Tag: Rodinal

  • I recently won an auction on eBay for a Yashica J rangefinder camera from 1961 for a really good price. At the top of nobody’s list of classic cameras and seemingly made by Yashica from surplus parts, I was nevertheless anxious to get out and give it a try. Clean and (seemingly) in good working…

  • From sneakers to Sorels, this week represented the worst of March. Monday was (relatively) warm, sunny, and I was freed from the stomp-clomp of winter boots. By Saturday, however, it back to the winter boots. Just over 10mm of snow had fallen and would continue to fall through to the noon hour. Although it had…

  • I’ve always been a bit nervous about Rodinal in its 1+25 dilution. It doesn’t seem like it is warranted, but somewhere along the way, I came to believe that 1+25 would get me big grain and big contrast, which are qualities I don’t seek. Seeing the sun (yay!) on Thursday, I decided to take a…