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We have just got a new batch of hens after the last of the old ones went to the uncharted land!
We got four 'fancy hens' and four of these Rhode Island Red hybrids which are the standard type of hen. The 'reds' are wonderful birds, really tame and friendly and very gentle and peaceful. They seem to actively enjoy human company - more so than the other breeds.
This shot was very under exposed and so I had to turn up the shadows and the exposure sliders which seems to have resulted in a sort of chalk pastel effect type of noise which I quite like!
This is the first of my sixteen photographs, showing Lothian's 24 hour Airlink 100 service, new in 2017. Scroll forward for the entire fleet group, fleet numbers 496 to 510, and including the extra (retained) number 427.
Despite the beautiful sunny weather in the summer of 2018 things turned a little dreich in August, just in time for the start of Edinburgh's Festival month. On this drizzly Monday morning I'm standing at the tram stop for Shandwick Place and Athol Crescent to meet up with the first of the new batch of buses from 2017, Volvo B5TL / Wright Gemini 3 number 496 (SF17 VOK).
Of the now four Airlink services this is the one that really matters for passengers wanting to travel between Waverley and the airport - an Express service every ten minutes or so and operating 24 hours a day - the journey time of around 35 minutes.
The C3 transferred to Tower Transit and their Westbourne Park (X) base back in October but they started out with Volvo B9TLs. Now the bulk of their new electrics have been delivered for this route, I had a chance to ride them today and I have to say, it's a nice, refined journey even if the phone charging plugs look weird with their seating.
These Optare units sprint very nicely along Wandsworth Bridge and will be joining the 23 at a later time, thus continuing West London's push into electrification.
No idea how Tower Transit are performing so far on this route but they're losing a lot of route across both their garages. I know they've won the 414 for next year but that will only be five routes in their western base.
YJ70EVK (OE34007) is at Clapham Junction Station ready for an afternoon run to Earl's Court Tesco via Wandsworth Bridge and Chelsea Harbour.
I got a call wth good news the moment I was choosing them at the store, so they are my lucky charm dolls!
The Rachel with the messy hair was the one with best eye paint at the store. I have no idea what to do with those rings! a bag would be more aprecciated.
Raymond Transport
Fleet No.: 8698
Engine: Doosan DE12TiS - B01
Chassis: Daewoo BV115 ( PL5UN58JDHK )
Bus Body: Santarosa Daewoobus Jetliner
We're putting in a print order for a new batch of t-shirts soon, in order to get them in time for 4th of July. The new shirts will be light blue with navy print instead of this original tan/brown from 2005.
A new batch of Halloween preparation. The big day is right around the corner !
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Mooching about Wansford is British Rail Class 50, 50008 'Thunderer'.
Perhaps one of the most legendary diesels to hit the UK rails, the Class 50's became a staple of the British Rail diesel fleet, and became the mainstay of many important routes well into the 1990's.
The origins of the Class 50 lie in an invitation from the British Transport Commission (BTC) to manufacturers to produce a design for a Diesel locomotive with a gross power output of at least 2500hp. In order to produce a prototype quickly, English Electric based their design on that for their Deltic locomotives which were then in production. Other parts related to another current design, the Class 37s were also used. The result was DP2, a 2700hp Diesel-electric locomotive weighing 107 tons and with a top speed of 100mph. The prototype was delivered to British Rail in May 1962
The prototype was deemed successful and negotiations took place with English Electric for a production batch of 50 locomotives for use on the Eastern Region. English Electric intended to build the new batch as similar to DP2 as possible but the British Railways Board (successor to the BTC) had produced a standard locomotive cab with a flat front and headcode box and also had specific requirements relating to the engine room and other equipment. English Electric produced several alternative front-end designs including one with a wrap-around windscreen but the standard front-end design was eventually adopted for the class.
The complete production run of 50 locomotives was built in just over a year and numbered from D400 to D449. D400 entered service in October 1967 and deliveries were completed with D449 in November 1968. Unusually, the ownership of the locomotives remained with the manufacturer and they were operated by British Rail on a 10-year lease which included certain stipulations relating to availability.
