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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 24/4/2021: testing a new film
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 07:29:05 +0200
References: <BN7PR04MB5396E919B6A620DE28101D71B8449@BN7PR04MB5396.namprd04.prod.outlook.com> <BN7PR04MB53961CE4432E8830E61008EFB8449@BN7PR04MB5396.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>

Thanks, Aram. I have my developing tanks and chemicals but they are still in 
the box which we used to move to this house 2 years ago. I have to start 
doing my own developing again, it is not cheap to have it done by the lab in 
Valencia. I just bought a changing bag so it is not necessary for me to have 
a dark room to load the film in the tank, and now that we have completed the 
latest remodelling, turning the garage into a guest room with its own 
bathroom etc., I have a place to dry the film too. So I expect to break out 
the bottles and tanks next time I need to develop a film.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
<http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>

Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
<http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>

YNWA

"I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right"












> On 25 Apr 2021, at 01:16, Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Very nice.  Are you developing it like Lluis?  It has been a few years 
> since i shot a roll through my R8.  I almost took it on this trip, but we 
> have so little room in our van I did not.  For many years of shooting film 
> (40 or so) I have been a fan of Rodinal. Some grain, but I heard it 
> described as "honest grain" by someone and that fit as much as anything.  
> Besides, the last 13 years shooting film rarely, I like the longevity of 
> Rodinal.  My bottle was still good the last time I used it.  Just take a 
> few mL out to mix what I need and tuck it away for next time.  Fixer is a 
> different story.
> 
> Aram
> 
> On 4/24/2021 1:00 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Although most of my photography these days is digital, I do shoot the 
>> occasional roll of film, partly inspired by my friend Lluis in Barcelona. 
>> There is something almost sensual about shooting with a Leica M2 which is 
>> roughly my age, using a Leica lens (50mm Summilux in this case) of a 
>> similar vintage.
>> 
>> Recently, I bought a couple of rolls of a film I have never used before, 
>> the Adox HR-50. It is a slow film but between living in a sunny place and 
>> having fast lenses available, it is perfectly usable here in Alicante. I 
>> did not shoot these images today, but I scanned the film this morning, so 
>> I claim them as my daily pictures for today.
>> 
>> Eri, my favourite victim these days:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-HrCvpsX/A
>> 
>> A couple on Alicante?s waterfront:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-QHM5QkR/A
>> 
>> I really like this film and will be buying more of it, for sure.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> 
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> 
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
>> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right"
>> 
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> -- 
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself 
> would ever have dared dream.?
>   James D. Watson
> 
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