Old film FINALLY digitized * Add Yours
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chez wrote:
A few years back I took on a project to scan some old negatives and photos ( more than 100 years old some of them ) and make a coffee table book for all the families to enjoy. Many of the negatives and photos were in bad shape, but with a lot of work I scanned about 200 of them and created the book. The negatives came in all sizes from 4x5 down to something smaller around the 35mm size and everything in between.
The book was a huge success. I delivered them personally to most of my relatives many...Show more →
Man, what a great project - I applaud you for doing that..
..would definitely wish I had something like covering some of my family's history - alas my family is very small and hardly anyone took any pictures so there's only very very few pictures (just a couple studio portraits basically, nothing showing them in real life etc.)
Some amazing photos you have there, thank you for sharing these!
A few years back I took on a project to scan some old negatives and photos ( more than 100 years old some of them ) and make a coffee table book for all the families to enjoy. Many of the negatives and photos were in bad shape, but with a lot of work I scanned about 200 of them and created the book. The negatives came in all sizes from 4x5 down to something smaller around the 35mm size and everything in between.
The book was a huge success. I delivered them personally to most of my relatives many...Show more →
Man, what a great project - I applaud you for doing that..
..would definitely wish I had something like covering some of my family's history - alas my family is very small and hardly anyone took any pictures so there's only very very few pictures (just a couple studio portraits basically, nothing showing them in real life etc.)
Some amazing photos you have there, thank you for sharing these!
Dec 25, 2025 at 03:07 AM
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geekcop wrote:
A few more oldies.
..lots of nice pictures, thank you for sharing!
The graduation and retirement pic is so cool to see (would have been nice I you had a picture taken with your sister again : )
A few more oldies.
..lots of nice pictures, thank you for sharing!
The graduation and retirement pic is so cool to see (would have been nice I you had a picture taken with your sister again : )
Dec 25, 2025 at 08:40 AM
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madNbad wrote:
These were taken at Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia in the late winter/early spring of either 1977 or 1978. The camera was a Nikon F and the film is Tri-X developed in D-76.
I really enjoy the vibe in those pics 🙂
Sending you a PM regarding the Tri-X / D-76 combo to not derail the thread..
These were taken at Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia in the late winter/early spring of either 1977 or 1978. The camera was a Nikon F and the film is Tri-X developed in D-76.
I really enjoy the vibe in those pics 🙂
Sending you a PM regarding the Tri-X / D-76 combo to not derail the thread..
Dec 25, 2025 at 09:09 AM
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Tina Kino wrote:
..lots of nice pictures, thank you for sharing!
The graduation and retirement pic is so cool to see (would have been nice I you had a picture taken with your sister again : )
Well no film photo of us together at my retirement but an iPhone one from 2021 on Captiva Island will have to do. Thanks for the nice comment.
geekcop wrote
A few more oldies.The graduation and retirement pic is so cool to see (would have been nice I you had a picture taken with your sister again : )
Well no film photo of us together at my retirement but an iPhone one from 2021 on Captiva Island will have to do. Thanks for the nice comment.
Dec 25, 2025 at 01:43 PM
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OregonSun wrote:
These are from when I studied abroad in Pune, India in 1994.
Absolutely stunning.. thanks for sharing these 🙏
These are from when I studied abroad in Pune, India in 1994.
Absolutely stunning.. thanks for sharing these 🙏
Dec 25, 2025 at 02:33 PM
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Looking through the old negatives has been an interesting journey. For some reason, many of the 35mm negatives were taken with the camera in vertical orientation. The others were, I wished someone had taught me to use an incident meter and someone should have taken the electronic flash away from me. It's been fun digging through the folder but time to move on to new stuff for the new year.
There may be a few that pop up now and then. Happy Holidays!
There may be a few that pop up now and then. Happy Holidays!
Dec 25, 2025 at 04:31 PM
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Mountain View Cemetery Oakland CA
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Dec 26, 2025 at 08:07 AM
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bwcolor wrote:
Mountain View Cemetery Oakland CA
..what a lovely shot ⭐️
Do you remember what film (and dev) this is?
Mountain View Cemetery Oakland CA
..what a lovely shot ⭐️
Do you remember what film (and dev) this is?
Dec 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Tina Kino wrote:
..what a lovely shot ⭐️
Do you remember what film (and dev) this is?
Thank you.
I am trying to recover my images from the past 15 years, or so. This was a renamed TIFF, so will keep an eye open for the original scan. My primary combination in this time period was Neopan 400 / XTOL + Rodinal.
bwcolor wrote
Mountain View Cemetery Oakland CADo you remember what film (and dev) this is?
Thank you.
