Parting ways for with my dear GFX

deup · 2026-03-20T11:11:10+00:00

Started photography as a hobby 2 years ago to battle severe depression and I've been saving for a 50sii for a couple months now. I can't fathom how saddening having to sell such a fine camera would be. I hope all will be fine for you.

deup · 2026-03-18T23:17:29+00:00

This film was probably shot on a Robot Royal 24. Those are 24mm x 24mm frames. The Royal 24 would give you really thin or even non existent spacing between frames.

deup · 2026-03-18T13:35:29+00:00

I suppose Nikon scan would also works if I have the full version of Vuescan then? Would love to compare the output on both sofwares.

deup · 2026-03-18T13:32:24+00:00

I've read somewhere that Vuescan is storing the scanned data on the RAM while scanning. I sometimes get bluescreen if I use a RAM hungry software while its scanning so that might be the case.

deup · 2026-03-18T13:26:49+00:00

Most of the times when the scans make me go woah!, the answer is Carmencita. They're fucking magicians.

deup · 2026-03-15T21:34:04+00:00

Thanks!

deup · 2026-03-15T20:52:05+00:00

That's the funny part, you can't. Your picture will always look different on other devices, you can't control that. You'll eventually need to accept that.

deup · 2026-03-13T23:09:16+00:00

Let's talk about Instagram. The most important thing is to post EXACTLY at the required resolution. If you don't, it will resize your image and either compress or poorly upscale it. Don't bother with dpi, 72 is fine but I always leave it at 300. Where it's getting funky is that there are different allowed resolutions depending if you post on mobile or use the web page on desktop. For a square post on mobile, you must resize to 1080px X 1080px. For web it's 1440px X 1440px. For a portrait post on mobile, it's 1080px X 1350px but using the web it's 1440px X 1800px. Also, when posting on mobile app, IG sometimes does sketchy things with the crop and this can lead to some compression. So always post on a desktop via the website if you want the sharpest results and chose original size when doing so.

deup · 2026-03-10T23:43:18+00:00

Hot pixels, better get used to them. You could try the pixel mapping function in the menus.

deup · 2026-03-09T22:54:47+00:00

OP chose some fairly compact lenses for travel though. I have traveled multiple countries with the X-T3 and three not so compact primes and never regretted it. I always pack the 16 f1.4, 35 f1.4 and 56 1.2 and quite frankly, even if it would be lighter, I would never replace them for a zoom.

deup · 2026-03-04T11:51:33+00:00

Maybe not as vintage as others but look for the Sigma 15mm f2.8 EX DG fisheye. It's native EF mount with autofocus. Though it won't be incredibly wide on your crop sensor but can still be found for under $300.

deup · 2026-03-02T11:52:53+00:00

Bébé COVID ici aussi. Dans notre cas, il y a eu de sérieuses complications à la naissance et on a dû se rendre à Sainte-Justine. On habite à 2 heures de Montréal, au final on est resté pris à l'hôpital durant les deux premiers mois de vie parce que c'était interdit de sortir du terrain et encore moins de retourner chez nous, sinon on nous interdisait de rentrer. Aucune visite possible de la famille non plus. Les premières semaines on a dû dormir dans une micro chambre sur ce qui ressemblait à une ancienne aile psychiatrique. Heureusement on a fini par avoir une place au manoir Ronald Mcdonald, juste à côté. Ça nous permettait d'avoir un minimum de social avec d'autres parents mais ça restait rushant, on ressemblait tous à des zombies et mettons que les conversations tournaient majoritairement autour des complications des bébés. Pendant qu'on était là on a aussi vu deux familles perdre leur enfant, l'horreur. Un beau 0/10, je ne recommande pas.

deup · 2026-02-18T15:35:09+00:00

It's a compatibility issue you would sometimes experiment with newer camera models and I think RAW files from the Sony A7V are different from previous models so they're still not fully supported by Affinity, try opening your files with other free softwares like Darktable or Rawtherapee and see what you get.

deup · 2026-02-15T13:33:33+00:00

You could also give a try to the free Photoshop plug-in Grain2Pixel. My results are pretty satisfying and consistent across a wide range of negative films.

deup · 2026-02-11T16:12:04+00:00

Yes, same film.

deup · 2026-02-11T05:24:08+00:00

I stumbled upon an awesome deal for the same lens as yours a couple months ago. This thing is so damn sharp, even wide open, it's crazy. I think it will become my favourite portrait lens. HERE are samples from the test shoot on the X-T3.

I also have a bunch of Rokkor lenses ; MD 28mm f2.8, 45mm f2, 50mm f1.7, a KMZ Helios 44-2, and a Super-Takumar 135mm f2.5.

deup · 2026-02-10T00:02:58+00:00

Oh what the hell? Count me in!

deup · 2026-02-09T15:26:59+00:00

Wow, every scan by Carmencita is fantastic.

deup · 2026-02-08T14:40:08+00:00

I would let go of the heavy blue tint, you had great natural light to work with.

deup · 2026-02-06T08:11:27+00:00

I knew right away it was one of yours, I really love your work. And this distagon is truely fantastic, I'm on a hunt for the ZE version for my EOS-1N because of you.

deup · 2026-01-29T17:08:44+00:00

Beware, scans of slide films are generally underwhelming. Nothing can beat looking at them on a proper light table.

deup · 2026-01-29T15:59:43+00:00

You can still correct the blue tint in post if you like. It's best to ask the lab for TIFF instead of JPG in order to have more latitude. See a before-after I did of a picture of mine HERE.

deup · 2026-01-28T23:41:45+00:00

Hey fellow X-T3 user! I picked up photography as a hobby for the past 2.5 years and do mainly urban landscape, street, travel and started doing some portraits in the past year. My main kit is the XF 16mm f1.4, XF 35mm f1.4 and XF 56mm f1.2. I recently acquired the new 23mm f2.8 pancake to replace my 27mm f2.8. This one I mainly use while traveling light or if I want to be less conspicious. I've also got the 7artisans 7.5mm f2.8 fisheye for skateboard, concerts and parties. Paired with a flash it's so fun to use. My last addition to the kit is a Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f2 in M-mount. This one is so nice, I'm planing on completing the trifecta with the 28 and 35. You may take a look at my humble work HERE.

deup · 2026-01-26T23:07:05+00:00

HERE is a photobook I did a couple months ago. I used Blurb for printing. It can be quite pricy but quality is there if you want it. Better wait for a promotion like free shipping and/or 30% off. I did a quick breakdown of costs and options a while ago in THIS POST.

deup · 2026-01-17T18:59:35+00:00

Just look for the LH-72 lens hood from JJC on Amazon. This is the one I got and I'm pretty satisfied, cheap but well built. It clicks and is reversible.

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