rick_drawbridge Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 @gary green: Thanks, Gary nice to know I'm back on track! I guess being stuck with PMK Pyro for the rest of my life is not such a bad fate... @bruce _z._Li2 : I agree, really too many variables here. I might try to shoot a couple of short lengths of the Delta 400 using the same kit and location, developing one in each of the two developers, for the sake of a fairer comparison. I was trying out the Adox developer with Delta 400 because I wasn't really happy with the results I was getting with the film in PMK Pyro, and while the results are certainly different, as yet I really don't know which I prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Apropos ..signature look.. doesn'T pop etc. I found the first image really good.. plenty of range. The consequential images had deep shadows that I think pulled the top end down with . the whites could be whiter .. I'm not calling them muddy, just a bit flat. Another mentioned "silvery". the edge or illusion of edge separation in Pyro might be the missing factor. You mentioned T-Grain as factor. Hard to compare apples with oranges 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 I first hear of Paterson FX-39 when I read a review of Ilford HP5+ by the late Roger Hicks in Shutterbug. He pointed out that faster films with conventional grain might not be best for the FX-39, but his images (as I recall) looked quite good. I think it was best for conventional ISO 200 or less and for T-grain up to ISO 400. I tried some Ilford Pan F+ in this developer but found it did better for me if I rated it at E.I. 25. I'll have to look through my older negatives for some same images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Olympus Mju Fujicolor C200 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Olympus Mju Fujicolor C200 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) A few color slides from the miniature Sawyer's Mark IV TLR (aka Topcon Primo jr). Expired Fujichrome Astia 100F, home processed with Tetenal E6 kit. Red leather bag and laced sleeve Chocolate dipped ice cream cone Spring is here Edited February 27, 2023 by bruce_z._li2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Very nice.. home process E6?? Kudos!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Thanks @chuck_foreman1! Yes with some good advice and encouragement from my photo buddy, I finally braved into processing all my color films at home. So far the quality has been consistent, I save a bit of money per roll, and can get instant gratification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Kudos BruceZ. I haven't braved this color process...the temp control is important . I'm pretty sloppy in my B&W work. Which shows how robust the processes are.. I have toyed with the idea of a camper cooler. Not that I hae a camper. I may have the wrong impression, but IIIRC they can be set at a temp and the isolated properties of the "cooler" will maintain this...and even smarter devices will maintain temp dynamically. I once did E6 process... I couldn't say if it was the me..ie the exposures,, or the process.. but they were underexposed. Edited March 5, 2023 by chuck_foreman1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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