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Converted to film

Chan, my big motivaters to go to film is that I do not want to spend 550 to 900 on my upgrade Rebel xt "Canon D60 or Rebel T3i" and have it outdated in a few years. Also I would need an external monitor for my laptop and a spider to measure how accurate my colors are. I picked up my camera and enlarger for 75 ish shipped. I know I will have the cost of consumables, but id rater pay that then an expensive body that will be outdated.

Plus, i love the look of classic cameras. Always a plus to use them instead of being shelf queens.
 
OP, I've done the same and haven't looked back since. My art, enjoyment and satisfaction in the end product has lept forward and while I still have a digital camera, find myself not grabbing for it ever. Good luck!
 
I hope the moderator won't kick me out but I have to say this. I see that film user never have their equipment outdated. I saw so many film users wishing that they still have that old cameras that they had a long time ago or wish that it still works. We film users mourn of the demise of Kodachrome or whenever Kodak or Fuji discontinued a film.
Watching the digital users folks I heard them praised a camera and then a year later they considered it as outdated, old technology, not worthy of using. I feel that it was so funny, I kept wonder why a camera is so good today and a year later it performs exactly the same but it's not good any more.
 

love this quote
 
My enlarger came in the mail today and I have two questions about it. Under the enlarger head, by the lens, there is a knob that turns a red disc over the lens inside the inlarger head. What is the red light used for? Also, in my 35mm film carrier, there are two red rectangles. One is above the negitive and the other is below. They are about 1/3 the length of the exposure. Any idea on what those are for?
 
The red disk will let you position your paper without exposing it.

I'm here with all the rest. I'm also over 30 years of programming/sysadmin/etc, I don't compile my own operating systems or make cross-compilers anymore but still spend many hours at my keyboard and still more than 40/week. Most of my hobbies don't involve computers ( some have parts that do.. I also am into amateur radio astronomy which needs custom software )

That's part of the draw to film for me, but I also like the "tangible' and physical aspect of it, as well as the manual craft part. I just got back to film after being away >30 years.

have fun!
 
As for the red disc, I'm pretty sure that the idea is that you can put your paper on the easel, focus the enlarger (with the red light), remove the red disc, and then expose your print. Supposedly the red light won't fog paper. My enlarger has a similar device, but I don't use it and instead focus on a separate piece of white paper before taking out the photo paper and making my print. I find this much simpler, plus I don't have to worry about any possible fogging. I don't know about the rectangles, perhaps they correspond to paper sizes?
 
kb3lms said:
28 for me not counting college but the same still applies!

Welcome fellow film enthusiast and linux user! Switched to ubuntu in 2005 and never looked back!

Lot's of great stuff here. And great people, too!



Me too! And "Computer Networks."
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Not long ago I replaced them with Ansel Adam's Triology, BTZS - Phil Davis and few others. Much more relaxing now...
 
With the red rectangles, I cannot tell if they were glued in by the factory or if the previous owner glued them in his self. There are rectangles punched out in the sheet metal so the light casts above and below the frame.

This is not the carrier from durst. The 6x6 is from durst and from what I understand, the 6x6 had a plate you added for 35mm film. My 35mm carrier is 5/8 too wide and a bit too long and no brand shown.


Thank you all for the warm welcome! I'm very excited to be part of this group and learn more about this fine art we call photography and darkroom magic.
 
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zackesch said:
Also, in my 35mm film carrier, there are two red rectangles. One is above the negitive and the other is below. They are about 1/3 the length of the exposure. Any idea on what those are for?
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I may be wrong but I would guess these allow you to see the sprocketed part of the film where the info about film type and exposure number are.

Louis G
 
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