Questions tagged [film]
Questions regarding photography using film.
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How did technicians individually hand-shim each Pentax/Konica 35mm slr lens mount?
I just received a Konica Autoreflex T and I found out that the lens mount is individually hand shimmed.
How did the technicians determine if the lens mount is correctly parallel to the focal plane?
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Blank circles on BW film
I just developed a film that came out with transparent circles placed randomically on it and transparent edges.
Example showing the beginning of the film, the shots that always come out totally ...
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Shooting Lomography Metropolis as a redscale film?
Has anyone tried shooting Lomography Metropolis as a redscale film. That is, loaded with the film back to front, so the light hits the red sensitive layer first and then filtered out for the yellow ...
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Minolta XE-7 shooting Ilford Delta 400 B&W 35mm. Film came out clear, save for about 5 decent exposures
I just bought a Minolta xe-7, shot my first roll and developed it at home. The result was a roll of film that came out almost completely clear except for the fist several exposures on the roll and a ...
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Troubleshooting developing Portra 800
I just performed a shoot with a single roll of Portra 800, new from amazon, in date.
Developed using correct times with replenished fuji C-41 chemistry in a jobo 1500 tank.
I metered the film at ISO ...
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Shutter button depresses all the way, but does not fire the shutter, and the film advance lever is stuck - Konica Autoreflex T
I moved the shutter speed dial while the film transport lever was half-cocked and now the shutter does not work. Shutter depresses all the way and film transport lever does not move from the starting ...
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Calibrating the Shutter Speed/ISO Dial on Film Camera?
The camera is a Bell & Howell Auto 35 Reflex (Model 237), aka the Canon EXEE.
How does one calibrate/set the position of this shutter speed + ASA dial (lifting the dial's outer ring adjusts the ...
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Hasselblad C12 back gear sync issue
I have a Hasselblad C12 back that has a gear synchronisation issue with the body. It has been tested on two working bodies, one of which has been serviced very recently, so the issue lies definitely ...
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Error message on Canon Sureshot
I’ve just gone to use my Canon Sureshot zoom 70 for the first time, the film loaded ok and the flash seemed to be working but when I pressed the shutter button the picture didn’t take and an E came ...
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PhotoFlo for Color negs OK?
I'm new to developing my photos by my self.
I bought the Cinestill SC41 kit and I was planning to buy a squeegee to wipe of the water on the film on my last step. But I found people not recommending ...
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Did i accidentally rewind my film?
I am a complete newbie to film cameras and I'm experimenting with my dad's old Olympus Accura zoom xb700.
I put the film in and the S moved and everything, then i took a picture and it showed "1&...
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Sticky expired film
I have recently (2-3 weeks ago) bought a lot of expired films and they stayed in my bag since then.
I wanted to use one of them (color plus 2007/2008), but the film was very sticky and almost all ...
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Replace a broken SLR mirror with a cut HDD?
I love film cameras and repairing them.
However, I often encounter cameras with broken and scratched mirrors.
Is it possible to use some old HDDs and cut them to replace those mirrors ?
I want to ...
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Angenieux 6-80mm Super 8 lens “40/80” knob
I'm new to the world of film. My Beaulieu 5008-s came with the Angenieux 6-80mm f/1.2 lens. About half way up the barrel there is a small knob engraved with "40" along the edge and "80" directly ...
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Blocky marks on colour negatives
I've recently started developing my own colour film with the Tetenal C-41 kit. After scanning with my Epson V600 I've noticed that some of my frames have these blocky marks on them (see a few that I'...
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What type of B&W film did Saul Leiter use?
As shown in Saul's monographs Early Black and White or In My Room.
What kind of BW negative rolls did he use?
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Minolta Riva Zoom 135EX film winding behavior
I'm testing a Minolta Riva Zoom 135EX. Everything works fine, but if I press the shutter without a film loaded it doesn't wind on. Is this normal?
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konica hexar upgrade
I found this lovely old konica hexar in a drawer.
It's already a pretty cool camera, but I found out it can be even cooler. The later versions have some extra features and konica used to offer a ...
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How to emulate 1970s studio-style photo?
How can I emulate a 70's studio-style photo for a shortfilm?
Some new photos with same style, more or less:
Here is some tests I ve been making for a videoclip:
Thanks!
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