Originally posted by glee46 I'm sure this has been asked. I should be getting my K1000 & ME Super back in a week or so from Eric.
I've looked at some suggestions, but I'm only going to be shooting B&W.
1. What film would anyone recommend & what ISO? Most of my shots are going to be Portraits, with Strobes.
2. However, for now where can I send the roles to be developed?
I know it's pretty easy to develop from what I remember doing it a few times back in the early 70's. But that was at a lab. I'll get into that later.
Thanks for any suggestions.
I have had very good success with Ilford HP ISO 400, manufactured in the U.K. I had to suspend my black and white photography simply because of the outrageous expense involved. I paid $10.99 for a roll of 36 exposures and then had to pay $29.99 for developing. This price included a $5.00 surcharge. The other reason is because of the difficulties in getting the chemicals anymore. This meant that I often had to wait anywhere from three to four weeks to see what my photos looked like. Too much of a hassle for me. The film is fantastic, well thought out and nearly always produces excellent results. I say nearly always, meaning the times that I had screwed up. I also used a Hoya, 52mm 25A Red Filter that truly enhanced the photos. This filter was designed for black and white photography. Well, I hope this helps. Let's see, you are in San Francisco, so I do not know where to send your rolls to. There is a very good camera sales & Service Center in Portland, Oregon called Advance Camera. You can look them up Google and all of their info., is there. Or, you could look up a lab called, Action Fast Photo Finishing in Portland also. Now Action Fast is only open from 12noon to 6P.M. The owner's name there is Brandon, but he does have qualified personnel there that would be happy to help you. Tonytee