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Ashley

@grumpyfck.bsky.social

Owner of Plymouth Darkroom. Film Photography and printing. Vintage camera lover.

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Fingers crossed you get no fires.

10.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear that Gav.

02.12.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my!

01.12.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The intrepid is infinitely lighter, but fiddly setting up. Build quality is, well, average.

25.10.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Crown is lighter, the trade of is much harder to use barrel lenses. The rear shutter expands that aspect.

25.10.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep in mind, with the grafs you are sacrificing some of the movements. I have owned and hiked with both.

25.10.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The speed is actually about the same weight Richard. Where the MPP has more ally fittings, the speed has the rear shutter. If you aren't bothered about the rear shutter on the speed then the crown is a tad lighter.

25.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Find yourself a good old fashioned anolog one, I find them rather calming.

23.10.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, I pressed the wrong button! I don't scan negs anymore. I scan my prints (wet prints). So... 6! 🀣

17.10.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The glow in the highlights is effectively eery.

08.10.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They look great, what are you rating it at, out of interest.

08.10.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Completely understandable, pairing a film you like and your preferred development is what it all about.

01.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my regulars uses ilfosol 3, while he has to be careful with how he treats high contrast scenes he has good success with low light stuff. I have a formula for ID-11 1:2 that works very well controlling grain. Don't get me started on stand. 🀣

01.10.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooof, 17yr old! She will not be happy with that mistake.

01.10.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 400 I use for workshops mostly. It plays well at 400 so pretty straight forward. Prints OK etc.

01.10.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kentmere is actually pretty decent as a budget film, I have yet to purchase any 200.

30.09.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wasn't for Cyanotype type day but my 7yr old experimented creating samples for her textile and design course. Had to get them to greens and browns for the remit.

30.09.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am on a mini break too, visiting daughter 2 at uni. Have a nice time mucker.

30.09.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will admit, I stock up Christmas and birthdays etc.

29.09.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes I rate at 400, even 500 and up temps to 24Β°, times though I am still tuning in.

29.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tmax 400 is pretty much my general wandering about 35mm film. How and what I do is depends. Atm I am over at Southsea, reasonable light etc. So rating at 250 and will develop in tmax developer quite gently.

29.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They are, or can be quite different. Developer and rating play quite a part.

29.09.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's great, and a little disturbing.

25.09.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sodium sulfite = Hypo clear.

25.09.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Save the money, use it for portraits... πŸ˜‰

25.09.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha, gotcha... Being used to the super D, how many times have you forgot to reset aperture after focusing, one of my rushing brain fart errors. Them press photographers had some skills.

25.09.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How did you lose the shots? The shutters tend to announce their activity. I just palm slap my forehead and and recock the Mirror.

25.09.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't worry Ralph, I often accidentally slide mine into time mode. The one saving grace is the shutter release doesn't trigger the curtain. And yes my 2x3 is for more free moving than my 3x4. The different mechanisms on my 4x5 auto is fairly incidental proof.

25.09.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This whole situation started to live in my head rent free.

17.09.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done my friend, another year passes.

17.09.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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