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Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 5 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 310
Posted By HHPhoto
Sorry, but from my experience with pushing color...

Sorry, but from my experience with pushing color films I have to completely disagree.
With pushing Provia 400X I get always the same, excellent results.
Same for Pro 400H, Superia 800.
Pushing Portra...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 5 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 310
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Michael, all color films, negative and slide...

Hi Michael,

all color films, negative and slide films, are designed to give correct colors at daylight color temperature of 5500° Kelvin.
If you now have a light source with a lower = 'warmer' color...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 5 Days Ago
Replies: 36
Views: 3,588
Posted By HHPhoto
It isn't different from any other developer in...

It isn't different from any other developer in this respect. All developers will oxidize if the bottle is not full.
But it is so easy to avoid oxidizing in half-filled bottles:
- most easy way is...
Forum: Photography General Interest 5 Days Ago
Replies: 23
Views: 848
Posted By HHPhoto
+1!! Cost? 1. In lot's of markets E-6...

+1!!



Cost?

1. In lot's of markets E-6 processing is either only a little bit (insignificant) more expensive than C-41, or even has the same price.
E.g. here in Germany you can get E-6 processing...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 6 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 310
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi, I am using Fuji Provia 400X on a regular...

Hi,



I am using Fuji Provia 400X on a regular basis, and often do a 1 or 2 stop push.
No color shifts (or lower saturation) with this film!
Grain is only minimal more at push 1 (honestly, in...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 6 Days Ago
Replies: 36
Views: 3,588
Posted By HHPhoto
Yes, but I would not recommend it. The dedicated...

Yes, but I would not recommend it.
The dedicated Spur Developer Modular UR New is much better in every respect for Agfa Copex Rapid.



Spur Modular UR New has a shelf life of 2-3 years if you fill...
Forum: Lomo / Diana / Holga / Pinhole / Polaroids 6 Days Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 176
Posted By HHPhoto
Thanks! Cheers, Jan

Thanks!

Cheers, Jan
Forum: Photography General Interest 6 Days Ago
Replies: 23
Views: 848
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Joakim, go for it, it is absolutely...

Hi Joakim,



go for it, it is absolutely breathtaking!



Go for the projector and enjoy your slides. Slide projection gives you the best picture quality in photography if you want big, brillant...
Forum: Lomo / Diana / Holga / Pinhole / Polaroids 6 Days Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 176
Posted By HHPhoto
New nice pinhole cameras from ONDU

Hi,

some nice new cameras available:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ondu-/ondu-pinhole-cameras?ref=live

Cheers, Jan
Forum: Photography General Interest 1 Week Ago
Replies: 0
Views: 150
Posted By HHPhoto
For Photographers from 'Down Under'

Hi friends from Australia,

looks like a very nice project:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/melbourne-s-community-darkroom?c=home

Cheers, Jan
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 1 Week Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 581
Posted By HHPhoto
Dear Roger, looks like there a bit...

Dear Roger,



looks like there a bit misunderstanding between us:
As I've clearly written, my explanation all refer to real life tests shooting with normal photo gear:
Cameras, tripods, films and...
Forum: Travel 1 Week Ago
Replies: 78
Views: 1,876
Posted By HHPhoto
Well, please don't forget that - Berlin is a...

Well, please don't forget that

- Berlin is a city with 3,5 million inhabitants
- Hamburg has 1,8 million inhabitants
- Munich has 1,3 million inhabitants.

How much has your city?

And then some...
Forum: Travel 1 Week Ago
Replies: 78
Views: 1,876
Posted By HHPhoto
O.k., then Munich, too: Blow-up...

O.k., then Munich, too:

Blow-up lab:
http://www.blowup-fotomanufaktur.de/cms/

Dia-Spezial:
http://www.dia-spezial.de/

Flashfoto:
http://flash-fotolabor-muenchen.de/fotolabor-muenchen/?page_id=3
Forum: Travel 1 Week Ago
Replies: 78
Views: 1,876
Posted By HHPhoto
You also visit Hamburg, right? Then Jan Kopp is...

You also visit Hamburg, right?

Then Jan Kopp is doing E-6 development daily:
http://www.jankopp.de/

And Open Eyes:
http://www.open-eyes-hamburg.de/leistungen/filmentwicklung.html

Berlin:
Gröger &...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 1 Week Ago
Replies: 7
Views: 310
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi John, from my experience I can...

Hi John,

from my experience I can recommend:

Light box:
Use one with daylight color temperature (5000 - 5500°K).

I have two light boxes: A bigger one (20 x 30 cm) for evaluating a complete film...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 1 Week Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 581
Posted By HHPhoto
Dear Roger, o.k. sorry, I've a little bit...

