Questions regarding photography using film.
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Do longer stopping and fixation times have any influence on the quality of the film?
I recently picked up wet photography again. I kitchen-sink developed some B/W Ilford FP-4 films with
Ilfosol 3 at 1+17 for 7 minutes
Amaloco S-10 stop-bath ( I dont know the english term for that) ...
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Are there any 35mm cameras that I could control with a computer?
I saw some work at an art show last night that reminded me that I'm interested in trying out Redscale at some point.
And so I was browsing around online for redscale stuff today, and came across a ...
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What happens if I take too many shots on a film?
I finished what I thought was a 36 exposure roll of film earlier, but once I got it out of the camera I realised it was only a 24. I am using an old Ricoh XR2 camera which has manual film advance so ...
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What causes flat-looking negatives while developing film?
My classmate developed a roll of 100 TMAX 35mm B/W, and some of them came out looking flat, but not all. What could account for this?
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How can I calculate the effect of non-TTL flash on exposure?
I recently got an old Canon AE-1 film camera back in working order. I'd like to use my modern 430EXII Speedlight flash with it, however since there is no TTL metering, I have no idea how much the ...
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How do I develop color negative (C41) film at home?
It's pretty easy to get color negatives processed for pretty cheap, but I'd like to learn about the process.
How do I process color negatives at home? What chemicals and equipment will I need?
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How to determine date photo shot or developed from pre-digital age pictures?
I hope to learn how to determine (approximately) when a picture was taken and/or developed.
I have a few boxes of photos to be scanned but prior to doing so I would like to be able to have a better ...
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How differently should I use a flash with film camera?
I will be using flash with a film camera for the first time. I've some experience with on and off camera flash with digital camera and film camera for landscape pictures. Now I do not know what are ...
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How do I compensate for lack of exposure lock on a Canon AV-1?
I just got my first roll of film printed and noticed that some of the exposures were off. I don't know why I didn't notice this before but there isn't an AE-lock on the Canon AV-1.
My question is, ...
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I have a bag of white powder, I know it's either D-76 developer or fixer. How can I determine which one it is?
I forgot to label the bag and now it's been 6 months and I can't remember which chemical it is. They are both fine white powders. I know the fixer smells pretty strong so I suppose I could put some in ...
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Emulating film color profiles (for use in Aperture 3)
Is there a way or place to get the color profile curves from film types and recreate them in Aperture 3 so that I can get a characteristic look from something that was shot with kodachrome.
I know ...
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Wedding cameras - disposable or ebay compacts + film
For a wedding I was thinking of trying to get some better quality disposable cameras. The highest ISO disposables seem to be 800 colour or 400 B&W (I would like to get a mix of colour and ...
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Will my Ricoh GR1 be safe in tough weather for mountaineering photography?
I am planning an expedition up a 4000 meter volcano and I want to take some nice shots of the adventure.
At the moment I have two cameras. My Nikkormat FT, which is way too heavy and bulky, so I am ...
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Batch processing/retouching scanned film with severe artifacts
An aunt asked me to scan some film for her (my best guess is they're 40+ years old), but my usual workflow has been challenged.
Some background:
I use Linux. And I have an Epson Perfection V350 ...
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Which film camera would be comparable to a Yashica TL Electro?
I currently have a Yashica TL Electro that I use for black and white photography but it seems that it is slowly giving up the ghost and im starting to look for a replacement. This camera was given to ...
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What automatic-feed photo scanner should I use for 6″×4″ / 5″×4″ / A6 / postcard size photos?
Can you recommend an automatic document feeder (ADF) photo scanner for usual 6" x 4" / 5" x 4" / A6 / postcard size photos?
I want to stack up say 25 or 30 at a time and leave it running to scan ...
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How to expose film negative without an enlarger?
In this article, the author mentioned that the enlarger is not necessary in the printing workflow.
This device (enlarger) is used for creating an enlarged image from your negatives, to be exposed ...
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How does TTL flash metering works in film cameras?
Unlike digital cameras, there are no pre-flashes in film cameras that do off the film metering. In absence of pre-flashes I want to know how camera can determine accurate flash power when flash is ...
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What should one look for when buying a used film camera?
I'm planning to buy a used Nikon F5. I've no experience with a film camera and i want to know what all should one be careful of before buying a used film camera and more specifically an F5.
Thanks.
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What are the best settings for black and white film portrait photography?
trying to do some "daily shots" thing, and I was wondering what's the best setting for black and white portraits in areas that are well-lit and sometimes not (fastfoods, restaurants, malls)
I want to ...
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How did my Portra 400 color negs came back black and white?
I was trying out Kodak Portra 400 color negative 120 film in my Hasselblad 503cw last month.
Just got the negs back from the lab and they appear to be black and white.
Can someone explain how this ...
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What is the equivalent resolution of a 35mm film [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What megapixel value is equivalent to which ISO film?
Is it true that '80s 35mm photofilm had quality corresponding to 24 megapixels?
I know this is a little bit ...
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Does specialty film scanner software provide any real benefits over bundled applications?
I've recently just bought an Epson Perfection V330 to scan my B&W negatives (being charged $15 a roll by the lab is way too much) so that I can do some light post-processing in Lightroom or ...
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Name of the book/album with an entire road/boulevard photographed
I remember about a photography documentary seen some time ago. The photographer published a book containing an entire road/boulevard. I can't remember the name of the artist. Do you know about such a ...
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I rewound but the film position dial is stuck at “S..” Is my camera (brand new Vivitar E3800N) broken?
I want to bring the roll position displayed back to Zero. How can I do this without having any film in the camera?
