24 May, 2024
5 Frames testing two Rollei A110 cameras
This is a tale of a test roll, well a test cassette, loaded in two Rollei A110 (110 format) cameras. Bottom line: one camera produced over 15 frames before failing while the oth...
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12 December, 2023
116 Cameras – Shooting Wide Aspect Ratio on a Shoestring
The standard aspect ratio of 35mm film is 1.5:1 (36mm x 24mm). In contrast, wide aspect negatives range up to the ultra wide, and pricey, Hasselblad XPan, with an aspect ratio o...
While there is much interest in scanning with a digital camera, there are other ways of scanning negatives: using a lab or home-scanning with a dedicated scanner. Scanning with ...
Whenever we use a camera to record a scene, we are transforming analog signals. Each element introduces yet another error, albeit small.
The perfect is the enemy of the good
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26 May, 2023
Of Camera Sensors and Mega-Pixels – A Screen Play
The following is in the style/format of a screenplay. Ok, let's face it. Not the sort of thing that would be picked up by Netflix. But… there are precedents. Consider the oyster...