Analog film photography and cameras

That second one is unbelieveably beautiful

thanks, was worth leaving the strip at 3am, dodging the drunks, whores and coke dealers and driving into the most surreal place i've been to in the US

Desert one is really really good. Would love to see a full res. link if you've got it online?

Yep, moar praise for that desert shot. Cracking light on the rugged hills

wow thanks all.

here is a bigger one http://heritage.io/photos/11296-red-rock-canyon/in/users-382

So many great shots there Dsan!

First shots with the OM4 back. Used an old (likely expired) Fuji Pro400H, and it was x-rayed at the airport too (twice even) - I'm hoping that's why all the shots are grainy as fuck rather than them just being awfully exposed.
The camera is lovely to use however.

Not a great shot, but lovely bokeh!

thanks for feedback on scanning/scanners

love that last shot.

I'm sometimes zealous (and jealous) when I see a proper drum scan, and compare that to what I can do with my desktop scanner.

I would not say that everything apart from Hasselblad / drum scanners is shit though.
Surely the very cheap scanners are not worth it, but for around £500 you get a proper one including SilverFast that does give you really good files*
*35mm only though - if I did medium format I guess I would rent / pay for proper scans..

I am thinking about making a negative scanner in order to skim through my shots on the laptop, work a bit on them in Photoshop and share online (tumblr etc). But if I get a shot worth scanning and printing in a larger format then I can pay for a proper scan.
Flatbed scanners are quite slow... so I hope that making a dslr scanner will mean less computer time. But I am also hoping to win a flatbed scanner on eBay cheap so I can compare scanning results.

How much is a cheap neg scanner?

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this one gives me wings

The one I am bidding on is currently 41 gbp. That would be quite cheap for a Canon 9000f mark II, new I think it is around 200gbp

A used neg scanner of decent quality can be bought for around £150. A flatbed like the epson v550 or v600 would be your best option if you can't find anything nice on the used market.

Here's a (bit ugly but) pretty good site on film scanners.
Not all pages are translated into English as of now, still you'll find lots of useful info:
http://www.filmscanner.info/en/FilmscannerTestberichte.html

Amazing light in so many of those photos. Love the square shot with a sliver of tarmac. Looking superb on my QHD screen too :)

My 30 roll backlog is returning from the lab tomorrow... so excite

My Hexar is dead.
Tried cleaning it twice, only made matters worse really.
Le sigh.
Time to buy a new one.

Love the one of the street light looking in the window @99wombats. I await more of your 30 roll thread bomb.

That desert photo on the previous page... Holy shit.

These were all shot on Porta 160 which is rapidly becoming my favorite film for shooting people.

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