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Cross quoting from the general gear thread to bring more discussion here (in reference to me looking at getting an N80+battery grip+28-80 for $140)Luxmore posted:Not a terrible deal on the N80, although I'd hold out for an N90, which is hugely more solid and will work with manual-focus Nikon lenses. I went ahead and got the N80, as my local store doesn't get a lot of this kind of stuff on consignment, as well as the fact that while the N90 will meter on a manual lens, it is not compatible with VR lenses, which is the direction I see my lenses taking in the next few years. First off, this thing is pretty sweet with my 50/1.8. Coming from the D40, I grew tired to trying to hit the focus manually, but obviously the N80 can nail focus in a heartbeat. Well...I haven't gotten anything developed yet to confirm, but I shot 2 rolls of TX400 at EI400 at a party this weekend, and should be getting in a dark room by the end of the week (I haven't been in a dark room in maybe 10 years!!) Has anyone here ever use Diafine w/ Tri-X 400? Why do I see conflicting reports about whether or not it will expose the TX400 to EI1600 with the "standard" proccess? I understand some people choose to set their camera to 1100 or something they feel gets the exposure they're looking for, but others seem to insist that they shoot at 400 and the Diafine doesn't overexpose it... Also, I wouldn't mind if someone would talk about some of the finer points of shooting slide, as I'm very much used to the latitude of B&W and doing all the processing myself. I'd be really interested in shooting my campus w/ velvia before I leave.
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Clayton Bigsby posted:What I would recommend, and it won't cost you more than a roll of film. Great idea, I pretty much figured this is what I'd end up doing. I think I can autobracket +1 and -1 from 800 and have it all figure out in an afternoon. As far as training my eye...well that's why I'm getting into film, no shoot, review the lcd, adjust, and take the right exposure  Now, for getting my hands on the developing tools. Expect me back in about 2 weeks asking about making prints
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Luxmore posted:Also if anyone wants some short-dated (August 08) Neopan 1600 for $5 a roll, let me know, because I just picked up a crapload of it. A quick flickr search interests me to this film, what is your experience with it? I would be interested in a few rolls if a beginner like me could develop it.
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Found a good deal (free, lol) on two rolls of expired (4 months) Ilford Delta 3200. I shot it at 6400 (night street life), and was wondering if I should go with diafine or a traditional process? I liked tri-x 400 @ 1250 ISO in diafine, and I think for what I shot, grain would probably be a plus.
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Reichstag posted:what's that? film thread print exchange?) That actually sounds like a lot of fun. I rotate my prints frequently in a number of frames in my living room, and it'd be fun to swap up some prints with other people!
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