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Frankly, the ISO boost is small and I very rarely notice it, but then if I want shadow detail I use the Zone System metering and that would be more shadow detail than the ISO boost.

Here is a comparison: XTOL has more shadow detail [there is a boost to the ISO], finer grain, and greater sharpness than X-Max.

I meant that when it was over, there was no recovery period. One comes out of surgery immediately being better without pain and seeing better. I am glad that you had a very successful outcome. Enjoy it.

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Forgetting about the light trap seems to be a right of passage for bulk film users. I did it one myself, so you are in good company. ;)

I had my first cataract surgery on my right eye in 2020 and had the left eye done a month ago. I too can now use my cameras with either eye and read without reading glasses.

A big secret about Buckingham Palace: Walk up to the gate and ask the guard to sign the King's Visitor book. You and your friends will be let in, be walked across the courtyard, while everyone outside the fence watch you, enter the palace through a door and be escorted to a table to sign the...

I used to worry about the cost of fixing things, but at this point in my life I would rather have it fixed and be able to use it, rather than have the camera or anything else sit and be unused. Beside with camera repair people retiring and becoming harder to find, someone must help keep them...

To me, the most expensive part of having a darkroom, is the sacrifice of space and rather than money.

NetFlix et al also freely look at news stories for plot suggestions, which can start getting repetitive if one follows the news in a thorough manner.

XTOL and its equivalents have the following characteristics which you may find useful: fine grain, smooth tonality, sharpness and is a very forgiving developer.

Welcome to Photrio. Follow the advice from @koraks and @Omid_K ==> more chemistry and more rotation speed.

Welcome to Photrio! I get a lot of enjoyment using film and working in my darkroom.

I should have posted dynamic range rather than SBR, but you expanded my thoughts.

C-41 has a broader Subject Brightness Range than E-6 and therefore more shadow depth is possible. That allows C-41 allows one to have a usable exposure that is not required to be exactly on or very close to the exact exposure.

Contact me. We can work something out.

Have you tried FreeStyle, a supporter of Photrio, in Los Angeles California? In the past I have been able to get them there, but it has been a while.

I use 500ml replenished XTOL regardless of the number of rolls. The same for 4"x5" film in the 3010 Expert Drum.

As always one should always test any developer which has not been recently used.

Nice to have a matching addition. They look good together.

I have tried several developers and found that XTOL or its equivalents is very forgiving, has better tonality, finer grain, and sharper than most other developers as well as provide a small ISO boost. I also like PyroCat HD with Glycerin.

My Hasselblad repairman recommends, and I follow, firing every lens 10 to 15 times at 1 second every three months to avoid needing the lenses worked on. I have my computer/iPhone calendar to remind me.

I had a Mamiya C330 with three lenses which I traded for the Hasselblad. It would be counter productive for me to buy any Mamiya lenses since I do not have any Mamiya bodies.

Can you hand tighten the lock release pin? Welcome to Photrio!

I would use box speed.

Thank you. Those are an interesting collection. I enjoyed it.

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Once the film is hanging, touch a paper towel to the bottom corners of the film to draw off any excess fluids.

If you used PhotoFlo mixed per the instructions and you still have streaking, then the problem may be your local water. In that case use distilled water for the final wash. Others will have solutions [pun intended] using isopropyl alcohol. Please do not refer to isopropyl alcohol as IPA...

I standardized on CF lenses, and I agree with your your comments and find all the Hasselblad lenses sharper than any other equivalent focal length lenses that I have used.