Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
p.14 #3Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
We (my relatives and I) think this is from the mid 1800s. I have been hanging onto 9 tintypes since I was a kid. The man on the left is my relative, Walter (my Great Grandfather), and his friend. Tintypes get wrinkled, trimmed, darken, and the emulsion side gets covered in small cracks. This has been minimally imaging after scanning with an Epson V700 using Vuescan to a DNG raw file, and applying Lasersoft's SRDx. The original is much darker, and has a vastly narrower luminosity range. (little to no contrast)
Pre SRDx left Post right
Pre SRDx left Post right
Sep 24, 2025 at 01:21 PM
p.14 #4Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
OregonSun wrote:
Thanks, the curriculum was pretty general. History, religion, politics, the local language (Marathi), etc. Just living in India for 6 months was a huge education in how different a culture can be from the US. One of the most eye opening experiences in my life.
Most of the color shots are from Pune. A lot of the black and white ones are from Mumbai (still known as Bombay in 1994). We would take the train to Mumbai for long weekends.
I have more pics from that time that I've been meaning to scan. I'll post them here if I ever get around...Show more →
You will get another cultural shock if you go there again. Enjoyed the posts. Pentax 645 is a great system. With all that data printed on the neg
stockshas wrote
^ Great shots in the Pune series. What did you study there?Most of the color shots are from Pune. A lot of the black and white ones are from Mumbai (still known as Bombay in 1994). We would take the train to Mumbai for long weekends.
I have more pics from that time that I've been meaning to scan. I'll post them here if I ever get around...Show more →
You will get another cultural shock if you go there again. Enjoyed the posts. Pentax 645 is a great system. With all that data printed on the neg
Oct 04, 2025 at 11:32 PM
p.14 #5Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
https://youtu.be/JMJ9i6MZrOE?si=eK6VJlMs2xIHqQvQ
4x5 Large format camera. Chamonix 45N2, 150mm Rodenstock Sironar S, Fuji acros quickload 100.
Scanned using Fuji GFX 50, 50mm Canon TS-E lens.
4x5 Large format camera. Chamonix 45N2, 150mm Rodenstock Sironar S, Fuji acros quickload 100.
Scanned using Fuji GFX 50, 50mm Canon TS-E lens.
Oct 05, 2025 at 01:52 PM
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A few months ago we found an undeveloped roll of film which had probably been sitting around since the mid-90's. So I took it to our local shop for processing. It appears that the film may have broken or been rewound prematurely because it had only 16 images and the last one was a partial. Still, a blast, or rather a poof from the past. My sweetie took these with my Nikkormat, 50mm f1.4, our front yard before the local rabbits learned they could eat everything. The scans were slightly grainy or hazy. I downsized a few:
And a younger me, posted self-indulgently:
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Oct 06, 2025 at 05:03 AM
p.14 #7Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
Some old slides. I believe these were scanned around 2008. The pics would have been from maybe 1973 to 1980.
From the Blizzard of '78, MIT campus, Cambridge, MA
Some other stuff
Boston sunrise - it must be winter because the Charles River is frozen
Playing around at home
Unknown susnet
Shenandoah National Park
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From the Blizzard of '78, MIT campus, Cambridge, MA
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Some other stuff
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Oct 07, 2025 at 06:47 AM
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The title of this thread says old slides recently digitized. So here are a few from a trip around the country which two friends, my twin brother Tom, and I took after Tom and I graduated from college. This was in summer, 1971, over half a century ago. I scanned these in the last few days. The subjects aren't necessarily interesting except for the date. I have done no cropping or other processing except resize them.
Death Valley
Storm over the Grand Canyon
The strip in Las Vegas
Sequoia trees, Sequoia National Park
Driving toward the Sierra from the east
Four guys starting a hike through Sequoia National Park
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Oct 18, 2025 at 06:13 AM
p.14 #9Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
jimmuller wrote:
The title of this thread says old slides recently digitized. So here are a few from a trip around the country which two friends, my twin brother Tom, and I took after Tom and I graduated from college. This was in summer, 1971, over half a century ago. I scanned these in the last few days. The subjects aren't necessarily interesting except for the date. I have done no cropping or other processing except resize them.
