Re: PESO - Down In Indiana

2017-07-04 Thread pdml-mark
Hi Ann - I goofed up my reply to this to the list - so here it is again - alternate crop of the photo with the dark cloud in the upper left removed: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/down-in-indiana-alternate-crop?blog=9 Mark -From: "M

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-07-22 Thread pdml-mark
Regarding the Kodak deal in China: In 1998 Kodak realized that the emergence of a more prosperous middle class in China would create huge demand for photographic products. Obviously, people would want to buy film, and lots of it. So they got into China big time, with considerable cost added by

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-07-22 Thread pdml-mark
I'll have to look at the next roll I develop - maybe there is more room at the end than I remember. I'm mostly shooting with an *ist film body and Mz-S these days, so the camera decides when the film is over. But both bodies let me leave the leader out, so I could pursue the short leader option

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-07-22 Thread pdml-mark
Interesting - wouldn't the minilab lose the last frame by cutting off the film? In the rolls I develop by hand I get pretty close to the end of the spoolm but maybe the cannister is smaller than I think. I once brought a roll of E-6 to a Walgreens and was upbrided by the machine operator who t

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-07-21 Thread pdml-mark
Yeah - I'm enjoying Kentmere 400 a lot. I need to try the ISO 100 product. I never cared much for HP 5 or FP 4 - they were technically fine but I just never got excited about them. I like the Kentmere 400 because it is more grainy and has more character. I actually ordered a 100' roll of the Ke

Re: Bulk Film Loading

2013-07-21 Thread pdml-mark
I think Plus X was discontinued some time ago - I got a few rolls o 120 and 10 pack of 24 exposure 35mm when it was disconitnued, which I still have. Istumbled into a pro pack of 120 on ebay at a good price recently. I really liked that film. These days I am using Arista Edu 100. I bought some