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That was my experience. I used the fixer for twice the clearing time for fixer, and if necessary a few minutes more, followed by washing times with water flowing through trays or the film holding container. After working out what worked the best for me, has gotten rid of the pink stains. So...

Get out there now and buy up all the film you can and store it before the hoarders start buying. Do it now so you will not regret doing it later.

Yes, it is possible to substitute water for stop bath and I have used water to temporarily stop print development for examination and then used developer to selectively continue development of a small area of a print, but I still follow with stop bath before fixing the print. Stop bath helps...

I have not and would not double the development times and halve the chemicals. It is not work the risk since my photographs and yours, by projection, are and should be too valuable to a risky process. Yes, some have successfully made variations as noted in posts above, but I would not take the...

I agree, I have tired and even exchanged accordion bottles at FreeStyle but in the end they leak. I strongly recommend StopLossBags from StopLossBags.com and the funnel they sell. The funnel is needed to assure that the chemical gets into the bags. These bags allow one to force out all the...

Yes, WD-40 clumps the dirt it moves and forms a gummy residue. An example with different equipment is that WD-40 will temporarily free a garage door mechanism from jamming on the screw shaft. However, over time, the debris and residue from the WD-40 will build up and the screw thread has to be...

If you did not have bad luck, you would not have any luck at all. I hope things turn around for you very quickly, including camera repairs.

Flashbulbs, M or X synch, have be used for many decades. Strobes have been available and usable on X synch since at least since the 1960s.

I have had no luck using contact cleaner alone. At the minimum, one needs to disassemble or partially disassemble the equipment to evaluate which further steps are needed.

I agree that home color processing is not necessarily cost effective. I save between 12 and 16 rolls at a time for processing* but often I do not want to wait that long. Also once processed at home, making a print of every negative to review and evaluation is a longer, slow and more costly...

I use my master bathroom sink. I put a plywood board across the two sinks with tree trays, the window covered, the door has a cover on the outside and I put the acrylic paper washer in the bath tub with a sheet of glass behind the washer for using a roller to remove the excess water. I take...

Exactly! I have often posted that what matters is not the opinion of others, but how the camera feels in your hands. The Hasselblad fits well in my hands so that is what I use. The Leicas and Nikons fit and feel well in my hands, but I prefer slr to range finders so I have and use Nikons and...

Those methods work well and I used them in the past. However they are not as easy to use when one needs the temperature control for color processing. Once I started using the Jobo processor for color work, I realized that I could also do the black & white processing in the Jobo processor...

I absolutely agree. WD-40 is good for some mechanical problems where the water displacement is needed. It works for some rust corrosion problems, but it not the proper lubrication for cameras or lenses in particular. One should use the lubrication specified by the manufacturer as the preferred...

Welcome to Photrio. I prefer the Nikon AF lenses because they are easier to us with my cameras. I have two AIS lens, the Nikon 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye-NIKKOR AIS Manual Focus Lens {Rear Bayonet Filter} and the Nikon 15mm f/3.5 NIKKOR AIS Manual Focus Lens {Rear Bayonet Filter} which has the 110...

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I had a CPE without the lift arm and now a CPP2 with a lift arm. The lift arm makes a big difference for filling. The lift handle was broken off when I bought it, so I just lift the tank even when it is hot.

No I fill it almost all the way; never to overflowing.

I never had any assistants. I had to do all the film loading by myself. <<sniff>> <<sniff>>

After I graduated high school I got jobs selling cameras and every camera store recommend using Daylight filters for color film or UV filters for all films to keep the lens front element cleaner and for protection. I have done that ever since and happy that I have always done that. The...

Welcome to Photrio!! When I started using the Jobo processor, I stopped using Hypo Clearing Agent and instead use 8 500ml rinses. That has worked well for me.

I too have not have had streaking ever with the Jobo processor and I use the maximum or near maximum solution volumes. The cost of the chemicals is low while the cost of ruined negatives is much higher. I recommend not stinting on the volume of chemicals when developing film. Also using...

I have developed eight 120 rolls at one time in a Jobo processor, but 48 at a time is way beyond my equipment's capability. Small batches mean that any damage from a mistake is minimized.

I agree. Probably nothing that you did incorrectly. Contact the film manufacturer and ask for a replacement roll.

I concentrate on doing it correctly over speed, although over time the speed has increased. I had never heard of the competition either.

Are the monitors colluding again?

I think that KEH will repair that too.

I thought so. Are you walking around with one leg longer than the other? Because I was pulling your leg.

No, multigrade paper expands the possibilities of the Zone System and other things that Ansel Adams and other taught.

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