Love the shot of the VW van, 70s clothes and Vegas. These are all pieces of history. Just because they aren't famous events doesn't mean they aren't interesting.
The title of this thread says old slides recently digitized. So here are a few from a trip around the country which two friends, my twin brother Tom, and I took after Tom and I graduated from college. This was in summer, 1971, over half a century ago. I scanned these in the last few days. The subjects aren't necessarily interesting except for the date. I have done no cropping or other processing except resize them.
Love the shot of the VW van, 70s clothes and Vegas. These are all pieces of history. Just because they aren't famous events doesn't mean they aren't interesting.
Oct 18, 2025 at 03:53 PM
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A few more new scans of old slides.
At a VMSC autocross, probably 1973. What were we thinking??
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail. There is a dark morph of the Tiger Swallowtail but I'm pretty sure this isn't it. The single band of blue spots further up the wings is more like the Spicebush.
Predator, needs no explanation.
At a VMSC autocross, probably 1973. What were we thinking??
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail. There is a dark morph of the Tiger Swallowtail but I'm pretty sure this isn't it. The single band of blue spots further up the wings is more like the Spicebush.
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p.14 #11Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
jimmuller wrote:
A few more new scans of old slides.
At a VMSC autocross, probably 1973. What were we thinking??
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/OldSlides/Wheels.jpg
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail. There is a dark morph of the Tiger Swallowtail but I'm pretty sure this isn't it. The single band of blue spots further up the wings is more like the Spicebush.
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/OldSlides/TwoSwallowtails.jpg
Predator, needs no explanation.
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/OldSlides/Spider.jpg
Good Gawd. The platform shoes, pant prints, vests, weird tie prints, polyester everything. I should have saved some of it just to embarrass my kids.
A few more new scans of old slides.
At a VMSC autocross, probably 1973. What were we thinking??
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/OldSlides/Wheels.jpg
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Spicebush Swallowtail. There is a dark morph of the Tiger Swallowtail but I'm pretty sure this isn't it. The single band of blue spots further up the wings is more like the Spicebush.
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/OldSlides/TwoSwallowtails.jpg
Predator, needs no explanation.
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/OldSlides/Spider.jpg
Good Gawd. The platform shoes, pant prints, vests, weird tie prints, polyester everything. I should have saved some of it just to embarrass my kids.
Oct 23, 2025 at 09:30 AM
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Hi guys. I'm on the mission to scan all of the pictures that my father took. And he shot a lot (for a family dad photographer of course). He passed away a few years ago, and we all know how it works with legacy film pictures. If we don't numerize them, we will just divide the printed albums between brothers / sisters and none of us will access the totality.
A few of them, Switzerland, 1992. Taken with his beloved Canon AE-1 Program I believe, Fuji HG 400. "Fast" film for some snowy landscapes, but the first half of the film was an indoor birthday.
A few of them, Switzerland, 1992. Taken with his beloved Canon AE-1 Program I believe, Fuji HG 400. "Fast" film for some snowy landscapes, but the first half of the film was an indoor birthday.
Oct 25, 2025 at 06:40 AM
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Messing around a bit today. This shot was taken with my old Mamiya 645 around 2 decades ago. Shot it today with my Leica SL and a Leica R 60/2.8 macro mounted to a focusing rail on my tripod. Film in a 120 holder and lit by my old lightbox. Doable but not that great if I'm being honest. Velva 120 film.
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Oct 26, 2025 at 07:42 PM
p.14 #14Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
jamesdak wrote:
Messing around a bit today. This shot was taken with my old Mamiya 645 around 2 decades ago. Shot it today with my Leica SL and a Leica R 60/2.8 macro mounted to a focusing rail on my tripod. Film in a 120 holder and lit by my old lightbox. Doable but not that great if I'm being honest. Velva 120 film.
https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/175904205.jpg
I don't know if it's "great" or not jamesdak, but at this size, the rendering still looks very clean to me. What was not great, the alignment of the whole setup ?
