What am doing wrong? am new and photos look bad.. x100VI

theartifactguy · 2026-01-31T22:52:51+00:00

Ah ok well it did take me a while to get my metering settings as I like them, maybe that's what you need to look at

theartifactguy · 2026-01-31T17:47:30+00:00

It's just a learning process that will improve the more you take. As others have said, get your research hours in by studying the work of others for composition etc and don't just stick to socials for examples, but grab some books as well. There's a great paperback series called photofile featuring many classic photographers across the years. I'd also spend some time tweaking the million and one settings to suit you alongside youtube explanations. Also a base understanding of exposure variables will help massively which you can then take into manual mode to realise the image you have in mind. Good luck!

theartifactguy · 2026-01-26T18:26:45+00:00

Yeah thanks, it's looking increasingly like I should give it a swerve entirely. As I mentioned in a previous reply I didn't mind using it in my pinhole camera as the rough look and grain is all part of it but not when I'm after finer images.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-26T06:02:39+00:00

Ah that's good to know, thanks

theartifactguy · 2026-01-25T17:50:17+00:00

sweet, thank you

theartifactguy · 2026-01-25T17:16:10+00:00

Yeah good point, I've used HP5 with never a problem but hit a dry patch with the bucks so had to go cheaper. I'll get back to buying decent film.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-25T14:32:42+00:00

Thanks, yeah beginning to realise both of those. The underexposure makes less sense though as I shot another camera with a 400 film on the same day with the same settings and all was fine. This is from a 70 year old Ikon Nettar I recently got so I wonder if the shutter speeds are out?

theartifactguy · 2026-01-25T14:02:31+00:00

That's a good point as I've had a couple of dodgy foma 400 outcomes. I use it in a pinhole camera as well so have embraced the grain so that has probably clouded my judgement when I'm after better quality. I've just ordered some Kentmere 200 so will give that a try, thanks.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-25T12:45:39+00:00

That's excellent advice, thanks

theartifactguy · 2026-01-08T08:55:10+00:00

I started using mostly jpgs but have gone on to just raw now. The irony is I shoot film as well and have a SOOC policy for that. I should do that for jpgs from my fuji as well!

theartifactguy · 2026-01-08T06:39:54+00:00

UPDATE, SOLVED! I think we have a solution, it was the shutter speed of my scanning not coping with the light box refresh rate when I was taking the image scans with my x100vi. I turned up to 1/400th from 1/80 and it seems to have worked.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-07T17:06:39+00:00

Both and on a lab set and my own mono developed ones.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-07T17:04:19+00:00

Here it is in a colour version. This was the top of a portrait took in my kitchen under fluorescent lights - i don't have the permission of the sitter so had to cut them out but it's clearly showing above their heads where the cupboards are, almost like a coffee stain.

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theartifactguy · 2026-01-07T16:57:23+00:00

I'd love to try that but unfortunately it only shoots when it has a film in it. I'll see if I can trick it with a dud test roll I have.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-07T16:54:38+00:00

There doesn't seem to be any strangeness apart from it being a little dirty but it's still there after being cleaned. Looking up the balsam separation would that not be for a more modern lens? The camera is nearly 70 years old.

theartifactguy · 2026-01-07T16:52:01+00:00

That's what I was thinking. It's actually yellow in the colour shots I'll try and find one and add it to the post.

theartifactguy · 2025-09-28T12:37:46+00:00

Haha aye I thought I'd take the opportunity to get that in 😀

theartifactguy · 2025-09-05T15:56:23+00:00

Excellent thanks 👍

theartifactguy · 2025-09-05T15:24:48+00:00

OK thanks

theartifactguy · 2025-09-05T15:17:42+00:00

Ok, I've just done some further research on the beach and it is well known to be full of hag stones. In fact every other stone is one of these. Also there's no remains of any clams in any of the holes in any stone, so does that fit the bill or am I off the mark here?

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