Since I recently started “scanning” my own film at home, I wondered what differences—if any—could be found between my home processing and professional scanning services I got a year or more ago from BWC. A hint is above…
Author Archives: James Cockroft
Scan-O-Matic 7000 mk II
I made a few errors with the first production version (mk-1) of the scanner bed: wrinkled tape around the scanning tube caused the negative carrier to skip and occasionally hang up the scanning bed was shorter than the negative carrier the single security flap was insufficient to keep the negative carrier on the scanner bed …
One Roll, Two Years (at least)
Most of the time, I have multiple little personal projects going on, all with various levels of importance both to me and in relation to each other. I don’t find this an unusual character trait: it seems as if others operate similarly. In the sphere of Photography-related projects, I got interested in film shortly after …
Mistakes in DIY scanning (1)
When scanning film with a dslr and hand-built scanning device, exposure—as with all other photography—is very important.
Mistakes in at-home development, part 2
Don’t be impatient when drying film…
Mistakes in at-home development, part 1
With the first attempt at at-home c-41 development, I made the error of failing to fill the tank all the way, with some interesting-ish and potential-filled results. With the second attempt, though, my errors were somewhat more severe, and with somewhat less-interesting results
the Lomo LC-A: a review
A long and rambling overview of my first experience with and around the Lomo LC-A. More to come: I’ve put a few rolls through it since this first one, and will be sharing some pictures from those in the coming days or weeks.
