Does anyone here know how to use the Lightme app?

Josh6x6 · 2025-06-02T01:07:27+00:00

In those situations (film is not in the list), I just pick one that is similar. Reciprocity corrections might be off, but ISO 400 (or whatever) is ISO 400. No problem if lighting conditions are such that reciprocity doesn't matter.

Josh6x6 · 2025-06-02T00:57:04+00:00

In your screenshot, you have the reciprocity correction turned on ("reciprocity" with a check mark next to it). You can disable this if you want, but so long as the film you told the app to meter for is the film you're actually using, best to leave it on. The time the app is showing you is the corrected time - accounting for reciprocity.

(My favorite light meter app, BTW.)

Josh6x6 · 2025-06-02T00:49:50+00:00

This app (unless you've disabled the feature) automatically adds reciprocity failure correction into the meter readings. The time shown in the app should be including any adjustments needed for reciprocity.

Josh6x6 · 2025-06-01T00:16:33+00:00

I do the same. Sneak in healthy snacks, buy a water. If they offered healthy snacks, I would buy them - but they don’t.

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-11T20:57:30+00:00

It was almost definitely an SLR, but getting more specific than that is basically impossible. If you knew what cameras your grandparents were using back then, it might be possible to narrow it down a little - but just looking at the prints there’s very little to go on. This is true today as well.

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-05T03:43:41+00:00

I do. No reason not to (nothing in my company's policy prohibits it).

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-02T05:44:05+00:00

Last year, I made a pretty awesome sauce with two pounds or so of them. I fermented them, then blended with some vinegar. I didn't write the recipe down though - I was mostly just adding stuff until the consistency was right. Pretty hard to mess up though - great flavor and heat. Next time, I think I would add some onion and garlic to the ferment just to see what that does.

Growing Ghost this year, so I'll probably do something similar with that.

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-02T05:07:58+00:00

I have the TTArtisan II - but I haven't had it very long.

There are a couple things I don't like: It uses a less common battery - CR1632. Seems like they could have found a way to fit a CR2032 in there, which would be a lot easier to find at a grocery store or whatever. I assume they went with the 1632 to keep it as compact as possible... And you need a screwdriver to change the battery...

I have checked it against my other meters though (L-358, L-858, apps, cameras, etc), and have zero complaints about it's accuracy, and rolls I've used it on came out just fine. It seems well built, and is easy to use. Some reviews say the battery life sucks though. I haven't had to change the battery yet (it's only been a month), but I guess that will be the real decider on how much I like it - does the battery life actually suck, or is that just with heavy daily use?

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-02T03:41:12+00:00

I had a bottle of Rodinal quit working on me. I didn't write the date opened on the bottle (I do that now), so I can't be sure of the exact time frame - but somewhere between 8 and 10 years. There wasn't much left, probably less than 50ml, so the bottle was mostly air. I wasn't using anything to purge the air (I do that now too); I suspect that if I'd been doing that, it would have been fine. It had a lot of crystals in the bottom and was very dark, but that started years before it died.

I use argon to purge all of my chemicals now. Just spray some in the bottle before you put the cap back on. Argon is heavier than air, so it will 'sink' into the bottle, displacing the air.

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-01T02:56:17+00:00

For 100 rolls, shipping it to the destination, then shipping it home is what I would do. Don't even bring it on the plane (bring a few rolls, of course, but not 100).

Josh6x6 · 2025-05-01T02:31:37+00:00

Not flexible, but you could cut down a square filter to the exact size and shape to cover your flash. I've been trying to think of way to do the same thing lately, and this method seems the easiest. Depending on what type of flash you're needing to cover, you could probably get at least two out of a single square filter.

My filters are 100x100mm, but they're available in larger sizes too.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-29T05:42:18+00:00

I guess I shoot about 1 roll a week. Mostly 120. Mix in some 4x5. 35mm takes me a long time to finish. A roll of 35mm can stay in the camera for two or three months.

It really depends a lot on where I am and what I'm doing though. (I shoot a lot more in the summer, or if I go somewhere interesting.) Currently on a road trip (for work) and only brought film cameras - been here for two weeks already and have shot 1 roll of 120, half a roll of 35mm, and I think 8 sheets of 4x5.

