I've been here of late shooting a lot of 6x9cm Efke 100 sheet film. I don't
think anybody makes 2¼x3¼ in. sheet film holders anymore, but I've got a dozen
in excellent condition I've had for years, so I'm good to go.
I suppose, at least in part, the motivation behind my renewed use of sheet film
is because a certain amount of nostalgia has taken hold of me. I had forgotten
how wonderful is the sound of a film holder being slammed home into a Graflok
back, that seriously professional and satisfyingly solid, old-timey
ker-plunkity-clunk-chunk, a sound nearly as pleasant and reassuring to the ear
as the snickety-clack-chunk-ker-plunk of jacking a round of 00 buckshot into
the chamber of a 12 gauge pump shotgun at 3:00 a.m. after hearing the sound of
breaking glass in the basement.
And the basement is where I'm heading right now. That's where the darkroom is,
and I've got a dozen film holders to unload so a half gallon of D-76 can work
its magic on the film I shall remove therefrom. Then I'll just reload and do
it all again, maybe tomorrow.
I probably won't need to take the shotgun -- at least, I hope not, although
since I haven't used the darkroom in some time, there may be a large and
vicious spider or two lurking in a corner waiting to pounce. Better safe than
sorry.
Old retro farts can have fun too.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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