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…
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A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
Ravioli, Ravioli, Ravioli
A balanced, three course meal of photography, tech and repair
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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…
Using a Pentium III 450mhz in 2022
For anyone who knows me in the real world, it would not be surprising to hear that I love using old computers. I really believe the “golden” age of computing was between 1995 and 2001, a time when computing was…