Who needs film?

[480sparky]

Had an idea last night that I just had to try today.

Instead of buying film to put in a camera, why not put in paper, develop it, then scan & invert the image?

So this afternoon I cut up some Ilford MG to fit into the Kodak 3A, and taped it in place.

The result: A 'paper' negative!

A quick scan & crop nets a positive image:

Not something I'd do every day, but a fun little experiment! Plus, the paper can be handled with a safelight instead of total darkness.

 

[ronlane]

That's really a good idea. Nice image too.

 

[bribrius]

no freakn way........

 

[Derrel]

The 1840's meet the 2010's!!!!!

What a gorgeous aspect ratio, and size, that old folder shoots at. Contact prints from those old negatives must have been pretty nice.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Cool. How long an exposure?

With this subject, you probably just could have left it as it came out of the camera (reversed). No, un-reversed...

 

[480sparky]

F/64, 11 seconds. Overcast.

 

[Designer]

Saves money AND time! Well done!

 

[limr]

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that Ilford manages to find a way to keep making their Harman Direct Positive paper. I built my pinhole specifically for the direct positive paper. I've still got a few sheets of it, but then it's onto making paper negatives. Actually, it does fit 4x5 so I could also use sheet film in the pinhole. And all of it can be developed in Caffenol!

Yours looks amazing!

I believe you can also contact print as well with paper negatives.

 

[Gary A.]

I've been having a bit of a problem fitting the paper into my Nikon 250 film back.

 

[480sparky]

I've been having a bit of a problem fitting the paper into my Nikon 250 film back.

Try opening the back.

 

[Gary A.]

Okay, I wasn't specific enough ... getting the motor to feed the paper at 6FPS.

 

[480sparky]

Okay, I wasn't specific enough ... getting the motor to feed the paper at 6FPS.

Try perforating it for the sprockets.

 

[ByronBrant]

Wow. That's cool. Can that be done with regular white paper?

 

[480sparky]

Wow. That's cool. Can that be done with regular white paper?

Sure.......... if you coat it with a light-sensitive emulsion.

 

[Gary A.]

Okay, I wasn't specific enough ... getting the motor to feed the paper at 6FPS.

Try perforating it for the sprockets.

Aaaahhh ... that's the trick. What ISO/ASA does the paper come in?