Bought a used Canon EOS 3 online that turned out to be brand new. It also included a new power booster grip.

Any recommendations in what to try?

While moving i found an old f-1 that i havent used in 15+ years.

Hey all, just a heads up. The Instagram page Noir Film/thenoir.film has been posting extremely hateful comments, as well as stories with racist undertones. When they got backlash they tried to backpedal by claiming the screenshots were fake. Then they claimed they were hacked. Finally, they blamed an unnamed "employee" in their "office" and claimed this person was fired, but they refuse to share where this office is or who exactly runs the account. Their Instagram account doesn't disclose a location, they claim to be based in New York, but they charge in euros with their PayPal account, among other inconsistencies.

They charge photographers for features, but their followers and likes seem largely fake. Despite branding themselves as a film photography page, they feature digital work and tag it with film hashtags, likely because they'll accept anyone who pays. After a ChatGPT statement they are now deleting comments and blocking people for continuing to ask questions and hold them accountable.

Screenshots to support all of this are here, there are so many more.

Noir Film Screenshots

Stay safe out there everyone!

I’m wondering why slide film is so darn expensive. A roll of Ektachrome will set you back 400 Swedish Kronor right now. About 35€. I really want to shoot more slides but I just can’t justify the price.

Provia is about 30€ if you’re lucky enough to find it. Also, are Provia and Velvia getting discontinued?

Thx

I know each lens might have a different amount of radiation so I thought I'd share my find.

Any loss of contrast is mitigated when stopping down, even with the sun in frame.

Backlit subject? A little glow, but that's about it.

In normal use, you can't tell these photos apart from ones taken with a squeaky clean lens.

The lens in question, a very beat up W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8.

I like beat-up gear because it's cheap and just as usable. All the more reason to actually use it rather than worry about damaging its value (if it's actually worth anything in the first place). Shot a roll of XP2 and K400 on a short trip last weekend with my new Nikon S3, and I think I've found a rangefinder I don't hate.

I quite like the results -- I just think it's funny how catastrophic the lens looks if you shine a light through it, and yet it produces very nice images.

So I'm watching SAS Rogue Heroes and Tonkin has this particular camera for a scene, anyone got a notion as to what it could be? I've a thing for WW2 Era cameras (Still hunting my beloved Rollieflex)

Top to bottom Kodak Instamatic M6 [broken], Yashica SU-60E, Kodak H35, Polaroid Spirit 600, Bronica ETRsi, Yashica-mat LM, Fuji GW680III, Leica CL, Miranda sensomat [semi-functional], Canonet QL17, FED-5B, Minolta XG-9, Intrepid 4x5 [not pictured]

Hi, I’m fairly new to scanning my own negatives. I have a plustek 8300i and was playing around with SilverFast. I recently acquired VueScan. I prefer the interface in VueScan and the ability to remove dust before the DNG export.

I have seen written in many places that DNGs are the recommended format to feed into NLP. I have no problem exporting these from VueScan, however when running the images through NLP the colors seem very washed out/cool compared to the TIFF format I was getting from SilverFast. I’d argue that the TIFF looks better.

Please see the attached images, the image on the left is the SilverFast TIFF and the image on the right is the VueScan DNG.

I am following the NLP VueScan guide for scanning the DNGs. I don’t bother with the exposure lock, also I’m not sure if the “Update Vuescan/Silverfast DNGs” is needed / makes any difference.

For those who are more familiar with scanning, do these results look normal? Why is DNG recommended over TIFF? Am I missing something here?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Wanted to try a new hobby and I always liked capturing memories on disposable cameras so I thought this would be a nice step up from that! New to photography so any tips and pointers help!

I’ve been talking with someone on FB market place who has a Canon AE-1 and some equipment for sale. They offered $300 for the whole deal. It comes with Canon AE-1, Canon 35mm 2.8f, 50mm 1.8f, 135mm 2.8f, and a Soligor 80-200 w/ macro 4.5f lenses. There's also a Rokunar flash and a handful of lens filters. And a Lowe-Pro cushioned bag that fits everything.

It looks to be a decent deal, given it comes with 4 lenses, some filters, flash and a case for the lot. Just wanted some insight on if I’d be paying too much. I honestly was looking to get a Nikon FM2, as that was my first camera and I miss it. But this Canon just kind of fell in my lap, so I’m thinking of going for it.

Any thoughts, input or concerns are welcome. Thanks in advance!

I opened a box of Svema foto 32 and it was just a roll of film packed in tin foil and black paper.

From what i see, the other boxes i have are the same. They're all 35mm.

I found one of my rolls of foto 64 in a canister, but the rest are the same.

Is this normal and i just didn't know?

Hello, I recently received a Nikon F100 from my great uncle. I loaded a roll of ilford HP5 400 into my Nikon and for some reason my camera won’t advance past 1.

Any ideas what I need to fix before I send it in to get fixed?

Taken with a test roll on Minolta X-700 and Kodak UltraMax 400, aperture 2.8 on a sunny day. I’m having a hard time getting vibrancy in the whites, greens in the grass, and other colors to pop like the lab scan. Any suggestions and critique is welcome, other than the obvious dust that will be fixed later.

My only software at the moment is Lightroom and I’m super new to scanning.

Just got an rb67 proSD yesterday today I shot developed and scanned my first roll of cinestill 400D. The results are subpar to say the least. I accidentally opened the back before I had the roll fully wrapped up so hoping that’s the reason for the light leaks. But why are the images so blurry and the edges so soft and out of focus everything was shot handheld between f8-f16 and 125-400 shutter speed. Does my lens need serviced or is this user error? Any help/advice is welcomed and appreciated thank you!

Recently, any time I scan color negatives on my Epson Perfection 4490 Photo scanner, most of the scans end up with this odd strip through the center of them. Any idea what is causing this and how to fix it?

I don't see any kind of similar stripe when I scan black & white film. It only happens with color.

Is anyone else’s Pentax 17 Door a bit flimsy. Like I can wiggle the door around and press it in and it makes a slight clicking noise. Just wondering if I should be worried about light leaks or anything.

I’ve been using my dad’s old Canon AE-1 for over 10 years and decided it was time to upgrade. After some research I settled on an F2 and have been looking around for a good one.

Saw this listed on marketplace this morning with a 55mm f3.5 and 35mm f2 and went and picked it up. I can’t believe this is a 50 year old camera. Amazing condition, couldn’t be happier.

I did a lot of printing for my photography class and I was curious how y’all store your prints cause I have too many to display but I sure as hell don’t want to throw them out. They’re 5 x 7” size

Hi everyone!

I'm a beginner in photography (I only take photos with my smartphone, lol), but something about film photography has really piqued my interest.

I'm heading to Tokyo in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anyone knows where I can window shop (and maybe buy) used but good-quality 35mm film cameras that are beginner-friendly. One model I've been eyeing is the Minolta Hi-Matic AFD. My budget is capped at $100 or ¥15,000 - this is the max price of used Minolta Hi-matic AFD's in my country.

I'm open for recommendation of other models!

I currently have a Kodak Ektar H35, but I didn’t really look into the cons of this model before buying it—I only saw the positive reviews. The quality feels like a 50-50 chance per shot, lol.

Thanks in advance! I hope I can get some helpful recommendations!