ROLLEIFLEX T - Shooting & Developing a roll of 120 BW kodak TMX 100 ꕥ

[@paulisemonger280]

So great to see film still being used so well. I was 15 when i developed my first roll of inform film. I am 70 now and use digital as my main medium (still working as a pro). However, you have reminded me just how much fun and unique this processing is. I will be buying new chemical processing kit. Thanks.

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! Thats very kind and I'm happy to hear that. Means a lot!

[@andyvan5692]

yes, you get the teal colour as this 'pre-wash' removes the anti-halation layer on the 120 film, this is the colour, as far as I have read its important to get this off, as it affects developer, and can contaminate some of the other chemistry as well.

[@filmphotovm]

At school they always taught us to pre wash the film but I just recently saw that ilford doesn’t recommend it 🙃. I’ll have to look into it more. Because I still pre wash my ilford film.

[@ulyssesnathanialowen3831]

finally!! someone that develops and prints from your generation and not someone who is just talking about the same cameras that another 100 blokes have already talked about , you are shinning star and trail blazer for your generation . 100/10

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! I'm just so happy to be able to share my darkroom with you guys.

[@norbertogerardo2576]

This was a pleasant video. Thank you. It brings up my college days, learning film photography.

[@filmphotovm]

Awesome! That makes me happy.

[@randywaldron2715]

Kudos. Great to see young people doing black and white darkroom work. Good work 😊

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I really love it. Maybe once day I'll try color.

[@thomastuorto9929]

A few times a year I run into young people still doing film & in the last week, one who just started using digital also. Most of them have taken some college courses on it.

[@nickfanzo]

I’m happy to see xtol . It’s amazing developer. The sharpest, finest grain, developer I ever used. And when amazing film speed. And basically non toxic

[@filmphotovm]

I'm really happy with the results of using xtol. I'm glad I started using it again :)

[@nickfanzo]

@@filmphotovm best developer ever made Imo

[@photo818]

Awesome video once again señorita, it’s always a joy to see you work in your darkroom and looking forward to seeing the prints😊👍🏼

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the video. I'm super excited to a print!

[@photo818]

@@filmphotovm you’re welcome!😊

[@darthicusable]

Loving your KZbin content! You are truly a talent in both shooting film and making videos.

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! That’s so kind ☺️. I’m really happy you like it!

[@PhilosopherKing161]

Awesome!! It’s nice to see the easy goingness of shooting film and seeing the results on IG

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! I really try to communicate how fun film photography can be. I feel like sometimes film photography can come off as a tad intimidating.

[@richardsimms251]

Absolutely lovely video. Thank you RS. Canada

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you 🌸. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@ahaco8734]

You are very talented and it's very nice to watch your videos. My darkroom rutine is messy xD I use vinegar as stop bath and soap as last bath after washing negatives. Greetings from Poland

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I’m so happy to hear that. I’ve heard about using vinegar! Does it really work? I’ve never tried it.

[@ahaco8734]

@@filmphotovm it works. But with negatives, Fomapan in medium format has a strange reaction and creates "black rain" (black artifacts and lines in photos). This has never happened to me with films from any other company, they are always nice

[@pdtech4524]

I enjoyed watching your process of shooting and developing 120 film. I use 35mm film but haven't developed any of my own. 😊

[@arneheeringa96]

It's such fun to develop yourself. All you need is a changing bag, tank and chemicals. A darkroom is only needed for prints.

[@desertdinghy9833]

I used Kodak Tri-X and Plus-X 35mm films in my Nikon in college. We were also taught to pre wet the film to reduce the chance of bubbles forming with D76 developer should they cling to the film at the start of the development stage, causing uneven development spots on the film. Nothing wrong using fingers to squeegee off the Photoflo solution, either. Using the rubber squeegee always made me imagine grit on the rubber wiper making scratches on the film stock. Very nice to share a little KZbin darkroom time with you. (I gave up my darkroom after 35 years as a maritime photographer. I shot mostly black and white as well as Ektachrome.) I really enjoyed your voice over and the relaxing music. Nicely done; brings back good times! -Victor

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! That makes me really happy. And that was always my fear too! About the rubber squeegee.

[@joncaradies3155]

Great stuff !!!! Just a heads up that you need to make to make sure that the fixer has a hardener in it (some brands don't ) if you are going to use your fingers or a squeegy on your wet negatives as it's very easy to rub off emulsion . Cheers !!!

[@taiwik]

You may want to check out other videos on how to properly load film into a Rolleiflex camera - passing your film through a roller bar before going on top to the the take up spool which act as a sensor to set the film counter to 1

[@taiwik]

Apology - Rolleiflex T is different from other model and has no extra roller bar

[@filmphotovm]

@@taiwik No problem :)

[@Pembers357]

Lovely content. Really relaxing to watch, and informative too. I know it takes a lot of work, so thank you very much.

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I'm really happy to be able to share my love for film photography.

[@garvinkelly]

Glad to see you make long form videos! subscribed. I learned a trick at a darkroom i worked at for cooling down water for developer. You keep a plastic water bottle frozen in the freezer and use it to stir your water until temp is right. It is so fast and is what I do at the lab i work at. Great pictures btw!

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I'll keep in mind the frozen water bottle. I like it! I really appreciate the tip.

[@garvinkelly]

@@filmphotovm sharing knowledge makes me happy. Thank you for your response

[@montycraig5659]

Your video is a breath of fresh air! Thank you for great content. I have a few questions, do you have issues with the water quality in Mexico? And what about the plumbing? Is there any problem with chemicals going down smaller pipes? I only ask, bc I would love to live in Mexico, but I am not sure how easy it would be to be a working photographer down there. Thank you once again.

