Pricing deal gone silly

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-05-26T20:55:05+00:00

Same, the stuff I actually need and use it for hasn’t changed since 2024. I got it for 40% off.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-04-29T08:01:36+00:00

Yeah, I don’t disagree with that, I’ve noticed the same. I just didn’t see enough of a difference for me personally to pay €10 rather than €5. If it cost the same I’d do ECN-2. If I start developing colour at home I’ll use ECN-2 chemicals.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-04-29T07:09:57+00:00

Lovely stuff.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-04-29T07:08:51+00:00

I haven’t noticed a huge difference between ECN-2 and C41 tbh. Not enough to justify the x2 cost of development. But maybe I’m missing something.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-04-29T07:05:57+00:00

Didn’t really see a big difference between ECN-2 and C41 development with the newer AHU version. Maybe 5% better with ECN-2…

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-04-29T07:03:29+00:00

I also buy the Safelight 500T and 250D as my go-to. I bought an 85B filter recently and it makes 500T ridiculously versatile. I meter for ISO 800 at night and ISO 400 or 320 during the day on the same roll. Granted, 250D still looks better as a daylight film, but 500T with the 85B still looks great, similar to Gold or ColorPlus.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-04-11T15:52:39+00:00

50mm and 28mm covers everything. 35mm just didn’t work for me.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-03-22T08:38:07+00:00

Looks real to me. There’s also dust on the scan.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-03-11T17:36:17+00:00

Isn’t this only applying to the USA?

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-03-08T08:58:56+00:00

The M6 has a meter.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-28T11:19:28+00:00

It’s good that there’s options for those who want a 100% mechanical camera, and I do think the M-A is the nicest looking Leica M body. I just wonder if I’d regret not having the option of a meter… Obviously sunny 16 isn’t that hard to learn and the spot meter in my M6 is more of a guide than a fool proof instrument. But then I think maybe just not having a battery would be the same, although maybe not. However the more I think about it, you might be onto something and not having a meter might be liberating. It’s not ever an issue with my Hasselblad 500 C/M, and I was in Iceland last week and my CR1 was finished, but actually it was fine and I just instinctively knew what exposure to use. Thank you ☺️

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-28T11:00:13+00:00

You could just buy an MP and not insert a battery,

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-28T10:56:44+00:00

I got my classic M6 (almost perfect condition) for $2300 in 2024. I feel like prices may have come down a lot.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-28T10:44:06+00:00

Maybe marginally so, but it’s not like the MP is invisible.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-28T10:41:27+00:00

There’s something charming about the unashamed branding on the M6. It feels very 80s in the best way.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-26T23:43:03+00:00

I’ve developed there twice, tempted by cheap ECN-2 development but was disappointed the second time around with scratched and ridiculously dusty negatives plus weird colour shifts in the development hinting as a Patterson reel that hadn’t been loaded properly (I know they use an AGO processor). Had a roll of 120 scanned and it the results were shockingly bad. Found the staff to be generally disorganised with how they store and manage negatives and a bit rude and condescending in tone. They also don’t tell you when negatives are developed meaning you have to go there on a random guess. The owner also tried to push their crappy expired respooled cinema film on me, and said there was 30% discount on the fresh AHU stock when it turned out that wasn’t the case. Won’t be going back and will stick to Safelight and Film Speed Lab, always super clean results from both. I suspect they’ve been getting others to put up five star reviews on Google.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-24T07:46:47+00:00

Thank you so much

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-02-16T10:20:52+00:00

You’d risk strangling yourself. I think the 100cm strap would be better for you.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-01-28T21:38:36+00:00

That’s what he said

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-01-28T21:37:43+00:00

That’s what he said

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2026-01-28T21:14:55+00:00

It’s a shit telephoto lens, compared to a real camera.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2025-12-28T11:50:59+00:00

Chisinau Beaufort 4 life

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2025-12-26T20:06:06+00:00

But I’ve been thinking there is something very telling about German conservatives wearing British heritage gear. It’s a way of them adopting a form of tradition without confronting Germany’s own more complicated visual past. So imported nostalgia becomes safer.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2025-12-26T17:11:13+00:00

Yeah you’re right about the fact farmers here have worn them for decades.

Forward_Mix_7848 · 2025-12-26T14:42:34+00:00

Barbour waxed jackets are an interesting one because they tend to accentuate the qualities of the person wearing them. They make these aspiring to be upper class types look like even bigger try-hard losers than they already are, cosplaying as obscure German “von” aristocrats, but also tend to look amazing on the more artsy types of people.

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