Questions tagged [film]
Questions regarding photography using film.
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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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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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What would cause part of this exposure to be blank?
I have some Kodak Gold 200 shot on a Canon AV-1 where one exposure in the middle of the roll (#17) has a portion of the exposure missing with sharp line. None of the other exposured (on this or any ...
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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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Exposure meter's result EV relative to the film ISO density threshold
Let's take a film with properly measured ISO speed. It means that there is some threshold exposure where it's resulting density (if developed to a specific standard gamma) raises just slightly (there ...
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hole punch for old type 126 and 110 film
New film has holes down both side like the old school tractor feed printer paper.
Older type 126 and 110 film only has 1 hole on 1 side approx every photo.
Are there any kind of hole punches to ...
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Scanned film show bright border around the edge
My scan result (using the Epson 600, the film is Fuji Pro H 400, not expired) showed the top and bottom of the film strip significantly brighter than the middle:
And here is a more extreme example:
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What type of lighting would provide a hazy, low-contrast look?
I'm somewhat new to film photography, and had to have some brief questions about achieving a particular look.
Here's what I'm talking about: https://i.stack.imgur.com/5a94u.jpg (NSFW content)
The ...
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Does anyone know what has caused the marks on this film? It came back from the developers like this
Rollei Infrared Film (in date)
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Color cast in scanned color negatives
I've been struggling with color cast in film scans for way too long now -almost a year. It's high time I ask for help.
The shot below was taken on a Kodak Gold 200, I metered the exposure with a ...
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Problem with Ilford Multigrade RC?
Is anyone else having a problem with new boxes of Ilford Muligrade RC? Even when exposing the paper to white light for an absurd amount of time, it is only going light gray in the developer. I am ...
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shutter speed is not consistent on analog camera
I'm very new to analog photography so I'm not very familiar with all the terms.
Just this month I bought my first analog camera, a Minolta XD-7. It was sold as fully functional but when it arrived ...
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KODAK Film camera (M35) not advancing my film correctly
My KODAK Film camera (M35) is not advancing my film correctly. I turn the film advance wheel and it moves but it doesn't stop to allow the shutter? I'm not sure how to make the shutter work again.
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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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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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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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I accidentally opened the back of my camera after taking 9 pictures. The count now says zero and the camera is stuck. What should I do?
I accidentally pressed the button to open the back of my camera but held the cover so it didn't open and no light got inside. It winds automatically and I could hear the sound of film winding but not ...
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Testing out an old camera - why have the scans come out like this?
Found an old Goldeck medium format camera which I tested with a couple of rolls of film. Nearly all of the scans have come out this way even using different focus lengths. The last shot of the second ...
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Olympus Trip 35 - focus problems
I have an olympus trip 35 film camera, and I just had 2 film rolls scanned and developed. Most of the results are blurry or out of focus. The photos that are taken with flash are sharp, and some close-...
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What caused this splotchy pattern in my Portra 400 Scans? (Epson V600)
I recently started using a Fuji GW490 with Portra 400 film. Having got the film developed, some of the areas out of focus (or smooth gradient areas) appear to have a 'splotchy' pattern of lighter dots ...
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Konica FS-1 Film Rewind Mechanism Not Working
I recently bought a Konica FS-1 and took a test roll of shots to make sure everything was working.
Everything was fine until I rewound the film. I pressed the film rewind button in and then manually ...
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Distinction between X-ray damage and improper handling during development
I finished processing a roll of Fomapan 100 (using df96) and found some of the frames had vertical stripes (perpendicular to the film's moving direction in the camera):
(The scan was done using the ...
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Old film developed and very bitty... can this be fixed?
I found a film from my wedding 12 yrs ago after having a clear out, I got it developed as was desperate to see what was on it as I only lost my husband a month ago... Some photos aren't too bad, ones ...
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Black and white film prints are foggy - Nikon FM2
I am new to film photography, having adopted my Mum's old Nikon FM2. I've successfully taken photos on this camera recently, but the last roll I received back was totally milky.
I don't know if I had ...
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How do I unjam the film in my Minolta XD-11?
I have a Minolta XD-11 35mm SLR and when I press the shutter it won't take a picture but when I try to advance the film it won't advance. I don't know if this is a mechanical issue or something else. ...
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How to reset the film to 1 (it is now on 26) even though I’m on my first few films
I’m new to film camera, and currently using a Fujifilm clearshot point & shoot 35mm. When the moment I got my camera, the reading on number of film used is on 20, how can I adjust it to 1?
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Epson negatives scan error
I have an Epson V330 scanner, after long time sitting unused I took it to scan a few negatives. First few scans were okay but then strange stripes appeared, sometimes stripes goes all over negative, ...
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Film counter says wrong number
I’ve just loaded my film and the film counter says 15 although I haven’t taken any photos yet? Have I loaded it wrong/will this ruin my roll?
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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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Why doesn't film advance stop knob stop after the next frame?
I bought an old 35mm film camera online. I loaded the film, turned the knob that advanced the film. Looking at the dial on top, as I turned the knob, it turned past one, went to two, went to three, ...
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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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