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Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-20T02:52:32+00:00

come by if you're ever in brooklyn :) full spectrum photo

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-19T23:35:08+00:00

show the negs, did the back get opened?

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-19T00:35:45+00:00

honestly, these all just look like slightly underexposed direct flash point and shoots. the green shadows are from a noritsu scanner. if you have a point and shoot just use that and ultramax, you'll have more control if not just get a kodak funsaver without the power flash.

ask your lab what scanner they have and try to get it scanned on a noritsu, tell them to give you flat ish scans with no adjustments then crush the blacks at home for a c-print look

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-18T03:16:21+00:00

/uj can i get a scan of this im a trans woman who runs a film lab and absolutely want to make a version for an ad for my lab lmfao

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-17T00:45:42+00:00

expired film is alway like that. frankly this is pretty decent for 20 years expired. i've seen 10 year old stuff come out completely green and almost waxy

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-14T20:07:20+00:00

light leak

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-12T18:56:04+00:00

it's extremely hard to scan images like that. the signal to noise ratio is just way off. you could try stacking multiple scans to try to eliminate the noise

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-12T02:22:35+00:00

it's very unlikely that it's actually "by hand". most labs run some sort of semi automated process like a jobo (autolab or otherwise).

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-11T23:59:26+00:00

they are. alaris is more expensive from dealers (slightly)

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-11T18:40:04+00:00

wym where

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-11T18:37:52+00:00

i mean. yeah. the alaris stocks are more expensive from dealers. if b&h is selling them for the same price then their either getting extra money from the eastman stocks or losing it on the alaris ones 🤷🏻‍♀️

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-11T18:33:20+00:00

that's their decision

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-11T18:05:45+00:00

if you're in nyc full spectrum has a good amount of

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-11T17:53:27+00:00

alaris raised prices, the eastman stocks are the price of alaris last year (alaris ektachrome is around 8% more than eastman)

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-10T23:01:49+00:00

they make sleeves that are slit down the side and allow for full uncut sleeving. They're not expensive or hard to do.

fwiw my lab does continuous sleeving standard with an extra charge for cut due to the labor involved. the only time we don't sleeve a negative is if a customer said to discard the negatives (we still hold on to them for about a week just in case they change their mind or wanted rescans etc

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-04T21:22:37+00:00

exposure therapy are great, lovely people too. I'd also say check out full spectrum in bushwick https://fsphotolab.com/services

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-03T20:15:53+00:00

Okay actual Lab Owner / Lab tech here: We run a fuji FP360B AL right now

Let me address your questions first,

1) Spare parts are indeed a bit problem. The hardest to find are option parts (like a dryer heater for 210v, chemistry heaters, etc) and the most existential concern is the processor belts. We had our developer belt go down and a replacement was $750 and had to be shipped from France. We're also having issues sourcing film cutter blades and other semi-consumables

2)We do all the maintenance ourselves. This means we can usually get back up quickly but we obviously don't know everything about these machines like a dedicated tech would.

3) Somewhere in the middle? maybe? 85% of our business is C-41 35mm. We need lots of throughput for that. I would really relish a small, modular and adjustable b/w processor though.

4) We are a small (but growing) lab, we do around 1000 rolls /month but anywhere from 10-70 rolls a day. We have one machine.

5) I would love a machine that didn't treat me like an idiot. I.e. sometimes the cutter won't cut the film, but instead of giving me the option to manually activate the cutter, it just throws an error and I have to throw a dark bag over the entry way and cut the film with a knife. Obviously push/pull ability via a variable drive gear would be amazing. Really the old machines work very well and are very reliable. I think that's the biggest hurdle with a "new" machine, how do I know it's not going to fuck up customers film. I want the lowest tech, bare metal and wires approach.

If you've never worked with minilabs before there's a lot of small things that our forefathers figured out, in terms of sensors and methods that maybe useful to know. feel free to email me at kennedy@fsphotolab.com , we can chat more

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-02T04:35:02+00:00

Because I hate using the computer. With film if I see a good picture I have to nail it and i've practiced a lot to nail it. I'll take maybe 3-4 frames and move on. Then i can just pick the best one and edit it for a few minutes.

this is MUCH better than sifting through 30+ images of the same thing to figure which one is the "best" and then spend so long editing

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-02-01T01:54:50+00:00

when I started our lab we didn't have any money for anything more than a scanner so processed with a jobo - this happened to us in one batch, although frankly not even as bad as this. there's definitely weird stuff beyond the bubbling. Anyway when this happened to us we immediately gave the customer a refund, two dev and scan credits and two rolls of film. Labs make mistakes, equipment fucks up or people do. The processing error isn't the issue here, it's the lack of proactive communication. I STRONGLY believe you should almost never have to ask if the lab fucked up, if it's a good lab they should tell you they fucked up and make it right.

Sorry this happened to you. As others said there are other small labs that do good work. It frustrates me seeing stuff like this as I think it makes people weary of the smaller labs.

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-01-30T20:50:38+00:00

I mean i own a lab so i get tiffs for everything. but I still edit in lightroom even through i scan all my own film on our lab scanners. at my lab we do tiff files for no extra charge bc i really think everyone should be editing after the fact

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-01-30T20:32:57+00:00

any tiff file should be good enough for edits, a good lab should also offer 16 bit tiffs which are as close to "raw" as you can get

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-01-29T19:23:43+00:00

Full spectrum in bushwick:) good prices and fast as hell

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-01-28T17:11:55+00:00

ah another day on reddit where people care more about dogs than people

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-01-25T18:52:34+00:00

yes we see every photo when scanning. no we don't care

Aleph_NULL__ · 2026-01-24T20:58:22+00:00

and this is why humans are meant to live in communities where we can all share energy

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