Ansco Smile Taker 35Mm Film Camera

Used it in my Ansco II twin lens camera. Great film. Hard to find anywhere else. 120 film on a 620 spool for compatibility. Love it.

I think the the film is great I exposed it as I would paper and developed it in Ansco 120 1 to 9 and it came out perfect

Just got a few rolls (120 format) of this new-to-me film. I shot it in a vintage Ansco Titan 6x6 camera (1948). Developed it in Rodinal 1:50 for the recommended 22 minutes at 20C. Excellent tonal range and reasonable grain (especially considering the Rodinal development). Seems to fulfill the manufacturers claims for the dual emulsion. Nice clear base made scanning easy. I suspect I may get better results exposing for ISO 200 rather than 400. Am planning to try this next time around. Very pleased and ready to get some more!

This film is a great choice for mid level shooting. I have used it in my Ansco,my Argus, and my Yashica 24 copal.

I found a bulk loader in an antiques store holding a full roll of Ansco Super-Hypan Neg from the 1960's. I tried 7 different development tests before landing on a method that works to develop the film at ISO 100, and benzotriazole is a big component of the success. Upon receiving I added the 10g directly to a a liter of water to make a 1% w/v solution and poured some into a dropper bottle for use. Approximately 15 drops makes 1 mL. I develop my Ansco film in a Paterson tank with a 400mL solution of HC-110 Dilution B (1+31), with 30 drops or 2mL of benzotriazole. If I process 3 rolls at a time later on in a 1L developer solution I would use 75 drops or 5mL of benzotriazole for the same concentration. Agitation is continuous, to make up for the restrained development. You might experiment with less and less benzotriazole until it's barely enough to restrain the fog, as the restrainer also impacts contrast by inhibiting development of the shadows along with the fog.

Smile!

Great battery and I'am using it with an Arriflex 35BL2 35mm film camera.

I use this with my mirrorless camera and the Essential Film Holder. I scan tons of 35mm film and this light works perfectly.

I use this with a Sony camera to scan 35mm film. It's flawless. I combine with the Essential Film Holder and it works very well.

This is the goat when it comes to 35mm film camera. I 'm glad Leica is still making it. Love it!