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Got the Astia in the mail today from Yond Cassius. I have a couple of projects in mind for it already. As soon as I get through my Portra supply, I'll load up a back and get shooting.
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May 27, 2014 20:57
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I just picked up a roll of Adox Silvermax and Color Implosion. Anyone have any experience with either of these?
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May 27, 2014 21:29
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Got my roll of Astia today! Thanks a ton Yond Cassius, I'll be sure to get on shooting it as soon as possible.
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May 27, 2014 22:32
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Got the roll of Astia today. Oddly it was cool so I doubt there was any harm done to it while it sat in the mail box. Thank you again Yond, I am excited to shoot it.
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May 27, 2014 23:12
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Silvermax is very nice, good tonality but lacking a bit in contrast. The word that best describes it for me is smooth. I like it. Are you planning on developing on normal developer or the special "HDR" developer?
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May 28, 2014 02:42
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Man, my post office is slacking.
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May 28, 2014 04:08
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Understanding posted:Man, my post office is slacking. Yeah, yours is running a bit late. Daspope and Tony are closer to me than you are, but theirs went out Saturday. Now, if Big Scary Monsters gets his first, then they'll be really slacking. BSM wins for long-distance travel this round (though one roll I traded with an APUGer is going to Kenya).
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May 28, 2014 04:46
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Yond Cassius posted:Yeah, yours is running a bit late. Daspope and Tony are closer to me than you are, but theirs went out Saturday. Now, if Big Scary Monsters gets his first, then they'll be really slacking. BSM wins for long-distance travel this round (though one roll I traded with an APUGer is going to Kenya). I'm not going to try and make sense of the scheduling for deliveries of my mail, though I know it gets to me mid day, or it's sitting in my house waiting for me to notice it. Worst case scenario is it got sent to the wrong house, which has happened a few times with different mailmen.
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May 28, 2014 04:52
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Primo Itch posted:Silvermax is very nice, good tonality but lacking a bit in contrast. The word that best describes it for me is smooth. I like it. Are you planning on developing on normal developer or the special "HDR" developer? I'm not sure. I still have yet to dev my own negs. I'm gonna wait until I move to NOLA to shoot it most likely. Fortunately really close to where I'll be living will be the community darkroom & printshop, so they can help me with that. I read a bit about Silvermax on their website, and it mentioned their own developer. Is it worth it? Right now I only have 1 roll if the stuff, and film seems a bit difficult to procure in NOLA, if it's really a solid film I might think about stocking up, but right now it's an oddity I wanted to check out.
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May 28, 2014 05:15
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Astia came in yesterday, Now i just need time to use it!
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May 28, 2014 12:38
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stop rubbing it in guys, I still haven't gotten mine yet.
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May 28, 2014 19:48
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Understanding posted:stop rubbing it in guys, I still haven't gotten mine yet. Got mine today  Can't wait to try it out!
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May 28, 2014 21:52
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What are the typical go-to places for film aside from FreestylePhoto and B&H?
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May 29, 2014 16:36
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Saint Fu posted:What are the typical go-to places for film aside from FreestylePhoto and B&H? Amazon and Adorama are pretty good.
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May 29, 2014 17:51
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FilmPhotographyProject.com Browse the store - they have some interesting package deals. And then there's the joy of weird eBay "I cleaned out my attic" sales.
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May 29, 2014 18:41
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ExecuDork posted:FilmPhotographyProject.com I would recommend not buying film that has been stored in an attic 
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May 29, 2014 19:00
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another day and still nothing  I should probably develop the 3 rolls of Illford i shot a few weeks back to keep preoccupied.
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May 30, 2014 00:44
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Understanding posted:another day and still nothing Almost all of it has been delivered now. I'm pretty sure you and Bud are the only Americans left waiting, though I think you both depend on the same USPS regional sort facility (Kearny, NJ) and it appears to be pretty bad at its job. I don't have a tracking number for The Meat Dimension, but that's only a few hours away.
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May 30, 2014 03:15
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Yond Cassius posted:Almost all of it has been delivered now. I'm pretty sure you and Bud are the only Americans left waiting, though I think you both depend on the same USPS regional sort facility (Kearny, NJ) and it appears to be pretty bad at its job. I don't have a tracking number for The Meat Dimension, but that's only a few hours away. This is pretty likely, since I ordered a bunch of other things since the rolls were sent out that got here already, most were local, bypassing the sorting facility completely.
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May 30, 2014 04:31
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Oh poo poo, today I had a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UPJ-euBzSM Now I really have to try and take some photos that aren't terrible.
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May 30, 2014 11:36
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Yond Cassius posted:Almost all of it has been delivered now. I'm pretty sure you and Bud are the only Americans left waiting, though I think you both depend on the same USPS regional sort facility (Kearny, NJ) and it appears to be pretty bad at its job. I don't have a tracking number for The Meat Dimension, but that's only a few hours away. Just found out my local lab has stopped developing slide film - I was gearing up to shoot a bunch of it in the next two weeks too. Funny timing. Kearny's ok, cut them some slack.
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May 30, 2014 12:23
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Any recommendations for a small, manual hotshoe flash? Preferably one that sits horizontally rather than vertically, I just want something I can put on my X-E1/AE1 that isn't as huge as my 430EX. Bonus if it has an exposure table on it.
