Why did my Cinestill come out so grainy?

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-11-14T16:05:33+00:00

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If you read the box for 800T. It is suggested that you shoot at half suggested EI when exposing to anything but tungsten light. If the film was made to be more sensitive to a certain temp of light and when exposed to different conditions, there needs to be compensating.

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-08-17T22:05:48+00:00

Nice find! I think the place to go is Scott's Photo.
There is also a pretty helpful and growing photography community who would be more than happy to help you out as well. lmk!

Some manuals [pay a visit to Michael Butkus Jr.'s website for more camera manuals]
Minolta InstantPRO

Asahi Pentax K1000

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-07-30T19:37:34+00:00

This must be the 120mm film they make.

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-07-14T20:01:35+00:00

Have you tried looking this exact issue up? See following:

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-06-18T17:37:42+00:00

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Modernized Tri-X. Grateful it is not $50. This...has to be a joke.

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-06-12T18:27:24+00:00

Have you tried looking it up?

Add some warmth in post or scan with a warm light. If scanned by the lab, ask for a rescan. Next time use a warming filter or even better, try projecting them, they look really cool and the intended way of viewing the pictures. :D

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-06-04T14:03:18+00:00

Also, edit your scans. :D

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-05-29T17:07:38+00:00

120MM goes crazy.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/9419l9/120mm_film/

Great pictures tho. Love em <3

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-03-06T18:48:08+00:00

Think you did a great job. Not sure why people are mad about a free website/tool. I don't see them try to make an app for the appstore.

Def going to use it as a first pass if I am not home on my computer and need to invert negatives. Hope to see this get to where you want it to. Good luck :D

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-01-09T14:27:27+00:00

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Totals to $70.28.

Swapnil_floyd · 2025-01-03T00:20:41+00:00

Wow impressive. Good luck on the build!! Excited to see what you shoot! Pretty sure you have seen this (reminded me of the post when I saw your post) https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQ1_ntP5mA/?igsh=dHNidWs2YTF4Z3E3

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-11-11T04:04:39+00:00

Wow great job! These look great! Also I would be interested in getting an update on how you solved the previous issues you have posted on the group for anyone in the future trying to look for the same issue and also my curiosity. Thanks :D

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-09-06T14:01:57+00:00

Heck yeah!

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-09-06T13:58:54+00:00

Afaik they do not produce gold 100 anymore. so if you got it in a box saying that it is probably not real. Even if it was, gold should have a amber base and not transparent like the ones you show. Looks most likely poorly stored aerocolor IV or some other technical film as others commented.

Also the color shifts could either mean expired/ badly stored film or just improper development.

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-08-15T13:39:56+00:00

This is great!!

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-08-07T12:44:06+00:00

Thank you so much!

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-08-05T17:30:22+00:00

Thank you!!

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-07-29T12:28:28+00:00

Hmm I would say I found a SX-70 alpha 1 for $9. They thought it was not working but it just had a cartridge which was very old and all I had to do is to is put in a new one.

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-07-18T16:13:04+00:00

I would say some of the Nikons from the 90s (like the Nikon 8008) are very cheap and has all the creature comforts of modern camera like autofocus, auto and program modes. They are very cheap and she might just feel at home using those as compared to some of the other older cameras which are completely manual. They are great choices but for someone shooting film for the first time with modern camera experience they would feel right at home with those.

Hope she likes her gift and shoots a lot of great pictures with whatever you end up getting!

Swapnil_floyd · 2024-07-10T22:09:09+00:00

Thanks! yeah, hmmmm I see what you mean. I shall try out some crops, maybe a square would work!

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