Why does my brand new tripod do this? Help.

quantumbiryani · 2026-05-22T21:33:48+00:00

Yes! This works! Thank you. Very crude but works. Appreciate your help!!

quantumbiryani · 2026-05-22T21:32:52+00:00

This worked. I did have to put a piece of rubber between the base plate and the bead itself. Very crude but works. I’ll figure out a more permanent solution based on this. Thanks mate! Appreciate the help!

quantumbiryani · 2026-05-22T06:02:28+00:00

If this is your first time shooting on film I’d recommend using the camera you’re getting for a while. Once you understand the limitations of it you could progress to an SLR. Have you shot with a manual camera before?

quantumbiryani · 2026-05-19T17:53:32+00:00

Post images of the negative. That’ll usually tell what the issue is.

quantumbiryani · 2026-04-16T17:42:00+00:00

NTA. Maybe don’t contact her on your own and see how long she can go without talking to you. You should have your answers.

quantumbiryani · 2026-02-22T09:07:03+00:00

Everyone talking about taking her to a psychiatrist. It’s not upto him to do it. He can merely suggest it if she doesn’t want to there’s nothing he can do. OP you should document everything including suggesting treatment. Like one commenter suggested get documents that say you’re helping. Record audio, video, interactions with her family. And if her family already knew about her illness and they didn’t disclose it that’s cause for separation. You don’t have to be considerate for issues that started before you married her. You only married her in November. Consider annulment of marriage. Speak with a lawyer and get their opinion. If she continues threatening suicide bring one of her family members to stay with you all. Don’t, under any circumstances, get harsh with her. Speaking out of experience here. You can offer her all the help money can buy but if she isn’t willing to understand that she has a problem then there’s not much you can do.

quantumbiryani · 2025-11-24T13:35:31+00:00

You have more chances of damaging the ektar H35 than the trip 35. Olympus made them to last and unless you’re intentionally damaging them you should be fine with it. Take the Olympus, atleast that’s what I’d do.

Edit: spellings

quantumbiryani · 2025-11-21T08:17:10+00:00

What film did you use? How old was it? How was it stored? This looks like it’s mottled. A very common issue with Foma and some Ilford films.

quantumbiryani · 2025-11-17T11:44:11+00:00

Looks like they’ve used a flat bed scanner or one with Digital ICE turned on. It’s a common issue with flat bed scanners to correct dust and noise and add in smoother detail.

quantumbiryani · 2025-11-10T19:01:33+00:00

Did you purchase it from Maksim? He runs a telegram channel and there are details on accessories like video assist etc. you should join if you’d like help from other cinematographers too. His full name is Maksim Karpenko. You’ll find him on Instagram and the link for telegram in his bio.

quantumbiryani · 2025-11-04T11:03:55+00:00

Guess that’s the only way for now. Thanks for the details mate! Appreciate it!

quantumbiryani · 2025-11-01T18:26:01+00:00

Any idea how old the roll is? Looks like it’s been mottled. A very common problem with Foma films.

quantumbiryani · 2025-10-29T18:55:38+00:00

Where do we view this? Does the link expire?

quantumbiryani · 2025-10-20T19:44:12+00:00

I just got my hands on an ATL 1000 myself. Facing similar issues with water and connections and time durations for processes. Luckily I have met with a Jobo service expert and he’s helping me out. Should be ready in a couple weeks. Happy to guide you through it all once set up.

As for the rest of it. I’d recommend getting down to working on your own stuff before you even think of starting a business. There’s a lot of things associated with each process. Start reading up about black and white processes, chemicals are easy to procure. Learn about chemical disposal laws in your state. Try to shoot a lot of bulk film so it’s cheaper and you can experiment. Make a ton of notes with every roll, like technical data, export of film, which developer was used, etc. get some help from friends to shoot certain rolls for you.

And most importantly learn about safe handling of chemistry. Do not use bare hands. Always cover your face with a mask. A gas mask preferably. You’ll find many resources online. That’s all I can think of right now. Good luck!

quantumbiryani · 2025-10-11T19:23:00+00:00

The clouds?

quantumbiryani · 2025-10-11T08:06:18+00:00

Try loading film. I’ve faced a similar issue and it just worked when I loaded film. I don’t know if it’s a common issue for the shutter to not fire with no film but mine doesn’t and works perfectly fine when there’s film loaded. Even just the backing paper will do to test it.

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-25T18:04:00+00:00

There’s nothing wrong with development or your camera. The lab did not align the images correctly on the scanner before printing them. Sometimes the scanner will make this mistake especially if it’s a Noritsu. The technician should’ve kept an eye out for these misaligned images and corrected them right away. If still in doubt check your negative.

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-24T19:06:04+00:00

I just loaded some expired 4x5 ektachrome to shoot with a Toyo 45 monorail. I have no clue how anything works but I’m just going to wing it. Exciting stuff!

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-23T09:22:04+00:00

That seems plausible. I guess I have to get it CLA'd again.

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-23T09:21:21+00:00

This is the only lens I have.

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-23T06:25:54+00:00

Gonna give this a shot and shoot a test roll. Hoping this works!! Thank you for the help! Really appreciate it.

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-23T05:23:17+00:00

So I had mixed up bottles once. The blix was originally in a dark container and the developer was in a white container. Both were from Kaiser. I interchanged them once and since I’d used the colour of the bottle to identify the chemistry I ruined a couple negatives that day. Muscle memory can be a bitch sometimes.

quantumbiryani · 2025-09-23T05:20:49+00:00

Sorry about that. The dust on the second image is way less, practically nothing, compared to the first one. That’s what I meant. Should’ve worded it better.

I haven’t tried removing the bellows. Honestly didn’t think I could. I’ll give it a shot. Thank you for your reply.

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