This article seeks to inform about the digitising of analogue film, it discusses the issues involved, different approaches available to do it for yourself, and the…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY• Tutorials & Guides
The Impact of Air Bubbles in the Optics of Old Lenses – By Jordi Fradera
July 2, 2020Tell me something that is heavy, hard, old and almost unbreakable. Is it a stone? No, it's a prewar Contax. I say "almost unbreakable", as these…
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Dodge, Burn and Other Heresies – Darkroom Technique Part 5 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
May 4, 2020So far in this series I’ve only talked about ‘straight printing’, which is to say, no part of the image was locally manipulated. I tweaked exposure…
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Split Grade Printing – Darkroom Technique Part 4 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
April 27, 2020As I read and learnt more about printing, a mysterious phrase appeared on my radar – split grade (or split filtration) printing. Its advocates claim miraculous…
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Cat-and-Mouse with Exposure and Contrast – Darkroom Technique Part 3 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
April 20, 2020Part 3 is the most (only?) technical part of my ongoing series about darkroom technique. If you like technical, you’re in for some fun. If you…
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Knowing Little, Aiming High – Darkroom Technique Part 2 – By Sroyon Mukherjee
April 13, 2020In Part 1 of my ongoing series about darkroom technique, I talked about how to set up a fully-functional darkroom for black-and-white printing – for less…
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How to Build a Darkroom for £100 or Less – Darkroom Technique Part 1 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
April 6, 2020I’ve been shooting film since the late 90s; my father bought me a quirky little National 35 when I was thirteen. But I started darkroom printing…
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Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture, Film Speed (ISO) & The Relationship Between Them
February 25, 2019I’ve thought about covering off some of the basic principles of photography a few times on this website, but often find myself coming to the conclusion…
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A Tour of my Darkroom and some notes for setting up yours – By Dan Castelli
September 14, 2018For more than 40 years, taking photographs has been more than a hobby for me. It’s how I react to the things I see around me…
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Scanning from the emulsion; getting the most out of a flatbed scanner – By David Narbecki
September 6, 2018I was asked recently my opinions around what I think is the best way to scan a large collection of slides? I replied by suggesting that…
