Well, that was a very nice outing! I had forgotten that the SL66 could lens tilt. Wow. Nice use of the Scheimpflug.

Dear Tony, love them and would like to wait for the bus in there. This kind of style developed with modern concrete technics with their round silouette feel organic compared to all modern solutions. In nature there are hardly any straight lines but curves everywhere. You resembled this style so perfect in these tiny masterpieces, thank you so much for sharing with us.

Wonderful camera and images. Every time I use it I think of it as a homage to Barry Thornton.

A nice video/video format. The only complaint I have, is that I would've loved to see the photos printed in the dark. - Maybe consider that for future videos of this kind? Great channel by the way. I'm learning new stuff frequently. 👍🏻🎞️

Love the Sl 66! I own two of them and luckily one of the previous Rollei technicians brought them back to perfect operation. For me that’s one of the best ever built cameras in the world! Glad that you introduced this nice piece of German camera architecture in your clip. Thank you so much.

Beautiful pictures! It is nice to see how it looks like where you live. Wonderful landscape…

The SL66 is a unique and superb camera, plus its Zeiss lenses. By the time I could afford a kit, I realized that I never liked the square format and invested another system. However, once in a while something comes up which makes me wish I had taken the plunge. When I started in DIY darkroom work in the late 1950s, the standard was to use replenishers. (Mainly because Kodak's marketing was focused on the commercial processors, not the home users.) Kodak sold a separate one for each of its primary B&W developers. In the late 1960s and into the 70s, one-shot processing became the standard for its ability to maintain consistency without the complexity of replenishment. I still think using one-shot development is much preferred for that reason. Even with the most calculated techniques, that replenished developer is gong to chemically stray off its standard since the consumption of devel;oping agent and introduction of the products of developing from each type of film is be different from the next. Whether that difference is significant probably will remain academic for want of anyone willing to take the time and precision to run objective tests.

Great video John, and lovely pics! The foreground-to-subject sharpness is remarkable and as you said, so much better than stopping down only.

please do this as often as you can, I love Scotland and your videos help me to stay in touch!

Great video and some lovely scenery. We arent that far away being just south of Elgin, I really must get out more with my MF and LF gear!! These are a brilliant series of helpful videos that I have stumbled across!!

Loved your video, as always. I learn so much from them.

I love square prints. In my opinion, the SL 66 is the best interpreter of this format thanks to its flexibility, together with its sister TLR. With the Rollei Superpan 200 in Rollei Supergrain, or Tri X in D76 1 + 3 and the Zeiss 50, 80, 120 and 250 lenses the results are astounding. I also have a Hasselblad 501 but the Rolleiflex SL66 is much more versatile. The viewfinder is much brighter and thanks to the particular movement system of the mirror, it can be used freehand even at relatively slow times. However, you are a great photographer and then this machine is never talked about enough. Thank you

One of my favorite cameras

Beautiful images!

Great work with the photo!

Nice video with great advice thank you John

Great to see you in the field ! Nice mixture with the 2 elements

Lovely pictures and great video with such detailed and clean explanations. I just bought a rolleiflex sl66 and I am so eager to learn more on its capabilities. Thanks for sharing your focusing techniques!

Beautiful photography John , what a lovely camera and a great eye for the shot. Good to see some sheds from north of the border as well !

Hi John Graham here (bought camera from you) Great video adore the highland images what and inspiring camera the SL66 is with its tilting lens I have to photo stack to achieve a result like that keep making these intuitive videos John.

I enjoy your videos so much!

If you want movements in medium format I think the Horseman VH would have to be king in the dedicated space. Granted it is nothing more than a view camera that takes 6x9 backs as standard but it's still an option if you're tripod bound as it is.

Lovely photographs. I have a reservation about using the ' Twizzle ' stick as I think due to the much faster linear speed of the , front of the film it could receive more agitation and therefore development.

Hi John. I noticed that you used a pre soak. Do you recommend that this is always done? I normally just stand the tank in a water bath for up to half an hour. Living in Thailand, our ambient temperature is often above 30 degrees. I just half fill the sink and juggle plastic bags full of frozen water (from the freezer) to maintain the temperature. Not an easy task! I keep the tank held down with a large mortar that my wife uses for grinding chilies, etc. Back to our old subject of 510-Pyro and Fomapan 200. After a bit of research, and some guesswork, I came up with the following: 1:100 dilution. Developed at 20 deg for 15.75 minutes. Gentle tank rotation for the first minute and a further rotation at 10 minutes. The negatives were excellent. This might be of interest to you and your readers.

I will give you this: that SL66 is a lot lighter and more compact than my Graphic View II. Probably a bit less versatile, but a camera you can take where your scene is beats one you can't.

Great video,John. I think I’m using my D23 too many times before replenishing though. Oops. It’s a great developer and easy to use. Thanks.

id like to see a close up of the 2nd shot, as moving the plane of focus im sure would of ended up with the ground not sharp or the roof not sharp?

Could you please show how you scan your negs, when you tested the D76 and various dilutions etc. you had scanned images and prints for viewing. Thanks for snother excellent video.

I think this new format is really nice, I'm getting some Steve O'Nions vibes here. Inspiration or just coincidence? Just this weekend I tried the twiddle stick and while the results weren't perfect (slightly more development near the edges), they were way better than when I was doing inversions. BTW. I'm 3/4 into your book and I absolutely love it!

Pix look a bit flat - and orange or ed filter would have made them striking.

Hi John do you usually rate your hp5 at 320asa , and is 10 minutes your usual developing time thanks

Lovely country side. How many times have you hiked to this spot? (and where’s the dog?). I, too, love using the SL66, my favorite. Gotta start using that tilt more. I noticed that your twizzle tempo is actually a little harder than mine, perhaps I need to put a little more into it. The following is a stupid question: I see that your first spin is clockwise, does the reel have a top or bottom? My open “scoop” collects developer in the opposite direction. Does that mean I have the reel upside down? I do curl that end of the film so it doesn’t come in contact the film under it. Creates a scoop like you might see on the hood of a car. Do you have help with your videos? Or do you set up the camera, walk a bit, then go back to move it again?

Really a nice video, with many great tips. I have only one question if I may... I saw you discard used chemical (even if in little amount) in the sink. Is this a good habit for environment? Is there any more eco-friendly alternative?

Excellent video as always. I am interested to know your thought process - why you selected D23 as your developer for this trip with HP5 and not say FX-55.

do you own a large format camera ?

I been curious about how long the shelf life is when you replenish the d23 formula

Hi John, many thanks for another superb vlog I just found. Your resultant prints look super, too. I use a couple of TS lenses on a digital slr for shifting the plane of focus but if you also tilt the camera (and film back) as well, won't this adversely affect the verticals in the image? Best wishes from South Wales.