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As someone who's about to start developing BW film at home, this doesn't actually do me much that a cheaper sous video machine doesn't, right? https://cinestillfilm.com/products/...cessing-at-home Also, shooting film is way fun! Haven't done it since I was a tween. Picked up a couple of 70s Pentaxen and now I'm hooked.
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Any guesses what would cause this dark bar to appear on the right edge of the frame inconsistently? Doesn't seem to happen always, and it seems to occur across a variety of shutter speeds--anywhere from 1/60 to 1/1000.  This is with a Pentax MX, which I know has a horizontal shutter. I just got it CLAed, too. 
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Oct 17, 2018 02:41
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It's from The Darkroom, actually. I'll see if I can find the negatives to compare--house is in disarray from renovation, right now. A couple more:  
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Oct 17, 2018 02:55
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Yeah, it was Eric. I'm not seeing evidence in the test roll I shot before I sent it out to get CLAed (I just figured it'd need it anyway, since it was an okay condition EBay purchase). Then again, I don't see it in all of the ~250 shots I've taken since I got it back. Blurgh. Insanite fucked around with this message at 03:17 on Oct 17, 2018 |
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Oct 17, 2018 03:09
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Yeah, that's my next step. I took a quick look at the negatives for some photos where it was obvious and it's there--definitely not a scanning thing. Thanks for the help!
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Oct 17, 2018 03:29
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Absolutely. (If you or anyone else has any favorite shops for camera repairs, I'm totally up for hearing about them. I'm on the cusp of looking for an LX, but I don't really know who I want to CLA it, now.)
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Oct 17, 2018 03:35
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Yeah, it's on the negatives. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it--it's on almost every frame of some FP4 Plus 125 that I shot right after some Kodak Gold 200, which has almost zero. All at the same location. Shutter speeds should be roughly in the same area. Shooting film is fun as hell, but I'd kill for a new, repairable, simple camera that didn't have to survive through decades of neglect to reach me. Ironically, my Super Program, which I've had longer and is pretty dirt cheap on the used market, has been awesome. I'll be sad when it goes.
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Oct 17, 2018 13:12
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Sauer posted:How much money you got? Nikon will make you a brand new F6 to order if you hand them a few grand. Oh, I'm probably in the 'professionally trades in old gear' phase of this rather than ready to drop a few grand. I definitely enjoy this enough to want to hoard and preserve a few nice bodies. Who knows if anything nice, new, affordable, and simple is ever going to be made again? In the meantime, Eric says he has an idea about what it might be. In the mail it goes, tomorrow.
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Oct 17, 2018 20:38
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Definitely might keep those in mind as Christmas presents to... myself. Do you have one? How is it? e: Thread history says yes. 😎 Insanite fucked around with this message at 12:28 on Oct 18, 2018 |
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Oct 18, 2018 12:24
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I have no idea what I'm doing.   
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Oct 19, 2018 03:49
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Kentmere 100 BW, Superia X-tra 400 color.
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Oct 19, 2018 04:29
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I haven't had issues with slower film in the past. Definitely just buy locally if you're concerned. Here's another thing, complete with comparison photos: https://thedarkroom.com/bringing-film-airport-security-effects-x-rays-film/
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Nov 21, 2018 15:15
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Sauer posted:Send him an email with your scans and let him know. He'll fix it but you'll still end up eating a shipping cost. He might have a solution that doesn't involve sending it to him. Figured I'd give an update on my shutter issues given that, WTH, it might help someone else. Eric, who's a nigh-mythical figure in Pentax circles, does seem to have fixed my MX's shutter problem issues after giving it another go-around on his bench. He did blame a "ding" in the camera as a possible source of the problem, though it was there the first time I sent it to him. I've babied the drat thing ever since I got it. In summary: it's all good, but I'll probably try someone else next time I need a CLA.
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President Beep posted:https://www.thephoblographer.com/2019/02/02/reports-state-that-kodak-alaris-is-looking-to-sell-assets/ Is this really threatening to the Fine Kodak Products we all know and love? Seems like the business to be sold is profitable. Why gently caress with that? "The fact that it will be run by a government agency does not exactly instill confidence, now does it." I for one relish the chance to use publicly owned emulsions. Insanite fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Feb 5, 2019 |
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Feb 5, 2019 14:14
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I think I've read that Alaris does manufacture film products, but I trust content mill film blogs' reporting as far as I can throw it, which is either not at all or infinitely far depending on how you think about it.
