So 50 year old Ansco still has some life in it and the R3 works very well and is super easy to use, but I encountered three problems. A couple are obviously user error, probably all of them are. Please. If you have any advice or suggestions, please please please pass them on.
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Expired Ansco, meet R3 Monobath (2)
And there be pictures on that roll! MashaAllah! Alhamdulillah! Allahu Akbar! 6 minute stand at 80F, and 5 minutes continuous wash: easy!
Expired Ansco, meet R3 Monobath (1)
After 6 weeks or so, I finally shot through the first roll of 50 year old Ansco Versapan. Strangely, it more or less jumped on the reel, so I’m curious to see what—if anything—the edge markings reveal. Equally strangely, the bottom of the film canister was loose… This was fortunate, since I seem to have …
Ansco Versapan 125
I loaded the old film into the old camera today, and thought maybe you’d like to see the unboxing… Do people share unboxings of old, expired black & white film? Well, I guess I do… especially since it’s kinda cool. So I acquired this film from the bay… $9.95 + shipping. Good deal? Average? Rip …
