I shot the first roll of photographic film with the Vivitar V3800N SLR. It is a roll of Agfa Aviphot Pan ISO 200.
Then I developed the film (in the AP Compact developing tank). I used a Rodinal clone developer: 1+50 (i.e. 1/50 ratio by volume), 12 min at 25°C.
Overall, the film developed well. Although there were some flaws as I didn't have any experience with this type of developing tank. Some images have "spots/stains" that are the result of the film being in contact with itself.
(the Pentax K 30/2.8 at f/4)
Other images are good.
(the Pentax K 55/1.8 at f/8)
(the Pentax K 55/1.8 at f/4)
The Vivitar camera (the light meter, the shutter) works well, but some of the gaps between frames of the film were unexpectedly large. I don't know the reason yet.
I also tried to overexpose the film a bit. Especially since the shortest shutter speed of 1/2000 is not fast enough outdoors at ISO 200. This forced me to use a ND 4x filter for some shots. I would prefer an ISO 25/50 film.
Anyway, shooting B&W film with a simple camera and developing it at home turned out to be fun.
See also related notes:
- AP Compact: Developing tank (2x135, 1x120, etc.) (2024-04-24)
- Vivitar V3800N: Film SLR camera with Pentax K mount (2024-04-20)
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