[@filmphotovm]

thank you! Thats very kind. The only chemical I don't pour down the drain is the fixer. I follow the same steps as when I use to live in California. Once I collect a good amount of fixer I'll be taking it to the closest city to be able to dispose of correctly. I think there will be charge to do this. It use to be free when I'd take it to my local hazardous waste facility in CA. The only "problem" I'm having is the heat at this time of year. I have two little fans and it's still in the high 80F in my darkroom.

[@kodithebear]

Just subscribed ❤ A cheaper stop agent when developing is rinsing with water 💦 Works everytime

[@filmphotovm]

Thats awesome! Thank you.

[@endingmirage]

Nice! Beautiful negatives

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I'm really happy with how they turned out. I was pretty nervous due to heat in my darkroom. I tried keeping the chemistry at a good temp.

[@JamieMPhoto]

Great video! Can't wait to see prints, either.

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks!! I just made the prints yesterday evening. Hopefully I'll edit the full video by this weekend. On my Instagram I shared a sneak peek! :)

[@JamieMPhoto]

You're welcome! Awesome. Definitely looking forward to that. :)

[@lensman5762]

It is a good job that you keep detiled records. I am on the worng side of the 60 now, but I used to have excellent memory until a few years ago. I could keep every detail of exposure, film iso, dev times for a half dozen films and as many developers in my memory and never recorded a thing, but alas no more. The old gray cells are not fucntioning like before. I think the use of a tripod in holding that camera can help free your hands and improve the functionality of the camera, nonetheless very nice photography.

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! My memory isn't all that great when working in the darkroom. I feel like I have so much on my mind its hard to focus. I would have liked to have had my tripod on this photoshoot but the one I own is heavy and I tried to travel light on this trip 🥲.

[@Mandolynn86]

I really enjoyed this video! I’m getting back into photography after a long hiatus and have been enjoying my film cameras!! I know nothing about developing but am interested, I like the way you explained everything. Also, I couldn’t help but notice…is that a Pro Camera shop sticker on your cabinet where you hang film?? That’s my local shop! Crazy!

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! That makes me super happy. Love to hear that you've reconnected with film. And yes! It is a Pro Camera sticker. They've cleaned and repaired my rolleiflex T in the past. Thats awesome you have them as your local photo store. I'm jealous.

[@paullytton4303]

Loving your channel and learning so much from your content, as a complete newbie to film is it possible to show and explain how you meter your shoots out in the field please ? Looking forward to more of your brilliant work and content. Thankyou

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! I still really rely on the meter in my camera. But next time I'm shooting I'll try to record more on the metering.

[@tonyparatore888]

Nice darkroom... I use my bathroom... Works ok... I use Ilford id-11, sometimes using it for up to 20 film... Works fine... Just increase the developing time... Yeah, I also write down everything all the time... I forget otherwise... Have fun, take care...

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! 🌼

[@gervinfuchs2747]

great Video, but for stopping the developing i just use 3 times of watering it before fixing it.

[@filmphotovm]

Thanks! Good to know. I haven’t heard of that. Is that to replace a stop bath?

[@gervinfuchs2747]

@@filmphotovm yes it is but only for the film developing, not for the prints

[@pedrosolorzano1]

👏👏👏

[@raulnava8282]

Ilford recommends not to use pre-soak :)

[@filmphotovm]

It was a shock for me when I found out. I forget where I saw that, somewhere on their social media. Because I also pre-soak when using ilford chemistry not just kodak. But I still do it, but I try to just when I'm using kodak. But I honestly don't know if they also don't recommend it. I just learned it from school and it just stuck.

[@raulnava8282]

@@filmphotovm Hi Viviana, it is on all the Ilford Technical information sheets, At the end of development times "A pre-rinse is not recommended as it can lead to uneven processing". Love your videos! Thank you for sharing

[@anggaros1]

You've probably used too much photoflo

[@filmphotovm]

If it’s too soapy I add more water. Too much photo Flo isn’t good.

[@Analog_bw]

Great channel, and I'm also hoping for soft light under clouds during my 3 weeks trip to Juist, an island in the Northern Sea. I bought a Rolleicord on March 2024 and repaired it by myself this was a real horror trip - but in the end successful. Since then, I've shot and developed 9 B&W films in this wonderful 6x6 format with Caffenol :-) So far I've digitized the negatives, but a real darkroom would be much cooler - if it weren't so much work. I admire your perfectly furnished darkroom - wunderbar !

[@filmphotovm]

Thank you! And omg that’s awesome you repaired your Rolleicord yourself. I wish I could do that! Maybe one day, way in the future. If you could repair your camera, working in the darkroom won’t be so challenging. Although I know many factores can have a say in it. I hope your time in Juist is lovely 🌸.

[@Analog_bw]

@@filmphotovm Yes, incredible landscape on those islands ... it was up to 17° C, my girlfriend and I had nearly every day sunshine and 2 stormy days with high waves at the 14 km long beaches - 5 rolls of 120 mm were shot ;-) with my Rolleicord V. The best thing I ordered via eBay an Optemus II an Enlarger from the1960s from CSSR/Czechoslovakia for both 60x60 mm and 24x36 mm. I cleaned the machine, bought some darkroom stuff in Berlin and it is ready. My darkroom is also nearly complete, waiting for a timer ... and then I will print my first B&W photos since 1987 😆