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Maybe 50/50. I seem to be ok with HP5 at 800 indoors with good light. No flash.

Some kids from Los Gatos,Ca enjoying the eastern view in the High Peaks of Pinnacles National Park. HP5 at 800, orange filter.

My 3 y/o Grandson on a rainy day in my backyard. . HP5 at 800 with D76 for 13min, Nikon FM2n with 50mm 1.8 E lens

I enjoy developing B/W film I suppose. It's easy to do and satisfying to some degree. I find it easier and with less cost then a mail order process to have it done for me. There are no labs around so I cannot do that.

Congratulations on your Grandaughter. My grandchildren are my favorite photo subjects and I bet your new Grandchild will be the same for you.

Thank you for looking. Yosemite has a lot of beautiful places close to your car and all but it's a horribly crowded place.

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park from Glacier Point. This view is from the parking lot.

Water Tower at Jamestown railroad. Since the trains were not running they let me walk down the track for a shot.

I would like to try a 4x5 sometime.

Livery stable at Columbia Calif. Shot with Leica MP and Superia. I am not much of a color film guy as I do not develop it and the closest lab is 50miles away. However I am going on a 3 week backpacking trip in July from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney and thought I would shoot color on the way. I am satisfied with Superia for that. I love the Leica MP as a camera but was having trouble sleeping because of the money I spent on it so yesterday I sent it back. Now I cannot sleep because I let it go. Anyway bad for my emotions all around.

One more from my Leica. This house is the same house that Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly walked out of in the movie High Noon. The train in the movie is from the Jamestown Railroad and it's the #3. It's not the train I posted in this thread however I have ridden on the #3 before. It's been in more than 100 movies. Not likely to be in more movies as they use CGI trains now. All fake stuff for movies that suck. OH yeah. The house is at Columbia Calif. Just a few miles from the Jamestown railroad. It's a great place to visit and the stagecoach takes you on rides. Good icecream in Columbia.

Leica MP, Fuji 400 at Historic Columbia Calif.

Leica MP, Fuji Superia at Jamestown Railroad near Sonora Calif.

Kodak Ektar with my Mamiya 645e. Foggy day out there. I used a 10 stop ND. I applied for a permit to hike the John Muir Trail and was awarded a permit in the lottery. Its a 220 mile backpacking trip from Yosemite NP to Mt Whitney. I am going to shoot color on the trip and probably Superia 400. My start date is July 29.

I like the waffle style table. Cool shot.

Nice photos all around.

Cup of coffee. FM2n, HP5 at 1600. We went out to breakfast today and the restaurant had pictures like this on the wall.

Saint Francis in my Garden. Sunny 16 exposure f/11 at 1/1000 sec., with HP5 at ASA 1000 and HC110 for 8 min. 5 rotations every 30 seconds using the twiddle stick. water stop and Illford rapid fixer.

Many purchases over the years without a single issue.

I have watched some of Forrest Hills video's and enjoy them. He is probably a bit over the top a bit. A person can make a print from a digital picture and save it for decades if they wish to. Saving a negative is probably good but who is going to scan a pile of old negatives many years from now. Anyway I shoot film and enjoy it. It's a fiddly hobby and I do not see why anyone else would necessarily want to do all that. . Free choice is good.

I have my parents and grandparents photos and some of them are from the late 1800's. However the one's that somebody wrote on the back of the prints the names of everyone are golden. Many others cannot be identified. They are probably relatives but then maybe just somebody that was over for the festivities of the day.

I shot a roll of HP5 yesterday without a lightmeter just for the fun of it. I took the batteries out of my FM2n and put a cheat sheet in the little film reminder slot on the back door. It was a little slower as I was trying to determine the amount of light and all. Basically I did fine however and my exposures were about the same as usual. Probably an exercise like that once in a while would be helpful with your photography. I am planning on purchasing a Leica 35mm pretty soon and the exercise was to determine if I should consider a meterless Leica. Well I think I would be fine without a meter but I want one anyway so I am looking for a M6 or MP.

It's kind of hard to aspirate HC110 straight from the bottle. The baby syringe does come with an aspiration cork type thing but it did not fit my bottle of HC110. What I do is pour off some into a plastic film container and aspirate from that. Then I put the cap on it and save the remainder and fill as needed on the next developing session.

Developing film is kind of a religion to some and any deviation is a terrible thing. However not for me. I think there are many ways to skin a cat and whatever works for you is good. What I do is use a water stop and then move on to my Ilford rapid fixer. I just replenish it as needed. Use a piece of film leader and fix it in a cup and agitate it the same as you do your film. I like the leader to clear (it becomes transparent) in 2.5 minutes and I fix for 5 minutes. Once in a while I will test a piece of film and replenish my fixer as needed. If your fixer gets discolored or contaminated then just mix a new batch. My fixer just stays nice and clean. For developer I use a 1 shot system with HC110. I use 9.2ml of HC110 for a single roll of 35mm film is all. A bottle of HC110 lasts a long time. I measure my HC110 volume with a baby feeding syringe found at any pharmacy for $2.50.

I have an article and will post the link:: Basically it says that Eastman Kodak is primarily making the tech stuff and the motion picture film. They are making the new super 8 film and they are also the Kodak losing money these days. However Kodak Alaris is probably not losing money and they are selling us the films that we would normally purchase such as Tri-X, Ectar etc. Ekatchrome is apparently super 8 movie film but it's repackaged and formatted to fit our 35mm camera's. It is going to be sold by Kodak Alaris but the Super 8 film is made by Eastman Kodak. Anyway Eastman Kodak's finacial problems could or probably is affecting the Ektachrome revival. I do not really know anything so take if as a grain of salt. Just my take on it from the article in the link. Anyway I hope it all works out for everyone. Like I said before I would be happy to go to the movies and watch something shot on the new Super 8 film. I just recently went to see "The Post" and it was shot on Kodak 35mm film. I also watched Dunkirk recently at an IMAX (70mm film) and it was stunning. . Eastman Kodak to Layoff Over 400; But Film Probably Isn't Affected