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dsmithhfx · 02-03-2021, 04:20 AM - **5 Likes**

Aaron28 · 02-03-2021, 07:45 PM - **9 Likes**

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womble · 02-04-2021, 02:04 AM - **5 Likes**

My latest roll from my c.1947 Kershaw Raven has come back from the lab. I used the whole roll in one session at St Mary's, King's Walden, Hertfordshire. Ilford Delta 400, commercial dev and scan. The scan has been tweaked in Lightroom (mainly straightening up as I find it hard to frame precisely with the Raven). For a simple lens in a 70+ year old folder, I'm pretty pleased with the quality. I need to try a roll of colour film in it now.

Kings Walden (4) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

dsmithhfx · 02-04-2021, 03:42 AM - **6 Likes**

HP5+ 1990

photocles · 02-04-2021, 07:12 AM - **5 Likes**

Local seafood joint in Galway. Pentax z70, DA35 and HP5.

womble · 02-04-2021, 08:23 AM - **1 Like**

Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab and thinking, "well, that's a load of.... rubbish" [insert expletive of choice here]? This is rapidly followed by: "is there something wrong with the camera's metering? is the new-to-me film stock rubbish? Did I set something wrong? Did the lab screw up?" Followed (in due course when the negs come back from the lab) by a lot of staring at them whilst squinting.

This posting is prompted by downloading the scans from a roll which looks (from the scans anyway) horribly under-exposed. Fiddlesticks.

**gofour3** · 02-04-2021, 08:33 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by womble

Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab and thinking, "well, that's a load of.... rubbish" [insert expletive of choice here]?

Yeah I know the feeling! It's like getting a pair of black socks for Xmas when you wanted something better...

Phil.

photocles · 02-04-2021, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by womble

Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab...

No, you're not alone. I frequently experience similar. However, I will say that I tend to discover a couple of gemstones (not necessarily diamonds, mind you, but maybe an amethyst or the occasional blue topaz) upon second inspection of what I've produced after a 'cool down' period of a few days.

Huss · 02-04-2021, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by womble

Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab and thinking, "well, that's a load of.... rubbish" [insert expletive of choice here]? This is rapidly followed by: "is there something wrong with the camera's metering? is the new-to-me film stock rubbish? Did I set something wrong? Did the lab screw up?" Followed (in due course when the negs come back from the lab) by a lot of staring at them whilst squinting.

This posting is prompted by downloading the scans from a roll which looks (from the scans anyway) horribly under-exposed. Fiddlesticks.

What do the negatives look like? Sometimes they may be fine, and it is a scanning error.
It's why I now do all my B&W myself (dev and scan), and the only thing I have labs do is develop colour film.

womble · 02-04-2021, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by Huss

What do the negatives look like? Sometimes they may be fine, and it is a scanning error.
It's why I now do all my B&W myself (dev and scan), and the only thing I have labs do is develop colour film.

Don't know yet. I'll have a close look when they come back. Looking at the scans, however, I strongly suspect the negs are poor. These are colour negs on this occasion. It's a lab I have never used before too, so I'll be getting the loupe out for a good close look.

Swift1 · 02-04-2021, 02:14 PM - **12 Likes**

From March 2016...

Zenza Bronica ETRSi
Zenzanon MC 50/2.8
Expired 220 FujiPro 160C
Epson V500

womble · 02-04-2021, 03:32 PM - **5 Likes**

One of the films in my latest Analogue Wonderland wonderbox was Kosmo Foto mono 100. It's quite contrasty and so using it in the snow was probably not the best plan, but it is very low grain. Here are three from the roll shot in the snow last weekend. I used one of my ME Supers and one of K30/2.8, K50/1.2 or an M100/2.8. (This isn't the film I was moaning about above.)

Ayot gate par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Sign in the snow par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

Kosmo Cedar par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

nickthetasmaniac · 02-04-2021, 07:15 PM - **9 Likes**

Grasslands, Southern Midlands

F2, 28/f2.8 Ais and Portra400

Aaron28 · 02-04-2021, 08:13 PM - **5 Likes**

shanghai gp3 100......6x7....epson v600

smc takumar 105/f2.4.....not sure why there are blobs of black reckon it's under expose bokeh?

smc takumar 16/f2.8

**gofour3** · 02-04-2021, 08:23 PM - **8 Likes**

LX & F50/2.8 Macro, shooting Ektachrome 100:

Phil.

