Forum: Sale or Wanted
15th June 2014, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,575
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
28th August 2013, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 19,747
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
28th August 2013, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 19,747
Phil: Thanks for your post. A really useful...
Phil: Thanks for your post. A really useful one. Ironic really as before I opened your reply, out of frustration I downloaded Chrome and set it as my default browser. At the moment, I don't like...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
23rd August 2013, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,478
Xp-2
My 120 roll came back from processing yesterday. All 15 came out and I am very pleased with the results - some more than others naturally. The results may be a little 'soft' but not unduly so and I...
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
23rd August 2013, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 19,747
Modernisation:
It is now time to advance this topic a little more.
Lostlabours: Thanks for your excellent post. I am in full agreement with everything you say. You obviously have more experience than the rest...
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
22nd August 2013, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 19,747
More:
I will try to reply to the first few of your comments.
Alex: I fully share your views and that not everything modern is good. One would hope that your troubles are teething troubles and be soon...
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Forum: Feedback and forum matters
22nd August 2013, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 19,747
Modernisation:
I don't know quite what other peoples views are on this topic, so here goes!
I think that the forum software is a load of old junk now and we should be actively seeking ways to come up with...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
20th August 2013, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,914
Sfx200
I took the Gossen out to sample the light today. For a short while we had brilliant sun without clouds in the area I want to photograph, just before it clouded over. I shall be using the Mamiya 645...
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Forum: News and Announcements
20th August 2013, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,817
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Forum: Photography in general
20th August 2013, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,246
Zoom lenses:
Historically speaking back in the days when 35mm SLR's really took off, it was the unwritten rule that the best lens for these cameras were the 50mm made for that camera. I ended up using OM system...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
19th August 2013, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,914
Ilford SFX200:
Thanks very much for the replies.
I have a roll of 120 and a 36 exp 35mm and aim to try both. It seems as if we are agreed on a speed of ISO 6 for the IR72. I assume that the Hoya Red 25A will...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
17th August 2013, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,914
ILFORD SFX 200: Filters?
The current thread on the Rollei Infra-red has been of interest to me and spurred me on to using my SFX200 which is getting close to it's best before date.
I have just read Ilford's Technical...
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Forum: Meetings
17th August 2013, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,131
An informal evening meet up in Cambridge:
I am now very pleased to say that the situation has changed and it is now possible to get an evening meeting organised if there is interest. Persistence pays off in the end!
I dived into a pub to...
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Forum: Photography in general
15th August 2013, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,404
Michael, I think you are right and I am hoping...
Michael, I think you are right and I am hoping you are. I think I will leave it in the tank a bit longer when developing it might increase the contrast as well as a bonus.
Dave, the results were...
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Forum: Photography in general
15th August 2013, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,404
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Forum: Photography in general
14th August 2013, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,869
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Forum: Photography in general
14th August 2013, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,090
Trick photography: Ghosts
. . . and I thought it was going to be relatively easy!
Thanks for the replies. Stan's link to flicker is good and I wish I could get a result like that, but the striped curtains has a bad affect...
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Forum: Photography in general
13th August 2013, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,090
Trick photography: Ghosts
This is about two exposures on the same frame.
We were told by our peers that if an exposure of say f4 at 1/25th sec was called for, we kept the shutter at 1/25th but did two exposures at f8 one...
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Forum: Monochrome Film
12th August 2013, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,287
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Forum: Chemical formulae
10th August 2013, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 9,681
Water:
A very good point raised by Brock about the local water in Fife.
When I went to school all those years ago, there were three distinct geographical regions in Scotland. Starting at the top of the...
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Forum: Colour film
7th August 2013, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,050
Agfa slide film:
John, some interesting shots. The first two, the signal and the train look a bit retro to me and slightly dark. The last two, the bird and the old ruin look good to me.
It is unfortunate that I...
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Forum: News and Announcements
5th August 2013, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,817
New Firstcall film:
Its always interesting to know that there is another film available to us. It's a shame that Firstcall did not publish details as to developing, so I assume that it will be trial and error before...
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Forum: Sale or Wanted
5th August 2013, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,575
Wanted: Oblong screen suitable for 35mm landscape:
My previous post and an offer has come to nothing, despite me receiving an email from the friend saying he had one and would contact me later and didn't, so I have to ask again.
I will be grateful...
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Forum: Colour film
3rd August 2013, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,050
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Forum: Photography in general
29th July 2013, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,386
Yes Mike, I fully agree.
I am now really...
Yes Mike, I fully agree.
I am now really hoping that some of our forum members in mainland Europe will give us more information and tell us of their experiences in this. It is a shame that we...
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