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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/9/24 9:53 a.m.

The lab said I should see photos Thursday or Friday. Today’s Thursday, right? 

dean1484
dean1484 MegaDork
5/9/24 10:21 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

Yup!!!!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/9/24 11:00 a.m.

In reply to dean1484 :

No link yet....

The lab sends over a link to a WeTransfer account. 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
5/9/24 12:55 p.m.

It must be time for a new hobby...

Film Develop & Scan Services — Bushwick Community Darkroom

Or maybe that's just an extension of a current hobby.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
5/9/24 1:19 p.m.

In reply to Toyman! :

Slippery but fun slope, that.

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
5/9/24 1:26 p.m.

In reply to BoxheadTim :

We had a lab in high school we could use for personal photos. I'm 100% certain I would have to learn everything from scratch. That was 40 years ago. 

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/9/24 1:28 p.m.

Yeah, we also had darkrooms in high school and college. Growing up, my dad had one in the basement.

Today, though, not as interested. For one, don’t really have a suitable place to put it all. 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
5/9/24 1:41 p.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

They do eat up some space. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/9/24 1:41 p.m.
Toyman! said:

In reply to David S. Wallens :

They do eat up some space. 

And, ideally, require a dark room. 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
5/9/24 2:49 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

Today, though, not as interested. For one, don’t really have a suitable place to put it all. 

Same here, but mainly because I'm too scared of messing up my photos and I'm not sure I have the patience.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/9/24 7:56 p.m.

You’d do fine and, to be honest, in all my years of darkroom work I lost very, very few negatives. Once you learn how to load the reels, the rest is easy. 

I’d like to get back in a darkroom but am less interest in having one here at the house. I need to look into that, though. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/9/24 9:30 p.m.

Also very tempting: Crealdé Darkroom Usage and Rental.

I still have my negs from school. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/12/24 10:16 p.m.

Got my scans back late on Friday. Soft and moody with a story to tell. That’s Arianna, by the way, and she’s all kinds of awesome. 

Started to wonder why so distressed looking, and then I checked the box: The film expired a few years ago. 

I have one roll left from this stash. Might save it for a special occasion. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/12/24 10:16 p.m.

And broke out this one today and ran a roll of Tri-X through it. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/24 9:10 a.m.

Found this tucked away in my office as well: Kodak BW400CN, black and white film designed for C41 processing. 

Guess it’s been sitting for a little while.

 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
5/13/24 9:21 a.m.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

Have you read this article on shooting the Daytona 500 on expired film? Could be fun to see what results you get with that film. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/24 9:23 a.m.

In reply to Chris Tropea :

I hadn’t–thanks–and will check it out.

I have some other expiring film that likely dates back to the ’90s–mostly loose rolls, though, so no expiration date marked. 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
5/13/24 10:54 a.m.
David S. Wallens said:

Once you learn how to load the reels, the rest is easy. 

 

Easy he says.

In pitch black dark, in a blackout bag just in case. It was a real PITA when you can't feel in one hand.  

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/24 12:52 p.m.

I haven’t rolled film onto spools in years. At a recent camera swap meet, someone had some spools and film sitting on their table. I could still do it. :) 

And I wouldn’t mind getting back into a darkroom. I just don’t have the setup here. 

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/24 1:58 p.m.

I also have more film to drop off....

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/24 9:50 p.m.

New camera straps arrived today. One for my X-Pro3 and then for the A-1 and F-1. Not sure which goes where. All, as usual, from Couch: vegan and made in California. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/13/24 9:51 p.m.

Picked up some more Glen E. Friedman books, too, so doing some reading (and learning) on this rainy evening. 

aw614
aw614 HalfDork
5/14/24 9:46 a.m.

I have a couple couch straps and even a wallet, really nice, but I found myself preferring the thin straps on my camera so it doesn't get used. :( 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/14/24 11:39 a.m.

In reply to aw614 :

I have a thin Couch strap on my X100V and do like it. But I also like the standard ones. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/14/24 4:22 p.m.

Film dropped off, more film picked up.

I want to run some normal, fresh film through the cameras, so I picked up a three-pack of Fujifilm 400. The Superia I had been using has been discontinued, but let’s see how it compares. 

And to try something different, Reformed Day Shots from Reformed Film Lab, our local lab. It’s based on Kodak Vision 3 5207 movie film. 

Why this one? I thought that the sample photos just looked warm and stunning. 

(It thundered earlier, so someone had a bad afternoon despite wearing her ThunderShirt.)

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