Desmolicious wrote:
It’s like looking in a mirror.
How did u dev the tmax3200 in df96?
Haha. The Wtulens was definitely your doing. And the Bessa L was something like $90, not too much more than a decent adapter and has a meter!
For development, I used the minimal agitation method, 21°c (70° in 'merican) for 12 minutes. I doubled the time as per their recommendation for TMax 3200. I am somewhat ashamed to admit that this was the very first time I have developed my own film.... So needless to say some mistakes were made. But I learnt a bunch & it was a blast.
helimat wrote:
Haha. The Wtulens was definitely your doing. And the Bessa L was something like $90, not too much more than a decent adapter and has a meter!
For development, I used the minimal agitation method, 21°c (70° in 'merican) for 12 minutes. I doubled the time as per their recommendation for TMax 3200. I am somewhat ashamed to admit that this was the very first time I have developed my own film.... So needless to say some mistakes were made. But I learnt a bunch & it was a blast.
Yep! Films with tabular grain require double the processing time. For the TMAX400 TMY-2 photos I developed (previous page), my dev time was about 8 minutes (~24C) with intermittent agitation. I haven’t had any issues with Df96 and Kodak’s tabular grain film, but I’ve had issues with TriX where the negatives came out very purplish. I don’t know why, but it didn’t affect the final scanned and edited images.
Alpha_Geist wrote:
Yep! Films with tabular grain require double the processing time. For the TMAX400 TMY-2 photos I developed (previous page), my dev time was about 8 minutes (~24C) with intermittent agitation. I haven’t had any issues with Df96 and Kodak’s tabular grain film, but I’ve had issues with TriX where the negatives came out very purplish. I don’t know why, but it didn’t affect the final scanned and edited images.
Mine had a purpleish tint as well. Reading online, it appears to be common with Kodak B&W films. Some call it the 'Purple Monster'... Apparently it's a residual sensitizing dye. Some say a longer wash helps
helimat wrote:
Mine had a purpleish tint as well. Reading online, it appears to be common with Kodak B&W films. Some call it the 'Purple Monster'... Apparently it's a residual sensitizing dye. Some say a longer wash helps
I’ll have to keep that in mind next time I develop some TriX. I wonder if a pre-wash/soak would help too...
Desmolicious wrote:
May I suggest something more compact?
Perhaps a Fuji GW690?
The 67II is my only medium format camera. I wouldn’t mind getting another medium format film camera. I’ve heard wonderful praise about the GW690. Plus, it’s a fixed lens and no need to swap lenses. Are there any specifics I need to look out for when shopping for one?
Alpha_Geist wrote:
The 67II is my only medium format camera. I wouldn’t mind getting another medium format film camera. I’ve heard wonderful praise about the GW690. Plus, it’s a fixed lens and no need to swap lenses. Are there any specifics I need to look out for when shopping for one?
The first editions had interchangeable lenses. I have the 3rd/most modern version - GW690III. I think all these cameras have shutter counts on the underside which is meant to show how many rolls of film are shot through them. Thing is, they are very easy to reset so cannot be trusted! What matters is the general condition of the camera.
I bought mine locally because the few that I bought (and returned) from Japan came with hazy viewfinders and fungus in the lens. Of course they were sold as Mint +++...
It makes a funky sound when you fire the shutter (a leaf shutter) which actually comes somewhere from the film counter mechanism. Crazy good lens. Super easy to use camera. You can check mine out sometime if you want a hands on to see if you'd actually like it. I'm in Sac until this summer.
Desmolicious wrote:
The first editions had interchangeable lenses. I have the 3rd/most modern version - GW690III. I think all these cameras have shutter counts on the underside which is meant to show how many rolls of film are shot through them. Thing is, they are very easy to reset so cannot be trusted! What matters is the general condition of the camera.
I bought mine locally because the few that I bought (and returned) from Japan came with hazy viewfinders and fungus in the lens. Of course they were sold as Mint +++...
It makes a funky sound when you fire the shutter (a leaf shutter) which actually comes somewhere from the film counter mechanism. Crazy good lens. Super easy to use camera. You can check mine out sometime if you want a hands on to see if you'd actually like it. I'm in Sac until this summer. ...Show more →
Alpha_Geist wrote:
(Saving for later. Will reply )
Fully agree with Huss' comments earlier. I've had version II of the Fuji GSW690 (65mm f4.0 lens) and I really enjoy using it despite its size. Here is an image taken recently with expired Fuji Provia 100F film.
And the Bessa L was something like $90, not too much more than a decent adapter and has a meter!
Just need a battery for the meter
