Another test result with Pathe Baby cameras and long expired B&W negative film

[Iain Petrie]

Another short test result for my Christmas day experiments with hand cranked c1923 Pathe Baby camera, and also a brief clip at the end, shot with a different Pathe Baby with the camo motordrive attachment:


Again developed in Perceptol stock solution and overexposure with the filming, and also overexposure with the digital capture in the telecine process, (corrected later to normal levels) to reduce the appearance of grain in the long expired Ferrania film.
Shot with the standard lenses and using the 1m and 0.5m push on lenses from a Pathe B.

The video link is below, but here are some single frames which better show the quality of the film before youtube compression. These frames of my nephews were shot with the 0.5m push on. The aperture was wide open on both cameras due to the very weak winter sun. Nice results considering sub-optimal conditions!

George:





And Jack:



And the video :

https://youtu.be/aa_PoGPNUBo

[Leonard Goss]

Great stuff Iain, keep 'em coming!

[Iain Petrie]

Thanks Leonard! I've been distracted by trying to slit and perforate my own 9.5mm recently, and bucket processing colour 16mm film, both experiments unsuccessful so far. Hopefully some positive results to share soon
Iain

[Evan Samaras]

Nice results Iain! Playing with expired stock is usually a gamble and takes some experimentation. It looks like you have a hold on it here.

[Iain Petrie]

Cheers Evan! Yes, I used to view my failures with this stock as tragedies now I don't see it as a waste but an essential part of the process of getting it right. Or getting it good enough at least.