The class was built for working passenger services on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) north of Crewe, to Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and Glasgow Central. Services south of Crewe would generally be worked by an electric locomotive, with the Class 50s taking over for the journeys that continued north. Initially trains were hauled by a single locomotive, but from May 1970 they were paired on most Anglo-Scottish services north of Crewe, allowing greatly accelerated timings to be applied (including a six-hour schedule for the "Royal Scot" London Euston-Glasgow Central and v.v. service). Once the electric service was introduced as far as Preston, this double-heading by Cl.50s transferred there, although poor availability often resulted in single-heading with consequent delays. The ability to operate using multiple working had been part of the locomotive's initial design brief, but only two of the class had the facility from new, but with the introduction of the regular double headed duties, this facility was fitted to the whole class.
By 1974 the northern WCML was electrified, and the Class 50 fleet was displaced by new Class 87 electrics. The fleet was transferred to the Western Region, working mainline passenger services from London Paddington along the Great Western Main Line to destinations such as Oxford, Bristol Temple Meads, Plymouth and Penzance. It was not unusual for locomotives to work services on other routes, such as the Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads corridor. The introduction of the Class 50s on these routes enabled the last remaining, non-standard, diesel hydraulic "Westerns" to be withdrawn.
In the late-1970s, following a period where the policy of locomotive naming had been abandoned, BR were persuaded to name the class 50s after Royal Navy Vessels with notable records in the First and Second World Wars. As a result, the first locomotive naming occurred in January 1978, when 50035 was named Ark Royal by the captain and crew of then current aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. The rest of the fleet was named during the course of the next few years.
From 1977, British Rail introduced the Class 253 High Speed Trains onto the Great Western Main Line which began the displacement of the Class 50 fleet onto other routes, such as services to Birmingham New Street from London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads. The class also found work on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Salisbury, Exeter and Plymouth. However, due in part to the over-complexity of the design, the class was plagued with reliability problems. As a result, the decision was taken in the late 1970s to refurbish the entire fleet.
To deal with increasing reliability problems, the Class 50 fleet was refurbished at Doncaster Works between 1979 and 1984. Doncaster had taken responsibility for the fleet after BR completed the purchase of the locomotives from English Electric. The work involved simplifying the complex electronics and removing redundant features such as slow speed control and rheostatic braking. In addition, the air intake fan arrangement was modified, because the original setup often prevented fresh air from entering the engine room and stale, oil mist-filled air from escaping, leading to many main generator failures. This was in part due to the moisture in the air in the UK: dust and other particles would lodge in the filter system and become 'gummed up' with moisture, preventing circulation which in turn also hampered the intended engine compartment pressure levels which then meant 'filtered' air could not be evacuated by the intended means. The filtration system was fundamentally sound and widely used in other countries; the problems arose because relative humidity had not been taken into account at the design stage. This modification eliminated the characteristic "sucking" noise which had earned the "Hoover" nickname.
Externally, the locomotives all received high-intensity headlights, which changed the appearance of the front end. Starting with 50006, the first six locomotives were outshopped in the standard BR Blue livery. However, in 1980, 50023 Howe became the first to be outshopped in a revised livery with wrap around yellow cabs, large bodyside numerals and BR logo, in a livery that became known as BR Blue Large Logo. The final loco to be refurbished was 50014 which was released to traffic in the latter half of 1983.
Following refurbishment, the fleet was concentrated at two depots; Laira in Plymouth, and Old Oak Common in west London. The class were again used for Western Region services on the GWML out of Paddington, and on the West of England Main Line from Waterloo to Salisbury and Exeter.
In 1984, 50007 Hercules was repainted into lined Brunswick green livery and renamed Sir Edward Elgar, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway (GWR). Four Class 47 locomotives were similarly treated, and a Class 117 diesel multiple unit (DMU) was repainted in chocolate and cream livery. As a result, 50007 quickly became a favourite with rail enthusiasts. Another locomotive repainted in a special livery was 50019 Ramillies, which was repainted in a variation of BR Blue by staff at Plymouth Laira depot.
In 1986 the West of England Main Line came under the control of the Network SouthEast (NSE) sector, which saw the introduction of their bright blue, red and white livery. The first locomotive in this livery was again 50023 Howe. The NSE livery had two versions; the original had upswept red and white stripes and the ends, with a white cab surround; the revised livery introduced in 1988 had the red and white stripes continue to the body ends, with a blue cab surround. In the revised livery the blue became a darker shade.
