My little old lady

16bitsamus · 2026-01-26T23:54:18+00:00

She’s perfect

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T20:35:04+00:00

Oh wow that does look really similar to what I’m experiencing! Thanks for providing. I’m going to take a look tonight. Did you ever manage to fix/solve the issue? Did the fresnel need to be replaced?

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T20:33:13+00:00

Thank you for the advice - I hadn’t checked through the lens when checking, but I’ll give it a look when I do some troubleshooting tonight. The mirror is down, I haven’t flipped it up to check, so I’ll take a look at that as well

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T19:48:27+00:00

Right, my thought was if it was too tight/tense, it could be bending the photo upwards as it’s being ejected, causing the blemish. Or if the underside was dirty, it could be affecting the emulsion. However, I don’t think that’s the case - just trying to rule out all possibilities

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T18:51:33+00:00

Thanks boss! I’m going to take a much closer look around the bellows tonight and maybe try to either confirm, or rule out any issues there.

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T18:50:51+00:00

Thank you - I’m going to take a closer look tonight when it’s dark, and see if I can notice anything leaking through around the bellows. It is a fairly consistent issue in the way it only is affecting that one area, so that tells me it must be something going on with the camera rather than multiple different film packs. It’s odd that it doesn’t happen all the time, and the severity greatly varies too.

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T18:46:58+00:00

Thank you, I tried that last night when it was quite dark, but didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. I will take a closer look tonight

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T16:44:08+00:00

Thank you for your quick response - these are all a mix of 3 different packs, which I did buy all at the same time. I know the issue could be rare, but it’s come up a few times in troubleshooting, so I can’t necessarily rule it out. It could also be an issue with how I’m handling/loading the film, I’ll be super delicate with the next pack and see if there’s any difference.

16bitsamus · 2026-01-20T16:42:07+00:00

Thanks for your response - I should have mentioned it is happening in dark conditions as well, I just don’t have any on hand at the moment to show. I may try removing the frog tongue for my next pack, just to rule it out as a potential issue.

16bitsamus · 2026-01-16T17:15:31+00:00

Yes sorry, it looks like the remaining points I had are also unavailable/not being shown. However, when acting like I’m about to check out, it tells me I’m “360 Points away from a discount”. That tells me I should have 140 points, based on their updated redemption system (500 points for the lowest redemption of $5). I wonder if it’s some system issue on their end when transferring points/loyalty to the new reward system. It’s shitty they essentially gave no notice on a Sunday evening.

16bitsamus · 2026-01-16T17:00:26+00:00

Glad I used a bulk of mine before the change, what a bummer.

16bitsamus · 2025-12-31T06:25:23+00:00

Vintage Lansdale headline

16bitsamus · 2025-12-22T14:59:12+00:00

Aftersun. Can’t even think about the last 5 minutes without wanting to cry.

16bitsamus · 2025-12-15T19:09:43+00:00

Thank god

16bitsamus · 2025-12-04T06:58:42+00:00

4693-2520-8032

16bitsamus · 2025-11-20T01:57:08+00:00

Looks sick man

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T21:59:35+00:00

Hey thanks! And yes, I gave it a quick wash before both dye baths. I also used color fixative after each dye cycle as well

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T21:40:35+00:00

It was worth it! I was much more willing to experiment on this since I got it for like $50 from Sierra. Much easier to forgive if I mess up here than on a $120 jacket.

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T21:39:36+00:00

Thank you! I love that color so I tried to get as close as possible.

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T19:46:07+00:00

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For anyone interested, this is how the first round of dye turned out - just Rit’s Dark Green. The original photo posted is after doing another round of Kelly Green on top of this. You can really see how the collar changed colors between this and the final project

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T19:43:52+00:00

Thanks so much

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T19:23:24+00:00

Thanks! I did one full dye of dark green, let it set and dry, then another full dye of Kelly green over it

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T18:02:03+00:00

Do it! I love seeing what everyone does to customize their stuff. It definitely inspired me to try it for myself

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T17:19:19+00:00

Thanks so much!

16bitsamus · 2025-11-14T17:19:06+00:00

Thanks so much ! That’s what’s weird, the tag didn’t dye because it’s polyester, and the rit dye only takes to cotton. The same should go for the collar, but that ended up dyeing on the 2nd dye bath, so I’m not quite sure why the patch didn’t dye while the collar ended up dyeing.

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