Recent content by Pedroga

The film just arrived, and I’m really excited to start shooting with it. The funny thing is that I still have no idea where I’m going to go or what I’m going to photograph yet! One question came to mind while reading through this whole discussion: If I shoot the film at ISO 200, should I...

I really liked the colors, the sharpness, and the overall look of the image. I’ll probably end up doing the same thing, at least until the 3D-printed photo holder arrives and I can start experimenting with it properly. I also found an HP ScanJet G4050 for a very good price in my area, and a...

That’s actually really interesting. Some time ago I spent a lot of time researching scanners I even asked about them here on the forum but eventually I realized that, for the quality I wanted, it would probably be both better and cheaper to simply take my photos to a professional lab for...

I guess I’ll just scan them using my smartphone then. But now you’ve really made me curious — I had no idea anti-Newton ring glass even existed. If that kind of glass already exists, why don’t scanners just come with it built in from the factory?

I was researching Newton rings while thinking about scanning Instax photos with a flatbed scanner, and I had the idea of placing either a transparent sheet or maybe another very thin piece of glass between the scanner glass and the Instax photo itself. But honestly, I’m probably being kind of...

I recently bought a 1999 Fujifilm Instax 100 because I found one for only $20. I’ve never owned or used an instant camera before, so now I’m curious: is the experience of shooting with one actually worth it?To be honest, after seeing some Instax photos from friends, I thought the image quality...

As I’m just starting out in photography as a hobby, one of the first things people here on the site recommended that I learn was the infamous photographic composition. On my first roll of film, I couldn’t get away from the famous rule of thirds I used it for practically everything, even...

I actually watched this movie yesterday, by the way, mainly because it was shot on Kodak Double-X 5222. And honestly, I thought the cinematography looked IMPECCABLE. The grain is absolutely beautiful. That said, to be honest, I didn’t love the contrast. It almost feels like the movie has too...

I actually know a lab here in Brazil that genuinely does real ECN-2 processing — it’s called LAB:LAB Those photos you took are really beautiful. One thing I noticed about your results is that they don’t have that heavy green cast that I’ve seen in some other examples online. And to be honest...

Some people have already told me that developing it in ECN-2 can sometimes cause issues and that you may need to correct or adjust the images afterward and things like that. So I still think the best option for my first roll will probably be standard C-41. But honestly, with every new comment...

How can you look at these photos and say you didn’t like them? They look beautiful. Just look at the color of that sky!!! Such an amazing blue. I can never seem to get blues like that in my own photos. I honestly loved the colors a lot. Since you said those were developed in ECN-2, do you...

I’m going to stick with the standard development process then — decision made lol. And I’ll shoot it at ISO 200 exactly. I just don’t want the lab to heavily modify or alter the images during scanning.

The photos from @polaromar were developed in ECN-2 and honestly they don’t look strange at all. If anything, they actually look more like Vision3 shots maybe lol. Now you’ve put me in a really tough dilemma about whether I should ask the lab to develop it in ECN-2 or not lol. I honestly think I...

I haven’t seen your photos enlarged, but even from what I saw, I thought they looked really beautiful — especially after the editing you did. What exactly causes the difference when you take a 400 ISO film and shoot it at 200 ISO, for example? And does changing the development process make a...

I'm still here, my dear friend, lolThe filters I bought a while ago have arrived, but unfortunately I haven't gotten any black and white film to test yet.