An overnight trip to Kansas City, MO didn’t cause me to worry about what clothes to pack, but rather what camera and film to take. I ultimatley selected my Agfa Isolette III. I wanted medium format, and I wanted to use color film on this trip. So I also brought along a roll of Cinestill 400 D. It’s daylight balanced which was perfect for a Sunday morning photowalk downtown.

After I took my first shot, I realized the film wasn’t advancing when I tried to wind the film. I was required to open the back of the camera to investigate. I discovered that the film had come off the takeup reel. I got it reloaded, but it cost me three frames of film that had to be exposed to the light when I opened up the back.

I developed the film in Cinestill CS-41 for four minutes at 102° then “blixed” it for eight minutes at room temp. The normal development time is actually 3 1/2 minutes, but I had to make allowances for having used the chemical for eight previous rolls. The instructions have you add 2% additional time for every previous roll you’ve developed. Eight previous rolls x 2% is 16%. 3.5 minutes x 1.16 is 4.06 (or four minutes when taking off that 6 tenth to just make it an easy number).

I think my choice of camera and film was perfect. I only wish I’d had much more time to explore and a few extra rolls of film.