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I am a total film novice and recently purchase a Leica R5 which I used quite extensively on my trip to Kuala Lumpur last weekend. Never has it been more evident that I am a novice when I realised that I shot 2 rolls of Tri X 400 with the camera set to ISO 100. I know that I need to do what is called a pull process but am unsure if I can expect to get decent results pulling this film by two stops (if that is indeed the solution). I think I have some good images on the film and am hopeful that I can get them off! Can anyone help please?
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I usually process my own b&W film but was quite busy so I thought I would try and find a decent lab. After looking around on various forums I sent two test rolls to AG, followed a couple of days later by a couple more. When the 1st batch of film came back I was absolutely appalled. Both films were scratched with long horizontal scratches (one worse than the other) and both were covered with dust. I was certain it was not my camera, a Leica M6, which I had bought from Stephens Premier very recently and was in pristine condition (as all the equipment is from them). Also rolls I had shot and processed before and after were absolutely fine (including the ones I sent a couple of days later). I have enough experience to know that the likely cause was unclean rollers in the drums. I sent the negatives to AG with a letter. As I say these were test rolls of my daughter, thankfully I had not sent anything critical. I did not receive the courtesy of a response. Certainly I will not be using AG again. Anyone can make an error and I would understand that but to not respond to a reasonable complaint is wholly unacceptable. I would be grateful for any recommendations for an alternate, reliable lab in the UK. Thank you