Dear Roger,



o.k. sorry, I've a little bit misread your sentence.



I have to completely disagree from my own experience and test results.
All the test results I've given you (from several well...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Margus, I like them with normal Gradation =...

Hi Margus,

I like them with normal Gradation = rich tonality the most - as you do.
And there are better options for that than RLC, e.g. Spur Acurol N.



Well, ATP is the most difficult to handle of...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
Yes, do it, it is unique and breathtaking!...

Yes, do it, it is unique and breathtaking! Especially for your young students who have never seen it.

But important, use quality gear. Some recommendations:

If you want a carousel projector, the...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 1 Week Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 581
Posted By HHPhoto
With this lens diffraction will start at f11. But...

With this lens diffraction will start at f11. But very slightly, you will not see it in an 8x10" enlargement. At f22 quality loss caused by diffraction will be seen.
The Tessars and Xenars in the...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
As I am teaching film photography, too, my...

As I am teaching film photography, too, my recommendation:
Stop the "BW and darkroom fundamentalism" in teaching.
Add something which is also unique, but different from darkroom work.
And what is...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Margus, no, both are not a replacement for...

Hi Margus,



no, both are not a replacement for Kodak Technical Pan.
Because Kodak TP is a film with extended red sensivity.
Rollei Ortho 25 is just the opposite: It is red-blind, no red sensivity...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
No, in this simple generalisation it is also...

No, in this simple generalisation it is also wrong.
Impossible film and Fuji Instax are in a boom.
BW and professional color film: more or less stable. Some countries see a little increase, some...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi, I would be very happy if there were a huge...

Hi,



I would be very happy if there were a huge resurgence in film usage, but in general, unfortunately there is not.
At least not concerning standard photo film. There is a real increase in...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 1 Week Ago
Replies: 12
Views: 443
Posted By HHPhoto
I've tested both side by side and couldn't find...

I've tested both side by side and couldn't find any significant differences.
The differences in the further workflow (whether optic prints or hybrid, scan quality, on which paper is the print etc.)...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 485
Views: 53,970
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Tim, welcome here on board at RFF! Thanks for...

Hi Tim,

welcome here on board at RFF!
Thanks for your test.

I just want to add some important facts most here do overlook (well Tim you know it because of your resolution tests in the past; your...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 228
Posted By HHPhoto
Then it is time to do it now! Take a little time...

Then it is time to do it now!
Take a little time and read and enjoy this thread:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131962



Cost?
Color slide film is often even cheaper if you...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 18
Views: 557
Posted By HHPhoto
Just simple: If I want compensating, then I use a...

Just simple:
If I want compensating, then I use a developer-film combination which gives a straight line up to zone VII - VIII in the characteristic curve, and in the highlight zones VIII - X give a...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 33
Views: 2,716
Posted By HHPhoto
Robert, of course they are not a big...

Robert, of course they are not a big manufacturer.
But for emulsion making and coating they are cooperating with InovisCoat ( www.inoviscoat.de (http://www.inoviscoat.de) ) for years, and also with...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 33
Views: 2,716
Posted By HHPhoto
Robert, take Acros 100 with a blue filter, and...

Robert, take Acros 100 with a blue filter, and you will get almost identical tonality, but with even finer grain and higher resolution.
And perfect QC.



I know, and I have always seen that...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 33
Views: 2,716
Posted By HHPhoto
And the same is valid for RPX 100. Please stop...

And the same is valid for RPX 100.

Please stop spreading the misinformation that Kentmere and RPX are identical, which is coming from the former Maco CEO.
He was fired because of all these lies two...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 12
Views: 553
Posted By HHPhoto
No, it is not. They are very different. DD-X...

No, it is not. They are very different.
DD-X gives much finer grain. And works excellent with Delta 3200, delivering a very good characteristic curve (control of highlight density) with this film at...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 68
Views: 3,281
Posted By HHPhoto
You don't need a warming filter for Provia in...

You don't need a warming filter for Provia in general.
Provia 100F (and 400X) has a very neutral, natural and exact color reproduction.
Using a warming filter is recommended for those photographers,...
Forum: Photography General Interest 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 74
Views: 2,263
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Dave, of course I am shooting reversal film...

Hi Dave,

of course I am shooting reversal film this year!
Nothing comes close to a beautiful slide on a lighttable and especially in projection!
Over the last years I have increased my slide film...
Forum: RFF News 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 26
Views: 2,705
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi, The CIPA has published new data: Digital...

Hi,

The CIPA has published new data:
Digital camera sales continue to decrease significantly (first quarter 2013 compared to first quarter 2012):

a) digital compact cameras: - 50 %
b) digital...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 64
Views: 3,883
Posted By HHPhoto
Excellent idea! Well, the prices for...

