Kodak Tri-X & D76 Developer - Underexposed, Under-developed, and Over-Agitated | Leica M3

I'm not going to get into the Leica M3 just yet, but I have been shooting with it a tiny bit. I've also been developing more and more black and white film.

I'll admit, when it comes to anything with measurements or timing, I have a strange habit of eyeballing things and sometimes just plain old guessing. This includes my attempts to cook anything. Eyeballing and guessing seemed fine with my developing of Kodak T-Max film. With Tri-X, it's a little bit different. After about two tries, Tyler and I have come to the conclusion (with a bit of further research) that you have to overexpose Tri-X, leave it in the developer longer (like 8 or 9 minutes), and minimize the agitation while developing.

So here are my results with shooting Tri-X 400 at box speed, developing it at 6.5 minutes, and accidentally agitating it too much during developing.

Also, I'm having trouble with the film curling too much after it's dried.

^ These two of me are shot by Tyler.
You can see the faint sprocket outlines. Apparently this is caused by too much agitation.

^ Shot these while we were at Macy's. Tyler had just got his suit tailored for his sister's wedding in July. You can really see the sprocket holes ghosting here.

And lastly, here's one that came out nicely. Tyler shot this frame during our friend Chris's photoshoot with Larissa.

A Few Frames with the Nikon FM and Kodak T-MAX100

I haven't been using my Nikon FM too much recently. I suppose I just really prefer the Mamiya 645af. Here are a few frames I really liked, though.

(Scanned and developed by myself.)

However, I think I'm also not using the Nikon FM anymore because there's something wrong with the shutter curtain again! It used to stick at a shutter speed of 1/1000, where the curtain wouldn't close fast enough and so part of the frame would be obstructed. Now it's doing it at 1/500! It's only a matter of time before I can only shoot at 1/60th of a second.

#DDIYHOUSE - Mamiya 645AF

The ultimate DIY - Building your own house.

Daniel had started the process of building a house on his property about three years ago, getting permits from the city and consulting with contractors. It was a long and tedious process. 

Finally, he started building. Building the frame. Laying down rebar. Pouring in the concrete. An infinite amount of tiny, tedious steps that started taking shape only recently. 

At first, there was a floor. Then walls formed. And now we have a second story to the house! I wish I started the documentation from the very beginning, but it had only been a few snapshots with the phone here and there by Tyler. 

Lately, Tyler and I have been helping out a little bit with building the house and I always bring along some form of camera. 

Here are a few shot with the Mamiya 645af and Kodak Tmax400. Scanned and developed by myself.

And here are a few shot on Portra 400 and developed in black and white. Scanned by myself.