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Yes and we all know that PhotoFlo is just so damned expensive!

Good job of keeping the film from the hoarders, just like I do.

If you find your weather is depressing, live in Rochester New York for a while and then everything will feel better when you get home again. Do you know why George Eastman chose to establish Eastman Kodak in Rochester New York? Because it is the world's largest natural darkroom. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The 250mm will give you the longest reach while the short zoom lenses will allow you to crop with the viewfinder. The choice is up to you, but for myself I prefer to crop before I take the photograph. Consider buying both and promise to keep the expenses down for a few months after the...

I am not afraid of featureless skies.

Get soft contact lenses and the problem will go away and you will ask yourself why you did not do it sooner.

60mm is too close to the 80mm. 120mm or 135mm I do not do close up photography enough to buy them 180mm is better than my 150mm but not enough to go through buying and selling.

GAS is Good! Resist the Force of GAS, one cannot - Yoda Star Wars XXXXVIII

The OP has been using the Hasselblad about ten years more than I. I have extended my range to cover the 30mm Fisheye, the 38mm SWC, 50mm, 80mm, 100mm, 150mm, 250mm and the 500mm which is also used with the 2XE. Like the OP, I find the 35mm format not as convenient for forming a composition as...

I prefer the Jobo 3010 Expert Drum [up to 10 sheets], which is pricey but well worth the expense over the time one will be using it. I bought one from FreeStyle, a Photrio sponsor, several years ago.

@Sean, you for one will be happier working 100% of your time on Photrio, your legacy.

I agree that is is lens separation.

My Gralab has an outlet for the safe light to be on when the enlarger is off. Take leave me feeling left out in this discussion.

When a choice of multiple spots are available, I choose the spot closest to the area of interest. I do not discriminate when it comes to spots.

A prism would provide an enlarged view without side glare and provide a three point stabilization: two hands and the forehead. And the big plus of viewing straight ahead instead of from your crotch.

The southern San Joaquin Valley big growers complain about everyone else but then change out their fields and orchards to crops and trees that use even more water than they were using before. Also they have pumped out so much ground water that road and the ramps to bridges are sinking enough to...

Usually LFN works, try a bit stronger or weaker to see if that helps. @MattKing recommends trying Isopropyl alchol. After that consider using PhotoFlo. Your local water is the driver on this and what works in other areas will not be the same for you.

I suspect that there is a problem not with you but with the focusing screen. I suggest you get that checked out. If you are in British Columbia you might want to talk to @MattKing about who could do that for you.

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Stop bath with indicator and PhotoFlow are very inexpensive. Most developer are inexpensive as long as they do not have glycol. Film is more expensive and the price is increasing because of worldwide inflation brought on as a fallout from the COVID pandemic.

I use PhotoFlo because water or distilled water causes spot and streaks.

My local water requires it. Every camera store would tell you that. Did you bother to read post 16?

At the university, one of the guys in the dorm of very heavy persuasion got engaged and asked me to take the wedding photographs. His intended was also of the same persuasion as were all the members of both families and the guests. I was careful not to have any round or square objects in the...

... because they have always worn loafers as adults. And what is wrong with that?

I last used ferrotype when I was in high school and when it worked correctly it worked and provided a better glossy surface than drying books or screens. When I started up again, I bought a drum dryer and never thought about ferrotyping again.

What attracted me to try XTOL is that I had heard that it is very forgiving. And it is.

I rinse them in hot water and use a brush if necessary, however I remove the film from the reels before I put the film in a container of PhotoFlo per the Jobo instructions.

And exactly why should I mess with perfection and add a step that requires more work and regular trips to buy distilled water?

I have found that I can get lost faster with a GPS than with a map alone. 😕