Camera Talk

I understand Julio and Graham, maybe I go tomorrow to the shop to get the fixer, but so far I will use the d76 I got until its finished, about 2-3 develops I guess.
Julio, doing my own developer and fixer will need more investment buying more things, I'm about to place cameras and other stuff among socks already, after reading Graham's advice about hc-110 I would try it first before doing any myself.
Graham, I guess I can order from here at that web or the other famous German one, but there is one law here that prohibites send by mail chemicals, so first I'm going to ask one guy I know who does these kimd or orders if there is any problem because film can be usefull as well this way (actually I buy my films to a guy who I don't from where he brings them but it's the same price if I would buy by on hose web sites).
Thank you both for the tips about fixing and stopping.
I'm will do the first test if I can get the fixer discarding the one I have. Probable one 4x5 shot with Angulon 90mm f6,8 I'm cleaning now.

Alex, one more thing about the changing bag. Find a wooden box with a lid that can seal light tight. About 50 x 40 x 30 cm. Cut two holes in the side and get your wife to make two sleeves from black cloth with elasticated openings and attach them to inside of the holes, to put your arms through. This will be much better than a changing bag.

Yes Graham, I had that in mind as well, more comfortable and more space to operate.
I will do that but with an extra red window (that it can be sealed) for handling and develop paper without darkroom. It has to be absolutely collapsible so I can place it somewhere out of sight my beloved wife.
So by now the best I can do is a cube with metal/plastic sticks with the pre-made angles, like the kids have for construction, and put it inside the changing bag allowing me to operate freely.
Another option is to encourage my 17 yo daughter to get married soon and make her room my dark-sacred-room.
Thank you for the idea of the wooden box, it helped me to think about the construction kit .

Good luck, Alex. One thing about kids, even after they are married, they never leave home. DAMHNT (Don't Ask Me How I kNow This!)

Here we go...

Kodak Ektar f7.7 203mm on Prontor SVS shutter, lens has multiple cleaning marks on front and some lost of coating, few dots, shutter is very soft and hard to cock.
I was planing to shoot twice, first with this lens and second with Angulon 90mm f6,8, after I shot this first she told me why I bought mineral water for babies (delivery boy mixed bottles and he gave my distilled water to a baby) Cyrillic lettering doesn't help at all. So I stopped and decided only one shot was enough until getting distilled water.

No pre soaking.
Develop at 20C, D-76, 12 min. 30 sec inversions at first and two inversions every minute.
Stop 1 min with Fomacitro (still usable), non stop inversions.
Fixer 4 min, Ilford Rapid Fixer (no other Ilford here), 30 sec inversions at first and two inversions every minute.
Ilford wash, fill the tank 5 inversions, fill the tank 10 inversion, fill the tank 10 inversions, fill the tank with wet agent and 10 inversions.
Take out and keep it drying.

Scan, no ANR glass yet and not film holder made yet, when I get it I will scan some previous picture to have some examples to compare.
I let the scanner to get the levels as it wanted when scanning after selecting the frame I wanted.

I remember I had her yes on focus, I placed the film holder and she moved a bit, she was in a hurry and I thought ok lets go.

Ilford Delta 100, 4x5, 1/15 sec f7.7 (cloudy day, first snow), probably the shutter cheated and did 1/8 sec with the cold.

She moved... Or I lost focus somewhere.

I like the scarf, very thin and warm wool.

More to come, please comment at will
Thank you for watching.
Alex

Looks OK to me, Alex. She did not move too much.

Nothing wrong with that. Bravo, Alex, for a first time attempt it is a resounding success. Tonality couldn't be better.

Good focus for a portrait, Alex. Hard to keep anyone still when the weather turns cold.

PF