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On Fujifilm FP-3000b Instant Film

I took some test shots with my Sinar F2 and Fujifilm FP-3000b 4×5 black and white instant film. There were two things I was trying to accomplish: 1. create a transparent negative from the goopy side of the film and, 2. see if I can create a color image from …

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On Fujifilm FP-100 Instant Film, Part 3

Continuing on with the Fujifilm instant film experiments… As mentioned in my previous post, I have successfully removed the backing on the FP-100c color negative. Here are a couple of scans of a test negatives using Epson Perfection V600 scanner and VueScan scanner software. The first scan was a reflective …

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More on digitizing film with a digital camera…

I talked about using a digital camera to scan/digitize film 2 posts back. Today, I tried it again and have to say it’s really an efficient way of making digital copies of your old photos (negatives or transparencies). Equipment To get started, you will need some macro equipment. If you …

On scanning/digitizing film…

Scanning film using a dedicated film scanner is a good way to get good quality image. Even a flatbed scanner like the Epson V600 works quite well. But scanning is a very slow process specially if you use multiple passes/scans. I don’t like to scan film at low resolution because …