Towards the end of the 1980s, the fleet could be found mostly on the West of England route, as well as fast services from Paddington to Oxford. Some locomotives were also transferred to the civil engineers department to work maintenance and engineering trains. Around this time, the first locomotives were withdrawn, starting with 50011 Centurion in early 1987. This locomotive's nameplates were later transferred to 50040, which was previously named Leviathan. A further two locomotives, 50006 Neptune and 50014 Warspite were withdrawn in 1987, followed by a further five locomotives in 1988 (50010/13/22/38/47).
In 1987, consideration was given to using the class on freight trains. To this end, 50049 "Defiance" was renumbered to 50149, equipped with modified Class 37, lower-geared bogies and outshopped in the new trainload grey livery with Railfreight General decals. It was based at Plymouth Laira depot, and tested on local china clay trains in Cornwall as well as heavy stone trains to London from Devon quarries. The project was, however, not an outstanding success, and by 1989, the locomotive had returned to its original identity. Ironically, the electronic anti-wheelslip equipment (with which, the entire class had originally been built) which would have been key to the success of this experiment had been removed during the refurbishment process.
At the start of the 1990s, the reliability of the fleet became a problem again. By this time, the class was solely used on the West of England route, having been replaced on the Oxford route by Class 47/7 locomotives. Arguably, the Class 50s were not suitable for the stop-start service pattern of Waterloo-Exeter services, nor to the extended single-line sections of this route, where a single locomotive failure could cause chaos. Therefore, the decision was taken to retire the fleet, temporarily replacing them with Class 47 locomotives, which were in turn replaced by new Diesel Multiple Units. From 1992, the Oxford route was worked by Class 165 and Class 166 units, whilst Class 159 units were introduced onto the West of England route in 1993.
By 1992, just eight locomotives remained in service, these being 50007/008/015/029/030/033/046/050. Several of these locomotives were specially repainted to commemorate the run-down of the fleet. The first-built locomotive, 50050 Fearless was renumbered D400 and painted in its original BR Blue livery. Two other locomotives, 50008 Thunderer and 50015 Valiant were also repainted, the former in a variation of BR Blue (the same as 50019 had previously carried), and the latter in "Dutch" civil-engineers grey/yellow livery. Of the final eight locomotives, three were retained until 1994 for use on special railtours, these being 50007 Sir Edward Elgar, 50033 Glorious and 50050 Fearless. 50007 was returned to working order using parts from 50046, which surrendered its recently overhauled power unit and bogies. By this time, 50050 had been repainted into Large Logo livery and 50007 also received a repaint into GWR green as the 1985 paint was wearing very thin. The final railtours operated in March 1994, during one of which 50033 was delivered for preservation at the National Railway Museum. The final railtour operated with 50007 and 50050 from London Waterloo to Penzance and returning to London Paddington. Both locomotives were later preserved.
Class 50 locomotives proved popular with rail enthusiasts, with eighteen locomotives saved for preservation and several subsequently registered for use on the mainline.
It's the first day of trolley coach service on line 24-Divisadero, which runs between Pacific Heights and the Bayview District. Puzzled passengers inquire of the driver of the coach's route. After leaving here, 5187 will run south a block on Mission Street and turn east again to go over Bernal Heights Hill. A few years later, 5187 would have the dubious distinction of being the first Flyer to be scrapped. The trolley coach is displaying temporary route signs, as a new batch of rollsigns had not yet been delivered. An AM General on line 26-Valencia is outbound in the background. August 24, 1983. © 2015 Peter Ehrlich
We finally had a chance to watch and photograph the new batch of Burrowing Owl kids..yea!
This burrow had 5 owlets plus Mom and Dad.
Member of the Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
This was the fourth coach of the new batch I have seen in four days for Heyfordian. Not sure how many they have purchased ?
A new batch of Halloween pics from 2016.
Taken with my new 80D & still getting used to the new camera. (more on the 80Dto come)
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Just pulled from the woodstove and ready for stringing.
This is what's on my work table today.
The beads are made from clay that I dug from our yard and fired in my woodstove.
