michael_josefsson

<p>While I have two 645s I have never experienced this. You are correct that the lock-up is not normal. Before I'd do anything drastic I'd try a new battery. The 645s need a battery to run and a bad one can cause problems.</p>

<p>Not a lot of info here but I'll make a try: For /developing/ the film you don't need a red light, remember :) You have to load the film into the developing tank in complete darkness.<br> When it comes to developer my preference (and other people have other...) is HC-110 at 1:60 dilution and 6-7 minutes (at 20C longer at winter due to contrast). I have "stabilized" with the HC-110 mostly because it is practical. I have had Rodinal (R-09 etc) die on me so now it is HC-110 all the way.<br> If you have do you have plans of making prints too?</p>

<p>Tetenal works fine for manual agitation. I have tried both continuous and intermittent (10s every minute) agitation with good results. In my case the temperature was the culprit perhaps in association with using tap water not from the well at home but from the tap at work. All my colour films are developed in the kitchen sink:<br> https://jabcam.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/topic-c-41-and-temperature-control/<br> https://jabcam.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/topic-tetenal-e-6-never-dies/<br> As I understand it you can not overdo the blix, it stops when done. I usually do a 10 min blix or so and that seems to do it. The developer is another matter and you have to "follow" it and extend the timing as per recommendation.</p>

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<p>A slight parallel to the OP:s question. Mixed E-6 seems to last a bit longer than expected: https://jabcam.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/topic-tetenal-e-6-never-dies/ </p>

<p>"I cherish all those prints and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...". There in lies the rub: Longevity. <br> "I cherish all those CDs and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> "I cherish all those DVDs and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> "I cherish all those USBs and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> "I cherish all those BluRays and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> "I cherish all those IDE-drives and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> "I cherish all those SCSI-drives and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> "I cherish all those ATA-drives and memories and still pull them out at family get togethers sometimes...".<br> Negatives last! Pity about Kodak though.</p>

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Of course zooms are heavier than primes. Instead of lurking around with my relatively small EF 24-105/4 I almost exclusively use a Voigtländer 40/2 Ultron for my 5Dmk2 these days. It is soooo tiny but quality is superb. Sometimes I miss the zoom but actually not very often.

<p>Since getting a Voigtländer Ultron 40/2 pancake lens to my 5Dmk2 it has turned so tiny (well, relatively speaking of course...) it goes with me on all travels. I usually also carry a Fujifilm GA645Zi with an assortment of B/W and colour film. The GA645Zi is perhaps not compact but it is light weight. If really pressed for size: Olympus Trip 35.</p> <p>Leo Papandreou: "..when suddenly I spot a USAF resolution chart. What then, smart guy, huh?". Sooo funny:) </p>