Analog film photography and cameras

I think we're all in agreement.

Cheap processing, occasionally dodgy results, expensive per roll - Cinestill

Cheap stock, average processing cost, bit of extra legwork, consistent results - 500t

Let's leave it at that.

I don’t know why there’s much fuss about Vision 3 / Cinestill. Portra and Ektar are the stills films that are spun of from the Vision 3 tech.

Anyhoo, less camera / film talk, more photos. It’s turning into the hipster gear thread

^on this note heres my first double exposure :)

I know theyre a bit gimmicky but I might do a series of portraits with them to practice

Really love that the A1 has settings for literally everything. Thinking about investing in a 1.4 50mm as a lot of what I shoot is low light

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This looks like an advert for marijuana.

Should I take that as a...compliment? I can assure you no marijuana was involved in taking this photo

Trix @1600

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Number two is really lovely @Ste_S !

There’s a chance here to own and support the publishing of a really nice book. Gatherers, shot (on film) in Cornwall.

http://kck.st/2OxVtlB

Thats a bloody stealllll

Edit: Its not a steal but the way prices have went it is sorta now.

Some pictures from last year bike trip in Brittany to Ouessant.

Cheers !

They're really nice. #3 in particular is great

Just fired a roll through the new (to me) MV. Seemed fine while I was shooting it and shutter fires fine apart from looking a bit gack. But opening it up at the end of the roll everythings covered in dust/god knows what? It must be something to do with the film as the insides were clean when I put the roll in. Honestly never seen anything like this before

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Blimey, has someone been on the gak on the Kodak production line ?

The white plastic take up spool isn't disintegrating is it ? Looks ok on the photo though..

How does the pressure plate / inside of the back door look ?

Wow!
Never seen something like that either.

Shutter curtain also looks a bit bumped, my MV actually looked the same (but worked just fine)..

Look like you put the wrong one... I think you should stop keep cocaine in film canisters.

The film canisters usually have a light-proof (ish) seal on them so even if that stuff was inside the canister I can't see it having come out with the film. Is the stuff also in the mirror box on the other side of the shutter?

Might be that I'll investigate. Pressure plate was loose when it arrived but I clipped it back into place. Camera really isnt in the best condition but it fires and the listing said its working condition so not sure

@mrboulard cocaine and what looks like ground up baccy, very strange

@cagimaha thats what I thought. There was a small amount sticking out of the entrance to the canister but could have been dragged in when I was rolling the film back

I'll wait to get this roll developed before trying the camera again

Just checked. Theres nothing on the other side of the shutter and the take up spool isn't disintegrating (that I can see). Gave the whole thing a general wipe/blow and it looks very clean now. The film advance level did feel a bit 'grindy' when I was shooting. It feels smooth now theres no film in the camera, this could be something to do with it?

The film advance level did feel a bit 'grindy' when I was shooting. It feels smooth now theres no film in the camera, this could be something to do with it?

If I remember rightly that's normal. I have a ME Super that's similar

Perhaps it was the only mirror available?

It’s not lightseal or mirror bumper foam breaking down is it? I think that shit is usually black.

#3 is fantastic.

I thought that initially, but like you say, it's black (for obvious reasons) and typically sticky/gunky instead of dry and dusty looking like that

Seals all look fine. As do the bumpers. Im lost tbh. Only thing I can think of is a bit of packing foam got caught in the bottom of the canister and got slowly broken down as I rolled the film through ?