HP5 Developer?

Looking for recommendations when my stock supply of Kodak Xtol hits the recommended 6 month expiration date. I'm diluting it 1:1 and probably only shooting 2 or 3 rolls of 120 per month, so the 5 liter supply will likely go bad before I use it up.

Any thoughts? I'm mostly shooting Ilford HP-5, usually at box speed.

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u/heyshade4 — 3 days ago

Underdevelopment of film, or underexposure?

I am troubled by development of B&W film having my negatives looking "Thin", not enough dark areas. The scans are also looking somewhat cloudy. I thought it was my exposure, but I'm noticing that the edge numbers are very faint.

I'm using the times and temperatures from Massive Dev chart, but they seem off. Could my issue also be insufficient fixer time? Or maybe weak or old fixer? Not sure what is wrong.

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u/heyshade4 — 26 days ago

Minolta light meter dome

I lost the dome for my Minolta Auto Meter IVF. Anybody have an I idea where to find one? All of the usual suspects are out of stock or no longer available. I can buy a used meter "Not Working / Parts only", but I'd rather not spend $50 for a dead meter and little light dome. Suggestions?

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u/heyshade4 — 1 month ago

Polaroid Film for Hasselblad

I have a couple of Polaroid backs for my 500CM that were given to me. Fun, but the cost of an expired Fuji 100 film pack is insane. Anybody know if the rumors that somebody is thinking of producing them again are true?

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u/heyshade4 — 1 month ago

Hasselblad VPan

I'm interested in having one of my A-12 backs modified to an A-27 wide format. I know there is a person in China who does this, but does anyone know of a source in the United States or even Europe?

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u/heyshade4 — 1 month ago