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Another guide to scanning film
Nobody asked, but I'll say it anyway. And everyone has their own method, too, and frankly no method can be considered straight up bad*, as…
What I got in 2022 - an overview
Wow, last year was gassy. As if I had a bean soup for a week straight. Despite me writing about the void, I still was hungry for more - more…
TTArtisan 27mm f2.8 Fuji X pancake review
I'm cheap. I'll get it out of the way first. I'm not loyal to anyone, except for low taxes, low prices. TTArtisan did a quick release…
One roll with... Canon EOS 30
I mentioned something about the opportunities. Through an incredible stroke of bad and good luck, you may meet good people; and the good…
One roll with... Kodak Tri-X disposable
Reduce, reuse, recycle. All of that in a capitalist society, where you're constantly bombarded with advertisements; where companies with…
One roll with... Minolta 505si
I had an opportunity. Multiple opportunities, actually, and sometimes you just have to act on them, remembering about the risks. I've been…
Salt Paper Prints
Salt paper prints were discovered in 1830s, and were the method of making positive prints from negatives. The process has been widely…
Pergear 60mm f2.8 2:1 macro lens - review
A Chinese manufacturer releases a new, cheap lens. Their optics have been getting better and better recently, but you're still skeptical…
Minolta XG-1: A budget option that gets you 99% the way there
The moment I got my hands on my end-all 35mm camera, a black Minolta XD, I decided to sell off the XG-1 to a friend for a decent price. I…
Black and white developer recipes
The infromation is slowly disappearing from the net. The other day I realized I cannot find the recipe for D-76d I've been using! So there's…
Dealing with expired slide
We all know how to deal with expired color and black and white negative already. Overexpose one stop per d- I mean, bracket, test…
The Void
During my first steps in photography, it seemed to me like the gear used was super important. Lenses, bodies. I mean, I had a Zenit ET for…
Gallery launched
This was a pain. Mostly because of the technology I chose. CV-driven development requires some dedication, and sacrifice. Getting out of the…
Finally bought a domain!
This is it. Hello, world. (world: Helloo, spaqin) It's working, and it's quite a spectacle. But I'm sure it took less work than this…