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    <p>Dumb question, and please kick me if you feel it necessary -</p> <p>you have taken the cover off the transparency lamp under the lid, haven't you ? I did this myself once..... :-)<br> Not sure about the Epson, but with my CanoScan 9000F you need to remove the white cover from under the lamp to scan negs...</p> <p>Cheers<br> Mal<br> Oz</p> <p> </p>
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    <p>Great little gadget there Marcelo, but as you inferred a little pricey - AUD$400 buys a lot of film :-) <br> Also the probe wont fit into my tanks (I have never used Patterson tanks for developing my films).<br> Appreciate the link :-)</p> <p>Cheers<br> Mal<br> Oz</p>
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    <p>Thanks for all the feedback. Appreciated.<br> Using Ilford's own tables of development times, it seems I can reduce the dev time for FP4+ to 05:00 mins at 24C/75F (currently using LC29 at 07:30, constant rotation, 20C/68F).<br> But if I change to DD-X, their own Development Chart states I can go 08:00 mins at 24C/75F (for FP4+) - no conversion necessary.<br> It drops down to 05:30 for Delta 400 too - which is what I am hanging out to develop. How lucky is that ? I just bought a bottle of DD-X the other week :-)<br> I need to run some tests methinks.</p> <p>Cheers<br> Mal<br> Oz</p>
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    Music at the Pond

    mal_thomas commented on jrileystewart's gallery image in Landscape

    Music at the Pond
    I am not a musician, but I wonder what the 'notes' would sound like if played? ;-) Seriously, the concept is inspiring; I am sure a lot of us try to balance reflections in water with the source of the reflection and mostly we get great results. But to remove the source whilst leaving just the reflection is, to me, a very different take on the paradigm. well done. now where's my camera ? :-) Cheers Mal Oz
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    <p>Thanks for that chaps, some new ideas/options to ponder. Appreciated.</p> <p>Cheers<br> Mal<br> Oz</p>
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    <p>Thanks Sandy,<br> Am able to easily manage the temp of the chems, as you say, add cold/warm water baths as required. <br> But do you think if the room itself is a bit warmer it will have any detrimental effect ? I can experiment of course, but I have a roll of 120 I am keen to develop from a recent trip, so I don't want to spoil it. would rather wait till the weather cools :-)<br> Cheers<br> Mal<br> Oz</p>
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    Hello, I understand the chemicals need to be at 20C (68F). I always ensure all my solutions are at this temp..no drama there. Now on cooler days it is easy to maintain my ambient room temperature at very close to the same temps. However it is mid summer now (temps around 38C-40C+) and, even with the whole house AC on, it is very difficult and expensive to get the room down to anywhere near those temps. So, my question is, whilst I always use my chems at 20C(68F), how critical is the ambient room temp? I can easily get my developing room down to 24C(75F) on most really hot days. Is this ok, or do I need to wait for cooler days to develop my films? Cheers Mal, Oz. (Ilford films, 35mm and 120, Ilford chems, Rondinax 35U and 60 daylight tanks)
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