Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]odd xp2 is c41. should be no brainer Citizens Photo. The Shutterbug. Pro Photo. pdx. sea Moodys Glazers Shot on film all do superb job w c41. trad bw as well. Citizens pdx best e6 lab on planet Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2024, at 2:13?PM, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > ?It has been a while since I shot film, but I found, years ago, that > having B+W film developed at all, was a crap shoot. SOmetimes donw well, > next time done badly, same place doinmg th ework. I had switched to a Pro > small run lab, and that was better, but the cost was terrible. > > In the end, developing your own B+W is the real only option..... go buy a > reel, tank, thermometer, and chemicals. Hang it to dry in your bathroom, > The results of caring will be obvious right away..... > > Frank Filippone > BMWRed735i at gmail.com > >> On 7/23/2024 1:24 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: >> All, >> >> as I said in my last post I sent some rolls of HP5 and XP2 for Harman for >> processing. Not for the first time they came back at least partly spoilt >> with marks, grain and looking like they hadn't been well-developed. >> >> Has anyone on the LUG had similar experiences with them? Or do you have >> thoughts about developing in general. >> >> I am very happy to put a good bit down to me not having used either the >> M3 or the IIIf for a while, but they are in good condition, both have >> been CLA'd by Malcolm Taylor. I am also happy to admit that the film >> wasn't the freshest, nonetheless... >> >> I am looking at alternative local developers, but, as in the US, good >> ones are few and far between. I am currently investigating these guys >> (https://www.the-darkroom.co.uk/) in Cheltenham. Charlie, do you use them? >> >> If anyone in the UK has recommendations I'd be happy to hear about their >> experiences. >> >> Comments and advice, please. >> >> Peter >> >> PS I don't want to set up my own darkroom > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information