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There is a good reason why the photos on this roll aren’t very interesting. As my second-ever bulk rolled film, I wanted to confirm whether or not I had done it right. It turns out that I did! Just like colour negative development, slide development, and ECN-2, it turns out that bulk rolling was nowhere…
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So it turns out that it’s possible that the almost twenty-year-old forum advice was correct: noodling with the exposure compensation dial on the Pentax ES II might have done the trick. I didn’t make many photos on Saturday when Kathleen and I paid visit to a suburban shopping area (bulk loaded ~12 frames), the camera…
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My lesson-of-the-day on Thursday was that the Pentax ES II might not be just a temperature princess, but like its owner, a bit of a princess-princess. For the first time since winter, I had one frame where the shutter just stayed open, and in a new twist, several frames where it underexposed. Before I knew…
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The roll wasn’t totally burnt, just singed mostly. The photos above are the best I was able to get from the roll in scanning, but as you might remember, runaway/overdeveloped highlights are my real bugbear. Once again, this Wednesday, I had the privilege of being reminded that when your chemistry is warmer than 24 or…
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