A pedestrian bridge over the railway on the Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, VA.
Shot a very expired roll of Kodacolor Gold 400 that was in the bag of a Minolta XD11 I bought at an antique store in Christiansburg. According to a quick search on the internet, Kodacolor Gold was made from 1988 to 1997; I figured the camera was last used in the late 80's based on the very 80's-ish bag the camera and lenses came in.
Mixed a new batch of C41 chemistry and developed the film. The negatives came out VERY dark, I wasn't sure I'd get anything but was pleasantly surprised with the results. Great experience all around and it's really got me into looking at playing around with expired film now.
Minolta XD11
Minolta Rokkor 50mm f/1.7 MD
Kodacolor Gold 400
Developed with CineStill Cs-41 "Color Simplified"
I just made a new batch of Rustic Beads. You can see the rest of them here on my website: thebluebottletree.com/procrastination-success-rustic-beads/
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A new batch of Halloween pics from 2016.
Taken with my new 80D & still getting used to the new camera. (more on the 80Dto come)
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These images were taken at Skyland Resort in the Shenandoah National Park on March 27, 2015. When we got up the cloud still covered the mountain. Now the cloud had lifted but it was still overcast. The film was developed in Caffenol and fixed as usual. I noticed that the negatives were kind of gray. A closer examination showed the unexposed part of the film was still gray meaning the fixer had not completed it’s work. I mixed a new batch of fixer and fixed the film a 2nd time.
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The 314 is one of four routes at Bromley which is set to convert to electric buses over this year. For now, here's Stagecoach London ADL Enviro200 36541 (LX12DJE), the first of its batch approaching Bromley North on route 314.
These E200's have provided great service to the 314 since they were new in 2012, but are soon to give way to a new batch of Volvo BZL single deckers. Though it's understood at least 4 will be kept for route 246's summer Sunday extension to Chartwell due to 36570-36574 leaving for WH.
I was testing my late model PENTX LX with 1998 dated Fuji 1600 developed in a new mix of home-made ID11 which I did on a VIDEO you can see here :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7wiKj7YAdg
one of Brentwood's Characters who is always in the High Street RMC Tokina Zoom 28-70mm f4 : I have done him a PRINT of this which is 'Grain Free' and the new batch ID 11 works well !
After 12 years away, route 468 finally returned to Arriva. The only difference being that it was now operated by a batch of brand new Volvo B5LH/Wright Gemini 3 Hybrids, and ran from Norwood Garage rather than South Croydon. One of the new batch, HV409 (LC67ACX) is seen on the 468 stand on Nottingham Road, South Croydon preparing to do another rounder.
I was out of position for this one, so a slightly different shot of Transit Vans or similar heading south. Headed by one of the newer batch 7193 Vectrons.
It's that time once again.. Huge new batch is coming and I need some help finding names for these two pairs of chips, so we have a quick little contest!
Come up with the best name for these chips and make a comment with your suggestion. You can write as many names as you like. Winner gets a pair of these chips! ;-D
I choose the winner @ midnight Cali time! (There will be one winner between here and FB.)
****HINT: Think of what this looks like, literally.. that might help you win! and be creative! ;-D ****
:) Good luck!!
xoxoxoxoxoxo
(Paint Color - iridescent green to red/brown ....with black shimmer lines)
4th in the new batch of Scania/Enviro 400's for the North Ayrshire express services is 15947, "Go Meet ".
New kid on the the new block here in Bradford.
There are lots of photo's on Flickr of this new batch of Wright Streetdecks entering service with First West Yorkshire. Here is one of the Bramley depot examples which are now starting to remove Wright Streetcar articulated buses on the 72 between Leeds and Bradford. 35214 is seen here on Hall Ings in Bradford with the still reasonably new Bradford Broadway branch of Debenhams as a backdrop.
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) pair in their annual spring courtship and breeding rituals to bring off a new batch of young. This behavior was observed on the ponds at the Water Ranch Riparian Reserve at Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.A.
22 February, 2014.
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A brand-new Flagler County Sheriff's Office 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan photographed at the FCSO's April Community Expo in the Palm Coast European Village, Palm Coast, Florida. In early 2019, the county acquired a new batch of Ford Police Interceptor Sedans and Utilities to accommodate a growing department for a constantly growing county. These new units feature much more emergency lighting than the old units, the department's more highly-visible graphics scheme, and do not have a pushbar.
