The final word on budget film scanning
Since I returned to film photography a few years back, I’ve been on a mission to do the whole thing on a budget. Price wise, buying film and shooting it isn’t too bad, you can still buy black and white…
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A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
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A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Category Film Developing
Everything about my attempts at film developing
It turns out my Epson V600 is garbage…
Many years back I was happily scanning film using a Canon 4400F flatbed and, in all fairness, I thought it was pretty good and used it well past its sell by date. When Windows 10 decided it didn’t like the…
How does film actually work? Why can film be pushed and pulled? The science of 35mm film.
This was going to be an article about my experiences of push processing film from 400 to 800 for the first time. For those of you who are new to film, or if you’ve never heard these terms before, pushing…
Abandoned Memories Part 3 – Mystery Ebay Kodak APS Film
Every now and again I’ll pick up a used and exposed film from Ebay just to recover the memories that have been left behind. There’s always the hope that someone will stumble across the page, or the images might be…
Film price rise – The end of my Ilford journey and calculating what it really costs to shoot film
A couple of weeks ago my fridge was looking rather sad and empty. The film shelf was down to the last few rolls and it was time to stock up again whilst I still had the money before the cold…
The Story of Abandoned Memories Part 2 – Developing more mystery used films from Ebay
Previously we went on a journey through someone’s abandoned family photographs, ranging from children’s sports teams, family snapshots, a holiday to France and an unfortunate lack of clothes which, sadly for you, I omitted for the sake of good taste.…
More Film Scanning on a Budget – Making a DIY Lightbox
These days, film scanners are either unobtainable, too expensive or too old to be used with modern operating systems. Consequently, many people have moved towards using a macro lens, light box and negative holder to take detailed photographs of their…
Can you scan film for next to nothing? Three scanning options for £20 or less.
Film scanning is one of those topics that really triggers some film aficionados. These are people who wouldn’t dream of handling a negative without a crisp pair of white gloves and a sterile clean room on hand. You can spend…
How to get in to Film Photography –
Shoot, Develop and Digitise your first 35mm film on a shoestring budget
Film photography should be cheap and fun, but it is possible to spend an absolute fortune on developing, scanning and digitising kit if you’re not careful. The fact of the matter is that you really don’t need to despite what…
The Story of Abandoned Memories Part 1 – Developing mystery used films from Ebay
Every now again a camera will come up for sale which still has a film left in it, usually in various states of exposure ranging from completely used to only just loaded. If you’re a regular reader you’ll remember I…