film

  1. B

    Film Spotmatic, too good, too common to be interesting?

    The Pentax Spotmatic is a camera that is easy to find as many were made over a long time, is more reliable than other cameras from the 60s/70s, and can often be found for pocket-change. If you find an old one chances are it's shutter will work great, even the one-second speed, even though it has...
  2. MiguelATF

    Film Humor (aka getting photos developed at the Drugstore)

    I read this in the Comics section of my online newspaper this morning and immediately started laughing. Iā€™m guessing it may trigger some memories for a few others as well :p
  3. B

    Film Russian Contax ???

    I loaded a roll into this the other day and started shooting with it. It is a Contax II with a serial number on it's top and inside the back of it's rear cover that starts with a "Q". It's chrome and finish on it's metal parts is noticeably rougher and cheaper looking than the pre-war Contax II...
  4. B

    Stroll Went to a rock show with flash bulbs and film

    I think this was about seven years ago. I took this Contax to a local music show. I was more than 30 years older than anyone else there and probably looked out of place, nobody talked to me. But it was fun. I can not remember the film, I don't really care about what film I shoot, I just have to...
  5. mollyc

    Film Shoe mounted light meter

    Do any of you have a shoe mounted light meter? I am looking at the Keks KM02 OLED and the Keks KM-Q. I've been metering with my phone, which usually works out well, but it's kind of cumbersome to switch back and forth and I think I'd really prefer a camera mounted meter. I have several cameras...
  6. phigmov

    Film Analog Insights Reviews the Olympus OM-3

    I see the OM-3Ti crop up occasionally for sale (for crazy prices) but not the 3. But seeing this video I can see why - only made for 3 years and then almost a ten year gap to the release of the 3Ti (which continued to be made into this century). I have a fairly battered Champagne OM-4Ti which...
  7. phigmov

    Film 'New' Widelux Panoramic Camera ?

    So I stumbled across this, which is wild - " Widelux Revival Project: Jeff and Susan Bridges & Silvergrain Classics Making a New 35mm Film Camera " And it was mentioned here -" What's it Like to Use the Horizon 202 Swing Lens Panoramic Camera? - Kamerastore " In NZ (where I live) the Widelux...
  8. MountainMan79

    2024 Resolutions

    So letā€™s chat. What are your photographic resolutions for next year? GAS related? Personally? I would like to shoot more film. I only had 1 roll developed in 2023. I would like to develop 1 roll per month in 2024. Also, I need to set some more stringent GAS restrictions. TBD here; as I look to...
  9. William Lewis

    Film First roll of Harmon Phoenix

    Overexposed it based on some reading I'd done. Seems to have been a mistake. There's not enough latitude and the hightlights are easily blown. Probably better to treat it like slide film rather than negative film in that regard. Still, here's some of what I got from roll one: Nikon F4...
  10. William Lewis

    Film Entertainment in Film Mistakes.

    So I had this old roll of Tri-X film in my fridge that I'd had for years. I wanted to test my Diafine and equipment before developing my good film. So I ran it through my Nikon F4 as an experiment, developed (hmm, negs look ... odd) and scanned it. I had not realized that back when I still lived...
  11. William Lewis

    Film Harmon Phoenix 200

    Haven't seen this noted here so: https://casualphotophile.com/2023/12/01/harman-phoenix-200-the-review/ Harmon Technology, the parent company of Ilford, the famous producer of black and white film in the UK, has introduced a new color film Harmon Phoenix 200 is an ISO200 color film made in...
  12. p.giannakis

    Film Post your slides here

    From Kodachromes to Velvia and from Ektachrome and Agfachrome to Sensia and Scala, post them all here. I'll go first - two pictures taken with Kodak Ektachrome Elite back in the 90s
  13. William Lewis

    Film JJC Film Digitizing Adapter and LED Light Set

    I've been shooting more film again and wanting to find a somewhat more economical approach to it. I can develop at home easily enough with daylight tanks and D-76 and Diafine but scanning has always been the bugbear in the room. Flatbeds have never been worth much for 35mm and good dedicated...
  14. N

    Film Contaflex, Eiffel Tower, picture that could be out of a 1950s Movie.

