I surrender, I can fight it no longer. I'm souping my own.

Ducky

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I just ordered a few rolls of hp5 plus, d-76, a daylight tank and a fixer. Good grief guys, this is all your fault, first a Kiev, now soup. Where does it end, where does it end?

Oh, I also ordered a Canon 4400f. It got good reviews at Amazon, photo.net and others.

Look for results in a few weeks.

I also returned my Canon SX100is. Digital is too easy, just shoot and shoot and shoot. Last time out I had both with me and the quick digital trigger finger spilled over to my Kiev and I shot too much junk without setting up my shots.

I'm cured of the digital GAS. Now if I can only dodge the RF GAS around here I'll manage.:bang:

ps: I kept my digi ps.🙂
 
Quote "It ends with gen-u-wine silver halide prints, of course."

Here, here!

In other words you forgot the Dektol, Paper of choice, developing trays, and enlarger.
 
I use my bathroom after dark 🙂

I think it all ends 100 years from now when some forum member says "damn, your grandfather was an amazing photographer! And it's nice to see Tri-X hasn't changed much since the old days." 🙂

Of course, if like me you have no kids, it would all end at a family gathering decades from now with "wow, who knew he had any talents at all?" lol.

Just keep reminding yourself RF GAS doesn't depreciate. Every Kiev you keep/return to mint user condition is a camera some enthusiast will be using into the future. 50 years from now, nobody is going to want a 10 megapixel digital. But as long as there are people to aspire to a nice user Leica or color dial Contax or a Ziess Ikon with a fusion battery conversion, the rest of the cameras can keep chugging away. You keep a Jupiter-9 in good user condition, smoothly focusing and stopping down, and someone down the road will thank you for that.
 
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sitemistic said:
Kiev's are too easy. Real photographers shoot 8x10!

Ouch, I guess I left myself open for that one😕 . I suppose there were those who said that an AE-AF-motorwind 35mm was too easy.

It's a personal thing, I guess. I have gotten some good shots with digital and some lousy shots with film. As they say, it's not the camera, stupid, its the person useing it.

I just wanted to be more involved in the process, that's all, so I'll be souping my own film. It's not a big investment so we'll see how it goes.

Thanks for the gentle nudge, sitemistic, I'll choose my words more carefully.
 
Well I think your efforts should be applauded.

Just remember - use an old towel for drying your hands with.
I used a bathroom towel an have been smelling of chemicals all week!

I blamed the cats. 😉
 
Ducky said:
Ouch, I guess I left myself open for that one😕 . I suppose there were those who said that an AE-AF-motorwind 35mm was too easy.


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As a matter of fact ... 😀

And don't worry, it's a long road from 35mm to MF, your own enlarger, then 4x5, all before you need to lust for that 8x10. Enjoy the ride. 😀 😀
 
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