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Fantastic! How did you take these pictures??

Well said. Even if you don't want to waste too much money, you can always take some 5 or 10 exposures off a 36-exp roll, remove the exposed film using a changing bag and develop it as a test.

This is why I don't like the MDC. Bad data quality. Better check out manufacturers' data sheets, developers' data sheets and blog posts where the development process is described in detail.

I'm another happy ETR user too. Have a silver ETRS and two ETRSi cameras, plus the 40 MC (black ring), 50 PE, 50 MC (black ring), 75 PE, 75 EII, 105 MC, 150 PE, 200 PE, and 1.4X and 2.0X converters, plus the Motor Drive E as well. I downsized from Mamiya RB67 down to ETR system and i'm very...

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The shutter circuit is not the same as the meter circuit. They're separate. See here: At the left (cropped) is the timing circuit. At the right (in sight), the metering circuit. As you can see, it will depend on precise voltage from the battery. QED.

Yes, the lens will be compatible as long as it has an aperture ring. The "G" series autofocus lenses are NOT compatible: they don't have an aperture ring. The meter will "couple" with the camera, making metering easier, if you use a lens with the "rabbit ear", which is an "aperture coupling...

This is just make-believe, a myth. Reality is different. You claim that since we can "observe" a machined piece, we can reproduce it. This doesn't say anything about the material used, nor the precision required. You think that machined parts that often get damaged, like the advance gears for a...

No. The mechanical camera is even more affected by humidity/rust/environment over time. And lack of lubrication. Both are in essence mechanical cameras, but the former relies even more in mechanics.

No, it doesn't work that way. It uses the exact voltage of the silver battery. It's a more conventional circuit.

On the other hand, the AE-1P works just fine with the alkaline or lithium version of the PX28. The only one in the A-series that really requires a silver battery is the AT-1, since its meter requires a precise voltage source.

Camera technician here. I've had lots of mechanical problems with (unmaintained) K1000s and Spotties, while AE-1 Programs are often just fine mechanically. The shutter squeal is simple to solve. The electronics are reliable, the viewfinder clear and it's a pleasant camera to use.

Oh! Thanks for the clarification. I thought they were talking about barcode in the film itself!! The code in the canister, IMO, is meaningless, i guess they're sourcing the canisters from elsewhere...

Fellow pentaxian, Most films have a barcode on the negative itself, that is used by automated printing/scanning labs so they know which color corrections to apply. This tells the machine what's the film type they're scanning. The settings are called a "channel" in their jargon. Long ago, Kodak...

This topic was already covered recently, I invite everybody to take a look: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/observation-on-camera-reliability.189246/

Sorry, what i mean is that the Vista film only had layers for three primary colors, not for four colors like Fuji did. You're correct that each color will have more than one layer. Sorry for my bad explanation.

How funny, i have a M670 Color which i used for BW. Yes you can do BW with a color enlarger and get very good results. Just search for the manual and it will tell you the filtration required to alter tha contrast grade of the paper. Also ILFORD has a publication on this topic: adjusting...

Modern glasses available today are better than anything available in the 50s or 60s.

Mirko for president!! This is a bright future ahead!!

Many C41 films look better when overexposed. Yes a sample image there shows it works great under fluorescent lights. This isn't necessarily achieved by using an additional color layer. AGFA achieved that using regular 3 layers in the past with their "Vista" films. If i recall correctly it was...

Wow! Thanks!! Looks very nice for what's essentially a "beta test" film... I mean if it's already looking like this, I expect the next ADOX C41 film to be magnificent.

Is colloidal silver a kind of "wash-out" dye? As far as I know Fomapan R100 uses them for anti-halation. And of course it clears up to a transparent base.

Look at what you wrote after your sentence: Despite saying "it just doesn’t magically happen", you are still understating the difficulty of creating a color emulsion. It is a process that takes years and partnerships. For me it's quite obvious that they need funds to continue the process of...

Not so sure about the latter, last year i bought from germany about 3 or 4 times, using deutsche post (which is operated by DHL inside germany but then changes hands to the post office on the destination country/etc), and also using FedEx if i recall correctly.

Ferrania have been reasonably open with what they did and what they didn't, i have followed closely their updates for years, and if you're implying COLOR film, they never ever ever ever announced doing any trial production of color film in all these years. They only said they had the potential...

Thanks for this valuable info. Sorry, what's MCC?

There are some things you might not be taking into account. Color film is not like a typical product where you need just the formula and the ingredients and anybody can make it provided you just put the money. Color C41 film is a highly complex, difficult to make product that is based on...

Why do you assume "metropolis" was freshly made film? It's likely that on their way to a good C41 film they had to do many coating runs, one was metropolis, and then they improved and coated what's now known as "color mission". Etc.

Henning Serger will come here and tell you what i'm going to tell you -- that the theory of "a found master roll" is highly higly unlikely for many reasons. And I believe HS. Why is so difficult to believe Inoviscoat made this film? They have been making film these years, you see: the purple...

Have you applied for a supply chain management position with Fotoimpex? :laugh: But yes, they should offer other shipping options. I am on your side you see...