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The film needs to be fixed for twice the time it takes the milky brown ghost to disappear. Fix and rewash, but I suspect as does post #4 that the fixer is exhausted.

When I worked in Italy, I was advise to hold on to your baggage and suitcases and if someone offers to help you carry it, tell them no. This advise is good for any country including ones own.

Unused properly sealed PhotoFlo seems to last forever. Even decades. Mix some of the PhotoFlo according to the directions, not throwing a cap full in a bucket of water, and see how it flows and later dries on a piece of film.

Welcome to Photrio. I am knowledgeable about the V Series but not the 200 Series and the 2000 Series. I would suspect that there is dirt and debris build up that needs to be removed and appropriate lubrication. I would suggest getting a CLA [Clear, Lubrication & Adjustment] be done by a...

I have traveled to Europe many times, the last time was in September and October this year and never had a problem. Anywhere one should use Situational Awareness and pay attention to the surroundings. The one time I unknowingly put us in danger was in Barcelona when instead of sticking to the...

Growing up we called those straps, "Dumb Dumb Straps", then snowboarders started wearing gauntlet snowboard gloves with straps and quickly after that skiers started wearing them too.

During my engineering career almost always the best and smartest engineers were people who had non-technical interests such as art history, history, photography, music or a foreign language or culture. Being well rounded helps one see situations in multiple ways which I always found useful.

I have the same dryer, Arkay Dual Dri 150, but I did not have that problem. What I noticed is that the built in squeegee seemed to do nothing useful when it was engaged, so I use a print roller on the paper with the paper on a large sheet of glass. That makes a more uniformly dried print.

Not to my knowledge, although there have been companies that would develop black & white negatives as slides. I have been tempted but I have not tried that.

If I had either, I would in cold weather. Great point.

Different voltages which have different operating voltages for the GPS.

I used to take photographs when skiing. I recommend taking a light reading off the palm and closing down 1 f/stop or using an incident meter, otherwise the surface of the snow will show up nicely and everything else will be in silhouette. Also winding quickly in cold dry weather can cause...

Winding quickly in cold dry weather can cause static discharge across the film. It looks like lightening on a negative or slide. I have had this happen to me. As @BrianShaw states wind film slowly in cold weather.

I have used my Hasselblads, 503 CX and 903 SWC, in cold weather without any problems. I just watch to see if there is any condensation appearing when I take it inside or outside and I wait for the condensation to clear.

When I was much younger I too had problems reading the indentations the Kodak had stamped into the slides. I used bright lights, but @MattKing's suggestion of using pencil rubbings would help, just be careful the graphite does not cause new problems.

If possible try making an offer lower than the BIN price. Often that get me in to negotiating with the seller for a price better than the BIN.

Unmixed PhotoFlo, properly sealed, can last for years and is very stable. Once mixed it should be discarded after a short time because it can grow bacteria.

You might consider putting the camera at room temperature in a Zip-Lok bag so that when you take the camera in to the cold, it can come to ambient temperature before opening the bag. That would prevent condensation from building up. On the other hand I took photographs with Minolta SR [SRT101...

Welcome to Photrio! I have not seen those since forever.

PENDING SALE: two sets of 13mm/15mm/16mm Nikon Rear Bayonet filters Y44 Yellow, O56 Orange and B2 Blue filters in Nikon filter cases.

I think the name of the cacti is "Jumping Chollas" and they can puncture the sturdy thick sole of a hiking boot into the foot. I know, it happened to me.

The less expensive grain focuser I first bought could only be used in the center of the easel. The Peak grain focuser can be used all over the easel plus is it is brighter, easier to use and the focuser image is much sharper.

That would make sense for Harman and for the film buyers. Giving the legal limitations on the Ilford name, that is probably the only sensible way to handle all the legal tripwires.

When shooting black & white film I start with a general reading without the sky using the camera light meter and then use the Pentax Digital Spot Meter to get an adjustment for shadow detail followed by any filter adjustments.

I have used Steve’s Camera Repair in LA for repairs multiple times. One time I was sent there by Samy's Camera to have a repair done.

I will repair Graphics, Graflexes, and Hasselblads but I will not work on my other cameras. I have a large collection of tools but the most import are the jeweler's screwdrivers, diagonal clutters, needle nose pliers and other assorted small tools. I learned how to repair Graphics and...

I will like up several places to go on photo exhibitions.

Even though I know that the thickness of the paper should not matter, I still use it as part of my process. It turns out to be useful for notes if I ever want to write something down.

Welcome to Photrio. Good luck with your repair work. You have more patience and skill than I do.

Welcome to Photrio! I checked again at Samys Camera, where I have my Hasselblad adjusted and repaired, and they have not gone back to repair or adjusting the 200 or 2000 series cameras due to lack of parts. I checked at several other places in Southern California and they along with Hasselblad...