If i rotate the cylinder (by hand) that is connected (perhaps) to the film advance ...
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What are the dark room techniques used to manipulate the *local* contrast of a print?
What dark room techniques are used to achieve effects similar to those of unsharp mask or "clarity" in digital post-processing?
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How to calculate exposure time for Fuji Velvia RVP 50 using a DSLR spot meter?
I have a couple of RVP 50 rolls I would like to experiment with -
The idea is to set up a tripod and use a Canon 5D MK2 in ISO 50 mode
for composition focusing and exposure metering, then replace the
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Creating Proper Exposure with a Pentax PZ10
Not long ago, my Pentax K1000 was damaged and I upgraded to the Pentax PZ10 (both film cameras). I feel lost with trying to get the right exposure on the PZ10; with the K1000 I used a third-party ...
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Will vintage camera equipment be damaged by x-ray scanners?
Will my vintage photoelectric lightmeters (the ones using photocells, no batteries) be affected or permanently damaged by x-ray scanners at the airport?
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Removing unwanted color from B&W image (aperture)
I've been shooting ilford color-process b&w film.
The local photo processor's equipment has a glitch; sometimes the resulting negatives are slightly colorful.
In the current roll, there's a ...
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Wet photography: what's the second choice after silver halide?
All the film photography I know of - both colour and black-and-white - uses silver halide as the photosensitive component. I suppose that after over a hundred years of wet photography we have a good ...
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What zone does lith film cutoff occur in?
With lith film, exposure accuracy is said to be of great concern - basically, it's a matter of black and white. But when metering, what zone does the cutoff between black and white happen in - is it ...
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What alternative battery can I use for a Canon AV-1 film camera?
I got hold of an old Canon AV-1 film camera I want to learn how to use. But looking for a battery for it, a 4LR44, is quite hard. It must probably be because people are using dSLRs with rechargeable ...
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What battery do I need for a 35mm film Canon Rebel?
I have a Canon EOS Rebel 35mm film camera for my photography class and I need a battery, it didn't come with one. What battery do I need to buy?
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Online gallery to compare different films?
I'm looking for an online gallery to compare different kinds films.
I know flickr.com offers a pretty good tag search function, but is there any place (has some one did this?) that I can do this ...
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What kind of professional film developing equipment is used in photo shops/labs?
I'm mainly asking about the film ⇒ negative process, not about making of prints.
Is the process automised? With what kind of devices? Are the devices one-size-fits-all or is a different device needed ...
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What is the relationship between film speed and shutter speed?
I'm doing my own research on film photography and planning to do it as a hobby. One question I keep is "what is the relationship between film speed and shutter speed?" Are the two completely ...
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How do I develop black and white film myself?
I have recently got a film SLR and I have shot a lot of pictures (say like 6 rolls in a weeks time). To develop these pictures in my area takes up to a week or two.... so what struck my head was to ...
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What is the reason for underexposure in my film photographs?
Thanks to all the quality answers I got here that helped me to buy a film camera. I got my first roll of film processed and printed.
The print results are not as pleasing as looking at the slides ...
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How important is lack of color matrix metering and 100% viewfinder in Nikon F100 compared to Nikon F5?
I'm planning to buy a film camera. I'm undecided between Nikon F100 and Nikon F5. The major differences that I could figure out from Thom Hogan's review are:
Pro F100:
F100 is lighter than the ...
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How much film do I need (in feet/meters)? [closed]
I'm shooting 3-perf 35mm @ 24 fps. How many feet of film do I need if I'm shooting one hour?
Is there a good site/app for calculating this?
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Does high reflectiveness of digital sensor lead to poor lens performance?
I Googled film vs dslr and found an article from 2007 that said:
Digital sensor has higher reflectiveness than film. The light bouncing back from sensor will cause flare and lead to poor optical ...
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Sheet film development Vs Roll film development
In this Wikipedia article:
Unlike sheet film, in which each negative can be individually developed, an entire roll must be given the same development, so that N+ and N− development are normally ...
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Is a Nikon FG good enough for art school?
I'm new to photography and I just acquired a Nikon FG film camera. There is what looks like to be a serial number on the bottom: 8897319. And was made in Japan.
I know nothing about cameras and I was ...
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What Canon film SLR with EF/EF-S lens support should I get?
I've been thinking about trying my hand at film photography recently, mostly to try and improve my skills so I'm using all the knowledge but on a more instinctive basis rather than shoot review, but ...
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Can I apply a Photoshop smart filter to multiple layers, for a better sharpening workflow?
Is there a way to apply one smart filter to multiple layers?
I'm trying to figure out a better CS5 Photoshop sharpening workflow using smart filters. I am working with scanned film.
Before ...
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What are battery replacement options for the Olympus OM-1?
A friend of mine gave me a beautiful OM-1 with some lenses. The only caveat is that I don't have any batteries for it. The camera takes mercury batteries. I was wondering if there are any options to ...
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Where to get film developed and high quality scans? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where is a really good place to get film developed by mail?
I've recently picked up an old Canon SLR and wanted to experiment with it.
Unfortunately, I've found it ...
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Film advance lever does not go all the way and shutter button locked
I just bought a Vivitar E3800N. (My first camera ever). I put the film in, and tried to follow instructions, but am unable to push the Film advance lever all the way and click the shutter button so ...
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What is the difference between the Instax Mini 25 and the Cheki series?
I'm seriously getting confused.
I'm Googling around for an Instax Mini 25 unit, but I keep getting conflicting results.
some of the results hint on a distinct difference between the Mini 25 and a ...
