Recent content by mcfitz

Expose one roll of film at a time. Keep track of which camera, any noticeable problem such as jamming or whatever. Send that roll for developing. While waiting for it to come back, expose a roll in a different camera, keep notes etc. Send that film out when you get the first one back, and so...

If you read through to the end of this article, it tells you pretty much all you need to know. Also, Koraks is correct with what he's told you. http://analoguephotolab.com/silver-extraction-from-exhausted-film-fixer/

Most camera bags that that have the form of a sling. I've only ever seen ones that are made with the intention the bag will go over the left shoulder, slinging the bag to the right side for "easy access" - IF you are right handed. Which I am not. Sling the thinng over the right shoulder and the...

Thank you for posting here, and giving us the link to his obituary. I send my most sincere condolences.

Hide your scissors from EVERYONE - especially if you're left handed and have invested in good quality scissors for us lefties.

Paw print - do you have a cat?

I have the Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm F 1.8, and am happy with it. Can't recall the price from Kameratori in Finland several years ago, but it was maybe in the 400-500 euros range. Sometimes I don't find it that easy to verify the focus but that's more to do with my eyesight than the lens...

A little bit of both, it is tricky. I have a loupe with a micro scale in it & look at the pinhole on a light box. Then make the calculation & set the pinhole into the support. From there it is experimentation. Good luck, the other thing I would say is try & enjoy the entire process. Pinhole is...

These are some of the results in a converted 6x9 folding camera with a pinhole made this way.

For thin metal such as that used in a little tea candle, which is what I use, take a no 10 or 11 size sewing needle. These points are very fine. Take a pencil with an eraser at the end, insert the eye part of the sewing needle into it. Carefully, to not bend or damage the needle. Cut the bit...

Excellent interview of Annie Leibovitz by John Wilson, host of the BBC programme This Cultural Life. Also available as a podcast in whichever podcast app you might have. https://bbc.com/audio/play/m002pqnk

I scan at home and then have the time to preview all the images before going to the darkroom. A copy of those I will work on is kept on my phone as a reference when I do get to the darkroom. I have a back-up of all the scanned negatives on USB keys, plus the ultimate back-up, the negatives...

I've trimmed the film leader in daylight for decades, & in fact, leave it sticking out. Then load the reel by pulling the film from the cassette. As a result when I come to the end of the roll, it is simple and safe to cut across the edge of the film using the cassette as a guide for the...

I'll stick with using scissors in the changing bag, thanks. Attempting to rip the film from the spool does not sound like a good idea to me. To each their own...

Yes but when you reach the end of the film as it enters the reel, you still need scissors to snip it off the spool. Or so it seems to me unless I'm missing something from your post v🤷🏻‍♀️