Recent content by Ohio Sean

Don_ih, You are absolutely correct--you cannot dilute replenished developer. I may have misspoke in my original question--there's a lot going on. As has already been expressed--there are a lot of tradeoffs with this and I'm thinking through them--unfortunately out loud! Essentially I'm looking...

Bruij, I'd like to see what you're referring to, but that link won't open for me. Could you share the actual URL? Yes--not exactly what I'm going for, but I can see the advantage of a capsule. My first objective is to cut costs just a bit more. My second objective is to not need to make a...

Mytol--R This has been a very informative post and covers a lot of what I was looking for, however, with all the different variants of Mytol (regular and instant), other than the concentrated iteration, which version do we feel has the best shelf-life? I've seen a few posts where people ask...

Markjwyatt--wow! that's really interesting. I've never seen anyone actually say something like this from such a quasi-authoritative vantage point. While they're just a moderator for the Flickr page, I wonder if they have an in at Foma?

Paul--in your experience do you feel the Arista Film is identical to Fomapan? That's really my question. Is there a point to buying Fomapan or can I just expect more of the same? Maybe I just got a bunch of bad Arista labeled film. I LOVE Foma 100 when it's behaving and have had great luck in...

Hi, Guys, I assume many of us have read where Foma and Arista are essentially the same films, I wonder what peoples' thoughts are as to whether there might be a difference in quality. I have used 120 Fomapan 100 with great success in the past but over the last 2 years all the stock I purchased...

I agree with dpurdy--think about making your own. The Darkroom Cookbook and several other references gives you access to lots of options with just a few stock chemicals. I believe I save money doing this, too. I use the "E72" formula mixed homemade. You make a liter of stock at a time so run...

Hi, Pieter12--I do understand what you're saying. I have an old "lift to lock" DII enlarger body which later had a D2V variable condenser put in place of the original housing. I have, exactly as you described, 2 condensers in the aluminum cylinder with the variable condenser above. For an 80mm...

Paul--right--I have both condensers--the 6" stationary set in the spun aluminum cylinder plus the one that moves between the three positions depending on the enlarging lens used. I have that one in the lowest position for use with the 80mm lens. Thansk for the info on the f stops. I can print...

Matt King and others that suggested moving the baseboard/ easel into a higher position--Thanks for reminding me. I can't believe I forgot about just raising the easel! You switch enlargers on a guy and he forgets everything--as if he's never used one before! Paul Howell--good info about low vs...

Hi, Folks, I seem to be having trouble with light output on an Omega DII I recently picked up and wonder if maybe I've got it setup wrong. I'm moving from a B22 perspective where I had too much light and always had to work with the lens stopped down to F22, to the DII needing to be wide open at...

Hi, Guys, This is good news! I'll just get to it then, since none of the ones I'm referring to have been mounted yet. Paul--the sodium sulfite solution I referred to would be my hypo before final wash. Is there a better homemade option?

Hi, Folks, I'm sure this question has come up in the past, but I've not been able to find where it has. Recently I noticed the image of a fiber-based print I created about 2 years ago has begun to change as if it had not been washed thoroughly. I've only been using fiber-based paper for about...

Hi, Folka, I'm sure this question has come up in the past, but I've not been able to find where it has. Recently I noticed the image of a fiber-based print I created about 2 years ago has begun to change as if it had not been washed thoroughly. I've only been using fiber-based paper for about...

Hi, Again! Yes--I'm sure the development process is going as intended and the film is completely immersed in the developer. I do not invert when developing. I use the little stick the tank came with and rotate. Additionally, I develop 120 film the same way for two other cameras without incident...