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S.Nicolay [ Minolta X-500, MD 50mm f/1.7, expired Agfa CT Precisa 100 ]
  • Thanks! Have to add that the film was also x-rayed twice.

  • Horizontal Lines on Lab Scans
  • Lack of agitation is usually the cause, so who knows if they are using the rotary machine or processing manually.

  • Horizontal Lines on Lab Scans
  • Can you check the negatives? Looks like bromite drag.

  • Lab vs Home Development & Scan
  • Do you shoot more color or bnw? I'm developing bnw at home, C41/E6 at a local lab and scan everything with a DSLR. Scanning can be tedious, especially bigger than 35mm, and internet wrongly taught us that camera scanning is a way to go. So, at one point I wanted to try flatbed, bought v600 for 55€ and boy was I surprised. It is a lot easier to use, the colors are better, and the resolution is enough for online sharing.

    So now I can choose which one to use according to my needs. For medium format - scanner, "I would like to show that grain" - camera, "Uh, I would like to post this shot" - scanner, "these colors don't look right"- invert the roll with Negafix...

    My point is, create yourself a hybrid workflow, use the tools at your disposal. If in summer you tend to shoot more - outsource something to a lab, in winter collect few rolls, buy a developing kit and do everything on your own (or the other way around if you enjoy winter more).

  • Ice [Yashica L AF, kentmere 400@1000]
  • Thank you! This one is point and shoot. It supports iso from 100 to 1000, which I like since i tend to push bnw film.

  • Ice [Yashica L AF, kentmere 400@1000]
  • Thank you! I'm kinda glad it's not color so I don't have to crop out that orange trash bin😁

  • Tatras [Yashica MAT-124 G, Yashinon 80mm f/3.5, expired XP2 400@1600 in HC-110]
  • Thanks! Yes, I think XP2 is the only b&w film meant to be processed in C41 but I found article on Ilford's site about developing in HC-110, and so far I'm getting great results. This roll was even x-rayed at the airport. 🥲

  • How do you digitize your shots?
  • I'm using DSLR for scanning. It's really good for the 35mm, but for the medium format it's quite tedious. If you already own a DSLR I would recommend to explore that direction. If you don't own one, you should check local classified ads for a scanner.