Excellent idea!



Well, the prices for "Nachbestellung" (second order) on the best paper are
- 25 Cent for 9x13 cm
- 30 Cent for 10x15 cm
- 40 Cent for 13x18 cm.

Maybe the prices are lower if you...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 64
Views: 3,883
Posted By HHPhoto
Development costs of 135 and 120 films are the...

Development costs of 135 and 120 films are the same at Rossmann (afaik dm and Müller also have the same film development costs for both formats).
Rossmann is charging only 2,55€ for both E-6 and...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 64
Views: 3,883
Posted By HHPhoto
You are welcome. But I have to completely...

You are welcome.

But I have to completely disagree with your statements about slides:



Then you should be consequent and stop eating ;).
Or don't you prepare the table for lunch?
Installing my...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 33
Views: 2,716
Posted By HHPhoto
That is nonsense, Robert. Honestly, you don't do...

That is nonsense, Robert.
Honestly, you don't do yourself a favour spreading lies on the internet about your competitors. Or about Maco.
Same with this "Kentmere = RPX" nonsense.
Yes it is one...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 107
Views: 3,416
Posted By HHPhoto
I see it similar as Dan Bayer. Of course you...

I see it similar as Dan Bayer.

Of course you could complain and cry a lot that we now have less options than ten years ago.
But on the other hand, I still have now more options in BW than 30 years...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 64
Views: 3,883
Posted By HHPhoto
Well, I am not Roger, but perhaps I can help...

Well, I am not Roger, but perhaps I can help you.



Color printing from color negative in the wet darkroom is not as difficult as some people claim. You need some practice in filtering, that is the...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 64
Views: 3,883
Posted By HHPhoto
Excellent! Keep on going. I am teaching,...

Excellent! Keep on going.
I am teaching, too.



The opposite here with me.
The more accurate and natural color rendition of film, especially the difficult mid-tones and so important tones like...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 64
Views: 3,883
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Jukka, that is not correct. Rollei RPX 100...

Hi Jukka,

that is not correct. Rollei RPX 100 and 400 are indeed produced by Harman technologies (IlfordPhoto) for Maco, but it is not the Kentmere 100 and 400, it is a different emulsion.
Harman...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 26
Views: 1,474
Posted By HHPhoto
Don't worry, be happy: That will not be a problem...

Don't worry, be happy:
That will not be a problem in the future.

1. Look at the market for classic cars: 60,70,80 year old cars are today repaired by 25,30,35 year old excellent enthusiastic car...
Forum: Lomo / Diana / Holga / Pinhole / Polaroids 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 425
Posted By HHPhoto
Hi Vince, Here in Germany Fuji is doing...

Hi Vince,



Here in Germany Fuji is doing advertizing for Instax in print photo magazines. And they support the local photo shops with marketing material.

In other countries they do quite a lot via...
Forum: Photography General Interest 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 20
Views: 495
Posted By HHPhoto
Yes, concerning film there are indeed several...

Yes, concerning film there are indeed several examples where strong public pressure from the users has been successful:

1. Fuji Velvia: Discontinued in 2005/2006. Then massive complaints from the...
Forum: Lomo / Diana / Holga / Pinhole / Polaroids 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 425
Posted By HHPhoto
Thanks Vince! Your anecdote about some guys at...

Thanks Vince!

Your anecdote about some guys at Fujifilm do wonder me......
At the last years Photokina fair, which is by far the biggest photo fair in the world, Fujifilm had even a separate booth...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 94
Views: 3,188
Posted By HHPhoto
@ Skiff: Thank you very much for the compliments,...

@ Skiff: Thank you very much for the compliments, you're welcome.

@Tjimendal: I've been into photography for some decades now, and I have still some invoices, catalogs etc. from the former...
Forum: Lomo / Diana / Holga / Pinhole / Polaroids 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 425
Posted By HHPhoto
You are welcome, Vince. Just a question out of...

You are welcome, Vince.

Just a question out of curiosity, as you are an expert for that:
How would you describe the market situation for instant film, especially pack film:
Do you see increasing...
Forum: Image Processing: Darkroom / Lightroom / Film 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 363
Views: 45,167
Posted By HHPhoto
Or...

Or from
www.macodirect.de
www.fotoimpex.de
www.nordfoto.de

Cheers, Jan
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 22
Views: 370
Posted By HHPhoto
Maybe it would be helpful for you to contact...

Maybe it would be helpful for you to contact David Nardi in Toronto:
http://www.davidnardi.com/

http://www.e6it.ca/

Cheers, Jan
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