Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Canonet QL17 with Ilford Pan-F - In camera metering
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Brian Moore
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Nice one Chris!
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
Nice spot Chris!
So how are you finding film shooting then??
So how are you finding film shooting then??
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Expensive! 
I like the tonality of the result with the F-Pan, and the detail from the fine grain
The cost is killer - dev and scan is $18 a 36 exposure roll - that's after I've already bought the film
So not sure how this plays out long term
If I can fix the light leak - I'll feel more positive!
I like the tonality of the result with the F-Pan, and the detail from the fine grain
The cost is killer - dev and scan is $18 a 36 exposure roll - that's after I've already bought the film
So not sure how this plays out long term
If I can fix the light leak - I'll feel more positive!
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
You should get into home developing!
It cuts the costs of dev significantly
I worked out last night I can get about 30rolls deved for about £15 doing it my self and its a lot more fun than going to boots!
It cuts the costs of dev significantly
I worked out last night I can get about 30rolls deved for about £15 doing it my self and its a lot more fun than going to boots!
Brian Moore
Moderator
Hamish is right about the home development. But there are other ways you can cut costs, Chris. $18 sounds dear. When I get mine developed by my local guy it's about $7 because I only get negs. No prints and no scan. I scan the negs myself. However, I haven't taken a B&W roll to my local guy in well over a year. I develope them myself.
Color is different. If I have shot something that I really value, I'll take it to my local guy for development. (Again,...negs only.) However, for everyday color film shooting (and, although I only post about one image a day, I shoot quite a lot of film) I take the color rolls to Target and get negs only--no prints and no scan. Comes to $1.02 per roll. I scan them in myself. I've been quite lucky with my local Target. They've never lost a roll of mine, and only twice have I got back a roll with anything wrong that I would attribute to the processing--and those two problems weren't disastrous.
Ralph Thornton
Well-Known Member
I like the right angles in the rocks and water and the bright reflection. Nice!
Speaking of home developing, where do the chemicals go when you are done with them?
In my location I rely on a septic system for dealing with the waste from my house drains. Wouldn't want those chemicals going into the ground around my house. In cities and towns there is some type of sewage treatment plant. Those usually only treat the nutrient load and bacteria. They don't usually remove chemical contamination. The chemical waste then ends up in a steam or lake or again the ground. How do you all handle the chemical waste from film developing?
Looking back it seems using film would set me back too much moola anyway.
Speaking of home developing, where do the chemicals go when you are done with them?
In my location I rely on a septic system for dealing with the waste from my house drains. Wouldn't want those chemicals going into the ground around my house. In cities and towns there is some type of sewage treatment plant. Those usually only treat the nutrient load and bacteria. They don't usually remove chemical contamination. The chemical waste then ends up in a steam or lake or again the ground. How do you all handle the chemical waste from film developing?
Looking back it seems using film would set me back too much moola anyway.
Pete Askew
Admin
I really, really like the tones of this shot Chris. It just shows that a simple composition and great tonality can lead to an image full of interest. Super.
