When I shared the results from a Minolta XG1 I recently won in an auction ($10!), I was concerned that I had some concern that the meter was out and it looked like it was possible that it was underexposing a little. Part of this came from the results (thin negatives, but the rebate text seemed okay), and part of it came from my (incorrect) intuition that the mirror return sounded a little “quick” while using it.

When I left the office on Friday, I decided to give the camera a second roll to test. In an attempt to eliminate the camera as a possibility, I chose a different film and developer. So instead of Fomapan 100 in D-96, it was Kodak Tri-X in HC-110e, a combination I use more often.

This time, everything went as expected, so I am now confident that the camera’s metering is accurate. It looks like my D-96, which was on roll 11 of 12, might be the culprit. Or I misread the temperature, which never actually seems to happen, but even after 435 rolls developed, it seems easier to doubt myself than the materials that I am using.

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