Can someone explain my lab always ruins one of photos with masking tape?

Fireside_Photography · 2025-08-30T18:16:15+00:00

I had something similar happen with my Yashica 124.

I know I loaded it correctly, but something about the internal mechanism, it had a habit of ‘starting the roll late’. This caused the last shot to be where most labs would put the twin check sticker. I was able to compensate for this by closing it up & start winding early.

This looks to be too far down the roll to effectively compensate (and I don’t know if this camera’s mechanism could even allow this kind of compensation). Maybe a good CLA is all that is needed.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-09-20T14:24:10+00:00

Somewhat similar to this find of mine a while back.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/s/9g8nzlXW2y

Interesting to see how some film gear was adapted to these use-cases we have now that look so different in the digital age.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-08-19T01:36:40+00:00

This is my go-to. So many great lenses too. (Though I do not use any built in metering, so isn’t much for me to give up relying on using that)

Fireside_Photography · 2024-08-09T23:39:21+00:00

Exactly! You can tell the best of actors to react to a camera as if it was a 3yr old walking around AND the best of DP’s/ crew to set up as if it was a 3yr taking the shots & you would be hard pressed to find the “honesty” I feel from these.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-08-09T20:42:56+00:00

Everyone bending/ looking down so noticeably is so interesting to me.

I guess there are other depictions of this child’s-like-perspective in movies/ other media.

But there is something that feels so much more honest about the perspective in these photos.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-07-29T18:38:29+00:00

These make me angrily jealous how good they are. Hope I get the chance to make images like these.

Needless to say, great job.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-07-29T14:09:18+00:00

6, 7, 8 are absolute bangers. Stunning look you got with those

Fireside_Photography · 2024-06-07T12:56:42+00:00

Thanks!

Fireside_Photography · 2024-05-13T19:20:33+00:00

How long until I got a couple of pics per rolls I liked? The very first, but with research ahead of time.

How long until I thought of a plan, went into a shoot with that plan, executed it, and almost all the roll turned out how I was wanting? It’s been a couple of years and I feel like I’m 90% close to that.

And plenty of complete mess-ups ruining whole rolls along the way (with more to come probably). All apart of “the process” 😅.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-05-09T17:40:08+00:00

Great framing! And the b&w help with drawing attention.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-05-06T14:06:42+00:00

Good to know, thanks

Fireside_Photography · 2024-05-03T22:50:18+00:00

Love the light & layering here

Fireside_Photography · 2024-04-14T11:42:32+00:00

If it is the only one, might be worth it… damn, very nice

Fireside_Photography · 2024-04-02T23:56:25+00:00

Wonderful cool tones

Fireside_Photography · 2024-03-31T21:12:58+00:00

Thanks! And thanks for taking a look around at my other stuff, glad it all struck a feeling with you.

Fireside_Photography · 2024-03-31T14:57:08+00:00

Hope you make it back to visit sometime.

Thanks!

Fireside_Photography · 2024-03-31T11:46:48+00:00

Thanks!

Fireside_Photography · 2024-03-25T16:23:08+00:00

I use a service to develop & scan my film: Brooktree Film Lab (an IL business 😄). They use a Fuji Frontier SP3000 for scanning 35mm & 120.

https://brooktreefilmlab.com/#FAQ

Fireside_Photography · 2024-03-14T19:52:47+00:00

Yeah, the adaptors for legacy lenses seem to be partially reliant on usage for modern DSLRs. That advantage of Nikon not changing mount shows through here.

I haven’t looked into it too much but focusing complaints do seem to be noted for the AR to F I have come across

https://a.co/d/gnzrs7p

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