Recent content by Saganich

I've heard a term associated with M2's and M3's that that have this issue... "floater". Open up a dialogue with the repair place. Significant movement like that isn't acceptable and makes critical focus difficult especially if you wear glasses.

I'm down from about 5 plastic lids to 2 from them cracking. The plastic lids are useable on all my generic SS tanks, but the caps for the lids are not. I always have to find the one that fits from the 5 I have.

I'm leaning towards cassette light leak on this one. XX is good at 200-250 tops in D76 or D23 family but works well at 400 in Diafine type developers.

Well I've tried just about everything mentioned to good and bad effect. I settled (meaning that intersection between cost, convenience, and outcome) on large aluminum framed window screens just stacked-up on top of one another. There is the perfect space between screens so the prints dry with...

I made about 10 5x7 final prints and they were in the pocket of my darkroom smock when I decided to move an old large magnifier with ring light to a different desk in my office to do some spotting. When I bent under the desk to plug in the light, I stood up and realized my mistake...all the...

First work print is scrutinized for dust lol. I clean negs with pec12, print, look, pull clean repeat. I cant spot to save my skin, lol. Blowers and static brushes suck and will always suck.

I would block off a weekend for first time calibration especially if your newish to printing. You will likely need to make some one time tools to help with the process. I've done calibrations using different methods. I like this one. Once a paper is calibrated it can save you time and paper...

When I bought a IIA I carried it down to the street and hailed a taxi.

Yea, can't judge on one data point. I have a roll in my Hawkeye and will put one through my Rolleiflex this weekend. None of these cameras has ever given me issues and when I scrutinize other films there is nothing to comment on. Perhaps the delicacy of the film is challenging to aged...

IDK, it is a boring image and not well composed, but something about it...a monolith to progress...and isolation.

First roll SHD400 fresh from my mailbox. I ran this through a Medalist I converted to 120 (thanks Dan) and definitely some issues on all 6 frames with these odd lines on 4/6 frames. I don't think these lines are camera related, handling issues, sewing thread, or cat hair on the film. The...

I also need screws if I ever want to put the simple spool back on. This one has 2 screws presumably for the simple spool.

The screws are different?!? I've rarely seen a complete Rolleikin for sale and never one with screws. This one comes with a bolt.

Film roughly $30/month, developing <$1/month for D23, scanning, lets say scanning equipment life about 144 months at an initial cost of $2000, so about $15/month over 12 years.