blue-green sensitive, here’s a color chart:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> </ul> <p>Here are some other comparisons:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> </ul> <p>Vania also mentioned shooting ortho with a red filter in Yellowstone. Here’s that…</p> END CREDITS <p><a href='http://www.allthroughalens.com'>www.allthroughalens.com</a></p> <p>Vania: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/surfmartian/'>IG</a>, <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaniafrancesca'>Flickr</a>, <a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/VaniaFrancesca'>Zines</a> Eric: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/conspiracy.of.cartographers/'>IG</a>, <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/conspiracyofcartographers/'>Flickr</a>, <a href='https://www.etsy.com/shop/consofcart'>Zines</a>, <a href='https://www.etsy.com/listing/781436189/ecn-2-color-film-developing-kit'>ECN-2 Kits</a></p> <p> </p>