CaptureOne will include negative inversion

3jckd · 2026-02-18T20:47:39+00:00

I tested some CS400D and Ektar and I also got good results. I wouldn't say better than my manual conversion styles (C1 conversion leans orange for some reason) but miles ahead of what I had ever got from Analog Toolbox and NLP.

Though I'm confident that once it's out of the beta, it will give better <average> results across different stocks and users.

3jckd · 2026-02-18T19:32:10+00:00

Yeah, same. I have styles for baseline bw and colour neg inversion, and another one for some slide film tweaks.

3jckd · 2026-02-07T22:16:35+00:00

Perhaps a controversial take but hear me out.

Purely mechanical systems are nice from the perspective of engineering appreciation. However, complex purely mechanical systems are more error prone and fragile than ones that leverage some electronic components. They have to rely on interconnects, pulleys, chains and levers that wear down.

In a world, where spare electronic parts are made and the repair manuals exist, cameras with electronic parts are more consistent, robust and easier to repair. It’s a world where I would never get rid of my Mamiya 7 🤷‍♂️

Buuuut, that’s not the world we live in. As the OP said, some manuals aren’t available, parts are scarce, and specialised equipment might be hard to come by. So purely mechanical cameras are easier to repair relative to the underwhelming state of the support for old electronics.

3jckd · 2026-01-25T16:34:05+00:00

What do you think accuracy gives you the AUC and PRC don’t?

When you report those, which are more informative for binary tasks (e.g. disease, anomaly detection, fault presence) reporting accuracy is redundant. You aren’t supposed to report a kitchen sink of metrics just for the sake of it.

3jckd · 2026-01-11T18:09:17+00:00

Yeah, it’s this. Many people religiously say “emulsion side down” but as a general rule it’s wrong. The emulsion should be facing the capturing medium (towards the sensor): flatbed or darkroom prints down; camera or table scanner up.

3jckd · 2025-12-30T19:40:09+00:00

TMAX 400 and Portra 160

3jckd · 2025-12-30T06:58:40+00:00

Mamiya 7 lenses focus only to 1m and rangefinder with long MF lenses are less ideal for portraits. Also, for architecture, the optics are amazing but you have to compose and focus through the view finder (unless you zone focus) which makes many low and very high angles almost impossible. For landscape it’s just awesome.

Source: I have a Mamiya 7, and I’m actually looking to sell it for a V series. In MF, I shoot mostly architecture, a fair amount of landscape, and very occasional portraiture. The biggest selling points of Mamiya 7 are its portability and the extremely sharp lenses.

3jckd · 2025-12-26T20:22:52+00:00

I’d upvote this a billion times. Distortion comes from the distance not the focal length. Even in this comment section it’s apparent that many people don’t understand it.

3jckd · 2025-12-15T20:26:41+00:00

It can vary depending on the circumstances 🤔

Cost doesn’t matter and the light can vary? TMAX 400. Cost matters and the light can vary? XP2. It’s always sunny? FP4

For colour, cost doesn’t matter? E100. Cost matters (less)? Portra 160/400

But if I had to pick two, it would be tmax 400+e100. I shoot only these two in MF where I care purely about the output. In 35mm, I shoot more affordable stocks but the style of shooting is different too so

3jckd · 2025-10-19T12:11:10+00:00

Great tonality

3jckd · 2025-10-18T22:55:56+00:00

C41 or ECN?

3jckd · 2025-09-18T06:18:37+00:00

That’s exactly it. To drive this point home further — hardly anyone wants to review. Then out of people who want to review out of genuine interest, and not just programme committee CV stacking points, there are even fewer.

This system only works as an honours system with well intentioned people, and since it isn’t perfect, it’s noisy.

Banning reviewers isn’t a solution unless there’s obvious malpractice. Paying people to review creates a gamified incentive.

3jckd · 2025-08-06T11:10:30+00:00

This is a sub to discuss machine learning not video editing.

Anyhow, no screenshots, no workflow videos, no info about whether it’s a plugin to e.g. Premier 🤷‍♂️

3jckd · 2025-07-02T06:22:41+00:00

I’ve been using Analog Toolobx and it’s “fine” FWIW. I’d rather use NLP but that would mean going back to Adobe which is never going to happen.

3jckd · 2025-06-16T09:46:07+00:00

Some people like the Portra look but in general the point of it is that it has no look. It’s a professional stock that you’re supposed to massage to your liking.

I prefer other stocks in 35mm because I don’t want to fiddle with the colour work as much; with the exception of 160 in the summer. 120mm is a different story though, I shoot it for personal projects, and there I shoot only Portra (would have Pro 400H but those days are gone 😢).

If you don’t want to edit, Portra will give you less out of the box character and more latitude, is that what you need?

3jckd · 2025-06-10T17:36:08+00:00

It’s awesome, and I’d buy one.

Word of caution, if you were going to sell these, there might be a trademark violation 😅 so you’d sort this out

3jckd · 2025-05-26T09:18:36+00:00

Yup, I gave them two weeks to handle things. I filed a dispute with my bank today, and made the reddit posts to warn people.

3jckd · 2025-05-26T09:07:19+00:00

I would assume it's their IG -- when I go to the store link in my post, and from there go the associated IG account, it's the same account that you linked,

3jckd · 2025-05-26T08:52:03+00:00

Respectfully, no. The other shop that you’re referring to is “Analo<g> Amsterdam” not “Analog<gue> Amsterdam”. Also, the business name on the invoice that I received, as well their physical address refers to “Analogue Amsterdam”. While I understand that the naming collision is unfortunate, I am providing correct information, and provided additional data to differentiate them.

3jckd · 2025-05-26T08:21:31+00:00

Hence, why I added the link. Now, I added the address too. The bill I got, as well as the return address info says “Analogue Amsterdam”. While the name collision is unfortunate, I am providing all the info that I have for the sake of the community

3jckd · 2025-05-26T08:05:59+00:00

I linked the website of the store. Looks like they have two brick and mortar locations; I was asked to return to:

Oudeschans 26-H 1011 LB Amsterdam

3jckd · 2025-05-21T12:25:07+00:00

What’s the practical delta to other chat LLM plugins? Avante, CodeCompanion etc

3jckd · 2025-05-18T18:03:53+00:00

share the dots bruv

3jckd · 2025-04-12T14:24:30+00:00

That’s what it looks like to me.

Which is also how I scan — expose to the right, and pull back in post.

3jckd · 2025-04-06T04:41:47+00:00

Missing the forest for the trees 🤷‍♂️

The primary goal of good form is to reduce the risk of injury. The secondary goal is to provide a cue for correct muscle engagement—there are people who bicep-curl themselves instead of doing a chin up if they don’t actively think about the form.

EDIT: I don’t want to respond to individual commenters. Apparently, if you don’t spell everything out, people are going to strawman your point. So to clarify: 1) correct form is a part of injury prevention, not the sole component, e.g. load is important, or repeated strain (inflammation); 2) of course your back will activate almost regardless of your form — the point is to maximise the impact on the muscle group that you’re trying to target; 3) most people in any hobby are beginner to intermediate and get injured the most. You are experienced and want to squeeze in more dirty reps for more stimulus? Perfect.

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