    Contaflex, Ilford Pan 400, Ilfosol-3, Adofix,
  15. William Lewis

    Film Which 100' roll of film to buy?

    It's time to start shooting black and white with a bulk roll for developing and scanning at home. I've got those aspects decided upon. I'll be using either Diafine or D76 depending on the shoot and then scanning with my D810 and a rig for a macro lens. But which film to invest it? The film I...
  16. mike3996

    Film Question about fixer

    So a dumb novice question about fixers. During development, are all fixers compatible with all developers, or are there some recommendations? In another words: my starter kit chemicals are Adonal and Adofix Plus for B&W. If I get myself Microphen, is it safe to fix with Adofix Plus? A more...
  17. Brian

    mu-43 sensor for film cameras.... I want one.

    https://petapixel.com/2023/10/06/a-20mp-sensor-in-a-film-canister-reinvigorates-vintage-analog-cameras/ This concept goes back more than 20 years. I hope this one pulls it off.
  18. mike3996

    Film What went wrong with my Film Shot?

    I am sure that Kodak Ultramax 400 is supposed to be way more saturated in color but how exactly can I tell what's the truth in a particular roll shot, developed, scanned, processed by myself?
  19. phigmov

    Film Polaroid I-2

    Interesting if a little flawed (other still companies do make mechanical cameras so that annoyed me) but its an ad/promo so I'll let them off... what was most fascinating was that they grabbed a couple of ex old Olympus engineers to help... Still fairly limited for what it is... 'bright lens'...
  20. gordo

    Film A Tale of One Negative, Two Prints

    During my multi-year scanning project I've run across images I hoped I would find a second, better image. Or might find the original negative later down the road. This is a great example (for me anyways) as to why. First shot is a flatbed scan from an 8x10-ish print, second shot from a...
  21. gordo

    Film Possible Vintage Film Camera ID?

    (Mods - if this is the wrong place, move it if you need to or lock it and please point me where to repost.) As I continue the scanning project, I've run across a couple of images pointing me in the general direction of what my Dad has as a camera in the '50s and '60s. Looks like it was a...
  22. P

    Airport security, a rant.

    So, I just cleared security. With newly nuked film. Because even when I politely asked if they could check it manually I had two options, either send it thru x-ray or open the film and expose it to light because Ā«we canā€™t see whatā€™s insideĀ». This is the first time I have met this attiude on a...
  23. re-note

    Film film shooters` drift

    Film Photography Revival You are invited to post any photo based on film !!!:friends: from an ongoing exploration Film: Ektachrome 100(outdated) run twice through the same camera Leicaflex SL 1st exposure with Leica R Super Angulon 4/21 2nd exposure with Leica R Elmarit 2,8/135 and a decent...
  24. William Lewis

    Nikon Nikkormat FTn & Nikkors

    Iā€™ve been working on the meter on my early 70ā€™s black paint Nikkormat FTn. After the latest round of work I took it out with a roll of Ilford XP2 Super loaded to test it. Still needs a little more work but itā€™s getting there. I used my 50/1.4 & 105/2.5.
  25. Iron

    Pentax Pentax Trade Show in Canada | McBain Cameras

    Just sharing this video by PentaxTips. It is a small trade show but the content is more about a summary of some things Pentax-related. They talked about monochrome, some lenses, the KF, the film project, etc.
  26. gordo

    Film Anyone else curious about the Pentax Film Project?

    I'm wondering what they have cooking in that kitchen. And how long it's going to take to finish. :coffee-79:
  27. Ben Casper

    Film Too long absence from film

    After over thirty years away from film I have returned to my Nikon F4 and loaded a roll of Fomapan. It felt so good tor return to get back to the old ways of film. Bacon Butties and strong Italian coffee! Fomapan 200
  28. jhawk1000

    Scanners New addition for film slide and negative copying.

