>>2913481>(Sadly my experiments with Retro 80S have always been more or less "oh, -2 1/3 is almost transparent? that's less DR than PANF+". Also light piping.)Yeas, it does need correct exposure. It blocks up to *opaque* as well.
Also, I develop it in 1:50 Rodinal and suggest you do too.
>14 minutes; fmlIt blocks up and gets too muddy in normal developers.
As far as the light piping issue, it certainly does pay to have a light tight camera, and load it in the shade.
I bulk roll it, and even though I'm using a "daylight loader", I do the whole process inside a changing bag, so I don't waste the 20cm of film at the end of the roll too.
But you know, this shit ain't checkers, it's chess.