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If you double up the leader, put a few cm of paper from another film on the take-up reel with the film you’re loading it’ll prevent the overlap. The wind mechanism is meant for much thicker film than currently available. Glad you’re enjoying it!
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Awesome! How was using it?
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OK, duh, 24x18 is half frame.
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I still use running water for wash, but my water is cheap. I’m planning on retiring to a more expensive place in a couple of years so I’ll probably switch to the Ilford method then.
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I agree with consistency, I count my inversions to make sure they’re the same film to film. I do also check the wash water temperature to make sure it’s about the same as the other chemicals, in summer it comes out of the ground the right temperature, in winter I have to mix a little hot water in
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Yep, and an unpopular opinion of mine, dev time and temp aren’t that critical, I dev at room temp, usually 22c/71.5f and to me the negs look just fine. 😁
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MDC has always worked for me, that 12 minutes has worked on a few films this year, on a different film this shot was exposed correctly for iso 1600, 1/30 @ f4.5 if I remember correctly, the dev time looks pretty good to me.
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12 minutes according to my app?
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My app shows 12 minutes?
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I use the Massive Dev Chart times, it gives 12 minutes for Kentmere 400 @ 1600 and that seems about right, this is the 4th film I’ve shot at that speed and the negs always look good. I have this on 14 minutes but another couple wouldn’t have hurt.
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I don’t, it’s not my design to sell, I downloaded the files.
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Nice, the governors house on Alcatraz?
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It’s perfectly OK to use the auto modes on your camera, not everything has to be shot in manual mode.
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100 and 125 ISO I shoot at box speed, 400 I usually push, Kentmere and HP5 both look good at 800 and 1600.
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Not playing plans, I have a new light bar and awning I hope to get installed. The fun will start when the weather warms up a little.
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Nice ride! 😁 I’m sitting at work looking out the window at my Tacoma wishing I was in the desert or mountains. 😂
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Yep, I would get 38 or 39 out of my XA2 every time.