lucyinthedarkroom

Welcome to night film pal. Half your keepers will come from frames you nearly didn't bother taking. Next step's developing it yourself, you know it is.

Good lad. Bring two, it's dark by half three, pal.

I'm in. Glasgow to Edinburgh is 50 minutes on the train and I'll bring the M6 and moan about the light. If it's a dry Saturday I'll even stay for Calton Hill.

Push the HP5. It's made for it, goes to 1600 without breaking a sweat, and you save a few quid a roll. Delta 3200 is lovely but it's really a 1000-ish speed film, so at 1600 you're only pushing it a…

And print it. Winter is darkroom season pal, the clue's in the name. Bathroom, towel under the door, three trays and the radio on. Best four hours of my week.

Not up here yet. Will report back pal

Or print them in a darkroom and stop worrying about scans pal. There'll be a community darkroom somewhere in Bristol, there always is.

Still HP5 at £9.50 up here, Harman haven't moved since February. Kentmere 400 still under £7 if anyone's on a budget, it's not HP5 but it's not far off once it's in HC-110. Ilford gang stays winning

Pal, it's an eight quid lens. Have a go yourself. Worst case you learn how a Takumar comes apart, which is worth more than £8 of anybody's money. I took apart my first lens at about fifteen with a…

Aye, and who's developing it pal