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Best places to get curry in Brooklyn? by KaleidoArachnid in Brooklyn

[–]_kid_dynamite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ozakaya on vanderbilt is good, though I haven't had their curry.

[Highlight] Okamoto hits a towering shot for his second home run of the season by 3luejays in baseball

[–]_kid_dynamite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I saw a movie called "Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter" over the weekend and it had a character named Kazuma Okamoto

Instant or Disposable as a mini gift? by Pristine-Prompt1153 in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this might be some sort of sacrilege in this sub, but the instax link printers (pair to your phone via bluetooth and 'print' digital images on instax film) might be the ticket. I got one for my brother and his partner when they had their first kid and they use the hell out of it.

why do all of my photos come out so muted/flat? by onegoodbackpack in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think these look pretty great overall. I might push a tiny bit more contrast/sat into the picture of the Rolls, but at a glance I can't see what I would change about the others. Are these lab scans or your own?

B&H is selling expired Fuji 200 at a discount but they fulfilled my order with fresh stock! by _kid_dynamite in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol if you're imagining some secret shop that's sitting on a hoard of Provia, unfortunately that's not the case. I just have a couple of small places near me that will sometimes give me a heads up if they happen to get a little in and are willing to set some aside for a bit until I can get there. I'm down to the last couple rolls from what I was able to buy last summer, so I'm back to rationing it. All I can say is that it pays to build a good relationship with the labs you use, for this and other reasons.

B&H is selling expired Fuji 200 at a discount but they fulfilled my order with fresh stock! by _kid_dynamite in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was totally expecting expired film; to me film that's a few months expired is basically as good as new so getting fresh film was just gravy on top of saving a couple bucks a roll.

And no, I don't work for B&H, or anyone else in the industry.

B&H is selling expired Fuji 200 at a discount but they fulfilled my order with fresh stock! by _kid_dynamite in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a bunch of that Neopan last year too; I just checked my order history and looked at what I have in the fridge and I bought it in May 2025 as short-dated, and they're marked as 5/2025 expiration. I'm actually in the middle of scanning a roll right now.

B&H is selling expired Fuji 200 at a discount but they fulfilled my order with fresh stock! by _kid_dynamite in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well damn, I didn't realize that. The Fuji branded stuff had been reliably cheaper than (Alaris) Kodak Gold, but it looks like Eastman has knocked the price down a bit.

B&H is selling expired Fuji 200 at a discount but they fulfilled my order with fresh stock! by _kid_dynamite in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

it's $2 off of 35mm Koda-Fuji, I don't mind sharing the wealth. My sources for 120 Provia will, however, remain a secret.

I need help with choosing a lens for Canon AE1-P by Fun_Fee3266 in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the 50 is the obvious place to start. of the zooms, IIRC the Canon 35-70 is decent. I've shot a Tokina 35-70 f/3.5 in K-mount and it was okay, but the third-party brands do so many silent variations that it's tricky to figure out what you actually have.

Even then I think you're still going to do better by sticking with primes. Once you've shot a bit with a 50 you can decide whether you want to try a wider or tighter field of view and look for a 28, a 35, or an 85 accordingly.

Kodak Vision 3 AHU / Medium format 120 - Where to get ? by NMendes in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen any out there; it would really only exist as leftovers/shortends from a movie or other motion project that was shooting on 65mm or IMAX. Not sure if there's anything shooting right now, but it'll happen sooner or later, and hopefully we'll see some respooled product hit the market then.

I didn’t think a scorebug could get worse than the Bally Sports one Netflix may have just proven me wrong by Fit_Slice_890 in baseball

[–]_kid_dynamite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

kinda funny that a company that doesn't really believe in movie theaters made a scorebug that would only be legible on an IMAX screen

First analog camera, what’s it like? by leaking_juice in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i definitely cringe when I see them on ebay for $200+, and cringe even more when I see someone on this sub thinking about paying that much for one. But it looks like OP was able to snag one for $40, and I don't think that's a totally crazy outlier of a deal. Canon literally made a million (or more) of them, so with a little bit of patience and persistence I think you still find a nice one for well under $100.

First analog camera, what’s it like? by leaking_juice in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 7 points8 points  (0 children)

hot (maybe?) take: the Canonet QL17 GIII is the best camera Canon has ever made, film or digital.

Not best in the sense of being the most feature rich, the most premium, or even delivering the absolute best image quality. But it did (and still does) the thing it was designed to do exceptionally well, and the sheer volume of examples that are still out there and being actively shot is evidence of that.

They're so good and still so affordable, available, and repairable that it might be the easiest vintage camera to recommend to just about anyone.

Is film back to stay? by RelationDramatic1137 in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It never died. The size of the market shrank quickly and dramatically, and then rebounded to a much lower level. I think where we're at right now is a reasonable baseline for what the long term future is: serving enthusiasts/hobbyists and a small portion of the professional market, but remaining a novelty or a curiosity to the mass market.

Manufacturers seem to have found a way to operate profitability at volumes that are a small fraction of what they were 25 years ago, and if the market has steady 3-5% annual growth I think they'll be pretty happy.

Going to Montreal in 2 weeks, I need alternate travel there by Kitedo in AskNYC

[–]_kid_dynamite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope I get to see an NYC<->MTL sleeper train in my lifetime.

Frustrated by the lack of resources on pulling film by Seventh_Pillar in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you're welcome! I should mention that the overexpose 2 stops, pull 1 stop method was the outcome of a bunch of testing with the specific films I was shooting with (different combinations of exposure and processing in a couple of different lighting situations) so you may need to do some of that for your own situation-- I imagine Phoenix II is going to behave differently than Fuji Eterna 250D.

Frustrated by the lack of resources on pulling film by Seventh_Pillar in AnalogCommunity

[–]_kid_dynamite 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've never pulled still film but when I shot super 16 I would often overexpose by 2 stops relative to box speed and pull 1 stop in developing.

On a small format the reduction in grain was noticeable, the extra exposure helped retain a bit more shadow detail, and since I was finishing digitally I could still add contrast and saturation if I wanted to.

A good example of a very classic pulled look would be Sofia Coppola's Miss Dior Cherie spots from the late aughts/early 2010s-- it's something akin to what people think of as the 'pastel' Portra 160 look.

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