    I have a Pacific Image 3540 u scanner which works well but is very slow in scanning, I also have a Nikon LS-2000 scanner that is great but I am unable to use it since it is SCSI and none of my computers take a SCSI card, and even with VueScan, it will not operate the scanner with several...
  29. drd1135

    DPR Article with Emmanuel Lubeszki: Film vs. Dgitial

    https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/4663212665/interview-with-three-time-oscar-winning-cinematographer-emmanuel-lubezki?utm_source=self-desktop&utm_medium=marquee&utm_campaign=traffic_source Lubeski talks about the tradeoffs between digital and film for cinema. not knowing much about this, I...
  30. DeeJayK

    Film Medium format folder discovery

    Sorry for the long disquisition here, TL/DR: share your experience to help me choose a medium format folding camera. A random encounter in a camera shop recently with a VoigtlƤnder Perkeo II, a 6x6 format, fixed lens, all manual, collapsing camera that takes 120 film, has sparked a minor...
  31. agentlossing

    Film Lomo LC-A (Because Why Not)

    I'm sure I'm only the latest of many who have picked up this legendary little compact, zone-focus camera. But we don't seem to have an image thread, so here goes! Please add your own thoughts and/or images, if you like. Film notes: HP5+ developed in the Ars Imago Lab-Box in Rodinal 1:25 for 6...
  32. agentlossing

    Film You Know Your Hand-Rolled Film Canisters Are Done When...

    The felt shreds and appears in all of your photos. This was a test roll really, through the Lomo LC-A which I just bought. On top of this very visible problem, most of the roll was no good as it rolled on top of itself in the Lab-Box. Foma 200 has a particularly stiff polyester base, and it...
  33. mike3996

    Advice Wanted Off to a rocky start? Polaroid 600 Impulse AF misbehaving?

    First three test shots out of the pack. First one was taken in room temp, developed fine. The other two were taken in 0C / 32F but I had the camera inside my jacket and also placed the ejected film right into a inside pocket. The third one obviously, taken right after the second one, hasn't...
  34. agentlossing

    Ricoh New GRIII "Diary Edition" Brings Silver Camera and New Negative Film Mode

    https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/gr-3/special/diary/index.html (Google/Bing etc. translate the page well) There's a little more info now on the China-special limited edition (which sounds like it will make its way to other markets). Personally I think it's a very handsome camera...
  35. William Lewis

    Film Old Concert Photos

    Found these shots from a John Doe (of X) solo show back in the early '00's in Madison Wi: Pretty sure it was a Voigtlander Bessa R1 & a Canon 50/1.8. Fuji Superia "Supermarket" 400 film.
  36. mike3996

    Film Old Polaroid 600 vs Polaroid Now?

    I am looking to get a Polaroid camera and film as a late Christmas gift for my brother. Polaroid Now can use i-Type batteryless film which a tiny bit cheaper. But the cameras cost more, being newer and having slightly more electronics in them. Polaroid 600-series plastic nonfoldables (just...
  37. agentlossing

    Film Well, How 'Bout This: Ricoh/Pentax Film Camera Development?

    https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2022/20221220_037861.html?_ga=2.200779310.1242909632.1671415877-508216493.1669254362 I haven't digested all of it yet, but it got me excited right out of the gate. What do you think means? And what will come of it?
  38. MountainMan79

    Film Showcase Kodak Portra 800

    No thread for this one, so why not.
  39. Brian

    Film Orange is the New Black and White (correction factor)

    I made a filter holder out of a Plastic Case for a CF memory Card. I used the Polaroid Orange filter made for the folding pack cameras. This filter turns the 600 B&W into a high-contrast response. Too high for shooting people. Some interesting effects. I am going back to the color correction...
  40. Brian

