Color Calibration EditionPlease post film photos, talk about film photography, film gear like cameras, film stocks, news, and tips/tricks in this thread.Also talk about darkroom practices, enlargers, photo paper, techniques like dodging/burning, tools, and equipment related to enlarging, developing, and printing.Thread Question: How much time do you spend post-processing (or printing) a single photo?Previous thread: >>4494610
>>4500340Dammit bro. I have a new egg picture to share and you hit the image limit with a lomo camera. I need to refine the lighting some and retake the egg pic, so it's whatever I guess.The camera looks pretty fun for something a little better than a toy cam. Do you know what the price is?
>>4500359Sorry about that. The Lomo MC-A is $550. The reviews are looking like it's a bit shit, though.
>>4500362I would never buy such a camera, but that is terrible news about the price.
>>4500340Looks neat, I'm gay for point and shoot cameras. I like how you can charge the flash with a usb-c and autofocus. If I had disposable $550 I'd buy it.
NEW: >>4500379>>4500379>>4500379We're cooking lately boys!
Random photos you took at night
Sony A7 50mm 1.8 6,00s iso100 and Phone light.
Phone sloppa.
lemme see your shots for the moon!this is mine btw captured with canon 2000d 55mm i can not remember my camera settingsi gave it some edit with lightroom this is first time with DSLR
>>4500191Those look like you could still get more details out of it. I'm not sure there's a cheap TC that can work with that though.
>>4500141>>4500195at that point he would get a used smol maksutov
>>4500214Camera lenses based on Maksutov design do exist too. Dunno if any better or cheaper than the usual mirror lens.
>>4500140>goon moon shotsAnon pls, this is a blue board
Insta and whatever else thread for wherever anons post their photos.https://www.instagram.com/mondatta.photography/Do any of you tend to go for certain themes and styles? Or just try anything?
>>4500237Still looks really good to me, I wouldn't have thought it was above 1000 desu. Maybe f/4 will be entirely serviceable then but I also wonder if fucking up the gig means I'd never get a press pass there again though.Was your IG enough to get brought on or did you require your own site?
>>4500238To be honest, I don't think you can really fuck it up. A lot depends on what the organizers expect, of course but you can check their official profiles/media beforehand to get a grasp on what kind of photography they like to post later. But using actual camera with good lenses puts you ahead already. You don't have to apply right away, when I was starting I was just shooting from the crowd, learning along the way (and was surprised how many people treated me as "official" solely because my camera looked "professionally" enough), when I felt more confident I sent organizers some photo on my own, as happy participant sharing his work. When I finally applied, they remembered me because of that, later I could use this whole "...and I was shooting for X guys before" as an argument for other applications.>Was your IG enough to get brought on or did you require your own site?Site is much older than my IG, which I made literally few months ago so I rather provide site link as it makes much better impression than pitiful IG account with 5 carousel posts and low amount of followers. I think any kind of online portfolio works well.
>>4500007>Browser version of IG can add more hashtagsI checked it and it works! Thanks maybe now i feel more motivated to post. I still think it was retarded of IG to limit up to 5>>4500074Yeah back when the algorithm wasnt a mess>>4500106Happened to me too since I also rarely post cosplays they usually dont care about my other content but i guess thats same for others on my different posts and vice versa. I hardly even cosplay at all these days. Not into anime much either>>4500246>Site linkThats pretty cool. Had some thoughts about a site too but ehh i just made a deviant art instead for my digital artworks or vector graphic works which I rarely do these days since I prefer to just go outside and shoot photos. Some friends told me I should make a book with many of my photos but kinda shy about it...maybe someday. I just don't think highly of myelf
Speaking of browser and mobile IG differences - can I somehow add a link to profile in browser version? I see this option blocked, says that "editing link is only available in mobile application", which sucks since I don't want to install their application.
>>4500246Thanks man, I might make a site at some point and volunteer/apply at some of the anime and game conventions that come into my city. There's no shortage of that at least. Maybe I'll see if I can save on storage by embedding from a Flickr account or something.>>4500323Not as far as I know, the hashtags thing was my main trick unfortunately. Supposedly image quality is also slightly higher when uploading from the browser but I haven't done any side by side checks.
How do directors and cinematographers shooting on film know what anything is going to look like?Do they do test shots of everything in advance of actual filming to figure out the proper lighting and film development?Are any of these tests archived anywhere?Searching online is useless these days, I need good references and sources for this, not AI poisoned slop
>>4500336Uss a lightmeter and your eyes for a really long time and you'll get there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_tap
Brazil here and there: People and places
>>4499862Thanks for the recommendation!
>>4499853travel pics had like two umbrellas brewery and mastercard blonde mamacita even posted to 4chin once
>>4499856I’ve got this one
>>4500092I like it!
Just come back
>literally no digital camera not even the state of the art 2025 cameras can surpass LF kodachromeHow? isnt technology supposed to get better with time?
