I have recently been testing various films with the Adox HR developer. I like
that developer because of convenience: the dilutions are very high, like 1:30
or 1:40 depending on the film, and you only prepare what you need that day.
This eliminates the problem I have with powder developers like D76, which have
to be mixed to produce 1 liter of stock solution which has only limited shelf
life, so I end up wasting a lot of developer. With the Adox, I do not have this
problem. It is a liquid developer in a small bottle (100 ml) and keeps very
well.
Last week the film I tested was Fuji Acros, shot in my Leica M2 and 50mm
Summilux. I did a photo session with Eri, my favourite subject, who is a big
aficionado of her fellow Greek Maria Callas, and she adopted a couple of poses
frequently used by Callas.
Apparently this one is a classic Callas pose:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-WKRgn9n/A
This is just Eri smiling:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-ScMR9F7/A
The following day we had the last-Friday-of-November drinks, and I used the
same camera on our new trainees. They love the pictures. Somehow, people really
respond differently when they see these film photos, shot with a camera and
lens that were produced well before they were born (my M2 is from 1966 and the
Summilux I used from 1961).
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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