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womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	My latest roll from my c.1947 Kershaw Raven has come back from the lab. I used the whole roll in one session at St Mary's, King's Walden, Hertfordshire. Ilford Delta 400, commercial dev and scan. The scan has been tweaked in Lightroom (mainly straightening up as I find it hard to frame precisely with the Raven). For a simple lens in a 70+ year old folder, I'm pretty pleased with the quality. I need to try a roll of colour film in it now. Kings Walden (4) par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

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womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab and thinking, "well, that's a load of.... rubbish" [insert expletive of choice here]? This is rapidly followed by: "is there something wrong with the camera's metering? is the new-to-me film stock rubbish? Did I set something wrong? Did the lab screw up?" Followed (in due course when the negs come back from the lab) by a lot of staring at them whilst squinting. This posting is prompted by downloading the scans from a roll which looks (from the scans anyway) horribly under-exposed. Fiddlesticks.

02-04-2021, 08:33 AM - 1 Like	#22102
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	Originally posted by womble Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab and thinking, "well, that's a load of.... rubbish" [insert expletive of choice here]? Yeah I know the feeling! It's like getting a pair of black socks for Xmas when you wanted something better... Phil.

02-04-2021, 09:00 AM	#22103
photocles Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Connacht, Ireland Photos: Gallery Posts: 458	Originally posted by womble Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab... No, you're not alone. I frequently experience similar. However, I will say that I tend to discover a couple of gemstones (not necessarily diamonds, mind you, but maybe an amethyst or the occasional blue topaz) upon second inspection of what I've produced after a 'cool down' period of a few days.

02-04-2021, 10:35 AM	#22104
Huss Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 629	Originally posted by womble Am I alone in finding few things as disheartening as getting a roll of film back from the lab and thinking, "well, that's a load of.... rubbish" [insert expletive of choice here]? This is rapidly followed by: "is there something wrong with the camera's metering? is the new-to-me film stock rubbish? Did I set something wrong? Did the lab screw up?" Followed (in due course when the negs come back from the lab) by a lot of staring at them whilst squinting. This posting is prompted by downloading the scans from a roll which looks (from the scans anyway) horribly under-exposed. Fiddlesticks. What do the negatives look like? Sometimes they may be fine, and it is a scanning error. It's why I now do all my B&W myself (dev and scan), and the only thing I have labs do is develop colour film.

02-04-2021, 11:32 AM	#22105
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by Huss What do the negatives look like? Sometimes they may be fine, and it is a scanning error. It's why I now do all my B&W myself (dev and scan), and the only thing I have labs do is develop colour film. Don't know yet. I'll have a close look when they come back. Looking at the scans, however, I strongly suspect the negs are poor. These are colour negs on this occasion. It's a lab I have never used before too, so I'll be getting the loupe out for a good close look.

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02-04-2021, 03:32 PM - 5 Likes	#22107
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	One of the films in my latest Analogue Wonderland wonderbox was Kosmo Foto mono 100. It's quite contrasty and so using it in the snow was probably not the best plan, but it is very low grain. Here are three from the roll shot in the snow last weekend. I used one of my ME Supers and one of K30/2.8, K50/1.2 or an M100/2.8. (This isn't the film I was moaning about above.) Ayot gate par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Sign in the snow par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity Kosmo Cedar par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

02-04-2021, 07:15 PM - 9 Likes	#22108
nickthetasmaniac Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,361	Grasslands, Southern Midlands F2, 28/f2.8 Ais and Portra400

02-04-2021, 08:13 PM - 5 Likes	#22109
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	shanghai gp3 100......6x7....epson v600 smc takumar 105/f2.4.....not sure why there are blobs of black reckon it's under expose bokeh? smc takumar 16/f2.8

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gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,093	LX & F50/2.8 Macro, shooting Ektachrome 100: Phil.

:cool: Lets see those ''film'' shots

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