I am trying to recover my images from the past 15 years, or so. This was a renamed TIFF, so will keep an eye open for the original scan. My primary combination in this time period was Neopan 400 / XTOL + Rodinal.
Dec 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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bwcolor wrote:
My primary combination in this time period was Neopan 400 / XTOL + Rodinal.
Thank you for elaborating - it does look like Neopan 400, it's got that "deepness" / weight to it 👍
Man I miss that film, used to shoot it a lot in my early days, unfortunately before I quite knew what I was doing though 🙃
My primary combination in this time period was Neopan 400 / XTOL + Rodinal.
Thank you for elaborating - it does look like Neopan 400, it's got that "deepness" / weight to it 👍
Man I miss that film, used to shoot it a lot in my early days, unfortunately before I quite knew what I was doing though 🙃
Dec 26, 2025 at 02:03 PM
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Tina Kino wrote:
bwcolor wrote
My primary combination in this time period was Neopan 400 / XTOL + Rodinal.Man I miss that film, used to shoot it a lot in my early days, unfortunately before I quite knew what I was doing though 🙃
I bought 100 rolls right before moving to digital. Frozen since 2010-2012.
Dec 26, 2025 at 02:56 PM
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madNbad wrote:
Pastry Shop, Corvallis, Oregon
Assuming you've never been there, go look up pictures of Angelo Brocato's gelato shop in New Orleans, it reminds me a ton of this place. Staffed by a bunch of tiny Sicilian ladies who remind me of my grandmother.
Pastry Shop, Corvallis, Oregon
Assuming you've never been there, go look up pictures of Angelo Brocato's gelato shop in New Orleans, it reminds me a ton of this place. Staffed by a bunch of tiny Sicilian ladies who remind me of my grandmother.
Dec 26, 2025 at 08:25 PM
Jan 10, 2026 at 09:07 PM
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After scanning a book of negatives, I started working on a few today. First time using masks.
4x5 Tmax, probably mid-2000s, Glacier NP. We used to go for 3 week vacations every year.
On this one, I tried to remove the bromide drag, or what I believe is bromide drag from holes in the metal film holder. I used a luminosity mask (google Tony Kuyper), but I don't know how to tune that to a specific luminosity range. It kind of worked, but it's still easily seen. Chime in if you have ideas.
4x5 Tmax, probably mid-2000s, Glacier NP. We used to go for 3 week vacations every year.
On this one, I tried to remove the bromide drag, or what I believe is bromide drag from holes in the metal film holder. I used a luminosity mask (google Tony Kuyper), but I don't know how to tune that to a specific luminosity range. It kind of worked, but it's still easily seen. Chime in if you have ideas.
Jan 30, 2026 at 07:07 PM
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Marvelous.
jay w wrote:
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It kind of worked, but it's still easily seen. Chime in if you have ideas.
I don't know what you are seeing. My chimed-in idea is that it's a great image.
jay w wrote:
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It kind of worked, but it's still easily seen. Chime in if you have ideas.
I don't know what you are seeing. My chimed-in idea is that it's a great image.
Jan 31, 2026 at 04:06 AM
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jay w wrote:
4x5 Tmax, probably mid-2000s, Glacier NP
Great shots!
4x5 Tmax, probably mid-2000s, Glacier NP
Great shots!
Jan 31, 2026 at 06:37 AM
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jimmuller wrote:
Marvelous.
It kind of worked, but it's still easily seen. Chime in if you have ideas.I don't know what you are seeing. My chimed-in idea is that it's a great image.
Thanks. It's good to know it's not obvious. Here's a version where I cranked up the contrast. Note the uneven sky, which I cannot unsee. At the time (20 years ago), I went from film holders and tanks to tray development and that really helped. Recently, I made a 4x5 tank for developing single sheets which gives very even development. I wish I had taken more time to run some test sheets and closely inspect the results.
I think the luminosity mask is the right direction, but I've just learned how to make and apply a mask. I would like to make a mask for just the sky. I'll have to keep farting around.
Marvelous.
jay w wrote
...It kind of worked, but it's still easily seen. Chime in if you have ideas.
Thanks. It's good to know it's not obvious. Here's a version where I cranked up the contrast. Note the uneven sky, which I cannot unsee. At the time (20 years ago), I went from film holders and tanks to tray development and that really helped. Recently, I made a 4x5 tank for developing single sheets which gives very even development. I wish I had taken more time to run some test sheets and closely inspect the results.
I think the luminosity mask is the right direction, but I've just learned how to make and apply a mask. I would like to make a mask for just the sky. I'll have to keep farting around.
Jan 31, 2026 at 08:21 AM