Actually went through the folders of Portra 800 I shot last year, and found that probably the thing is just that where I live / in the city we just rarely have those nice, deep & "healthy" greens to begin with 💁♂️
Thank you!
Ektar can help punch up those city greens. These were shot a few years ago with the FE and probably the 35-200 Ai-S.
Didn't know the AE didn't work. Didn't know the lens couldn't focus (or was defective).
But darn it I paid to get this roll developed so you lugs have to suffer with me!
madNbad wrote:
Just admit it, you're never going to sell that Minolta.
Same here -- I keep deciding to sell all my Rokkor lenses and my Minolta XD (which is having shutter problems anyway), but then I shoot a few last rolls with those lenses and change my mind. They were my gateway into vintage manual lenses and I have a lot of emotional attachment to them, unlike my Nikon lenses. The Nikons were the reason I decided to sell the Minoltas because I can't rationally justify having two sets of SLR lenses, but I've learned the lesson that everyone else here already knows: rationality and photography don't mix.
madNbad wrote:
Just admit it, you're never going to sell that Minolta.
Nah I should sell it. You know you should sell gear when the only reason you use it is because you haven't used it.
(as I look at my M10r..)
IF I did, a nudge is as good as a wink to a blind bat say no more say no more, it would be with the 50 1.7 and 35-70 3.5. I want to keep the 58 1.2 because I can adapt that..
I received my new to me Fiji GW690 III yesterday and blew through a test roll of Kentmere 400 developed in Ilford ID-11. This camera is huge but I love that it is fully mechanical. The only electronics are in the hot shoe light meter.
Heading up the Bear Ridge Cutoff Trail, Sierra National Forest. The hike up Bear Creek Cutoff (#28E26) starts around 7,500 feet and climbs up about 700 ft over Bear Ridge, before dropping down to meet Bear Creek:
Roll 170: Characterizing the FP4 curve with Rodinal (1+75 [12 + 900 mL], 12 min, 20 C) in a Simma Sine Wave agitator. I had assumed ISO50, which should have given me a density of 0.1 4 stops below a normal exposure, and that is exactly what I got. Note how linear the curve is even at Zone 11, which is quite different from the FP4 spec sheet. This is one of the reasons it pays to do these.
Once I finish the curve for HP5 I should be back to taking normal shots.
theHUN wrote:
Roll 170: Characterizing the FP4 curve with Rodinal (1+75 [12 + 900 mL], 12 min, 20 C) in a Simma Sine Wave agitator. I had assumed ISO50, which should have given me a density of 0.1 4 stops below a normal exposure, and that is exactly what I got. Note how linear the curve is even at Zone 11, which is quite different from the FP4 spec sheet. This is one of the reasons it pays to do these.
Once I finish the curve for HP5 I should be back to taking normal shots.
I admire your rigorous testing. I'm happy to leave developing to my local lab for now, but if I ever do get around to doing it myself, I will probably do the same.
