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And the Aboriginals crossed an land bridge from Asia to Australia 65,000 years ago and they are still called indigenous. So you point missed the mark. :surprised:

Wow, you really know how to take something simple and make it complex and a real burden.:blink: With your approach it would take two days to start a car. :cry: When using TTL or for that matter any reflectance meter, meter without the sky. Gee so simple. Then if you find that you want more...

Only for those who do not have any idea of what they are doing. The rest of us use it without a problem.

Actually I understand it well, but with the modern films, their wide latitude of exposure and variable contrast paper, there is very little is any need for the expansion and contract using N+i or N-i development and if ever needed a little darkroom technique can replace it. The Zonistas love...

You are correct. It is not that complicated, but the Zonistas like to make it a drawn out pseudo religious procedure that includes endless testing and very invasive body probes.

We are now coming out of the low part of the 11 year Sun Spot cycle. The greatest recent high was in the IGY 1957, it has nothing to do with vacuum tubes or transistors.

I found the 60mm is too close to the 80mm lens. The 50mm lens is great for urban shots. So is the SWC, but that requires Sirius Money [a relative of mine].

You need to take these negatives back to the photo finisher and ask them what they did to cause these streaks. Bring the earlier films too to show that the problem is not an one off problem. Among others things the photo finisher needs to replace the damaged film too.

... stupid Americans --- BAH Ptuiiie!

Try the tabular grained films such as TMax and Delta.

The zoom meeting did not really off anything other than what is said on this website. As the pandemic winds down and we get more certainty the content will hopefully get better.

+1,000

If you are in the same light then use an incident meter, otherwise use a 1° spot meter.

Unlike others here I have a life outside of this website.

That could be air bells. Did you thump the tank just after you filled each chemical?

I used the 10 second agitation & inversion with tank thumps and then agitation & inversion for 5 seconds every 30 seconds. The I started using the Jobo processor with its constant agitation and I have stuck with that ever since. Agitation in photography discussions quickly move to the cult...

I did not start LF photography with a spot meter and I would recommend not using a spot meter when starting LF. Instead concentrate on composing, focusing, general exposure, then tilts and shifts. Once one is comfortable with those, then consider using a spot meter if and only if one wants to...

If I was you, I would shoot a roll of black & white film and use these chemicals to develop it. Results: It works and you love it. It works and you hate it. It does not work. You are stuck inside anyway, so what do you have to loose?

I highly recommend these 1.05 liter bags for the any developer: StopLossBagTM www.StopLossBags.com

I would beg them to take it back. Heck if necessary I would throw in six cans of dog food.

I do not see it, but I see a band across the sky in the second one.

I did not use a spot meter until very recently and that was because I wanted more shadow detail than I was getting.

For me each photograph stands on its own, so I have them mixed on the walls.

If I were you, I would buy a set of filters such as Ilford's. I like the yellow and magenta sets personally.

If XTOL is sealed in bottles without air, it can last for years. The advantages of replenished XTOL is smoother tonal transitions on changing surfaces, sharper images and even finer grain. In short it enhances its best features.

Yes I could estimate the exposure, however after using light meters for decades for slides, I am well practiced in the art of metering and I would rather use a meter than blow a photograph, especially if I will only be there once. Indoor or dim lighting is always tricky so I use a meter and do...

Start with box speed, ISO 400 with XTOL. If you want to have even better tonality and save money consider using replenished XTOL.

I merely reprogrammed my brain. More cost effective and it does not use up batteries.

Nylon gears do not need lubrication as much or at all and resist wearing out.