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Power out around 3:45 AM, expected restoration 6:45 AM. About 2400 homes affected.

While I’m very happy with my Arista.EDU B&W enlarging paper, the 250 sheet box of 5 x 7 is going for $130 at Freestyle, but Adorama offers a brand called Inkpress where it’s $85 for 250.

What might the Redditorial wisdom be on this extremely budget paper? And yes, I’m familiar with all the sayings about “too good to be true“, and “you get what you pay for.“

I’m taking a studio flash class and of the 5 of us I’m the only one with a film camera and I chose my T90 for its versatility. I’m wondering though if the electronic trigger, a Westcott FJ-X3, operating at low voltage to just send a simple signal to the flash units, might use too much juice for my camera and risk frying its innards. Not too many folks seem to lurk here but if anyone reads this and has an idea I’d love to hear from you. Thanks.

I bulk load Fomapan (100, 200 and 400) and I use either screw-on caps (one type with a clear plastic leader attached to the spool and another with nothing attached to the spool, using tape on both) or the Flic system...I've got light leaks in the strangest places - beginning and end of rolls (and my camera backs are all light-tight I assume; both A1s were recently CLA'd by Garry and the T90 came from Kamerastore in Finland in top shape).

So what do my fellow bulk loaders use for their reloading cartridges without the despair of discovering the light leaks after development, drying and contact printing? 🧐 🤨 😭 🤯 🤬 😱

From one who “grew up” in the heyday of Kodachrome and Ektachrome Daylight and who owns a Kodak Carousel projector and a Day-Lite projection screen, I wonder how many photographers (both pro and hobbyist) use the minimally available reversal color films for pleasurable viewing and sharing with others? I’m considering devoting one of my several film SLRs to Ektachrome and shooting only special subjects and occasions that strike me as photo-worthy, and filling up empty carousel slide trays for future viewing pleasure. What about you?

Before I go and query every commercial developer I can find, would anyone here know which ones will both process AND mount Ektachrome in either cardboard or plastic? (I’m an old Kodachrome generation anachronism.)

Thoughts on using a water stop vs. common acidic stop with Fomapan films? I’ve read that Foma films have “soft emulsions” and water is preferred as the stop bath. I haven’t had any problems using standard Kodak stop (following development in stock or 1:1 Xtol) for my first rolls of both 100 and 200, however, and I treat them gently. Thanks.