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Hi Robin,

thanks for sharing your development technique for this film. Out of curiosity, do you use Rodinal to get better acutance in the negative, compared to a classic D-76 or HC-110?

Cheers,

Val

People buy and make up their own concoctions all the time so I wouldn't worry about it... if you were buying a couple of tons of weed killer or a few gallons of sodium peroxide then a visit from the authorities is probably on the cards. I think the most popular outlets for raw chemicals is Silverpr...

No problem, thanks for the correction.

Val

Hello, here I am with another question for you: is it worth buying raw chemicals instead of the commercially available developers, fixers and so on? I'm a chemist, so I don't mind working with smelly chemicals. I'm asking this question for a twofold reason: Raw chemicals could be cheaper. Buying raw...

Hi Julian,

You're welcome. As far as I know there is no alternative at the moment. However, there's a new 4x5 B&W instant film under development: http://new55project.blogspot.com/. Hopefully it will be on sale soon!

Val

Hi Dave and Chris,

thanks for adding other locations to the list I suggested.

Valerio

Hi Julian,

a friend of mine contacted Fujifilm directly and he's been told that all 4x5 instant film has been discontinued...

Val

Thanks again Vanman, I will keep in mind the use of citric acid as stop bathn.

Val

For anyone going to East Lothian, these are the location I've been to and I recommend:

1. The Law in the town of North Berwick; you can't miss it, it's the highest point for miles around
2. Tantallon Castle
3. Aberlady Bay
4. Longniddry Bents

Valerio

As expected, inserting the film holder all the way into the back of the camera solved the problem! I shot 12 sheets last weekend and none of them has the slightest sign of fogging.

Hi David,

thanks for the link, I will look into it.

Valerio

Hi vanman, thank you very much for your detailed description. I think I will use gloves in the future as well, by the way. A big issue is that my Calumet light tight tent is too small to accommodate: Jobo develping tank, Jobo reel loader and film holders. I think I'm going to invest some money on a ...

Yes, I noticed that :) If you search ebay.co.uk for Skink Pinhole then loads of stuff comes up, here's one . Oddly they seem to ship from China, maybe it's a German company manufacturing in China, or something else :? It looks like it comes with a 0.4mm pinhole but other sizes are available along w...

No, I don't have any hardner. However, the film leaflet did not mention it, so I'm not sure if it should be used.

Hi Andrew, thanks a lot, I will contact vanman.