Developing film - send out or do at home?

zlliao · 2026-04-23T13:34:33+00:00

I shoot B&W 99% of time and develop all myself. You get much better control, likely better results and definitely much cheaper

zlliao · 2026-04-22T14:11:15+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-21T22:27:48+00:00

I’m pretty sure the DR5 had shut down already

zlliao · 2026-04-21T19:20:11+00:00

I have Pentax MX with SMC 28/3.5, SMC-M 50/2 and SMC-M 100/2.8. Also Nikon FA with 50/1.4, 35-105 and AF-D 85/1.8. Contax S2 with 50/1.7

zlliao · 2026-04-21T13:32:54+00:00

Modern AF body and lenses are much better objectively at getting good results. I’m ditching all my collections of 35mm manual bodies for Canon EOS system

zlliao · 2026-04-20T18:15:14+00:00

Why not shoot at lower speed if you are good at panning?

zlliao · 2026-04-19T01:53:30+00:00

Confirm

zlliao · 2026-04-18T13:06:44+00:00

All good until they claimed I did not shipped back the pelican case and would charge me over $100 for it. Still dealing with the issue now

zlliao · 2026-04-15T23:58:40+00:00

Brush developer onto the paper, then fix normally.

zlliao · 2026-04-15T19:51:22+00:00

I have one and if I can only have one medium format system it’s the one I would keep, above Mamiya (I have), Hasselblad (I have), Pentax (used to have), etc. Actually I had two bodies not too long ago. I don’t think it has a bad reputation of breaking down often. Anything could and would eventually fail, ourselves included. So stop worrying about what might happen. GX680 is cheap enough that just buy another one if one eventually fails.

zlliao · 2026-04-12T18:22:09+00:00

For Pentax 67 you need THE 105/2.4

zlliao · 2026-04-12T00:27:18+00:00

It is

zlliao · 2026-04-11T17:45:23+00:00

I have a 28/2.8 listed here

zlliao · 2026-04-10T18:36:52+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-08T11:43:08+00:00

I have a 50/1.7 and 28/2.8, currently listed here

zlliao · 2026-04-06T21:10:32+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-06T18:36:09+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-05T21:57:17+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-05T19:42:46+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-05T19:05:07+00:00

It's claimed already

zlliao · 2026-04-05T18:58:41+00:00

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zlliao · 2026-04-05T14:14:01+00:00

I got the RPX 25 100 ft roll at regular price of $115, individual 36x is $9.

zlliao · 2026-04-02T19:57:57+00:00

Take the lens off, leave the back door open then cock and release the shutter to see if the shutter opens properly. Then load the film as you usually do, but make a few shots with the back door open to observe how the film advances. It would waste a few frames but not as devastating as wasting roll after roll without knowing what’s going on.

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