>>4500253one thing to note though, the modern (haha) K-14 process and adjacent kodachrome film stocks look (at least to me) like completely different stuff compared to what palmer, herzog, haas, leiter, frissell, or other color film "legends" shot. the pre-70s kodachrome just has something special about it. it doesnt even have to be shot in large format or with tons of stage lights.one thing to note though, i have never seen a physical kodachrome slide in my life. i am basing my whole obsession on photo books and digital scans, so i might just be manipulated by some... photo manipulations.anyway, i am very fascinated with how clean the (white) skin tones are, while the reds turn into this deep, dense, almost orange tone. and dont even start me on the kodachrome blues.
>>4500253>>4500287Cool info dump but how come you never seen a kodachrome slide if you literally shot kodachrome yourself
>>4487920> no digital camera not even the state of the art 2025 cameras can surpass LF kodachromelet me fix that for you> no digital camera not even the state of the art 2025 cameras can surpass LFAnd it's only during the last 5 years that you could come close to MF with a prosummer grade digital camera. And the color still suck hard.
>>4500304check the tripcode anon, im not sugar
>>4487920>tfwno lf kodachrome welder gf
Came into a used F4 and F5 last year and started shooting film, here are some photos I wasted on film.
>>4498083Kino. Why did you include the sprocket holes?
>>4498086was doing that shit for insta desu
i see you camera scan, what's your setup? i'm looking to get into it and i like your results that i see here. is it something like a kit from negative lab supply or just a light table and something to hold the negative flat?
Are rangefinders just point-and-shoot snapshitters with slightly more adjustability? I'm entertaining the idea of a smaller film camera but looking at pics taken by them and what they offer they seem like a glorified p&s. Am I missing something here?
>>4496833>I just find an SLR so much easier to work with.You took a couple of shots on an RF for the first time, found it more difficult than an SLR, and gave up. shockedpikachu.png
>>4496884I don't know why you're mad that I'm not using it. It's slower than the SLRs im used to. Pretty simple.
>>4496894I'm not mad, just think it's kinda wild way to go about life
>>4494347"I threw my leica" sounds like he did it intentionally. Also you'd have to be a real retard to bring a leica to a protest
>Yes... I bought your Canon IIIA. The one with speedlite control. And it made me feeel, like a PIECE OF SHITRangefinders are a dentist and pensioner's meme, I'll stick with my SLR bros.
poverty porn photographers destroyed in one scene
>>4480383But this is also true for gentrification aswell. I grew up in a poor part of London and parts that knew to be crime infested shitholes where kids stabbed eachother all the time have now become hip trendy places for middle class professionals. Even in my area I see all the pain and hurt and all the ghosts and these soulless bugeyed npc looking people have no clue and just think they've bought into a cool diverse community with lots of character and flavour and they have absolutely no idea how bizarre it is that on a street where crackheads fiend outside the shop for change there are also cocktail bars and coffee shops (that no old local can afford)That being said, art is art and I do believe if it is done in a respectful way, taking photos of poor places isn't inherently wrong. Poor places do have a certain soul.
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>>4499164I'm from Scandinavia and I was amazed that everything, even down to the grass, was different in Singapore. It was the first country outside Europe I visited.Everything was interesting in a strange way when even something as tiny and normal as grass was different. How can you not just wander around in amazement in a situation like that.
>>4500213We have a bunch of "street photographers" here and elsewhere who see the externally visible act of taking the photo as primary and everything else as derivative. Hence proliferation of photo youtubers, vlogs of aimlessly wandering who cares where, flashing people in the face, endless talks on what you are and are not allowed to photograph depending on your oppression level and so on.
>>4500220Those people exist, but there are also people who are amazed by how different an area is and take photos because they enjoy it and not for some vague reason. It's not always so negative all the fucking time.
> NATIVE 35mm f1.7 main lens with 1 inch sensor> Dedicated two-step shutter button> Co-developed with Zeiss using Zeiss lens coatings. > Global releaseAnyone else going to buy this beast? This phone will replace an X100V.
>>4497037>compares some simple and toggleable geometry corrections and brightening at the borders with the insane shittery phone DSPs dodo they pay you?
>>4499196>simple and toggleable geometry corrections and brightening at the borders
>>4499246>oh no, moire on a test chartFuji also has moire, false colors, color bleed, and wormshttps://medium.com/@nevermindhim/x-trans-the-promise-and-the-problem-31407fa43452https://medium.com/@nevermindhim/x-trans-vs-bayer-fantastic-claims-and-how-to-test-them-475b4f1b7faealso worst in class AF, shit weather sealing, chinky build quality, all for nikon FF moneyand their jpegs look like iphone photosxtrans is a regular pattern and is therefore not immune to moire. it just generates different moire with different patterns and everything else is blurry mush, grey lips, and beige eyes in group photos.
>>4499196wdym DSPs ? you mean the ultraprocessing ?
>>4499183S26 Ultra? Samsung phone cameras suck. Any comparison videos will show this.
Reply if you're a real mf'er
I'm a prominent member of r/mediumformat/ and I've been posting micro four thirds images there for years without anyone noticing.
