#photographer notes

[wcovinadreamer]

Bad news: I did not nail the development time for my first attempt at developing E-6 film.

Good news: The shots still came out and held up to the light, it looks good enough.

[wcovinadreamer]

Acquisition calendar:

- April: Canon 100mm F2 FD lens

- May: enlarger and home printing setup

- July: Mamiya C330 lenses(135mm, 105mm)

- September: full spectrum digital camera (convert Sony A7II)

[wcovinadreamer]

I have learned a lot from my first attempt at developing film at home.

Clearly poor handling of the film leads to subpar development and scanning.

I still need to clean the scanner, and I might improve the quality by using my digital camera instead. But most things equivalent, definitely improved a lot with the second roll. Just wish I used the 24 exposure roll for the first test rather than the second.

This was developed with Cinestill’s black and white Df96 monobath.

[wcovinadreamer]

I made a new mistake developing film today: I got the sticker to hold the roll stuck on the film as I got it on the reel.

So the first roll from the Mamiya will have some character. And I messed up the second shot wihh the shutter. But otherwise, my first roll from r came out fine (haven’t scanned yet so fingers crossed).

[wcovinadreamer]

It’s a good thing I bought all this film processing stuff. Because the wait for a few of my rolls is killing me and I could have had it done quick at home and had my people just scan it.

Once I am ready to start practicing it is on. The question is do I start with BW or do I try a potentially shot roll of Portra 400. BW is safer though since I probably shouldn’t handle the Pentax until late next week given I am recovering and have a 15 lb weight limit.

[wcovinadreamer]

Someone remind me I do not need to buy anymore slide film.

Or 120 film for that matter.

Probably good on 35mm.

[wcovinadreamer]

I just did something super risky.

[wcovinadreamer]

I submitted a roll of black and white film to be developed in the first week of December. I also sent a roll of expired slide film to the Darkroom last week.

Which roll of film do I get scans for first?

Black and white film! (It’s been long enough)

Slide film (the first lab played me and the darkroom is efficient)

Voting ended onJan 20, 2025