A few more pictures, still Fuji HG 400. French rivieira, summer 1992.
Messing around a bit today. This shot was taken with my old Mamiya 645 around 2 decades ago. Shot it today with my Leica SL and a Leica R 60/2.8 macro mounted to a focusing rail on my tripod. Film in a 120 holder and lit by my old lightbox. Doable but not that great if I'm being honest. Velva 120 film.
https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/175904205.jpg
I don't know if it's "great" or not jamesdak, but at this size, the rendering still looks very clean to me. What was not great, the alignment of the whole setup ?
A few more pictures, still Fuji HG 400. French rivieira, summer 1992.
Oct 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Scanned last night with Nikon Z5-II, Tamron 90mm Macro f.2.8 Z-mount. Shot in 1975 with Nikkormat, either 50mm f/1.4, 200mm f/4, or 35mm f/2.8. That's, um, half a century ago. It was the best I could back then.
Boston, from Cambridge.
Green Building (MIT, Earth and Planetary Sciences, now Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences). I spent a few years there.
My wife to be.
Random shot of one of Boston's big events, the Head Of the Charles rowing competition.
Home for Christmas. My grandfather gave this Lionel train to my twin and me 23 years earlier. (We were 4 y.o. at the time.)
Boston, from Cambridge.
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My wife to be.
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Random shot of one of Boston's big events, the Head Of the Charles rowing competition.
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Home for Christmas. My grandfather gave this Lionel train to my twin and me 23 years earlier. (We were 4 y.o. at the time.)
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Oct 31, 2025 at 06:30 AM
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Ayoul wrote:
https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/175904205.jpgI don't know if it's "great" or not jamesdak, but at this size, the rendering still looks very clean to me. What was not great, the alignment of the whole setup ?
Well, I guess the process and the actual results. I just have such fond memories of how it was back in the day. I'd see the 120mm shots vs the 35mm and be blown away by how good they were. Now as I digitize my old archives I realize how much digital has truly surpassed film. Both in quality and ease of use.
jamesdak wrote
Messing around a bit today. This shot was taken with my old Mamiya 645 around 2 decades ago. Shot it today with my Leica SL and a Leica R 60/2.8 macro mounted to a focusing rail on my tripod. Film in a 120 holder and lit by my old lightbox. Doable but not that great if I'm being honest. Velva 120 film.https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/175904205.jpg
Well, I guess the process and the actual results. I just have such fond memories of how it was back in the day. I'd see the 120mm shots vs the 35mm and be blown away by how good they were. Now as I digitize my old archives I realize how much digital has truly surpassed film. Both in quality and ease of use.
Nov 01, 2025 at 08:35 AM
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More new scans of old pics, slides from 1976.
Winter of '75 - '76:
Cold morning.
Cold day.
Double Dome University. (An obscure reference.)
More domes.
My future bride's first backpacking adventure, Shenandoah Nat Park, March '76:
Um, a much younger version of me (when I had hair) relaxing by the Charles. Taken by Sharon:
Winter of '75 - '76:
Cold morning.
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My future bride's first backpacking adventure, Shenandoah Nat Park, March '76:
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Um, a much younger version of me (when I had hair) relaxing by the Charles. Taken by Sharon:
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Nov 07, 2025 at 07:28 AM
p.14 #18Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
A few old slide scans using my Minolta Dimage Dual Scan IV.
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Nov 07, 2025 at 09:49 AM
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New Orleans, I think circa 2008-2011
Mamiya 645 Pro TL, possibly the 55/2.8A
Velvia 100 (non-F) scanned with GFX 100
I decided I wanted to accurately replicate the film which took a fair bit of fiddling with sliders, but I think I got it pretty close.
Mamiya 645 Pro TL, possibly the 55/2.8A
Velvia 100 (non-F) scanned with GFX 100
I decided I wanted to accurately replicate the film which took a fair bit of fiddling with sliders, but I think I got it pretty close.
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