Exposing Eastman (Double-X) 5222 in the Leica

Did you order directly from Kodak? They used to have an online store, but when I checked their website today it looks like you have to call them now.
 
pschauss said:
Did you order directly from Kodak? They used to have an online store, but when I checked their website today it looks like you have to call them now.
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Mine was ordered from take2films.co.uk but I had to order a LOT to avoid a stupid surcharge Kodak have apparently put on orders less than £500 (ex vat)
 
pschauss said:
Did you order directly from Kodak? They used to have an online store, but when I checked their website today it looks like you have to call them now.
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I called them on the phone. There's no email tracking or anything like that. I suppose I'll have to call them back tomorrow to get a UPS tracking #. Welcome back to the early 1990s.
 
yossarian123 said:
I called them on the phone. There's no email tracking or anything like that. I suppose I'll have to call them back tomorrow to get a UPS tracking #. Welcome back to the early 1990s.
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I've always just called them over the phone. I have always received my shipment within a day or two. That's quick!
 
Last roll for a while, several other film types knocking at the door and dull enough for 400iso here now.
This one in TD-201 3 minsA&B Color Skopar 50mm f2.5 on Nikon S3, one sharp lens.
English Lake District- Bowness

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presspass said:
Chris, love the look in TD201. How many rolls can you get from a one-litre bottle or do you use it and toss it? Thanks.
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I make up 2 Litres for 5 reel Paterson tanks which need 1500ml ish. So any wastage can run to 500ml which it never does.
Re use each time, gets a bit discoloured and I will probably toss after 3 months for safety. Usually that rather than exhausted. This batch is on 25 x 35mm rolls, that shot was on the 25th. You can always increase the time if it gets "lazy" 😀
TomA has run serious volumes through it but he can do that in under 3 months.
The three months is purely arbitrary based on no facts at all 🙄
It's not that it costs a fortune to replace. The Kodalk is a problem in the UK at the moment. I buy from Sigma Aldrich direct and had to wait for it to come from France, I have a trade account.
 
presspass said:
Thanks, Chris. I have used TD 201 in the past but not recently. Right now, I'm on a D-23 kick and working out the replenishment schedule. This gives me something else to think about. Again, thanks.
Jim
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Nothing wrong with D-23, last time I ran 15 rolls through with no replenishment mainly on the Silvermax, I think (I gave up density etc measurement etc when I got over my Ansel Adams phase) the T-201 is sharper because the high sulphite, which acts as a grain solvent at 100g and over and softens the grain, has less effect in the TD-201 due to the shorter time in the first bath.

Just sneak in a small image not on 5222 and apologies for wandering OT.
Silvermax, M2 Biogon f2 35mm River Hodder 8mins D-23

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The Td 201 will do about 60 rolls in the 2x2000 ml batches. I usually increase the time after 30-35 rolls to A3 and B 4 min. You do loose a bit of the A in the process (absorbed by the emulsion) and after 60 rolls the original volume of 2000 ml of A is reduced to about 1600 ml. By that ime it is also somewhat tea coloured and smells a bit - no effect on the developing though.
 
I also did a roll at 800 for 1 hour a few weeks ago too. Results were ok, but I think 2 hours for 1600 is perfect.

I'm going to be pushing a lot more now because it gets dark much sooner now.

Only thing that sucks is it takes almost 2.5 hours to get a roll done
 
I have decided to give this film a try. A member in another group sold me 4 rolls of 36 exposure for $22 which included shipping. If it works for me I plan to buy in bulk..
 
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