I agonized a bit over which camera(s) to bring along on this business trip, but realized that 1) I’m unlikely to have much time to shoot, and 2) if I take camera(s) out of the equation, I could fit everything I need for 2.5 days in the camera bag, this removing the need for an …
Author Archives: James Cockroft
Harmon films – Kentmere 400 (1)
I had a bit of a problem with the LC-A… it wouldn’t wind for some reason, so I stuck it in the dark bag, opened the back, unstuck the film, wound it back into the canister a bit, shot through to where I figured I was on the roll, and only then did I research …
Harmon Films: Ilford FP4 Plus (1)
Results from the Kentmere 100 were a bit disappointing, with blown highlights and clumpy grain. Both, of course, possibly the result of the 24℃ temperature or some other development issue. I followed times and temperatures included on the box for the FP4 Plus, though, so let’s take a look and see how it held up.
Harmon films: Kentmere 100 (1)
As mentioned previously, I’ve embarked down the dangerous road* of home processing Black & White film and am checking out some of the (less expensive) Harmon films. First up, the Kentmere 100. And apologies for the delay! Eid al Adha came again, Alhamdulillah (and may Allah azza wa jall accept our fasts, sacrifices, and duas), …
Hipstamatic 301!
Just two days after Hipstamatic 300’s long awaited debut, Hipstamatic is back with an update. The most noticeable change, for me: volume button shutter works again! In classic mode, volume down expands and contracts the embiggened viewfinder and volume up trips the shutter. In new pro camera mode, both volume up and volume down both …
Hipstamatic 300!
Hipstamatic 300 made its debut yesterday sometime. Here’s my walkthrough and initial comments. tl;dw: I like it. If you’re a Hipstamatic user, it’s a great update. https://youtu.be/WboKCcTWohI
Harmon films: the boxes
A couple of months ago, I picked up two rolls each of four Harmon films: Kentmere 100, Ilford FP4 Plus, Kentmere 400, and Ilford HP5 Plus. At the time, I had recently acquired two rolls of long-expired Ansco Versapan and gotten some interesting results with it and the R3 Monobath. I wanted to get started playing with …
