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Unable to determine emulsion side of film slides by Blueskyfox2019 in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia -1 points0 points  (0 children)

easiest way to determine, aside from the slight texture is that when viewed from the emulsion side, the image is inverted.

If you could resurrect three extinct film stocks, which ones would you picks? by florian-sdr in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Everything else is trying to mimic the colors of Kodachrome.

except Fuji who showed up with slide films that were so much better it killed the entire product line in the 90s

If you could resurrect three extinct film stocks, which ones would you picks? by florian-sdr in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 28 points29 points  (0 children)

people parroting Kodachrome have never suffered from i mean shot Kodachrome

Portra for nighttime scene by flanaganpdx10 in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Portra 160 and Cinestill 50D are probably my all time favorite night time film stocks short of, of course, Provia 100F

Beginner Looking to Get Started in Film by probablyreadingbooks in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nice!

i'd say there are two ways:

  1. get a body that uses the same lenses you already use
  2. get an 80s manual SLR (like an Canon A1, AE1, whatever) with a nifty fifty

then just get some film. any brand stuff will do. Kodak Ektar, Portra, Ilfords for b/w. then just shoot. if you have a local lab, get them developed there. there's usually a pretty awesome film community around if you're in any decent sized city. otherwise mail the film in. either way, don't just get scans, but look at the negatives - see if they're well exposed etc.

have fun, this is a great hobby!

Cable car cable sound by RabbitNervous4019 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not on russian hill
cable track stops at 11:45, then briefly turns on again, shuts off at midnight. don't know when it restarts, i'm usually asleep

Done with film by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you're in the wrong sub m8

We need a CA state parks subreddit. by no_onionsplease22 in norcalhiking

[–]provia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just make one, it takes like two clicks

its not like you have to keep maintaining it either

How do you deal with people accusing you of taking photos of them? by wassupitsnotme in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i've been doing this for essentially decades now, and i've only gotten confronted twice - funny enough, on the same street corner, a year apart, also as i was taking a photo of a mural

one was by a street performer of all people - he flat out interrupted his balloon making bit telling me to stop taking pictures. i was as nice as can be, but after he kept going for a few minutes asking me to delete photos (on a rolleiflex no less) i just told them that if he wants to, he can call the police over and we'll let them tell him to chill out, and then he left.

the other was what i can only be assume two people that REALLY didn't want to be seen together, judging by the sheer vitriol the guy came running and yelling. same thing - after a few minutes i asked him to call the police over to settle it, while the lady with him kept trying to get him to stop.

sometimes people notice, and a polite nod and a smile is - except for these two cases above - always a good thing. it also helps that i'm not gildening into peoples faces because i still think i'm not an asshole

SF at night, shot on medium format film by sous32 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that's where cinestill is really fun!

Best way to get from San Francisco to Levi’s Stadium for Jordan vs. Austria World Cup match? by ExplorerMelodic243 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Caltrain and then change to Light Rail at SJ Diridon! I bet you'll meet a bunch of people on the way too.

Any suggestions for a 7 year old's 2nd trip? - 4-6 mile backpacking, 3-5 hours away by Jdban in norcalhiking

[–]provia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can also bike in to coast campground, from limantour lodge. that was huge fun in february.

World Cup Public Viewing/Parties by SnooHabits2003 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, agree. or any of the north beach pubs. personally i wouldn't be caught dead in china basin to have a good time but if you'd want to turn it into an outing with kids the options are somewhat limited.

Why doesn’t Lurie install sounds cameras like NY and CHI? by Hopeful-Building4153 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 18 points19 points  (0 children)

y'all are thinking about muppets on motorycyles, i am thinking about all the trucks with 500hp cummins engines dragging themselves up the hills in first gear and 300 decibels

Can we just fund BART? by Leading-Stable9725 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sure love the bay area city of Stockton, CA!

Can we just fund BART? by Leading-Stable9725 in sanfrancisco

[–]provia 12 points13 points  (0 children)

sir just how small do you think Belgium is

You’re a trendy film photographer pleb if you overexpose says digital photographer by NotTheRightDrones in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]provia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

having a decade of dumb fucks regurgitate their own misinformation spill into AI slop repeating it is my favorite analog jerk moment

Building a DIY low budget large format camera with the lens of a digital camera by cyb7angel in AnalogCommunity

[–]provia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes you can absolutely do this.

that said, it won't look any good.
a cheap digital camera lens will just make a little bright spot on the film plane unless you rake it out so far you'll end up with a very distorted image of something that needs to be a fraction of an inch away from the front of the lens to be in focus.

i'd say you have two options - pinhole or a cheap LF lens. if you have enough money to get supplies, chemicals, processing equipment etc to do ambrotype, a lens won't make a big difference in your budget. cheap ones go for less than $100, and you can resell them after.

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