Photos taken April 13th, 2019.
Heavily overcast noonish at 1 pm and pretty much in shade.
The measured EV was 10,5 roughly so the exposure was calculated to 18 min at f/8 using the reliable Tessar 180 mm for this half plate test of a new batch of 4 sheets to take to Italy this coming Sunday.
By the end of the exposure the light deteriorated further and was EV 9,5
To compensate for loss of light during exposure I chose to use a stronger developer, 1 % instead of the usual 0,8% Gallic Acid. The image started to appear fast just 10 min after adding the accelerator (acetonitrate) .
Canson Marker Layout paper for Pelegry variation of calotype.
June 16, 2019
I have got most of the new batch of the enviro's only posted this one as they are all in the same livery.
"Rebellicons, roll out!! The Galactic Deceptires have unleashed a new batch of evil that we must defeat! May the torque be with you!"
Your eyes do not deceive you! I have managed to create a Millennium Falcon that actually transforms!! Toughest thing I've ever built to be honest. But, after endless tweaking, checking for the stiffest joints and knowing where the stiffness creates problems, i finally finished it!!
Many times I thought it was impossible, so I even surprised myself.
Would have done a video of it transforming but i didn't quite have the time!
For the TBB contest.
The new batch of Otokar/Kent C BUS 834 - BUS 861 have arrived and most if not all have now entered service.
At least two are branded for the airport services, but unfortunately I didn't manage to get a photograph of them on this trip.
Archway Travel of Fleetwood have placed a brand new batch of MCV EvoRa bodied Volvo B8RLEs into service on their "Flyde Villager" group of services.
Archway service four routes, two of the four routes run between Preston and Fleetwood via differing routes, whilst the other two service St Annes.
Seen at Preston Bus Station is BU25YSJ.
Apart of the new batch of 2025 Yutong U11DD's ordered for Explore Dundee.
SG25JJK is on loan to Mcgills West Scotland trial out of Inchinnan Depot on the X23 to see how the battery life lasts on the express routes.
Many, many thanks to fallingthruthelens for figuring out why the last roll of film I developed was 100% clear...not even edge markings. I used D76, that was a deep brownish red. Mixed up a new batch of it today, to the tune of nearly clear in color. I think the old D76 I used was not exhausted...more like completely dead. I used R09 on the roll I developed today, while the new D76 cools...in my defense...I was leery of using the strange colored D76...but have to say that a part of me was thinking that it might create some interesting effects on the film...yeah...right. : )
Route 319 was introduced in 1993 running from Sloane Square to Streatham Hill, Telford Avenue via Battersea Bridge, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common, Tooting Bec and Streatham. It replaced a section of route 219 that was withdrawn between Battersea and Sloane Square and most of route 349, which had run from West Brompton to Streatham Hill. It used Leyland Titans from Brixton Garage but only ran Monday to Saturday. On Sundays route 249 covered the route and ran from Crystal Palace to Sloane Square. The Titans only lasted a few months and were replaced by Metrobuses.
In 1996 it became another victim of the midibus craze, and was converted to Dennis Dart operation. It became a seven day operation but was cut back to Streatham, St Leonard's Church. It was extended back to Streatham Hill by 1998 - a lot of buses had been running back and forth over this section anyway to get to and from the garage. The type also changed in 1998 and it received a batch of Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF's. In 2001 the type changed again, and a batch of DWL class VDL SB120's with Wright Crusader bodies. I used to live on Tooting Bec Road - the single decks on this route were a nightmare and often buses drove past full. The peak vehicle requirement was increased from 16 to 19 in 2003 but the loading issues continued. Finally, in 2006, it was converted back to double deck vehicles and DLA Class Alexander ALX400 bodied Daf DB250's took over. There was no reduction in peak vehicle requirement.
The most recent contract started in 2013, and a new batch of Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B5LH's was bought for the route. However, in practice these are mainly allocated to route 59 and the bulk of the route 319 allocation is made up from DW class Wright Gemini 2 DL's.
