How to Scan Your Own Film Negatives at Home: Budget to Pro Setups

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There is honestly nothing quite like the feeling of getting a fresh batch of film back from the lab. You finally get to see those moments you captured weeks, or maybe even months, ago. But if we are being totally honest, paying the lab for high-resolution scans every single time you drop off a...
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Half Frame Cameras: Getting Twice as Many Photos From Every Roll

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Let's just state the obvious: we all love shooting film, but watching the price of a roll creep up over the last few years has been a bit of a buzzkill. You carefully load a roll of color film into your daily shooter, suddenly become incredibly picky about what you photograph, and end up...
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Film vs. Digital Photography: Figuring Out What Works for You

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I spend an unreasonable amount of time threading film leaders into old, heavy brass cameras. But if you look at my desk right now, it is also littered with SD cards, card readers, and a modern mirrorless body that I use almost every day. Whenever I talk to people who are just getting into...
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Decoding Film Speed: How to Choose the Right ISO Every Time

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So, you are standing in front of the film fridge at your local camera shop, staring at a stack of colorful cardboard boxes. You see numbers everywhere: 100, 200, 400, 800. If you are relatively new to the analog world, this can feel a bit like trying to decipher a secret code. Even if...
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