Thank you! I've abandoned HP5 for now. I'm never satisfied with that film when I get the negatives. Technically speaking, it's one of the best and most versatile films out there; I just don't like it. Kenmare 400, on the other hand, gave me some of my favourite negatives from a camera ever. I ran a roll of that through my 35mm camera and pushed the film one stop (winter time). And as I'm writing this I'm ordering another pack of Foma 200 ;) That's great to hear! Looking forward to seeing some of the results (I do follow you on IG). I have some old Adox paper that still has some life in it, and I love it. I haven't tried the new stuff. But in general, I've been happy with whatever Adox produces. I've tried some of their (new) chemicals and films, and I'm sure the paper is also excellent. Hopefully, you get some digitalisation going; many options are available. Keep it simple, and as I think I mentioned, I would seriously consider the lobster film holder (found on Etsy). I keep hovering over the buy button for that. Even though I have the Pixl-ltr (for 4x5) and the Essential Film Holders (for 35/120-film). Neither is perfect, but they work well enough (and are fairly priced). I'm also considering buying an Epson V800/850 to save some desk space, as I keep leaving my tripod and scanning equipment up. It just doesn't look very nice in my office. All the best!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the first images. I used to shoot film back in high school (or the equivalent to high school). And I got into analogue photography again during early 2020. Nowadays I shoot both film and digital. But I do lean a bit more towards film, as it's just more fun :) I also do my own development and darkroom printing. Even though most of the images shown in my videos are negative scans, as it's the easiest way to digitalise analouge images (for me). Hope you'll enjoy the rest of the video!

@@O.Persson HP5 Plus is a very neutral film. It is much less contrasty than FP4 Plus. If you wish for it to exhibit contrast like FP4 Plus then rate it iso 800 and develop accordingly. HC 110 is also a good developer to give the contrast a boost. HP5 Plus holds shadow detail much more than Tri-X although Tri-X has better graduation in the highlights. Considering that Sweden in the winter months, like the NW of England is a very gray and bleak place, perhaps Tri-X would be a better choice.

@@lensman5762 Thanks for the tips. Tri-X is a classic, might just have to pick up a couple of rolls and try it again. I'm currently using t-max liquid developer, and have about half a bottle left. Will finish of that before testing new developers, might pick up some HC 110 next time around. Have lovely evening!

Yes I did, sorry for the late reply. I've been on vacation and tried staying of Social Media/E-mail etc. Sometimes I just need a digital break :) It was great seeing though! What a great letter from Ansel himself.

Love myself some Tri-x, expensive though as with all Kodak film (at least over here).