ben_hutcherson
21-Feb-2017, 17:05
Hi Everyone,
I've been interested in photography on and off for several years now, and have shot more than my fair share of 35mm and 120. I've recently picked up a Speed Graphic, and am learning the ropes with it.
I've only exposed a couple of frames so far-all of them FP-4+ in D76. I'm still learning my way around handling everything, especially during development, and of course fighting dust!
I have some color film put back, but am waiting first of all for things to green up a bit and second to get a little bit more comfortable with the whole process of sheet film since transparency film is not inexpensive. Given how expensive E6 processing is getting and the fact that there's nowhere local that can handle sheet film, I have also recently decided to make the plunge into E6 at home. I've bought an Arista kit, and am waiting until I get a few rolls of medium format built up to dilute the chemistry and try it.
I'm also keeping my eyes open for some favorite films that seem unavailable in sheet film. Plus-X was probably my favorite B&W film and I've been watching Ebay for some, but can't find any new enough that I feel decent about buying it. I have a nice stash of 35mm Plus-X, but my medium format stash is thin. I do have some Velvia 50(original) in 4x5 also, but again that's another that I can't get in 4x5. I broke down and bought a box of 100, but I've never liked it as well in other formats as I did Velvia 50.
In any case, I have a lot to learn and this site seems to come up in my Google searches regularly. I thought it a good idea to register here.
I've been interested in photography on and off for several years now, and have shot more than my fair share of 35mm and 120. I've recently picked up a Speed Graphic, and am learning the ropes with it.
I've only exposed a couple of frames so far-all of them FP-4+ in D76. I'm still learning my way around handling everything, especially during development, and of course fighting dust!
I have some color film put back, but am waiting first of all for things to green up a bit and second to get a little bit more comfortable with the whole process of sheet film since transparency film is not inexpensive. Given how expensive E6 processing is getting and the fact that there's nowhere local that can handle sheet film, I have also recently decided to make the plunge into E6 at home. I've bought an Arista kit, and am waiting until I get a few rolls of medium format built up to dilute the chemistry and try it.
I'm also keeping my eyes open for some favorite films that seem unavailable in sheet film. Plus-X was probably my favorite B&W film and I've been watching Ebay for some, but can't find any new enough that I feel decent about buying it. I have a nice stash of 35mm Plus-X, but my medium format stash is thin. I do have some Velvia 50(original) in 4x5 also, but again that's another that I can't get in 4x5. I broke down and bought a box of 100, but I've never liked it as well in other formats as I did Velvia 50.
In any case, I have a lot to learn and this site seems to come up in my Google searches regularly. I thought it a good idea to register here.