I rarely visit Tacoma. I think I have been there twice with a camera. A couple of months ago I discovered a film meetup group in Tacoma. I joined the group and met them on the 8th of March for a walk around the industrial and dock areas of the city. I have been to a few meetups of film photographers but I have rarely seen the diversity of equipment that the photographers of this group displayed. A couple of members had a working darkroom. I had my Nikon FM3a along with me with the Nikon 50mm 1:2 lens attached. I shot Kentmere 400 at box speed and developed the film in HC-110(1:31) for 5 minutes, 30 seconds @20C. https://www.meetup.com/Tacoma-Film-Photography-Social-Club/
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Lovely gadgets on display. I have a fondness of them. I especially love ones (like these) that still work.
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I thought the cameras were just for show till I saw the group using the cameras.
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Your Kentmere 400 in hc-110 looks excellent. I’ve been happy with HP5, but Kentmere is even more economical.
We have a film photography group in Albuquerque which has met on the first Sunday of each month for over a year now, New Mexico Film Photographers (https://www.flickr.com/groups/nm-film-photographers/). The group has put up two film-based photo exhibits in local libraries.
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I am shooting a roll of HP5 and will see how that turns out. I have ordered 10 rolls of 400TX from b and h. I have rarely been happy with my results with that film but I have not given up. I have some D76 mixed up and will see if I like the look better.
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I have been to New Mexico once and my brother once lived in Albuquerque. I should take a month or so and visit with a couple of cameras.
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Albuquerque is a pretty modest city, but the nearby mountains and the Rio Grande are nice and easy to get to. I think the Southwest environment is a particularly welcome experience for visitors from the damp, dark regions.
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Hey, I recognize some of those! I posted some photos from the day on Instagram if your interested. Just under jasonbiehner, but you’ll have to go back a bit!
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