What film to use in the big city ??

[gdi]

Kenny, I live a few miles from you and I would suggest the simplest thing to do starting out is to go to Ritz (the one in the new Canton shops) and buy some C-41 B&W. I prefer Kodak over Ilford (XP2) and just let them process it for you.

If you decide to process yourself, you can buy chemicals and tanks at Simonds in East Hartford. I have been doing that with HP5 and Tri-X a roll at a time(120 film). I then scan it with a Nikon and print. If you shoot chrome (I do Ektachrome) then Kula in Hartford has same day turnaround. In fact, Kula may do silver B&W on site as well, I never checked.

Good luck!

[kennyg]

I found a website for Kula. They do true B&W developing and printing. Dev. only is $6.50 per roll and 3.95 for scanning to CD. I was thinking of going this route, and then I can select what I like for printing. It sounds a bit expensive....what do you think?

[rover]

That is not a bad price. Printing runs a bit expensive as paper is expensive.

I posted some shots today in my gallery, I ran into the city last weekend, just threw a roll of Fuji color stuff in the camera.

[rover]

Originally Posted by gdi

Kenny, I live a few miles from you and I would suggest the simplest thing to do starting out is to go to Ritz (the one in the new Canton shops) and buy some C-41 B&W. I prefer Kodak over Ilford (XP2) and just let them process it for you.

If you decide to process yourself, you can buy chemicals and tanks at Simonds in East Hartford. I have been doing that with HP5 and Tri-X a roll at a time(120 film). I then scan it with a Nikon and print. If you shoot chrome (I do Ektachrome) then Kula in Hartford has same day turnaround. In fact, Kula may do silver B&W on site as well, I never checked.

Good luck!

Another CT resident. I was a little disappointed last time I ran into Simonds. They have the basic stock, but were real low on tanks and "hardware." I ended up picking up stuff from B&H and Freestyle.