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I now have 2 out of 4 rolls scanned, the 3rd (Ferrania ORTO will get scanned this evening). I hope the short roll of 645 will get scanned tomorrow, but it's a whole extra level of faff setting up the Epson V500, so it depends if I get a better offer! Normally the PP of these films would wait...

Jephson Memorial, Leamington Spa. Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 55/1.8 lens, yellow filter, REFLX LABs DoubleX film (Eastman 5222) in HC-110 dilution E.

Brandon Marsh wind pump. Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 55/1.8 lens, yellow filter, REFLX LABs DoubleX film (Eastman 5222) in HC-110 dilution E. (Have I got some sort of bromide drag/deficit effect going on here round the pump sails?)

I've got my 4 films back and there are images on all of them, which is a win! Scanned the first one last night. Always takes me a while to process...

Brandon Marsh, poplar reflecions. 1) 2) Fishing stage Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 55/1.8 lens, yellow filter, REFLX LABs DoubleX film (Eastman 5222) in HC-110 dilution E.

Boy on a bench (at Brandon Marsh) Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 55/1.8 lens, yellow filter, REFLX LABs DoubleX film (Eastman 5222) in HC-110 dilution E.

I recently found a SMC Pentax M 28/2 leans for a very reasonable US$ 228 including postage, from Japan. It arrived within a few days, no VAT or Duty charged, and looks in very good condition. I took it to the Castleton film meet, where it was on the MX for around half the time (I thought I...

Brandon Marsh. 1) 2) Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 55/1.8 lens, yellow filter, REFLX LABs DoubleX film (Eastman 5222) in HC-110 dilution E.

Not too many films are polyester, so it's not a bad bet. The strip on the spindle of one of the two rolls of REFLX DoubleX so far was clear plastic, not film AFAICS. I've got 3 more rolls, so we'll see, but I like XX and will almost certainly try your suggestion, thanks.

That sounds like a good option! REFLX LABs was very quick, less than a week from China. When XX works, it really works!

The other "new" film I've tried recently is REFLX LABs XX. Like Cinestill's BWXX, it's a re-spooling of Eastman 5222 stock. It was quite a bit cheaper than the Cinestill version, at $8.95 plus $5 delivery anywhere in the world, I've used a few rolls of BWXX and really like it, but it costs...

I dropped four black and white films for dev-only, Freepost to The Darkroom in Cheltenham, Tuesday afternoon. Got an email yesterday at 14:45 saying they were done and would be posted. Always quick and excellent service, and great quality (never had any scratches etc), and they use XTOL if that...

Well, in the end I sent 4 films off yesterday to The Darkroom using their Freepost system, and I've had an email today saying the films are processed and will be posted. Unfortunately I won't be scanning them until at least late next week due to other complications. There was a roll of FP4...

Round the back, Staff Parking Only... Behind some local shops. Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35/2 lens, yellow filter, Kentmere 400 at box, home dev in HC-110 dilution E (1+47) in the Rondinax.

Oops! The 18 refers to the DIN value, actual times are given in non-bold text. D-uh!