First roll on the Bronica SQ-Ai, 80mm f2.8 PS Yellow filter, FP4+ in FX-39
Bike ride to London, entering the central areas traffic-free via the river Lea from the north-east, then some pics of the concrete jungle that is the Barbican housing complex just before the sun went down.
bjhurley wrote:
Latest Holga harvest, with Fomapan 400; for the last two I used a fog filter over the lens.
These are even more low-fi than usual; I developed the roll in my old Kodakcraft tank, which isn't great for agitation (can't invert it and there's no twizzle stick); you're supposed to agitate with a circular motion every 30 seconds. My negatives came out pink, which I've experienced before with this developer (Flic Film's Black, White, and Green) and I did some quick research online which suggested more time in the fixer so I put them back and fixed for twice the normal time. That didn't change anything except cause some damage to the emulsion since my fixer is slightly acidic and Fomapan 400 is vulnerable to acid (I use water instead of acidic stop bath, which helps, but I didn't consider the fixer). Next time I'll try an alkaline or at least pH-neutral fixer.
After my Ricoh FF-1 died, I found myself missing a small, quiet, zone-focus 35mm camera with a built-in light meter. Since I've never shot half-frame before I decided to get a Canon Demi EE17 and shot my first roll yesterday (Christmas Day); a 24-exposure roll of Tri-X. I like grain in B&W film and part of the appeal of half-frame for me is that my images can be even grainer (apologies to any grain-haters here). To maximize it further I developed it in Rodinal.
