Analog film photography and cameras

In UK and most of Europe you have zero chance of getting a hand check unless its marked as ISO800 or 1600, and even then.
If you fly through Dubai, Qatar or the other one they will do it if you ask. I once passed through Qatar security 4x in one day (long story) and the same guy was like fuck my life, this guy again, used up all their drug and explosives swabs and good will I suspect.

If you fly pretty much anywhere in SE Asia they will hand check anything if you ask nicely and don't get arsey.
S. Korea, absolute will not, Japan, absolutely will not. Taiwan, I managed it but only by getting to the third tier of 'manager' who as soon as he saw old cameras, was chatty as hell and just waved my massive bag of 100 odd rolls through without even really looking at them.

Batch from S.Korea all my 120 have a slight fog, stuff thats gone through different cameras, different rolls, its not terrible, akin to having a soft filter on, however when I was there I managed to get hold of who underwrites their insurance policy, 100% won't ever get anything from it but want to stick a fire up the arse of the 'managers' who just looked at me like 'FILM IS FINE< PUT IN SCANNER NOW'. 135 all seems fine, so possibly that literally the metal canister is enough to diffuse some x ray machines.

So lead baggy is now in my travel bag at all times, it doesn't stop everything but hopefully enough that with only a few scans won't affect negs.

Have never come up against a new CT scanner yet. They are supposed to 'deffo offer hand scanning of all film items' wherever a CT scanner is installed, however the average low paid, stressed out, abused by the public bod that has to man these things is going to take some persuasion to get to that outcome.

I had a hand check without trouble when faced with a CT scanner in Washington Dulles. Heathrow on the way out refused to hand check below 3200 ISO.

At Valencia they wouldn’t hand check my film (it’s 125 so not overly fussed) but made me take my electric razor out of the bag. Since when has that been a thing?

Who know's, airport security is 20% security, 80% fear mongering and 100% being as hostile as possible to anyone just trying to get on with their life.

Mini, Rolleiflex on Ektar

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There is no consistency there. Traveled a bit for work this year already and always asked and it was 50/50 weather that was uk, Germany, Austria, Spain, us …
I am thinking about “up labelling” my film. Just put a higher iso sticker on.

Been testing a couple Olympus OMs we bought in a job lot at auction. An OM 1 and a 2. We also have a 10 but I've not had any film through it yet.

Here's a few from the OM1...

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And from the OM2...

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In 81 or 82 Rollei went bust and I saw an advert in Amateur Photography magazine for an SL35E, much reduced. I'd have liked a Pantax ME Super but that was beyond my budget. Let alone an FM1. Anyway, I bought one. My first SLR. My parents couldn't understand how you could spend that sort of money on a camera but then again what did they know? It was much the same the next year when I spend £350 of some money I inherited from a mystery relative on a Raleigh Gran Sport.
The Rollei lasted about 20 years.
Recently I was looking on e-bay and saw one for sale. It's like new. Since I am not a multi millionaire I have no intention of doing any film photography but just having it on the shelf is enough. It's a beautiful object and it's just nice to have one around again after 40 odd years.

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Olympus XA + expired Fuji 400

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love the last one

Leica CL + Cinestill 800T - random crap and the whole roll had inconsistent light leaks, never before the camera has shown any so I assume the roll was the issue here

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so good

Expired Fuji Sensia & Illford PAN 100@200 in XT-3. VM 25/4 & 40/1.4. Scanned with a dusty Plustek.

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Beautiful shots! What camera / lens?

Thank you.

Leica M4-P. Most are the Voigtlander 25mm f4 Color Skopar (the rangefinder coupled version). Maybe two are the Voigtlander 40mm f1.4 Nokton.

These are awesome!

all beautiful

While we’re in a geological mood. Gold 200/Contax G1, 45mm

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Nice mood 👌

Kodak Gold 200 (AF Nikkor 35mm 2.0)

Did a course in a local art hub and developed my first roll of film, then sent the negatives off to be scanned. It's like magic isn't it, developing your own film.

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It's like magic isn't it, developing your own film.

Wait till you do your own prints 🙂

Some nice shots, by the way!

I've had a lot of weddings recently. Mix of HP5 and Kentmere 400 both pushed to 1,600

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Cheers!