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Leica CL • Voigtländer Nokton classic 35mm F1.4 VM
Adox CMS II 20 ISO film in home made Caffenol CLCN 16min @ 20°C
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 120 at 2400dpi with Silverfast AI Studio 9

Walferdange • Luxembourg


Caffenol CLCN
500 ml Filtered Water
5gr Anhydrous Washing Soda
1gr Vitamin C
6gr Instant coffee ("Cora")
60 sec. slow agitations then 3 times every 3 minutes for 15 minutes, fixing 60 sec.

[tuco]

Looking around corners. The camera has a little lens rise you can apply to help correct vertical convergence. But if the camera is not perfectly level, you will still get bending on one side of the frame.






For me, the addition of "Any Time" implies that it would otherwise be okay to trespass at a specific time.





Noblex 135U, 400TX, D-23

[Russell W. Barnes]

Are they electricity meters in those cabinets?

[TwoUptons]

Are they electricity meters in those cabinets?

That's the common form factor for the electric meters in the US, yes.

They used to have a little clockwork spinning disc inside, with analog dials showing use, but they have mostly switched to digital at this point.
The one on my house even has some sort of wireless connection, so there is no longer any need to physically come out to the house and read the meter.

The back side of the round meter is basically a giant plug, and if it's removed (requiring opening of the cabinet), the power goes out.

That's what happens if you don't pay your bill

-Eric

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Suzuki Optical Co. Press Van • Asahi Kogaku Takumar 1:3.5 F=75mm
Ilford XP2 Super 400 @100 ISO developed in Caffenol CLCS 80min stand @ 15-20°C
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 120 at 2400dpi with Silverfast AI Studio 9

Steinsel • Luxembourg


Caffenol CLCS
500 ml Filtered Water
8gr Anhydrous Washing Soda
5gr Vitamin C
0.5gr KBr
20gr Instant coffee ("Cora")
60 sec. slow agitations then let stand for 79 minutes

[Huss]

Rollei QZ35T, Kentmere 400, DF96 Monobath

[tuco]

I've been shooting 400 film for handhold shots. But without filters for this camera some slower film would be nice too. The first one is maxing the camera's brightest exposure out at f16 @ 1/500.

Noblex 135U, HP5+, D-23

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[tuco]

Noblex 135U, HP5+, D-23

[Russell W. Barnes]

That's the common form factor for the electric meters in the US, yes.

They used to have a little clockwork spinning disc inside, with analog dials showing use, but they have mostly switched to digital at this point.
The one on my house even has some sort of wireless connection, so there is no longer any need to physically come out to the house and read the meter.

Thanks for that, Eric. Sounds similar to the UK. We still have Faraday disc meters, but they - including mine - are being replaced with digital and 'smart' metering; wireless-read, etc... Over here the meters are hidden in little white cabinets, if not within the property, as if they're not to be seen by prying eyes. I like the layout of U. S. and Canadian utilitarian electrical infrastructure though: sturdy-looking and fit for purpose.

[TwoUptons]

Thanks for that, Eric. Sounds similar to the UK. We still have Faraday disc meters, but they - including mine - are being replaced with digital and 'smart' metering; wireless-read, etc... Over here the meters are hidden in little white cabinets, if not within the property, as if they're not to be seen by prying eyes. I like the layout of U. S. and Canadian utilitarian electrical infrastructure though: sturdy-looking and fit for purpose.

As a bonus, we get to have power receptacles and light switches in restrooms

Though most of our power comes in 110 V, and there’s been a few times when I’ve wished for 220...

-Eric

[Russell W. Barnes]

Though most of our power comes in 110 V, and there’s been a few times when I’ve wished for 220...

Oh? Interesting, that... I thought there was a 220V single-phase supply available for larger domestic appliances (washing machines, cookers, etc...) and was centre-tapped to get the 110V (or is it 240 / 120V?) for regular sockets and lighting? Or maybe this isn't a universal option? But it's just what I've read.

[AgentL]

[tuco]

Oh? Interesting, that... I thought there was a 220V single-phase supply available for larger domestic appliances (washing machines, cookers, etc...) and was centre-tapped to get the 110V (or is it 240 / 120V?) for regular sockets and lighting? Or maybe this isn't a universal option? But it's just what I've read.

My house has 200 amp power panel servicing 110V @ 20 amp (kitchen/garage outlets) and 15 amp (lights and room outlets) plus 220V @ 50 amp and 30 amp circuit breakers for appliances as an example.

[fiddlefye]

A few shots from my first roll with a new experiment. A few years ago I picked up some blank boards for my Rolleiflex SL66 and last week finally got around to mounting something on one of them. This is the Taylor Cooke Hobson 5.15" (130mm) f6.5 Series III in a Bausch and Lomb phenmatic shutter that formerly resided on a J. Lizars "Challenge" rollfilm camera from circa 1900. The camera was missing important bits and the film size is thoroughly obsolete so no chance of shooting with it.


The shoot was fun and I'll do another very soon now I know all's working and I have an idea of what it does and doesn't do. Shot on HP5, All shots at f11 or 16 as those looked to me to be the "meat and potatoes" stops for the lens. I did one shot wide open and it was not so hot, as expected.

[TwoUptons]

Oh? Interesting, that... I thought there was a 220V single-phase supply available for larger domestic appliances (washing machines, cookers, etc...) and was centre-tapped to get the 110V (or is it 240 / 120V?) for regular sockets and lighting? Or maybe this isn't a universal option? But it's just what I've read.

We do get 220 V for the big stuff (where I am it's the air conditioners and the clothes dryer, most of the other things that heat in my house use natural gas). That's three receptacles for me. If I ever get an electric car, that will likely be four...

In the electrical panel (with the circuit breakers, located inside the house, generally), the receptacles are split off on circuits as they need to be, but it is uncommon to have a 110 V receptacle on a 220 V circuit, even though the wires are there (and it is probably illegal). So everything else in the house is 110 V.

My house is 100 years old, with the electrical service having evolved with codes as it went, so I have basically four styles of electrical wiring in my house. The 1920s-vintage and 1940s-vintage are missing the now-obligatory ground wire. I've basically isolated those circuits as best I can to reduce the chance they will do something bad... though those outlets are ideal for charging phones

It makes doing anything electrical in the house an adventure...

-Eric