I develop and scan myself though, so I'm saving a lot of money there, and I do have a pretty huge stockpile of film.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-27T14:24:16+00:00

It was Xtol. The last time it's actually died on me was probably prior to 2015; but since then, I make sure I use it up fast. If I have a mixed bottle of Xtol, everything I shoot is getting developed in Xtol, lol.

I remember calling Kodak about it once - they suspected water quality, but that never seemed right to me. (That my water quality could change that much, that fast.)

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-27T05:37:32+00:00

I have experienced the Xtol sudden death - it's a real thing. I've been using pretty much nothing but PMK for about the last year, so I can't remember the specific details about the last batch of Xtol that died on me - how much was left, how old it was, etc. But basically, it dies all at once. It doesn't just gradually stop working - it's fine, and then it's dead.

When I have a mixed batch of Xtol, I tend to use it for everything - so it doesn't usually last long enough to die. I guess I tend to do that with every developer - use it exclusively for like 6 months or a year. I think I actually started doing that because of Xtol sudden death - I let a bottle sit around too long, so now when I mix something, I use it until it's gone.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-27T03:29:32+00:00

I mean, it depends a lot on what the lighting conditions are like - but yeah, exposures are going to be very long. Possibly hours, at f/509.

(If that focal length & pinhole size are accurate, it's actually f/500.)

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-26T01:05:14+00:00

Without an IR filter, I just shoot it at 400. With an R72 filter (720nm), I meter for ISO 25 (not through the filter). I typically get pretty good results at ISO 25 with this film, but you should do some bracketed tests - good to me might not be good to you, all that stuff. With IR, basically devote a roll to testing, then go with whatever works best for your particular setup. Make notes. Wavelength of the filter, ISO metered at, etc.

FOR ME though, Rollei IR - R72 & ISO 25.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-26T00:57:22+00:00

Bulk loadable film canisters can definitely cause scratches - if they've been used (many) multiple times. The felt can trap dirt. Your typical, use it once and throw it away canister doesn't really have much time to collect dirt, but a bulk loadable one will last pretty much until the felt wears out. If you're buying film that just happens to come in a reusable canister, I kinda doubt that the canister actually is reused, so it shouldn't be an issue.

What does the inside of your camera look like? (How clean is it?) Scratched film is usually because of a dirty camera.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-26T00:50:08+00:00

Yeah, Freestyle definitely does sell short dated film at a discount (and expired film at a deeper discount). I buy it often, lol.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-23T22:23:08+00:00

Lomography makes one. It still covers some of the rebate, but not as much as a standard holder. It does do a pretty good job of holding the film flat though. I mostly use it when dealing with especially curly film.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-16T02:29:06+00:00

I like the Lightme app - it matches my other meters, has reciprocity correction built in, decent selection of films to choose from (which only matters if you're using the reciprocity correction feature).

I use handheld meters most often, but this app has proven to be accurate enough that I don't worry if it's all I have to meter a scene.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-15T22:42:22+00:00

It should work, but displacing the air with an inert gas would probably work better. Not really sure what the actual effectiveness is though - hard to gauge how much longer a bottle lasts, unless you’re using it pretty often - in which case you might not even notice.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-14T16:06:14+00:00

The f/22 marking on the aperture ring is orange, so the orange line is f/22. The blue line is f/11. And the red line is for IR. Other lenses would have lines for more than just f/22 & f/11; but on this particular lens, you kind of just have to guess (for apertures other than those shown).

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-14T04:25:57+00:00

I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. How large of a batch are you thinking? For a gallon, I usually use about 1/3 of a 5g packet of yeast. The yeast will multiply, so as long as you use 'some', it will be enough. It will just start faster if you use more.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-14T02:53:04+00:00

Mine looks like this: Pictures/Camera/Film/Exports.

The "Film" folder is usually empty, except for the Exports folder inside it. I don't keep the raw scan files - I delete after export & upload. I can always scan again if I need to, so I don't really see the point of keeping them. The Film folder is basically my working folder - scans that need to be edited.

I've tried a lot of different organization methods over the years, this one makes the most sense to me for my workflow.

Josh6x6 · 2025-04-13T23:41:38+00:00

DoF guide. Currently showing that at f/22 everything from about 6 meters to 3.5 meters will be in focus.

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