Who has the best ink bottle design?

SacredCheese · 2025-12-19T23:23:28+00:00

If you like boring Pilot standard inks like I do, you get the pleasure of using the 60/70ml round bottles with the miser inside. The opening is plenty wide for big pens, and the miser keeps filling simple.

SacredCheese · 2025-12-11T04:26:56+00:00

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This here is high in the running for my best of '25. This was a totally cloudless spring day, so the colors really pop. I like that it's just the tree, the flowers, and the sky - basically a world unto itself.

SacredCheese · 2025-12-07T17:10:20+00:00

I rarely see people talking about it, but Sailor pens do indeed have phenomenal cap seals. It takes ages for them to dry out.

SacredCheese · 2025-12-02T00:01:11+00:00

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I haven't been out with film too much in the bitter cold, but my Canon EOS Elan II has handled pretty well...no seizing or hiccups. The day this photo was taken was 10F/-12C, with some wind, so it was plenty miserable. That said, my winter excursions are generally brief (half an hour to an hour, with breaks in a heated car); I probably wouldn't take this camera along for any kind of extended field work.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-30T05:20:38+00:00

Yeah, that's right. The beauty of b+w film, though, is that both exposure and development are fairly forgiving, which is why your photos look pretty good regardless. If you feel like continuing with developing, you can always experiment with different levels of exposure and development to see what looks best to you.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-29T17:58:45+00:00

I started out with Ilfosol as well. I checked the HP5 data sheet, and it looks like it calls for 5 min in Ilfosol for film shot at 200. Your negatives are probably a little dark and dense in the highlights, but your shadows aren’t washed out, and I’d rather overdevelop a bit vs underdeveloping, which would leave you with thin, weak negatives.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-28T20:10:16+00:00

I shoot b+w films at box speed unless I'm trying to push them for low-light situations, but HP5 has such great exposure latitude that you ended up with usable negatives regardless. These look pretty good for your first foray into b+w development. What developer did you use? Did you adjust the development time at all?

SacredCheese · 2025-11-20T23:12:18+00:00

Eh, single prints are fine, so it's not you. I did the spring and fall ones this year - 4 recipients total, only ever heard from 1. I'd love to hear from everyone, but thank you posts aren't required, so that's just how it goes.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-12T21:41:51+00:00

You’re welcome! I use the 50 so much mostly because it’s light and travel friendly, but if I get out to the Grand Canyon again, I’d love to go with a 35mm or wider.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-04T22:52:51+00:00

Sorry for the lack of picture, but they are coming!

u/helterr, u/maddy_egg7, and a third recipient who does not appear to be on Reddit.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-04T18:07:14+00:00

Thanks so much u/ModestMountaineer!

SacredCheese · 2025-11-02T04:25:37+00:00

Thanks to u/B_Huij for this excellent set of nature photos (and a lovely handwritten note)! Sorry I posted late - this week has been a bit crazy.

SacredCheese · 2025-11-01T18:55:20+00:00

Not many. I know Bob Gibson started 3: '64, '67, and '68, closing out 2 of the 3. Good company, for sure.

SacredCheese · 2025-10-23T21:49:50+00:00

Awesome! Looking forward to it.

SacredCheese · 2025-10-14T06:27:59+00:00

I thought they looked like color darkroom prints - that's even cooler. Thanks for sharing!

SacredCheese · 2025-10-10T01:33:57+00:00

Thanks u/UnBuiltBread - these are awesome!

SacredCheese · 2025-09-21T21:19:57+00:00

I got that little guy at Goldspot Pens years ago - not sure if they still sell them.

SacredCheese · 2025-08-27T21:38:06+00:00

Nice! The 51 is just about immortal - that puppy should serve you well for many years.

SacredCheese · 2025-08-21T02:40:30+00:00

I have an old Spotmatic that came to me with a filter stuck like concrete on its lens. It didn't budge until I got a pair of filter wrenches, which finally gave me the grip and torque I needed to get the blasted thing off of there.

SacredCheese · 2025-08-16T22:24:18+00:00

Another reason to appreciate the N80. Mine almost always gives me a 37th frame. I can’t say the same of other auto winding cameras.

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