    Film Shooting 600 B&W in an unmodified SX-70

    I almost always use an Orange or Red filter with my M Monochrom. I like Polaroid 600 film, and buy about 1 B&W for every 2 Color. Original SX-70 cameras will overexpose 600 film by 2 Stops. And Orange filter requires 2 Stops of compensation, a Red filter requires 3 Stops. Brain-Fart. The...
  41. Ghostbuggy

    Leica Leica revives the film camera and a classic lens

    Leica announced it will bring back the film camera or more specific the Leica M6. According to the news, which cites Leicas press release, the new M6 will mostly stay true to the original one, however some improvements were made to the viewfinder, the rangefinder mechanism, the light meter as...
  42. Brian

    Film Fall Colors: Polaroid SX-70 Sonar + 119a Telephoto, Modern 600 film.

    This SX-70 Sonar was modified to use 600 film some 20 years ago, easy job- remove the rim over the Electric Eye and take out the ND filter. Use 1-notch towards darken. The SX-70 Sonar can use the 119a Telephoto Lens for a 1.5x magnification. The SLR680 and SLR690 CANNOT use it. Putting the...
  43. 99cameras

    Film Publishing 1 iconic camera a day from an incredible collection

    Hi there I hope this message finds you well and that it will trigger your curiosity:) My dad spent over 50 years collecting and fixing old cameras. He passed away in 2020 so I inherited over 2000 vintage cameras. I have decided to make a digital collection of the 99 I like the most. Not the...
  44. gryphon1911

    Nikon Nikon Film Simulations - Yes! Agfacolor Fade

    FujiXWeekly Recipe Agfacolor Fade - supposed to resemble a faded color look from, the 1930's. I think I may be able to tweak this a little and get something close to a Kodachrome 25 film simulation. Not sure that I would use this simulation a lot for general shooting. Picture Control...
  45. gryphon1911

    Nikon Nikon Film Simulations - Yes! Kodak Elite Chrome

    Again, props to FujiXWeekly for the recipe. The Recipe: Picture Control: Pop Quick Sharp: +0 Sharpening: +0 Mid Range Sharp: +1 Clarity: +2 Contrast: +1 Effect level: +30 Saturation: -2 Active D-Lighting: Normal High ISO NR: Low White Balance: 5200K WB Adjust: +0A/B...
  46. gryphon1911

    Nikon Nikon Film Simulations - Yes! B&W Film

    Another from the FujiXWeekly site. Picture Control: Carbon Quick Sharp: 0 Sharpening: +1 Mid Range Sharp: +1 Clarity: -2 Contrast: +1 Effect Level: 100 Filter Effect: Orange Toning: B&W Active D-Lighting: Extra High High ISO NR: Low White Balance: Natural Light Auto...
  47. gryphon1911

    Nikon Nikon Film Simulations - Yes! Aged Photo

    Many of you know that I enjoy the film simulations for Fuji X-Trans cameras and created a few myself. Well, the FujiXWeekly website has been branching out and working on creating film simulations for Nikon Picture Controls as well. I used this on my Z fc. Called Aged Analog Picture...
  48. agentlossing

    Film Showcase Kodak Pro Image 100

    There wasn't a thread for this film stock yet. I just developed a roll yesterday using the Cinestill C41 2-bath kit, here are the selects, scanned using the Pro Image 100 profile in Silverfast on the Pacific Image XAs. I like these results, it is not the most color neutral/realistic, at least...
  49. MiguelATF

    Fuji Fun with Film Simulation 'Recipes'

    One of the downsides of having recently downgraded my Fujifilm stable, from the significantly larger (but still quite wonderful) X-Pro3 (with its X-Trans IV sensor) to the physically smaller X-T3 (with its slightly older X-Trans III sensor) - is that I no longer have access to what used to be my...
  50. William Lewis

    Film Rolleicord III back in action

    So, I am in the drawn-out process of moving back to Eau Claire for a new job at a different hotel. I just discovered there is still a real photo lab in Eau Claire that develops film in house! Iā€™d stopped doing any film because mail order labs are prohibitively expensive. While not as cheap as...
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