The first frame of a roll often contains surprises; light leaks are the typical ones but sometimes other things happen. In this case I not only had light leaks but also a film transport glitch that affected only the first frame, creating a sort of half-double exposure. I like how it turned out. Canon P, Canon 35/1.8 LTM, Fomapan 100.
_jim_ wrote:
Next question for the group: when you get a new lens do you check for centering? I never did before frequenting this forum. I lived my life in blissful ignorance.
35mm is my favorite focal length. I have been searching for my ideal lens. To that end, I bought a used 35mm f/1.5 Nokton a few months back. It is a great size with nearly perfect ergonomics. Contrast is medium-ish and flare resistance is great. Then I checked centering on my sole digital camera - a Sony A7RII. The center and right side of the frame are sharp (as sharp as my Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ZM...albeit 1/3 of a stop slower). Unfortunately, the left side of the frame is a bit softer. So...I have this knowledge now. It's in my head. I mostly shoot film. On HP5+, I have no complaints about the apparent lack of sharpness on the left side of the frame. In so far as I can tell, it's just not visible. Obviously, the Sony A7RII resolves waaaaay more detail than grainy film and that's the only time I see the softness. This 'problem' isn't really a problem as I rarely shoot digital. So why can't I just enjoy the lens? I am fairly certain that I am outside of the return period...so I tempted to buy another one and hope for better centering. Am I crazy? ...Show more →
Why would you try and take photos with your film scanner
If it's a bread and butter lens and you know this will stay under your skin, then it's probably worth paying the lens nerd tax and just trying a few new ones until you find the right one. If it's not "the" lens, then I'd just assume a new 35 would come along someday anyway. Besides, that set of images is great and at no point would it ever cross a viewer's mind to squint for centering. Even if they were taken with your film scanner.
I've personally never tested for centering, and when I saw Fred's how-to thread, his first statement was to not do it if you're happy. I'm happy, so I promptly closed the thread and never returned
Long story, but I used some 30 year ago HC-110 for these. Negative were thin (grin). Camera was a Rollei 35s, and it was bulk loaded Tmax 100 labeled 8/98.
