rji2goleez wrote:
I can't believe how much fun I'm having with film. Cameras, film stocks, developers, scanning . . . Learning a lot and having a blast.
coralnut wrote:
Wow. the grain on that Ektapress 1600 is intense! I remember 1600 being very grainy but somehow I don't remember it being that extreme.... or that intensely colorful. Is the extra graininess due to the film's age?
Regarding those intense colors -- Is that how it came SooC or did you tone-up the colors in post? One of the things that I love about shooting film is that you don't have the ability to fake colors to extreme surrealistic levels, the emulsion just does what it does. One of the reasons that I HATE digital is that none of the colors in post-processed digital look at all realistic, because everyone is in a competition to out-saturate the next guy. I see this in one of the current Landscape forums threads where there is a Japanese Pagoda that has been so ridiculously processed that the red leaps off of the screen as it burns your retina.
Somewhere between the "film look" and the "digital look" are the people who digitize film and use digital enhancement techniques that take it into artistry and out of the realm of authenticity. I'm sure some people like it, but it's just not my cup of tea. To me, film should look like film.
They only look like that due to age and inappropriate storage. No way would the grain normally look like that. The saturation was from trying to fix the murkiness etc. the negs really were a mess.
RustyRus wrote:
Great shots man and Love the Porta!
How are you liking the 800T? I love it at night and with bright lights - How did you like the rest of the roll with family type shots, assuming that’s what you took?
Thanks Rusty. I think it's a neat film for night time, like in my mind of an old gas station with the lights on or something. For my current life where I'm stuck mostly indoors with young kids most of the time I'll probably stick to Portra 400/800. I just wanted to try it for Christmas lights, but it was so cold that night I barely took any pictures. But here's a few snaps from that roll. Oh and no light leaks!
lifeandmylens wrote:
Thanks Rusty. I think it's a neat film for night time, like in my mind of an old gas station with the lights on or something. For my current life where I'm stuck mostly indoors with young kids most of the time I'll probably stick to Portra 400/800. I just wanted to try it for Christmas lights, but it was so cold that night I barely took any pictures. But here's a few snaps from that roll. Oh and no light leaks!
I shot another roll in the Reto SnapCracklePop n Slim (that's the sound it makes as you wind the film). 36 exp in about 90 mins. Which brings up a flaw in all these cheap plastic cameras that use a serrated wheel to wind on the film. That serrated wheel becomes really uncomfortable to use unless you spread your shooting of that one roll over a week if not longer.
Also shot two rolls in a Nikonos which because it has a film advance lever like nature intended, was as comfortable as caressing a newborn deer swaddled in velvet.
But I digress, from the first roll in the Reto CrunchyTaco n Slim with old old Fuji Super G 800:
Desmolicious wrote:
thanks! There are lots of Samsung p&s, but I narrowed it down to two. Either the AF Slim, or the AF Slim Zoom. The Zoom is the one w the 35-70 lens, avoid the others (they are big, clunky etc).
Also do NOT get the AF Slim R. It is not an improved AF Slim, but a much cheapened version with worse lens and very limited shutter speeds.
Thanks for the info. I'll take a look around and see if I can find a decent 35-70. I have a tired Canon SureShot TeleMax that's slow and noisy, but the IQ is actually not too bad. I think it's a 35/70.
FYI the camera is DX only, but it defaults to 100 if there is no DX code. So I covered the DX code with a little piece of black tape to shoot the old 400 at 100, as that pretty much was what it's real ISO was now after 20-25 years.
FYI the camera is DX only, but it defaults to 100 if there is no DX code. So I covered the DX code with a little piece of black tape to shoot the old 400 at 100, as that pretty much was what it's real ISO was now after 20-25 years.
Foy's Souvenir & Gift, Panguitch, Utah. I was, um, curios to see if they actually sold film inside, but the store was closed so I didn't get a chance to find out. Frame 37, light fogged end of a bulk loaded roll, cropped to 1:1.
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.
dourbalistar wrote:
Foy's Souvenir & Gift, Panguitch, Utah. I was, um, curios to see if they actually sold film inside, but the store was closed so I didn't get a chance to find out. Frame 37, light fogged end of a bulk loaded roll, cropped to 1:1.
Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.
