[Leica] IMG: First Film Developed in Six Years

[Jim Nichols]

Nicely done, Alan.  I haven't developed film in over 50 years. But I do 
remember Packard shutters and pneumatic bulbs.  I have my late 
father-in-law's studio camera boxed up in the garage, but he sold his 
lenses, Packard shutter and film holders to a guy who was setting up a 
studio.  I do have his Pre-Anniversary-Model 4x5 Speed Graphic, but it 
is probably frozen up by now.  The last sheet film I processed was 2 1/4 
x 3 1/4, shot in a Busch Pressman.

Keep up the good work.  The old ways shouldn't be forgotten!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/2/2019 9:41 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:
> I spent New Year's Eve processing some 4x5 FP4 that I shot in December with
> my home made camera and Darlot lens; the first time I've developed film
> since 2012, before I retired.  And because I don't have a darkroom I waited
> until dark and used the basement washtubs.  Even though I have a bakelite
> daylight tank for 4x5, it turned out that to agitate without losing fluid I
> had to take the top off each minute to shake the holders.  As usual, I used
> a #3 green safelight with a foot switch to develop by inspection.
> This is my favorite window shot that I took at a friend's tintype studio in
> an old industrial building.  Margaret Muza uses formats up to 24"x24" to
> produce one of a kind portrait tintypes.  She inspired me to do a little
> with my paltry 4x5   ;~)  The exposure was made with a Packard pneumatic
> shutter that fits over the lens hood of the 1870's Darlot and has a rubber
> squeeze-bulb.  I used the smallest stop my uncle made for me years ago,
> which works out to f/55.6. Shutter was open about seven seconds. Yesterday
> the negatives were digitized on my basement copy set-up.
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/20181204_MR_Darlot_Window.jpg.html
> The copy set-up.
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/20181214_MR_CopyStand.jpg.html
> Both can be viewed large.