I Really Need to Stay off Ebay

[Gdad]

Especially in the middle of the night when I start thinking 'Gee my 50mm f1.2 AIS really needs a friend..." Anyway- even though my last 'film experiment' never really took off I thought I would give it one more shot- this time a little more 'retro'

Waiting now on delivery of my new black Nikon FE. Now I just need to find someplace that still develops B&W Film and Color Slides and does scanning.

 

[gokenin]

Especially in the middle of the night when I start thinking 'Gee my 50mm f1.2 AIS really needs a friend..." Anyway- even though my last 'film experiment' never really took off I thought I would give it one more shot- this time a little more 'retro'

Waiting now on delivery of my new black Nikon FE. Now I just need to find someplace that still develops B&W Film and Color Slides and does scanning.

Although they are not "true" B&W film the Kodak Professional BW400CN and the Ilford XP-2 Super Sharp, Fine Grain, Black and White Professional Film ISO 400 are both able to be developed in at almost all film developers since they use the C-41 process. Most places will also offer scanning as well but many dont offer hi dpi quality scans that you can get if you buy a scanner and do it yourself.

 

[Evad]

Jeff you have waaaaaaaay tooooooo much time on your hands!!!!!!!!!



Good luck with your new purchase.

 

[gokenin]

sorrry double post

 

[YesDear]

I have the silver FE. You will enjoy it. I would have let you use it to see if it filled your needs!

I bet Kelly starts giving you sleeping pills! LOL

 

[handicap18]

Jeff Jeff Jeff Jeff JeffJeff Jeff........ NICE!!!

 

[Groucho]

Lately I've found Craigslist to be much more dangerous than eBay (and you can often get better deals.) Check out this beautiful almost-new-in-the-box Nikon FA that was just posted two days ago for $150. My Nikkor 105mm F2.5 and 20cm F4 (the latter now on its way to Spain) were Craigslist finds. In a way, I'm glad that I only recently started looking at it. Now, I have the photography section as an RSS feed in Thunderbird and it automatically forwards messages with certain keywords to my main inbox.

Speaking of my Nikkors - hey, now next time I'm down there, we could share pre-AI lenses.

Oh, as for developing - I admit that my last few ones have been done on the cheap at BJ's Wholesale Club (about $3 a roll), I have a roll fresh out of my Spotmatic that I am debating taking there or trying Smugmug for. For scanning, it's hard to beat a Nikon Coolscan if you think you'll be doing any real shooting and/or have lots of old images to scan. If not, then I would assume that Smugmug can scan the film after developing and provide a CD, but I haven't checked that.

 

[Groucho]

Oh, as for developing - I admit that my last few ones have been done on the cheap at BJ's Wholesale Club (about $3 a roll), I have a roll fresh out of my Spotmatic that I am debating taking there or trying Smugmug for. For scanning, it's hard to beat a Nikon Coolscan if you think you'll be doing any real shooting and/or have lots of old images to scan. If not, then I would assume that Smugmug can scan the film after developing and provide a CD, but I haven't checked that.

Whoooooooops! I meant Snapfish, not SmugMug.

Snapfish charges $3 for developing (first roll free), $2 shipping, and they scan and put the photos online for you for free. However, I don't know what kind of quality they post them in (I suspect it's not particularly impressive.) I have a mailer sitting downstairs, I will probably send in my roll and I will know soon enough!

Mpix does developing, too, at 19c a print. They will also scan and can provide 1228x1818 jpgs but the cost is a bit pricey. For comparison, the images I get off my Coolscan are about 5650x3750.

 

[Gdad]

Lookey what the mailman brought me today.

 

[oregondaddyof2]

Very nice Jeff... Looks like a lot of fun to me...

 

[YesDear]

But Jeff:

Where is the LCD? How do you set the white balance? I bet you still chimp when you take a picture!!! I have the motordrive if you get tired of advancing the film!

Have fun!

 

[Gdad]

But Jeff:

Where is the LCD? How do you set the white balance? I bet you still chimp when you take a picture!!! I have the motordrive if you get tired of advancing the film!

Have fun!

LOL- It's my kids I have to explain that to- Every shot I take they want to see the back of the camera.

 

[Gdad]

Carried it all day yesterday- dumb rain. Finally got to snap a few a dinner- very dark restaurant- all wide open. Kodak BW400CN processed and scanned at the corner store but a start anyway. Camera seems to be working great!

 

[oregondaddyof2]

Very nice Jeff... Who would have thought to shoot a shot of a blood sugar machine... Your's? Looks a little high, but not too bad

 

[Gdad]

Thanks. It's my DD8's new Omnipod. We just got it two days ago.

 

[YesDear]

Jeff, I hope Camryn's new "pod" works great for her! She deserves it!