>>4500103>prominent member of a subreddit>doesn't even partake in what the subreddit is foryou're such a loser
is medium format [spoiler]digital[/spoiler] worth it?
>>4500115It depends on what you're doing or want to do. Sometimes jumping straight to 4x5 film is actually the smartest move.
>>4500115Have you shot with a contemporary FF camera? I fail to see the need to even go beyond a current Nikon 24mp sensor with how crazy clean the files are. Do you even print photos?
Hi,Took this photo today. Bad editing aside, is there a way to find what the most brighter stars actually are?Facing directly south
TrueCoordinates are52.1917531 Latitude 7.9319139 LongitudeTime 21:00/9:00pmFacing south between 180°-160°
>>4499922>03/06/26Great — with location, time, date, and direction, I can now identify the objects in your sky photo with high confidence.I carefully examined your image and matched it to the real sky at52.19° N, 7.93° E — 6 March 2026 — 21:00 — facing 160°–180° (south). What You Are Seeing in the Photo (Confirmed for 6 March 2026, 21:00) 1. The bright star near the horizon: SIRIUSThis is the brightest star in the entire night sky.It appears low in the south‑southwest around 21:00 in early March in Germany.Its position and brightness match the object near the treeline in your photo exactly. 2. Orion constellation (middle of the photo)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>4499957i guest in less than a sec that the upper one is not a star but a planetalthough i can identify orion and sirius in les than 5 seconds in a clear night sky, there are too many stars visible in your photo and was hard for me to actually call it. had to resort to chatgpt
>>4499958>had to resort to chatgpt"you're right — that's not the sun. I apologize"
>>4500091He got this one right tho. Checked with my astronomy app after
1/?This is the review of an OM-5 micro 4/3 camera. I am a full frame user, and I bought this camera to have a small, fun, attractive camera to take snapshits around town. I own or have owned a D850, Z5ii, Z6ii, basically every Nikon DXXX DSLR, D500, Z50, etc. This is my first M43 camera and I was not sure what to expect, so I am chronicling my impressions both for myself, and for other photographers who are looking for a small, fun camera. Ergonomics: This camera is outstanding IMO. For me the Nikon FF cameras are in this weird middle spot that is ergonomically uncomfortable for me. They are either too small or too big. The D850 and my D7500 fit my hand fantastically. I will always have a Nikon DSLR because they are so comfortable to hold and use. The OM-5 is smaller to hold than my Z5ii for example, and that gets it out of the uncomfortable middle ground. With the Z5, I’m always between holding it in front with all of my fingers, or just 3 – there isn’t really enough room for all 4, but with 3, it feels a little insecure. With the OM-5, three fingers fit perfectly. There is enough grip on the front and a great thumb rest on the back. The buttons are very well placed on the camera body for operation while shooting. Simply put, this is a very comfortable camera to hold and shoot. For reference, when I am walking around and shooting, I grip the camera the entire time in my right hand, and have a wrist lanyard for safety. This can be fatiguing with a larger DSLR (the D800 in particular had almost no thumb rest and it was agonizing to carry. The D850 is much better, but is just heavy and gets tiring on the wrist after several hours). The D7500 is extremely comfortable in this regard because of its blobmera shape and light weight. The Z series FF cameras are in the middle ground of just “ok”. The OM-5 was very good.TO BE CONTINUED
>>4492049>Meds, the chronicles
>>4489241>Close to a phone if not identical.Don't really care if the photo is shot with a phone or a camera. If you care too much you are a gear slut. In the end no one will even care about your photos or gear just shoot what you like.
>>4492049Lol fuck up schizo. Your dainty purse camera is an analogy for the strength of your arguments.Throw your dumbshit ratios out the window and realise that total light gathered is the important metric and MFTURDS are pathetic at that one job.>>4495249>GUYSE DON'T USE BETTER STUFF IT MAKES ME FEEL BADLmao.MFTURD threads are full of distilled 60% v/v cope.
the shills fear the m43 chads
>>4486726images look great. are these straight out of camera. The color science is very pleasing to me. something about it feels kind of nostalgic.
Could anyone give me a noob intro to editing and color grading photos?I have no idea what I'm doing.
i feel like i definitely went to photo editing 101 by professor rockwell and i deep fry the fuck out of my photosleft is unedited sooc jpeg right is me hitting auto in lightroom to get myself 90% there and adjusting the sliders to suit (adobe color profile?)
>>4497575>deep fried catChinese perchance?
>>4494087The exposure slider is by far and away your most important color grading slider hence why its first.The white balance slider is 2nd and is not surprisingly the second most important slider.If you get those two correct, you should be 99% done.Then just add a tiny bit of contrast.Always have a folder of ref images you compare you photo against to make sure you are not doing something dumb with your colors.The colors in the scene you photographed are 99% of the work.And finally use capture one, it produces far nicer colors than adobe hence why it is the undisputed industry standard raw converter for the last 30 years straight.
>>4494087just shoot film
>>4494088>Kenrockwell.com for tutorials.dude just has game.
