These will require a dark room or a changing bag though, they aren't "daylight" tanks (i.e., loadable without a darkroom). Given the nature of roll film (i.e., a roll therefore not in a cartridge) I am not certain daylight loading is feasible.

BTW, have a good trip to the US!

Best wishes, Kris.

This was one of a series of speculative (and rejected) shots for one of the competitions (wood I think?). I am posting it not because I think it is a great photo, but because I was rather pleased as to how sharp my 35 year old K series 200mm lens can be when I nail the focus and don't wobble. I really must buy that split screen I have been contemplating for the last couple of years!

Best wishes, Kris.

Just as well I didn't enter then Actually, I was going to enter one of my archaeological society surveying, but when I saw the quality of the images already in it wasn't in the same league.

Best wishes, Kris.

Did they all go?

K.

7dayshop for film.

Dev, scan and print is always pretty pricey though. Good quality flatbed negative scanners can work very well.

No idea about daylight tanks for medium format film though.

Best wishes, K.

I think everyone has just about covered it already.

With the wheel I shot for the "hand of man" competition I shot six versions. In that case I moved things that were in the image I didn't like (e.g., old plastic bags in the background). For the Soldier's and Sailors image I took six of the view (trying to get the flag looking good and then the boy walked into the frame) and five of the detail (waiting for interest in the clouds), but the sunset in Central Park I took just two. If I had been shooting slides I would have taken just one of each (and probably cursed when it didn't come out quite right!)

The one big thing which is different with digital is that I shoot, check the histogram, then adjust exposure and shoot again. With film I think a great deal more about the exposure before shooting. With the LF camera I am running around with a hand-held meter making notes and thinking about the zone system (I really must buy a spotmeter...)

K.

I must admit I prefer to keep my tyres on good tarmac! Mind you, after this winter the roads are all looking a bit like that track, more potholes than you can shake a stick at.

K.

How about this crop?




I'll delete the file if you want.

If you have the RAW file still (if you shoot RAW) you could try using the recover slider to tone down the burnt out highlights. Failing that, some very careful cloning/patching would work too (I was just too lazy to try it myself).

K.

They are all good but No. 2 stands out for me too. Do you have tyre tracks down your back now?

K.

I have put film --- admitted slow stuff like 64 ASA or 125 SAS --- through both hold and hand-luggage scanners and ne'er a problem. The only time I sent it round was when I did an internal flight in Romania in 1992 and they were still using hand-cranked x-ray machines covered with "not film safe" stickers... I am not sure they were passenger safe either!

K.