Recent content by raytoei

the m6ttl has rewind crank, your copy has the knob.

The cost factor is in my opinion is quite subjective. on the one hand, film has been really cheap adjusted for inflation, compared to the seventies and eighties. on the other hand, processing fees + film costs can't technically compare against "Free" when using the digital. but if...

try camera hospital or p&g andrew. google and ask them ahead to expect a rush job.

I love Film because #10 It isn't easy to shoot film but it is straight forward (Last of the series). It isn't easy to shoot with film cameras, many are manual focus, some lack a light meter, some don't even need a battery to operate at all. Compared to the camera in your handphone, a...

I love Film because #9 I love Prints from the Darkroom. Darkroom prints, also known as Silver Gelatin Print, is getting pretty rare, as there exists only a handful of darkrooms left here in Singapore. What we film photographers do now is to scan the negatives into digital format, but...

I love Film because #8 because I love Medium Format. There is something quite magical about a Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex camera. The output from this old 1960's camera is approximately 6cm x 6cm negative, about 3-4 times that of a 35mm neg. The tonality of a large negative is richer...

I love Film because #7 because the process of taking a picture drives the enjoyment of photography. Despite the "limitations" of not having a preview screen, I really enjoy the act of taking a photo with a film camera. The manual focus, the 36-frame per roll, the film advance lever, the...

I love Film because #6 I love Mechanical Cameras! A fine mechanical camera is like a manual watch. A thing to behold and a thing to enjoy. I love my mechanical cameras, some of them with an optional battery for metering. And they store value pretty well too, witness the recent prices of...

I love Film because #5 I don't worry too much about blown highlights. Everything being equal film likes overexposure more than under exposure. How much ? Well films like Tri-x typically have a film latitude of about 7 stops, 2 Under and 5 Over. In Digital, this is the reverse, it handles...

I love Film because #4 I love Grains. In digital, Grains is noise and noise is a bad thing. In Film, Grains adds texture to an image. Picture: Merchant at a Grains store (no pun intended). Kabul, Afghanistan 2011. Tmax 400 developed in Tmax Developer, Olympus 35SP Rangefinder

I Love Film Because #3 I love Black and White. Shooting B&W is a different experience, it is about textures, light and shadows, it is about composition, it is about contrasts. When I shoot B&W, the quality of light excites me. Picture: Women buying inner-garments. Bazaar in Tehran, Iran...

I love Film because #2 I love Contact Sheets A contact sheet is a photographer's work in progress. It captures how a photographer shoots and how he approaches the subject. It also captures all the mistakes and images that didn't quite make the cut, it also helps him choose the frame that...

(Was approached by Catus Jack to post here) I love Film because: #1 I love Negatives Holding a piece of Negative is like holding a Vinyl record. It is tangible, and yet prone to scratches if not handled properly. A negative is proof you were there and you shot the picture. A...

pls go to FB and join the pakon page.

this scanner scans whole uncut rolls in 4mins. the ppi is only 2000, so a 36x24mm negative frame is only 6mp. the plustek can scan much higher resolution. google is your best friend.