Tony-S

“Develop” (the film) for the highlights.

Kansas Air Museum in Wichita. Yes, #25 red.

Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+1 68F, Canon A-1, 35mm f/2N.

Just a follow-up; lithium battery in my A-1 works just fine! Ilford Delta 100, Perceptol 1+1 for 17 min at 68F.

Yes you need a leader of the appropriate length. Here’s how I do it with my Bronica GS-1. https://www.flickr.com/photos/digi-film/albums/72157627480665766

I use a lithium 6v in my F-1N with no problems so I suspect A series are fine, too.

Do you have a link for this part?

It's definitely a beast. Mine pretty much has been in its case for the last 10 years. It takes a bit of effort to carry the thing around, but it does produce pretty decent images. I much prefer the Bronica R645, but it's developed the tight spool nut, so I need to get it fixed before I shoot with it again so it doesn't break the winding mechanism.

I really wanted a T90 when it came out, but I was a poor graduate student at the time and couldn’t afford it. I considered myself lucky considering it was the second to last FD mount camera. But even now, the shutter problem prevents me from buying one.

I just put a roll of Acros II in my Fujica 35 SE last week. Still have a dozen frames to shoot.

And I guarantee you, the accuracy of the Nikon F, and F2, and Leica M-2 and M-3 shutter speeds will be off, unless you have their shutters calibrated every few years. Perhaps not a big issue with negative film, but potentially a serious issue with slide film. With electronically controlled shutters, they will be nearly perfect every time.

This is silly. It's like saying your horse and buggy are superior to a car without gasoline.

I already stated that extreme cold was a limitation. It was, in fact, a reply to you. Did you not see that post, or did you simply ignore it? And how often do you even shoot in extreme cold? I have all three. The A-1 wins on weight and included features. The F-1N requires the AE finder for aperture priority auto exposure, and requites either a winder or motor drive for shutter priority AE, both of which require batteries. The A-1 (and F-1N) also win with their fractional shutter speeds in AV modes. The A-1 and F-1N have much more accurate and reproducible shutter speeds than the F-1n when using the electronically controlled shutters. This is true for any electronically controlled shutter on any camera made by any manufacturer. I use my F-1N most and rarely the F-1n. And I always carry an extra battery - which I have never had to replace in the field.

Maybe there's something wrong with my eyes, because I principally shoot with Fovens (sd Quattro, dp1 Merrill, dp2 Merrill) and a Fuji X-T4. :) I was a Canon guy starting 40 years ago, first with an A-1, then F-1n, F1-N, EOS A2e and EOS 3 film cameras, then Rebel XT and 5D Mark II digital. Then, in 2012 I bought a Sigma SD15 with an 18-50mm f/2.8 just to have as a second camera. Loved the color the camera generated and once the sd Quattro was available (2016) I went all-in with Sigma. I sold my digital Canon gear except my Canon G1 X Mk II point-and-shoot (great camera). I also have a Sony a7 that I bought second hand. It's also a good camera but it mostly sits around because of its terrible ergonomics and menu layout. I really use the Fuji XT-4 for low-light situations or as a general out-and-about camera. One great thing is that all my FD lenses work just fine on it, either alone or with a SpeedBooster (mostly used with wide-angle lenses).

I guess that depends on what you're wanting. But the Art and Contemporary lenses are all very good to excellent on crop sensor cameras like Sigmas. SD1 is an SLR with a Merrill sensor (as do the dp1 Merrill, dp2 Merrill and dp3 Merrill). The Quattros are all use Quattro sensors. The sd Quattro is APS-C (1.5x crop) and sd Quattro H is APS-H (1.3x). Personally, I like the Merrill images just a bit better, but sill love the images from my sd Quattro. After shooting it for a few months (mostly landscapes), I sold my Canon 5D II and most of its lenses (17-40L, 135L, Sigma 24-70 and Zeiss 35mm f/2 ZE). I kept my Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EF and Canon 28-105mm because I still use my A2e and EOS 3 film SLRs. I wish I had kept the 17-40L, 135L and Zeiss 35mm. There were fantastic lenses.