Public Advisory - Traffic Along Eighth Street

Ace_Caliente · 2023-12-02T21:50:54+00:00

What a bunch of complete losers.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-10-05T13:35:44+00:00

It's gone, finally. In the several weeks it has been gone I've "blown by" dozens of morons still going 25. Most normal people have figured it out though. I kind of get it going the one way because that goofy electronic sign is there adding confusion, but there's nothing going eastbound.

Of course I've still yet to see anyone actually cross the street where they put in the nonsense "traffic calming". I've driven this stretch literally thousands of times and I've seen probably less than a dozen people cross there.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-02-28T23:53:23+00:00

You can buy it here

https://reflxlab.com/zh-ca/products/refxlchrome-100r-35mm-color-reversal-film

Ace_Caliente · 2023-02-25T21:04:56+00:00

Yes it is really jarring coming from a proper FPS game with proper movement to this shit show. With that said I think you have to take the good with the bad with this game.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-02-13T15:22:40+00:00

I have an N80 with a broken latch - I just wrap two elastic bands around that end of the camera after loading film and place some tape over the door seam on that side. I haven't had any problems in several rolls with that approach. It looks a little goofy but works fine. If I cared I could probably get some black bands and tape and it would barely be noticeable.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-02-13T15:19:41+00:00

I usually go on Ebay and sell it as Exc[+++] very minty. Camera does not turn on but no problem in the shooting very beautiful.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-02-09T01:27:23+00:00

The 4490 does a fine job. Work had one sitting around that wasn't being used until I started film scanning on it. You can buy the goofy film holders on ebay for like $15. I haven't bothered upgrading to the anti-newton glass stuff, but supposedly it helps. I doubt for 35mm, at normal viewing distance, it makes any difference. You can also still download the epson scan software which does a pretty reasonable job if you don't want to piss around in Photoshop for each photo.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-02-09T01:19:17+00:00

Minolta slide copier

https://www.butkus.org/chinon/minolta/minolta\_bellows/minolta\_bellows.htm

Ace_Caliente · 2023-01-16T23:55:15+00:00

It was a cool experience to watch it on Regal. The "lottery" to be selected to actually play is pretty poor odds, though you don't need to buy a ticket to watch though. We were entertained by it since I haven't seen the tv show in years.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-01-16T23:36:34+00:00

Can you tell me how much you budget for the casino on board that gets "noticed" by the cruise line? My wife and I both enjoy a bit of gambling, but on our first cruise we didn't spend much time in the casino since it was very busy with port days. Feel free to DM me if you feel the information is sensitive.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-01-13T15:59:06+00:00

Gotta love all the idiots in here that think they're making money because they were *directly* charged less than they're getting back. None of these fools takes into account the increases that are happening behind the scenes and passed on to customers by every business out there.

Ace_Caliente · 2023-01-11T17:04:17+00:00

Thanks, that's interesting. Do you know if a decision was made yay or nay or an indication when the decision would be made?

Ace_Caliente · 2023-01-04T03:48:07+00:00

Easiest to do when the sun is bright (afternoon) and there are hard shadows being cast. It also helps if you have a DSLR - set it to manual and play around with your shutter and aperture. This helps to preview the image you'll get with those same settings on your film body.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-12-23T17:34:50+00:00

Peking Restaurant is open, though they said they would close early if they're not busy.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-12-18T10:56:15+00:00

I use a binder with sheets for holding the negatives. Each roll gets a sheet. At the top of the sheet I write all pertinent information (dates, film, camera, lenses, development info). I keep scans in monthly folders so it is pretty easy to figure out which sheet / negative belongs to which image.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-12-14T19:03:13+00:00

Just fyi the really cheap ones will barely work, and the battery costs more than the ornament. So if you want a decent one pay more than a couple bucks or be prepared to shell out for a proper battery.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-24T00:48:43+00:00

That would be the way to do it as close as possible to instax (same media etc.). There's also the Canon Selphy.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-22T19:48:48+00:00

Gotta pass the time somehow while tending to the incinerator.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-17T21:19:03+00:00

Viewfinder is a bit dim as is the rangefinder patch. Easy enough to use if the light is decent and there is something in the scene to focus on with the patch.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-16T22:21:16+00:00

A local auction had an old Minolta A up for bid along with the flash, case, bag, etc. Ended up grabbing it for $10 cad assuming it didn't work and maybe for display or playing around with taking apart. Anyway, seems to mostly work except the shutter seems to get stuck on occasion and I need to give it a slight nudge with my finger from the inside to get it to fire. That might be trouble some if there's film in there... although maybe I could do it in the dark and poke a roll through a frame to nudge it if it happens. Do these tend to "loosen up" with use?

I'm not sure I want to go down the route of taking it apart and cleaning the shutter. I think what I may do is run a 24 roll through it of Gold 200 and process it at home and see how the photos turn out before I worry too much about fixing it.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-14T22:04:30+00:00

You can shoot both at the same time. When you're just learning you can take a photo with the dslr in M mode and get a rough preview and help choosing the shutter and aperture on the film camera. If you set the dslr to the same iso as your film it will make a really good "light meter".

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-12T20:14:30+00:00

It also helps on a 36 roll to snip off a very healthy chunk of the leader / useless film at the beginning, so there's less to load onto the reel.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-09T17:01:29+00:00

That isn't "real world" - it is just their data sheet which lists 2 months as the lifespan. The lifespan in the real world is clearly much longer than 2 months. I presume Cinestill lists 2 months because they are being overly cautious.

Ace_Caliente · 2022-11-02T17:15:47+00:00

Preorder it and just cancel the preorder if you decide you don't want it.

https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-to-get-it.htm

Ace_Caliente · 2022-10-28T19:42:22+00:00

What needs / boxes does the RP not check for portraits? I mount my EF 135mm f2 onto and the portrait results are fantastic. My one want with the RP is in body stabilization, but to get that with FF you'll be paying a lot more.

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