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I've yet to try the HC euro dev. Short test films etc go in the Duo Step (Diafine) as it's reusable. One reason for looking for a new dev is that my Fomapan 200 (and 400 @400) is a little bit thin in Duo Step and not much better in Rodinal 1:50 10mins. I've been reading a little about...

Later, plastic Halinas were just rebadged generic cameras, the same as many other "brands". Whilst the metal cams were/are very cheaply made and often with problems, the later plastic super simple P&S cameras can be fun and reliable ('cause they don't have features). I have a couple that...

Urban scene. Samoca LE (c1959) Fomapan100. My most visited photo scene.

We have some very experienced members on this forum!

My bottle of Bellini HC euro arrived. I'm looking forward to trying it. As ever, it may take several rolls to find a process that suits me. In the meantime, I had a roll of Kentmere 100 that I had exposed in my Retina 1b at 200, accidentally. I looked up what I could do with it and saw a...

Where the Huddersfield Narrow Canal enters Slaithwaite from the west. It runs alongside the high street, apparently the only UK town to have that. Kodak Retina 1b (Xenar) Kentmere 100 (@200)

Two Bridges. Rochdale Canal. This shot shows two rail bridges over the Rochdale Canal. The nearer bridge is the older cast iron version, just behind it, running parallel and at the same height is the newer steel bridge. It would seem that when the bridge became unusable, they just built...

Kodak Retina 1b, Kentmere 100 @200 (accidentally), Rodinal A bar on the other canal bank, looking ragged following the winter storms.

In a similar theme, I've had an opportunity to review several car dash cams. They come with a 4K video ability and one that did better than 4K. In all cases, the high pixel count did not equate to better image resolution. It simply mapped a relatively poor image into more pixels. I found...

In our local country park, a space is set aside as a memorial tree planting area, administered by the Rotary Club. Dynax 5, 35-105mm Fomapan 200. ( Suffering dev issues at the moment..... lots to learn still!)

As it's reasonably priced, I've ordered some HC110 (Bellini version) to play with. Thanks for your comments.

It will be for 35mm film with the occasional 120 roll. I'm looking for a general developer but, as Rodinal might give good contrast with larger grain than some, maybe a fine grain dev. It might be that Rodinal would make a good choice. I'll get to use it more now.

My reusable Bellini Duo Step is pretty well exhausted. There's a little left in the original bottles which I will add to the diluted working solution to dev my many very short rolls/test strips (so that I don't have to waste any one shot developers). I will find a new developer to play with...

Dynax 505si (35-105mm zoom) Fomapan200 in near exhausted Bellini duo Step. Rough Focus test image. EDIT: wrong camera attributed, (two rolls scanned in the same session ), corrected.

For most of my film photography, I use the "Exposure" app (free) on Android. It works well and has a couple of features that I like. In common with other light metering apps I have used, I had to calibrate the app by adjusting it to agree with a known good metering source on a plain subject...