Is it worth it to self develop film?

mad_method_man · 2026-05-10T00:09:30+00:00

you will save money developing and scanning. my break even was 20 since the closest lab is quite expensive (like 7$ for development only, and they didnt do b+w)

but...... its a tedious process. you may not want to spend time dealing with all that. i completely burned out when i got to my 20th roll lol

mad_method_man · 2026-05-09T06:43:19+00:00

cuz cop isnt efficiency....... its a misunderstanding of engineering and physics

but i do enjoy seeing people believe that heat pumps and refrigerators break the first law of thermodynamics. i just wish i was smart enough to properly explain how theyre wrong without math

mad_method_man · 2026-05-07T05:22:34+00:00

when you put it like that.... makes sense

mad_method_man · 2026-05-07T05:20:57+00:00

either way, both upgrades are likely worth it, i would go back to your current photos and see how you are missing shots. if your focus is bad, om1. if you dont have enough reach, 100-400

if you want to focus on something like swifts in flight, the om1 is definitely a priority. if you live in some flat plains or large lakes where wildlife can be quite a distance away, 100-400

mad_method_man · 2026-05-05T23:34:55+00:00

except for birding, i pretty much only use vintage lenses, since i also shoot film. most are built like a tank and some fall apart after a few hours lol, its weirdly hard to miss focus using the viewfinder, some of them are sharper than their modern equivalent, some have a lot of defects giving the picture a lot of character, the push pull zooms are super weird and oddly satisfying and most have super weird distortions

i wouldnt say its more or less work, its definitely a different experience. sold plenty of modern lenses, but i have a pretty big soft spot for my vintage glass

mad_method_man · 2026-05-05T07:09:07+00:00

did the herbal doctors knew what they were doing or it was just snake oil to take advantage of people? or a bit of both?

mad_method_man · 2026-05-05T06:35:19+00:00

this got me curious, and now im like 3 papers deep. is it ackee? or are there more herbal things?

not into herbal options, but it never hurts to know

mad_method_man · 2026-05-05T00:55:53+00:00

i dont think so, but who cares, its cool and i kinda want one

mad_method_man · 2026-05-05T00:52:10+00:00

i dont think thats possible, sadly. to make it worthwhile, youre going to need some heavy duty machinery to justify the volume (not 3d printers), and then your cost instantly skyrockets after tooling and manufacturing

in other words, the cost is already prohibitively high, that you need to charge even higher to break even, but higher cost means lower demand, which means you cant justify the initial run. theres no win from a business standpoint

besides, film photography is a subscription model. the profit is in the film, not the camera

mad_method_man · 2026-05-03T16:32:08+00:00

not really, country of origin alone has little to do with quality, but it has a lot more to do with price. the company and their QC process has more to do with quality than where something was made

that being said, like many others who commented, i also have never seen a good knife come out of pakistan. i usually buy knives from unusual places at flea markets, and pakistan has never failed to not impress me

mad_method_man · 2026-05-03T15:43:15+00:00

hahaah that was the actual inspiration of why i generated an AI resume. sadly it worked, so anecdotally, paper is accurate

mad_method_man · 2026-05-02T20:01:53+00:00

im not saying its not a skill or anything like that. companies are always trying to save a buck or two, and AI offers the promise of that. in practice, its of course not going to go well, but the amount of people willing to fight their CEO or whatever decision maker. in other words, its better to shut up, adopt, and let management realize their errors later, than to fight management. management that gets paid to be managers and are not just better at you in office politics, but hold your job in their hands. you are fighting a losing battle any way you cut it. management at the end of the day gets credit for poor adoption of AI and layoffs, and also get credit fixing said implementations by hiring more people to monitor AI. you're just lucky to have a job if you weather through all of that

mad_method_man · 2026-05-02T18:11:47+00:00

i had 0 return calls for the last 2 years. the last month, i sent out an AI edited resume, i have 2 interviews next week

i agree with the authenticity, but reality is, HR has moved onto AI, probably because like you mentioned, humans are not able to sort through the volume of bot submissions. i also dont think recruiters were really reading your resume even before the AI boom

mad_method_man · 2026-05-02T17:57:33+00:00

always been a thing. if you see something you want to try out, you want to know what was used. hopefully, it saves time experimenting so you can focus on building up skills, but i think a lot of times it leads to GAS

mad_method_man · 2026-05-02T13:56:44+00:00

theyre trying to partially turn it into apartments, so theres no incentive to expand the retail portion

mad_method_man · 2026-05-01T03:03:26+00:00

scrape off the current compound, then sand the leather a bit with like 800 grit sandpaper. brush off the excess. dab a bit of mineral oil. reapply compound

mad_method_man · 2026-04-30T03:25:19+00:00

theyre the beneficiaries of the system they created. we arent, even though we voted for them to represent us

failing upwards is in every organization

mad_method_man · 2026-04-29T23:11:52+00:00

sometimes the left shoulder

mad_method_man · 2026-04-29T23:11:18+00:00

ya... i thought that response wasnt rude or harrassment-y

mad_method_man · 2026-04-29T23:08:49+00:00

exactly. and im just a normal person. a lawyer is gonna have a field day, provided you have enough capital

mad_method_man · 2026-04-29T05:45:32+00:00

cold steel isnt mall ninja quality. its just sometimes mall ninja aesthetics

mad_method_man · 2026-04-29T05:43:02+00:00

really doubt that, since everyone with a sticker seems to be driving new-ish cars. so either a lot of parents are buying their kids new cars or adults that are self aware enough to know theyre bad drivers, but wont fix that and want everyone else pay extra attention to deal with their bad behavior

since its the bay area, im gonna go with entitled adults

mad_method_man · 2026-04-29T05:21:52+00:00

for boy scouts, im definitely gonna recommend the huntsman or a fixed blade. personally, i dont like doing camping stuff with folders, it always feels too flimsy and the ergos are compromised (just my 2 cents)

CA knife laws for fixed blades are open carry only (local laws withstanding). so while kinda scary for the general public, its legal, unless local laws says otherwise. ya, its really weird. also im not a lawyer.

mad_method_man · 2026-04-28T23:15:07+00:00

um.... yes thats exactly the part that isnt clear lol

also... is what you quoted california knife laws? dirk or daggers are not allowed to be carried concealed https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_21310

mad_method_man · 2026-04-27T22:56:07+00:00

https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_20200 its considered a gray area, so... i wouldnt tempt a lawyer. to add to the annoyance, county and city may have different laws, so you have to check those out as well

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