Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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