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Subject: [Leica] Film developing -us
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:24:42 -0700
References: <2adb23f9-c25b-460f-8939-ca3bd85b21e9@gmail.com>

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
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> 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
> 
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