Variations on a theme...

colour ones are pretty nasty as they use bleach. B&W are not too bad - you can use lemon juice as a stop bath. Mostly just a bit smelly
My dad was an aerial photographer for the US Navy back in the Korean War. He taught me as a kid how to develop B&W and I was still doing so, using his 50+ yrs enlarger and gear, up until 10 years ago.
I thank you for triggering fond memories.
 
My dad was an aerial photographer for the US Navy back in the Korean War. He taught me as a kid how to develop B&W and I was still doing so, using his 50+ yrs enlarger and gear, up until 10 years ago.
I thank you for triggering fond memories.

There are some companies that use aerial/military film... it is lovely as it has a very smooth range, but it tends to be really thin (to save weight and get as much as possible on board) and i have been reduced to near tears trying to load it into a processing tank. The one i used was fabulous to look at, not to handle!

I will try and find a B&W water themed one to post
 
There are some companies that use aerial/military film... it is lovely as it has a very smooth range, but it tends to be really thin (to save weight and get as much as possible on board) and i have been reduced to near tears trying to load it into a processing tank. The one i used was fabulous to look at, not to handle!

I will try and find a B&W water themed one to post
I have to say that your film kit is the kit I lusted after before I moved to digital . The Zeiss Ikon is a beauty imho.
 
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inspired by @LIDiver
Pentax SLR and Washi B&W film based on aerial recon film. No idea who the couple were, they wandered into the scene and made it better.
 
I have to say that your film kit is the kit I lusted after before I moved to digital . The Zeiss Ikon is a beauty imho.
The Zeiss was given to me. You can get them silly cheap on ebay. The thing is, they work! I have used it in very sub zero temps and it gets the shot. Same with the Rollei 35 (although they are not so cheap these days).

I have a range of cameras, some work, some work sometimes! i used Pentax SLRs as i can swap lenses with the digital one. I sometimes buy cameras for fun and use them once. One lasted exactly one roll of film before it stopped working! The medium format ones are fun - i have some Twin Lens ones and a Bronica SLR, but the Zeiss Ikon is the one that travels with me as it folds and it great for landscape shots.

(sorry, geeking out on camera talk)
 
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inspired by @LIDiver
Pentax SLR and Washi B&W film based on aerial recon film. No idea who the couple were, they wandered into the scene and made it better.
It's a great photo. I had a similar experience. I was cursing a couple sitting in my view, but took it anyway. When I looked at it later I realised they made the shot.
 
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