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Subject: [Leica] fair shots now 777 APX400
From: h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)
Date: Mon Aug 21 19:12:40 2006

Can't wait to see, both for the film/dev. combo, and
the lens.

Arche

--- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:

> The nice thing about 777 is that it is fine at
> 72-73. I'll try some APX 400
> or APX 100 this week. I'm still testing that new
> 50/2 Heliar and need to try
> some different films with it.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org]
> On Behalf Of H. Ball
> Arche
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 7:05 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: [Leica] fair shots now 777 APX400
> 
> 
> I'm about 10 rolls into the gallon, and plan to
> start replenishing at 20.
> The agitation drill I'm using is 60 secs. initial
> agitation, 4 inversions
> every 60 secs. down to the four minute mark, then
> let it sit and give it two
> inverasions 60 secs. before starting to pour out. I
> think 11 mins. for APX
> 400 is good place to start, at 72-73*F.
> 
> --- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > Not yet. If this is a fresh batch of 777, I think
> > there is the hazard of
> > overdevelopment. I underdeveloped the first few
> > rolls by easing up on
> > agitation and shooting for the shorter end of
> > developing times. I think the
> > outdoor situation you have also been difficult
> highlight-wise. I'm 
> > going to use the 777 on APX 400 soon...I have 200
> rolls and
> > it doesn't develop well
> > in PMK Pyro.
> > 
> > Jeffery Smith
> > New Orleans, LA
> > http://www.400tx.com
> > http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> >
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org]
> > On Behalf Of H. Ball
> > Arche
> > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:33 PM
> > To: lug@leica-users.org
> > Subject: [Leica] fair shots
> > 
> > 
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album483/queue
> > 
> > Neopan 1600 (800)
> > 
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album483/signs
> > 
> > APX 400 in 777, 10 mins. 72*F. With these I shaved
> a
> > minute off my blind guess start-time of 11 mins. @
> > 73*F, but since the soup now seems 'seasoned', I
> > wish
> > I had stuck with the 11 mins. Jeffrey, have you
> had
> > the chance to try any of the agfa yet?
> > 
> > Arche
> > 
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