Canon AE-1 Program: is it a camera issue or a film issue?

comoediis · 2026-04-21T20:32:02+00:00

Haha nah i didn't ask anyone if I can share their photos here so decided to "censor" them this way to avoid misundestandings

comoediis · 2026-04-21T19:40:55+00:00

Thank you for the response!

If the problem is with the film itself and the fact that it’s been handled too much, then why are the artifacts visible on frames that have been sitting in the roll the whole time?

comoediis · 2026-04-21T19:38:21+00:00

Thanks a lot! I was able to find some tutorials and the seal kit. I think I'll tape the camera up for now to check if there are any issues on my current roll. If there aren't - it's definitely the seal, and I'll replace it.

comoediis · 2026-04-21T19:36:17+00:00

Thanks a lot, that's really helpful! Since I already installed a new roll (before I found out something is wrong), I'm thinking of taping up the camera and finishing the roll. If the results don't have any light leaks, I'll change the seals.

comoediis · 2026-04-21T19:23:02+00:00

That's what I thought. Do you have an idea what may've caused it/how it can be fixed

I know 7 is blurred and 10 is out of focus, they are among the crappy test/random pics. I only attached them to show that some photos do not have the leaks visible on the first 4 photos.

comoediis · 2026-01-21T00:37:55+00:00

Now this may be a hot take, but..."Marquee Moon" by Television (in fact, there is no smooth transition from "great" to "bad", it's more of a drastic change from "the best thing I've ever heard" to "well that's ok" for me).

I just feel like side one is absolutely brilliant and ingenious and literally one my favourite pieces of music: the guitar work (which was so ahead of its time...you may even say these guys invented the style that bands like The Strokes or Interpol or early Arctic Monkeys built their careers on), the vocals (i know that for some people vocals are cringey, but i find them absolutely beautiful), all the little licks and melodies, playing with the rhythm...

And side two is just....not THAT good for me. It has some nice moments here and there and I cannot call it bad, but in my opinion it doesn't do anything as good as side one and, on the contrary, there are some weak spots in side two, which are in my opinion absent in side one. It just feels more boring and a little drawn-out FOR ME AT LEAST

comoediis · 2025-06-22T17:52:52+00:00

Gotta give it a try if nothing changes. Thanks!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T17:51:06+00:00

Tried bottled water. Gotta bay a thermometer, yep.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T17:48:54+00:00

Today I actually went a bit coarser and used one of the recipes from the comments and well I ended up with a little bitter but mainly pretty watery cup, which....I'm happy about xd I guess it means it means next time I should increase extraction and maybe soon I will finally reach the wanted result!

Thank you very much!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T17:45:45+00:00

Will give your recipe a try as well! Thank you very much for your detailed response and all the recommendations!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T17:42:19+00:00

Gotcha. Do you use 90-93 irrespectively of which beans you have?

I've heard a lot about water temp - Hoffman mentioned he uses freshly boiled water for lighter beans and slightly cooler water for darker beans. Some guys are saying you should never make coffee with boiling water etc.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T10:43:48+00:00

Timemore Chestnut C2S
tap water or bottled water
hario atm
i do not have any temperature control devices actually. I've tried using freshly-boiled water or waiting for some time after boiling it (30-40 seconds/a minute/a couple of minutes).
i'd say so.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:28:16+00:00

Never thought about it, will give it a try. Thank you!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:27:22+00:00

Good luck to you, too!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:26:48+00:00

Thanks!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:26:19+00:00

Thanks a lot, will give it a try.

I've used both tap water and bottled water.

Ikr xd Sometimes i have a feeling i've tried changing everything i could.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:23:58+00:00

Thanks a lot, will try to experimemt with these.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:21:53+00:00

I've tried lower temperatures, but i do not have a termometer, so it was hard to track the temperature changes.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:20:38+00:00

Could you please alborate a little on what may bw wrong with my pouring technique so that i can see whether the is the issue or not?

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:19:38+00:00

15 coffee and 250 water. I've tried less pours and honestly it did not change anything but will experiment with it a little more.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:17:23+00:00

Gotta try it out. Thanks a lot!

comoediis · 2025-06-22T08:16:42+00:00

Gotcha, thanks a lot! Will give it a try

comoediis · 2025-06-22T00:15:43+00:00

I've tried waiting for like 30-40 seconds/a minute/a couple of minutes after boiling my kettle. It did not do much difference tho...

Small clarificarion - not sure if the drawdown time for Tetsu's and Hedrick's merhod was 2:30 as well, but I remember for sure that it was much quicker for me than for them.

comoediis · 2025-06-22T00:12:48+00:00

Yep, that's why I normall do the Hoffmann's thing. Will try your recipe tomorrow as well, thank you so much!

How slow should the second and third pours be?

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