@@macolive65 Unfortunately I did not, but it was still great to roam around. 😉

@ I was there last month and I got on the walking tour….too many people. I think your stroll was better.

@ We we’re early, as in first ones in the gate and not a lot of people yet.

@@navegantezen5983 Glad you liked it.

@@ArnoldClegg Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it.

There is always so much work with large format, sometimes I think it's not worth it, but then I see the results and then keep on doing it. ;-)

@@andretim75 The silver prints are way better than what you see on screen. It’s night and day difference

Well that sucks, sorry, not sure why or how that is happening...

I just fixed it, of course it's an automatic thing unless you change it.

@@philmtx3fr ✌️

Thank you. I find the whole Japanese photography scene very exciting, I went to some great galleries and amazing book stores while in Tokyo. I am coming back soon.

Yes Love this way of working, you just adjust to the lens you have and make photos with it.

Yikes, that's crazy! Glad you got me chatting ;-)

Well I think Tmax developer is great for Tmax films, but I really like D76 for Tri-x and HP5 type of films. I was using just Xtol developers for all of my films, I really like that developer, and it works great for all films, right now I can't get it in Canada.

No problems, I asked for hand checked all the time and it was no problem. But, keep your film out of any packaging and in a clear plastic ziplock bag, make it easy for them.

You can't mount a large format lens on a digital camera.

Thanks so much, I will tell my video photographer!

Thanks, working on a different one right now, stay tuned.

That is a really great hotel, I know exactly where that is, maybe next time. ;-)

@ Those were my days of corporate America, all paid! I stayed at the tower high enough to see the Palace gardens…

@@joeomalley5980 Cheers!!

Oh cool, so glad you liked it and are following along, more to come!

My pleasure, if you ever go back it's worth a trip there to spend 1/2 a day.

Tmax is really wonderful film, and yes, get those cameras out! ;-)

It is the Wotencraft 7litre.

Thank you for the kind note, Merry Christmas as well. ;-)

;-))

I did not they were not out when we were there. But in another garden in Hiroshima I did get that.

@ I’d love to see those photos.

@@steveh1273 Indeed, just walking the grounds is magical.

@@BR-uz9nj You should go, Japan is simply amazing. ✌️

@@distagon6052 Appreciate that. That is one of my fav photos as well.

Actually developing your film should be a lot cheaper than sending it out, and you only need a few things to do that. Hmmm, maybe I should make a KZbin film about that. ;-)

Thank you. Although I did have a spot meter with me, when I was in Japan is was mostly overcast, so one meter reading and I knew the exposure. If I had greys in the frame I knew at that exposure they would be grey. I also have so much experience and know how I develop film, that in certain scenes if I underexposed by a stop I knew I could darken parts of the photo up. I also gave the film a bit more development to try and bump the contrast on this grey day. So I just didn't have a huge variety in light, pretty much one exposure reading and I was set for the day.

@@wichersham We are absolutely loving Japan. Really such a wonderful place. Thanks for watching.

Many thanks.

Thank you. I sometimes use a filter, but that day I did not, when actually a yellow filter would have helped out. Honestly, I think I forgot my yellow filter in the hotel room. (blush)

@toddkorolphoto Thank you very much for the information.

Then use digital. But I still love the look of film, I can still make silver prints using film, I think more about the photo when I am using film. The point is use what makes you happy making photos, and if that's digital for you, great. I shoot a lot of digital myself. There are no absolutes one way is better than the other, they are just different.

From everything I've heard, and I have been there as well, Heathrow is terrible for any kind of film. I had no issues in Japan and in Asia, except one x-ray check in Vietnam. I just have all of my film out of their containers or packages and in a clear plastic bag ready for them, right now here in North America and in Asia they are still good about it. They have to swab the film though.

Sadly it is, like most films now.

Indeed!😉

Thank you, it was a wonderful place.

Thanks so much!

@@ritonmhilli ✌️

@@roryonabike5863 Shot the video with a little Sony RX and a Sony A7SIII

@@terryjacob8169 There is something special about a 4x5 portrait.

@@marvindroz2400 The 18L one.

@@toddkorolphoto Thanks!!

Wotancraft 7 litre, I have a short review of it coming soon

@@williamorford6966 it’s on there now, thanks for the tip. Funny enough my wife and I were just looking at going to Sicily just the other day.