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Feb 5, 2019 15:32
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Might just be my lovely monitor right now, but does it extend all the way into the UR corner? Is it on the negative?
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Feb 9, 2019 22:38
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Fujifilm announces worldwide price revision of Photographic Film and Photographic Paperquote:
I'm generally a Kodak guy, so this isn't a big impact to me, yet. Probably not the best sign, I suppose. Or maybe it's great. I don't know business. ::click::
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Feb 25, 2019 15:01
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It makes me wonder about how strong the film 'resurgence' really is, and whether we're all just living on a short span of borrowed time. I mean, I think everyone doing this realizes this on some level, but shorter than we'd like, maybe?  I'm not sure if I'd go back to digital for hobby photography. It's not nearly as fun, and while I really love the look of film, I'm not about to fake it in Photoshop. I haven't touched my DSLR in a couple of years... I'd probably just find something else to do. Insanite fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Feb 26, 2019 |
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Feb 26, 2019 15:31
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That's my assumption, too. Hard to find good data about it, though. There are certain things about film that you can find for yourself in digital, either by spending enough money or through self-discipline, but some of it will be lost forever when the time comes. That part of it sucks just as much as it makes it special, I guess. e: vvvv I also wonder how the easy availability of Kodak and Fuji films--especially cheap color negative stocks--contribute to demand for smaller BW manufacturers. Insanite fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Feb 26, 2019 |
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Feb 26, 2019 20:21
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I never did end up trying new Ektachrome. I couldn't my hands on any. As a business professional, I think that's either good or bad, or possibly somewhere in between.
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Mar 1, 2019 14:33
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That does seem a little blue to my eyes, yeah.
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Mar 27, 2019 23:09
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Any Boston-area folks want a couple of free Pentax SMC-A 50mms, one 2.0, the other 1.7? Aperture ring one on one is a bit sticky, and on the other it doesn't go any smaller than 8. Might be fun for rehab/learning. Not sure if they're worth shipping, but I'd consider it if no one local pipes up.
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Sep 1, 2019 18:15
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Dudeabides posted:Unfortunately I'm no longer in Boston, but I'd be willing to still take the 1.7 off your hands if no one has claimed it. PM me an address and I'll send it there. No reason for me to keep it sitting in a drawer if someone wants to putter with it.
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Sep 14, 2019 22:38
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Megabound posted:I'm a fan of Superia 400 if you don't want to spend Portra money. +1. Half the price, good results.
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Sep 20, 2019 07:34
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Godspeed with them tricky lenses.
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Sep 26, 2019 23:36
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All emulsions are beautiful. Might want to try Fuji Pro 400H to compare to the Portra, but whether or not that's interesting depends on your personality.
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Awkward Davies posted:Is the implication here that people with autism cant have informed opinions about photography? Agreed, unless your business is the sale of neon signs and neon sign accessories. (All films are fun and good, but I really don't get people who get really deeply into Cinestill, either.)
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Nov 9, 2019 02:14
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Changes in the world of Kodak film prices: https://kamerastore.com/breaking-news-kodak-to-raise-prices-on-all-film-in-2020-jan-1st/
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Nov 29, 2019 17:36
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Absolutely. I'll love my rehabbed Super Program for as long as it holds out. Assuming that the guts are functional, you should have a fully decent camera for cheap after a CLA. Don't be afraid to mail it out for service if the quote you get locally is high, too.
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Dec 5, 2019 14:53
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My last electronic shutter Pentax CLA was $68 by Eric Hendrickson. I'd personally not want to deviate too far from that for something that's not special or mechanical, but it's entirely possible that film camera service costs have shot up just as film body prices have in the year since I had it done.
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I feel happy to have purchased a bunch of Kodak stuff before the price increases. 
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Bummer. Wonder how long they'll be producing other stocks, TBH.
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Jan 15, 2021 19:00
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dupersaurus posted:After doing a bunch of sx-70 shooting I’m getting ready to grab a Pentax ME on a whim, but before I pull the trigger: is it worthwhile to throw away a few more FWIW, I use an MX most of the time. It’s tiny and tough, and I dig the manual mechanicalness of it. Do you have reasons that you personally are going back and forth between the two?
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for something like an MX? I don’t really have a sense for what makes a better film camera or what extra money gets you.
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majour333 posted:Fuckin yikes buddy 
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