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Forum: Monochrome Film 19th March 2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 885
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Mike - 5 sessions 15 ~ 20 prints typically...

Mike - 5 sessions

15 ~ 20 prints typically per session (11x14)

I did 36 (10x8) contact printing to file with their negatives - the developer certainly noticed that - it slowed down quite...
Forum: Meetings 19th March 2024, 05:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,357
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Hi guys Are we all settled on the...

Hi guys

Are we all settled on the 7th/8th/9th June ?

If so, I'll book the Premier Inn.

Thanks

Martin
Forum: Darkroom 19th March 2024, 03:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 198
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Dusting your Darkroom

I have just dusted my darkroom for the first time in ages (probably about a year).

I could see the dust was building up in some places but wanted to find a time when I had finished film developing...
Forum: Monochrome Film 19th March 2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 885
Posted By Martin Aislabie
No, I don't. I make up Ilford Multigrade...

No, I don't.

I make up Ilford Multigrade developer too strong - 3L of water + 0.5L of developer and then bottle it up and re-use it another 4 times before it gets chucked.

The rate of...
Forum: Manufactured brews 15th March 2024, 03:28 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,953
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Good news. I have had an email from Matt at...

Good news.

I have had an email from Matt at AG Photographic this week to say Kodak chemicals are due back on the shelves anytime soon.

So, if you are desperate, you could always us D76 in an...
Forum: Meetings 10th March 2024, 06:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,357
Posted By Martin Aislabie
:) Martin

:)

Martin
Forum: Manufactured brews 9th March 2024, 07:24 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,953
Posted By Martin Aislabie
I am in a bit of a pickle. There are a...

I am in a bit of a pickle.

There are a couple of vintage railways near me which are holding their Spring Steam Fares in the coming weeks and I wondering how to proceed.

I was even prepared to...
Forum: Meetings 9th March 2024, 07:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,357
Posted By Martin Aislabie
What a shame, Neil. As ever, you will be...

What a shame, Neil.

As ever, you will be sadly missed.

Martin
Forum: Manufactured brews 8th March 2024, 12:55 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 12,953
Posted By Martin Aislabie
I have been quoted a new ID11 delivery date of...

I have been quoted a new ID11 delivery date of June/July 2024.

I have no idea what has gone wrong with the supply chain at Ilford but I can only conclude that there has been a massive and...
Forum: Meetings 5th March 2024, 06:30 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,357
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Could we do some of your creeks with abandoned...

Could we do some of your creeks with abandoned boat locations ?

I'm just putting forward a suggestion - not sure how photographic expedition friendly they are.

I've always thought they were...
Forum: Meetings 4th March 2024, 06:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,357
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Hi Rob Looks like a great plan. I think...

Hi Rob

Looks like a great plan.

I think we generally prefer the Premier Inn over a Travelodge, even if it is a bit further out.

Meeting at yours for a print viewing sounds like an excellent...
Forum: News and Announcements 29th February 2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,149
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Wow Rob - good for you. He must have really...

Wow Rob - good for you.

He must have really liked you as I remembered him keeping his cards pretty close to his chest about how he achieved his results.

But, maybe, he probably judged (quite...
Forum: Meetings 27th February 2024, 05:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,357
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Excellent Rob. Both dates are good for me -...

Excellent Rob.

Both dates are good for me - but I would prefer the 7/8/9th - if at all possible.

Martin
Forum: News and Announcements 26th February 2024, 01:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,149
Posted By Martin Aislabie
RIP Jon. My condolences to all those who new...

RIP Jon.

My condolences to all those who new him well.

He had many friends here on FADU.

Jon was definitely a character.

However, he was also a heck of a printer and won a prestigious...
Forum: Darkroom 25th February 2024, 06:08 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 21,665
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Congratulations Mark on getting it all sorted out...

Congratulations Mark on getting it all sorted out and starting to produce work.

It looks like a great space to print in.

Martin
Forum: Photography in general 23rd February 2024, 03:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 410
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Definitely one of my go-to suppliers of stuff -...

Definitely one of my go-to suppliers of stuff - film, chemicals and interesting pieces of kit.

Their description of their second-hand goods is a bit pessimistic - when they say good condition -...
Forum: Cameras - Large Format 19th February 2024, 06:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 929
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Don't think about it too long. Mike is...

Don't think about it too long.

Mike is planning his retirement sometime soon-ish, so he can head for the hills and actually take some photographs of his own.

Martin
Forum: Photography in general 19th February 2024, 06:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 935
Posted By Martin Aislabie
I've used Parallax quite a few times and have...

I've used Parallax quite a few times and have always found them excellent.

They are always on my list of supplier that I check if I want something.

Parallax are particularly good on hard to...
Forum: Monochrome printing techniques 19th February 2024, 05:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,176
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Hi Keith I have used the Fotodyes, but only...

Hi Keith

I have used the Fotodyes, but only for spotting prints.

Dilute the dyes with tap water and it is better for spotting to if the colour is slightly too light rather than slightly too...
Forum: Darkroom 18th February 2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 21,665
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Congratulations Mark. I hope that you are...

Congratulations Mark.

I hope that you are very happy and creative in your darkroom.

Martin
Forum: Cameras - Large Format 17th February 2024, 06:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 929
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Pinholes for your LF Camera

Hi guys.

If you have a LF and fancy a go at pinhole photography, Walker Cameras are now doing a Technical Lens Board with 3 different LF pinholes, for 72, 110 and 150 mm equivalent focal lengths....
Forum: Photography in general 17th February 2024, 05:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 322
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Black on White Camera Repairs

Hi guys.

Black on White camera repairs in Bristol have closed their business.

The owners have decided to retire.

They have a considerable backlog of repairs, which they are working their way...
Forum: Darkroom 17th February 2024, 04:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 753
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Hi Mike. RC papers will absorb fixer - but...

Hi Mike.

RC papers will absorb fixer - but far less than FB.

If you want to do some residual hypo tests (including the papers edges), I'm sure we would all be interested in the results.
...
Forum: Photography in general 17th February 2024, 04:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 334
Posted By Martin Aislabie
Have you tried Luton Cameras ? I am not...

Have you tried Luton Cameras ?

I am not saying they will be able to fix it but an email to enquire might help.

The other camera repair company is Newton and Ellis, in Liverpool.

Both are...
Forum: Darkroom 15th February 2024, 02:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 753
Posted By Martin Aislabie
It is not a good idea to mix film and paper...

It is not a good idea to mix film and paper fixers.

The silver in film has some silver-iodine halides.

These iodine halides are very difficult to wash out of the FB paper base and require very...
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