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I have been using the larger sized c41 and e-6 chemistry for quite a while and get great shelf life, both mixed solutions and un-mixed concentrates. but a lot of it depends on how your store your...

when it comes to color sheet film, considering the costs of the film itself, I only use kodak or fuji brands as in the past I had not great results with other brands and worse luck with powdered...

I have one and stopped using it as I was getting very frustrated with the never ending liquid leaks. maybe 25% of the time I did not leak and then it was magic. went back to my 20th century reel in...

Rollei retro 80s, contax G1 45mm f2 lens, first shot orange filter. second shot IR. MeCD4 developer. quick scan and resize only in PS.

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an old one but a favorite. I love finding old shots in film binders.

taken at work (volunteer job) during a brief slow period. everyone comes out to watch the sunset, so the program comes to a...

I have used MeCD4. it gives a lower contrast neg that has more shadow detail than other developers. my last neg I used pyro-M in a reduced agitation scheme, per steve sherman's guide, and it gave a...

its a Hoya G filter. I use an incident meter and metered at 80. I could have gone to 64, but I have been getting good results with the film using 200 or 160 as my base unfiltered speed with 35mm and...

this one with the same lens, but a dark yellow filter.

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first shot from my 5x1000 ft (12.6cm x 106.7m)roll. very high contrast scene so I used MeCD4. if you zoom in you can see what looks like black specs from the developer in the sky. this is my first...

you can get cd4 from artcraft. i have used the film with pyro-hd and pyro-m with reduced agitation. it gave me the best results,but still high contrast until I tried the MeCD4 formula.I will now use...

i have seen a lot of recent posts over the last few months in many different places with development issues and monobaths. hmmm, is there a correlation here? never really understood why people use...

thanks! I agree its not gonna get any cheaper. no notch code, but it looks like the film has a curl up on the emulsion side. is that how you judge loading them in holders?

I also have a large...

i have used this film (RR400/superpan/rollei IR) a lot in 120 and 35mm so I'm familiar with it. just thought it would be a great way to shoot some high quality 4x5 film on the cheap. lot of cutting...

the film is very thin polyester right? is it the same thickness as the ilford infrared and rpx 25 emulsions? any issues with film flatness?

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I use screw in filters as I have a lot from my 35mm ans MF cameras (4x5 came last for me). but when my local camera store was open back in 2015, they had a used cokin system with 4 filters. all were...

many good points mentioned above and I agree with with many points. when I went from predominantly dark room enlarging/printing to scanning (seems we are always having a drought in California so I...

What Drew said. E100 is a great film. the only filtering I use is when shooting up in higher altitudes, like the sierra's or yosemite. In those situations I would use an 81A, B or a skylight 1B...

you scan your film, so I would shoot provia or E100 and you can add some post to get a look close to, but exactly, like velvia

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it was a few years ago, but when I do bulb shots with 35mm, I usually use f4 or f2.8 depending on the lens. with the 50mm 1.8, its usually f4

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puerto vallarta Mexico lightning storm. nikon FA nikkor 50mm 1.8 AI-s long nose velvia 50 bulb for 30 seconds hoping to catch a lighting strike. took about 6 shots and this is the only one where I...

half dome from glacier point. I know its a kind of cliche shot, but I try to take a few from here every year.

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fuji g617 velvia 50 from 220 roll. with the way this camera eats roll film, i...

if there was ever a place that I visited that screamed pano shot, this is it. grand canyon.
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fuji g617 provia 100f

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46921430655_4c6a28cf36_b.jpgGrand...

stumbled into this thread, which prompted me to post a few of my panos. my g617 is feeling left out as I have been shooting a lot less, but skimming thru every page of this thread has motivated me to...

Steve Sherman had a great quote that I think makes sense. this is from his great reduced agitation article on unblinking eye

"Think of the Pyro A component as gasoline, and the Pyro B component as...

I don't know. based on the prices people are paying for expired film, it looks like the sellers are making a healthy profit, albeit on smaller quantities.

in the last 18 months, a lot of things have gone up significantly in price, not just film. I feel things will continue to go up in prices, especially anything that requires overseas logistics....

B&H is no longer the low price retailer. like the HP5 example, if I look at the 5 retailers I usually buy from, B&H is $40 more expensive then the next highest. I think they just raise prices when...

I'm looking at the the cap over the fill hole opening.
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i got from a friend an old 2336 tank with 2 4x5 reels. he used a machine for development but I would use manual inversion. the tank did not come with a lid (i have a WTB post for one). are the lids...

was developing a lot of film from a day trip to yosemite. 90%+ shots are at infinity focus, with not a lot in the scene that needs close focus. I guess I mean that I dont need, for a lot of MY shots,...

I work/volunteer at Lick observatory. They have several mounts for 4x5, 5x7 and mainly 8x10 for most of the scopes up on the hill. but the 36" was the main one along with the crosley, which became...

there is your answer. I stopped using foma 200 because of all the scratches in the emulsion. its too bad as I really like the look of the film.

I do a lot of what the 2 above have said. I have the large mix bottles for all the steps, the 10 to 20 liter stock bottles. I use a replenished system for all my color work. I have 1.5 liters of...

i used 1 box and got nice results. I order a second batch and all had moisture damage from the paper between the sheets, ruining every shot. finally got a refund from paypal after 2 months, but had...

I use round filters for B&W. like an orange, red or yellow filter. also for warming filters, 81a,b and c. for ND grad filters, I use rectangle filters as they are much easier to get the proper...

i hike rancho san antonio often. last year they closed many of the higher up in the hills trails because of a Mt lion spotting. we have taken over their area, their habitat, in my mind, and all they...

keep an eye out on craigslist. i looked for months, then found a great deal on a toyo 45a. needed new bellows, but the price was adjusted accordingly. maybe i did buy the right one the first time?...

if you like coastlines, the drive south on hwy 1 from SF to santa cruz or all the way down to big sur is nice. lots of pull offs from just past devils slide all the way to DT santa cruz. I really...

many thanks to all that replied. I think i have my game plan worked out. having been a pro drummer for years and recording in the studio with a click track, ill just get the 60 beats per minute thing...