Recent content by John Salim

Hi Keith, Luckily I have some packs of XTOL in stock ( probably about two to three months worth ), and as my ( replenished ) processing line has been fine tuned over decades, I avoid changing developrs ! John S

Thank you to everyone's replies. My supplier tells me they will get their stock of 'XDEV' late June. John S 😎

Rather than bring back, introducing super 8 Ektachrome 100D sound striped cartridges would be good ! John S

Has Kodak XTOL developer been discontinued now, or had it's name changed ? I'm having trouble finding any ( UK ) Thanks all, John S

'Bath' is a motion picture term. It's the same thing ! JS

1, Video monitors: ( video tap ) serve a real purpose assisting other crew members apart from the operator ( very useful for the focus puller ) and of course for playback if required. 2, Directors viewfinder: These save lots of time on set, because the director ( and DoP ) can quickly move into...

Slightly loose roll. As Koraks says, it's not really a problem, but make sure the roll is tightly taken up, and kept hold of when removing exposed rolls.

What an awful video ! The obvious AI 'voice-over' from a poorly written script and misplaced images, made it a tedious half an hour for me I'm afraid. John S

That's simply a lack of proper agitation. John S

Taping a ground-glass is something you can't do with a Hasselblad body, because the magazine is the gate ! You'd need a focussing screen attachment to do this ( ... the type usually used for SWC bodies ) John S 😎

Shot with a Hasselblad ! 😎 John S

Shoot at the rated ISO, process normally and keep your fingers crossed ! Like YolaMoNwater said, don't under-rate transparency film due to old age. ( though it's advantageous to use that technique for all old negative films ). John S

I know densitometry records fine, but I was thinking possibly developer by-products building up ??? I'd like to know if this happens with a fresh tank at start up. John S

I don't believe this is an agitation or tank transfer problem E. However if you're processing up to 120 rolls a week for a 60 Ltr dev tank, you might not be processing enough rolls to turn the tank over sufficiently. I'm not entirely sure with C-41, but estimate you should be processing around...

Hi E, Well that all sounds fine to me, though 3" seems a little long and 7" sounds short ( but not critical ) The developer solution should rise about an inch during burst. John S