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Forum: Sale or Wanted 7th March 2020, 06:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,065
Posted By Phil
OK - no biters - going to try ebay - please...

OK - no biters - going to try ebay - please consider the item SOLD.
Ta.
Forum: Sale or Wanted 7th March 2020, 06:01 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 684
Posted By Phil
OK - no biters - please consider them SOLD. ...

OK - no biters - please consider them SOLD.
Thanks for looking.
Forum: Sale or Wanted 3rd March 2020, 02:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,100
Posted By Phil
Me again Mike - just spotted: 1*large...

Me again Mike - just spotted:

1*large Paterson System 4 Dev. Tank (takes 3 35mm film reels), with 0ne universal reel, no twizzle stick or reel retaining clip.

and looks like you've a paterson...
Forum: Sale or Wanted 3rd March 2020, 02:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,053
Posted By Phil
actually, there's a contact me at the side of my...

actually, there's a contact me at the side of my blog - that's probably easiest - nearly always gets through :)
Forum: Sale or Wanted 3rd March 2020, 02:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,053
Posted By Phil
Hi Mike - that's great and appreciated - if you...

Hi Mike - that's great and appreciated - if you send me a paypal invoice I'll pay immediately. Not sure how but if you personal message me, I'll send you my email address!
Forum: Sale or Wanted 3rd March 2020, 07:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,053
Posted By Phil
Hi Mike - what would the P&P be on the Paterson...

Hi Mike - what would the P&P be on the Paterson Safelights (which ones are they?) and the Minor focus finder please?

Are you ok to accept payment via Paypal?

Cheers
Phil
Forum: Sale or Wanted 3rd March 2020, 07:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 684
Posted By Phil
Ilford SFX

Incredibly I find myself with 15 rolls of slightly expired (September 2019) Ilford SFX 120. It was bought for a project that never happened and as such is just taking up room in the fridge. They've...
Forum: Sale or Wanted 3rd March 2020, 07:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,065
Posted By Phil
Early Zonemaster

Good morning all - been a while since I posted on FADU - however, having a wee clear out of my darkroom at the weekend, I discovered a Zonemaster.
It's an early one, though could be a Zonemaster...
Forum: Monochrome Film 8th December 2017, 09:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,144
Posted By Phil
Hi - been a long time since I've posted anything,...

Hi - been a long time since I've posted anything, so, apologies for plopping in as it were, but I have used a fair amount of expired film so here's my t'uppeneth.

What I tend to do is drop the EI...
Forum: Top Tips 1st September 2016, 02:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 12,813
Posted By Phil
Bit late to the day on this, but . . . Lighter...

Bit late to the day on this, but . . . Lighter Fluid (benzene) - I use Swan, the liquid one, not the pressurised one. It cleans sticky stuff, cleans metal on cameras, and I've even had it remove...
Forum: Cameras - medium format 19th July 2016, 11:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,297
Posted By Phil
Sorry - bit late - been away. There is a...

Sorry - bit late - been away. There is a hasselblad split image focus screen for the 500cm, there's also Chinese aftermarket jobs too - not sure how good they are though.
Like you I have struggled...
Forum: Auctions of Interest 19th July 2016, 11:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,513
Posted By Phil
You'll probably find that that is near enough...

You'll probably find that that is near enough gram for gram more expensive than platinum :D
Forum: Photography in general 8th July 2016, 03:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,559
Posted By Phil
Maybe not the answer you weer after but have you...

Maybe not the answer you weer after but have you tried exercising the shutter? I've had a reasonable amount of success with sticky shutters just by cocking and firing them repeatedly.
Forum: Cameras - Large Format 4th July 2016, 11:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,938
Posted By Phil
Float like a butterfly . . buzz like a...

Float like a butterfly . . buzz like a Prontor-SVS - no sound quite like it . . . when they're sticky, just keep cocking and firing and they come back to life.
The Mount 370 Ektar is a fantastic...
Forum: Cameras - small format 10th June 2016, 03:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,551
Posted By Phil
My Nikons have been stored in their original...

My Nikons have been stored in their original leather cases forever and they're still fine, whereas an old Olympus everready is mottled white.
Other stuff is in dedicated camera bags and also blanket...
Forum: Monochrome Film 8th June 2016, 09:16 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,697
Posted By Phil
Alan and Rob - I think BT in one of his books...

Alan and Rob - I think BT in one of his books stated that his 2-bath was merely a variation on Stoecklers with an eye towards being more t-grain friendly . . at least I think that is what he said....
Forum: Monochrome Film 7th June 2016, 02:49 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,697
Posted By Phil
Alan - that is all very interesting actually. I...

Alan - that is all very interesting actually. I did have some major success with BT and TMX 100 when I started using them together, and I agree it is a useful developer, but like you I really needed...
Forum: Photography in general 7th June 2016, 09:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,486
Posted By Phil
I'm always B&W pretty much. As Paul said, the...

I'm always B&W pretty much. As Paul said, the whole process of deceloping right through to a finished print is just so pleasurable (yes, even the crap prints). So that dictates everything for me....
Forum: Monochrome Film 7th June 2016, 08:10 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,697
Posted By Phil
I used it with various films, TMY, TMX, Deltas,...

I used it with various films, TMY, TMX, Deltas, TRX . . . maybe I just like things a bit more contrasty, but box speed and Z III rendered things very underexposed looking, whereas downrating and Z IV...
Forum: Cameras - small format 4th June 2016, 05:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,805
Posted By Phil
Hi Paddy - if it still feels silky then you're...

Hi Paddy - if it still feels silky then you're probably fine!
My M2 was brassed internally from a lot of film use - still feels silky :).
You should give that article a look over though - applies...
Forum: Monochrome Film 3rd June 2016, 07:40 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,697
Posted By Phil
Hi Svend - Barry's 2 bath is really excellent,...

Hi Svend - Barry's 2 bath is really excellent, but the one caveat I will add is that you really need plenty of exposure to make it work well - I ended up placing shadows on Z IV, and down-rating...
Forum: Cameras - small format 3rd June 2016, 07:36 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,805
Posted By Phil
Red face Please excuse the last page on this - scanned the...

Please excuse the last page on this - scanned the wrong bloody thing - will rectify when I get a moment! :o
Forum: Cameras - small format 3rd June 2016, 05:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,805
Posted By Phil
Hi Paddy - glad you are happy with your new...

Hi Paddy - glad you are happy with your new acquisition - they are really lovely cameras and using something that's been around roughly the same amount of time as most contributors to FADU (:p) is...
Forum: Darkroom 1st June 2016, 09:31 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,823
Posted By Phil
For many years I loaded film into tanks in a...

For many years I loaded film into tanks in a large cupboard in a room with the curtains closed - wasn't exactly pitch, but with my back to the cupboard door and my body dropping a shadow too I never...
Forum: Chemical formulae 27th May 2016, 06:45 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 32,776
Posted By Phil
Good stuff Svend - hope you enjoy using it. And...

Good stuff Svend - hope you enjoy using it.
And remember the big plus to coarser, beefier grain is that it is easier to see if everything is sharp when you're focusing your enlarger :D
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