Fleet number DW279 is seen here on the stand at Sloane Square.
Better on black.
The favorite bush in full sun.
inverted scan of 4x5 negative Silver gelatin on arches platine.
Paper rated at 0.3 asa. exposure 2x 1sec at 5.6
One of the testshots to determine the speed of a new batch of silver gelatin.
Added some stuff. Very slow but smooth.
Overexposed and developed at about half the time
Earlier upload underexposed and pushed a little.
Speed in the sun would be around one asa. I will shoot it even a bit slower.
A new batch of old style ADL Enviro 200's have taken over route 164 for a new contract. SE276 is seen here in Wimbledon and this bus entered service on 2nd January.
The route's previous allocation of Optare Esteem bodied E200's has moved over to Camberwell to displace the ELS class from route 42.
A brief tutorial on how to do color development with a JOBO ATL-1500 processor:
1. mix the chemicals by the manufacturers instructions. i store my mixed chemicals either in PET-bottles or in Hama-bellow-bottles. I try to not store any mixed chemicals for any long period of time (max; 2-3 weeks), since they will go bad pretty quckly (which I've learned the hard way). This is even more true if you re-use chemicals.
2. Fire up the JOBO and attach it to you water supply. The first thing I always do is to run a full clean 1-6 program to get water running through the whole system. This is also a good time to start get the rinse water temperature to a correct 38 degrees C. I usually think it is enough when I get it above 37.5 and it doesn't go over 38.5. So the +- 0.5 range will do. At least for me.
3. Fill the bottles in the JOBO with your chemicals. I use a measuring glass to get the correct amount when I run E6. More to that later.
4. Verify that the program is correctly setup.
5. Just insert the loaded drum into the machine. Start the machine. Close the lid. Wait for it to finish. At least if you're running single-use chemicals.
6. When done, I open up the drum and remove the film from the reel. I try to run the final rinse in a separate container, to not get any stab chemicals on my reels.
I leave the chemicals in the stab for at least a minute. Sometimes longer. Not sure if it is good or bad :)
Then I simply hang the film try dry. Either in my drying cabin (for C41) or just in plain air (E6).
If I use the drying cabin I normally set a timer for 20 minutes when I start it and when it fires I go to check and see if the film is dry. If you leave it too long it will curl like crazy.
Tetenal C41:
The tetenal chemicals can be reused and you will still get decent results.
I normally mix up 1L chemicals and store them in bottles (PET normally, so I can squize out air). When it is time to do some development I start the JOBO, run a clean program, make sure the water temperature is correct, and then start to pour chemicals into the bottles. I normally fill them with something like 500ml.
Here's when it gets a bit tricky: to re-use the chemicals you need to gather them in a small container. Plus you do not want to get any cross-contamination between the chemicals.
I got the following at hand: containers for the used chemicals and a jug of water. When the program starts I set one of the containers under the hose of the chemical outlet. Once the processor pours out the chemicals I'm quick to tap the hose a bit (to get those few extra drops out) and the remove the container. Before I put the new container in place, I pour a bit of water on the hose. I also try to get some water _inside_ of the hose. This way I get rid of most of the chemicals. I wait until it's something like 30 seconds left until it will spit out the next batch of chemicals, I then put the new container in place. This way I know I've gotten as little developer as possible in the blix.
When I'm done I pour back the used chemicals into the 1L bottles.
Recently I've started to use a simple stop bath to even save more of the blix. I use this as a single-use chemical.
Tetenal E6:
I've found that these are easier to re-use than the C41 chemicals. I just mix up 0.5L and then gather it after each run and re-use them a few times, until I feel it is probably best to mix a new batch.
I use no stop bath of anything.
I've never failed a single roll using Tetenal's E6 kit. But I've lost quite a few C41 rolls :/ Mostly because of exhausted chemicals and the lack of stop-bath.
Kodak E6:
I use these as single-use chemicals (as they are intended to be). It's quite straight forward, except that it is a PITA to mix six baths.
I normally mix 1L at a time and try to use it over the next weeks.
I use 250ml for two rolls of 135 or 120. I also use 250ml for a sheet of 8x10".
My plan is to try if I get just use 125ml for a single sheet of 8x10". That would save me a lot of chemicals.