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May 31, 2014 09:47
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Found some expired Agfachrome CT Precisa 100 EXCL. film at an old slightly confused lady's market stand today. https://www.dropbox.com/sc/kt51ktfmjvw7m6x/AAC0jAT6ABoxqL_G3zD3v6sra Gonna be fun to see what comes out on the other end. i'll be shooting it at 50 ISO since it expired in 2003 and i've no idea what conditions it's been stored at. Frobbe fucked around with this message at 20:46 on May 31, 2014 |
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May 31, 2014 20:44
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I got my film over the weekend, gonna try and shoot some of it soon.
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Jun 2, 2014 22:18
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In a couple weeks I'll be moving to New Orleans and it's basically a film desert, I'm not sure if there's any place in the area that'll do e6 processing. What's a good place to send my slide film off for processing that doesn't charge an obscene amount?
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Jun 3, 2014 00:26
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I like Pheonix Imaging in Chicago. $5.25 per roll of 120 in E6 or C41, they do a bang-up job. Not sure if they do mail orders though.
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Jun 3, 2014 00:36
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Saint Fu posted:I like Pheonix Imaging in Chicago. $5.25 per roll of 120 in E6 or C41, they do a bang-up job. Not sure if they do mail orders though. "120 mm" lol
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Jun 3, 2014 00:51
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Saint Fu posted:I like Pheonix Imaging in Chicago. $5.25 per roll of 120 in E6 or C41, they do a bang-up job. Not sure if they do mail orders though. On that note, when I was living in Illinois, I had a better experience with CSW Film Systems. They definitely do mail orders. They're also almost a dollar cheaper per roll of 120.
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Jun 3, 2014 00:59
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There's also Citizens out in Portland that has alright prices for E-6 and great C41 prices.
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Jun 3, 2014 01:06
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Casu Marzu posted:There's also Citizens out in Portland that has alright prices for E-6 and great C41 prices. I physically dropped film off at Citizen's today and can confirm they are Good.
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Jun 3, 2014 03:04
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My Astia arrived today. I guess first priority is checking on that possible-frame-spacing issue in the Kiev I bought a while ago.
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Jun 3, 2014 04:57
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MrBlandAverage posted:On that note, when I was living in Illinois, I had a better experience with CSW Film Systems. They definitely do mail orders. They're also almost a dollar cheaper per roll of 120.
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Jun 3, 2014 11:21
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Finally got a scanner! Tim-Film-35mm-009.jpg by t.humeston, on Flickr  Tim-Film-35mm-003.jpg by t.humeston, on Flickr  Tim-Film-004.jpg by t.humeston, on Flickr
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Jun 4, 2014 03:01
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I usually shoot Tri-X at box speed or at 1600, but I recently shot a bunch of rolls at 800, which Kodak doesn't suggest a push for, but realistically, should I add a little extra dev time? Would Rodinal at a heavy dilution serve me better for preserving shadow detail better than D76 1:1?
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Jun 6, 2014 03:02
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try it with a lime posted:I usually shoot Tri-X at box speed or at 1600, but I recently shot a bunch of rolls at 800, which Kodak doesn't suggest a push for, but realistically, should I add a little extra dev time? Perhaps stick to what you're using and just pull 20% of your 1600 time and see how it looks?
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Jun 6, 2014 04:13
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My recent ebay impulse buy arrived the other day: The surprising thing was how big it is, next to the Canonet QL17 it looks huge. The rangefinder is much bigger and brighter though so focusing it is really easy. The QL17 feels more solid too although the build quality of the Yashica is still nice. I put a quick test roll through it to see if it is working properly - everything seems great. It's a nice lens, pretty sharp and seems to have minimal distortion. Aperture priority keeps it simple and the metering seems pretty good. A few scans from the test roll:  aboriginal advancement by s d photo, on Flickr  untitled by s d photo, on Flickr  sales entrance by s d photo, on Flickr  printers by s d photo, on Flickr Fomapan 400 deved in Rodinal
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Jun 8, 2014 02:52
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I got a so-so condition Pen EE half frame camera today. Everything seems to work fine but it's dirty as hell. Old dried up gunk in every nook and cranny. I cleaned up most of it, but there looks to be some crumbs stuck behind the plastic cover of the transparent selenium lens surround thing. I found out you can easily remove the front lens assembly but the plastic surround won't budge. I'm afraid to pry it out. Anyone know how to remove this thing so i can clean behind it?
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Jun 8, 2014 06:12
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BANME.sh posted:I got a so-so condition Pen EE half frame camera today. Everything seems to work fine but it's dirty as hell. Old dried up gunk in every nook and cranny. I cleaned up most of it, but there looks to be some crumbs stuck behind the plastic cover of the transparent selenium lens surround thing. I found out you can easily remove the front lens assembly but the plastic surround won't budge. I'm afraid to pry it out. Anyone know how to remove this thing so i can clean behind it? Will it work if you don't clean it?
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Jun 8, 2014 07:26
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I think so. I'll find out if it's metering properly once I get the first roll developed
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Jun 8, 2014 14:28
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In other news, I developed the first roll out of my new stylus epic and I didn't expect this kind of quality out of a P&S  I was anxious to scan the film before bed, so I didn't wait long enough for it to dry and ended up with lots of newton rings where the film made contact with the flatbed because it was so curled. I also have some lines that I didn't squeegee away properly. I'll have to let them flatten under a book for a few days then try again. This is one that turned out ok BANME.sh fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Jun 9, 2014 |
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