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by mudfly9
Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:58 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Light tightness of S8 Cartridges
Replies: 3
Views: 2381

Re: Light tightness of S8 Cartridges

Having tried a bit of home processing Vision3 which involved repeatedly hitting a Kodak cartridge with a hammer in the dark, I can say with some authority that they are seriously tough little things!
by mudfly9
Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:37 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Processing Colour Neg at Gauge Film
Replies: 6
Views: 5676

Re: Processing Colour Neg at Gauge Film

This is what my first attempt at processing a roll of Vision3 50D in a lomo tank looked like: https://vimeo.com/91076098 I sourced all the chemicals separately and made up the developer and bleach recipes as shown on Kodak's website, I used standard C-41 fix and stabiliser. The real difficulty is th...
by mudfly9
Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:47 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: First attempt at machine vision capture
Replies: 2
Views: 2525

First attempt at machine vision capture

After a few attempts at capturing in real time using a camcorder, I've finally pushed the boat out and bought a machine vision camera. Here's the result, I'd love to know what people think: http://vimeo.com/81887896 Sadly the focus is off in a few places thanks to the UWL III lens on my Beaulieu. On...
by mudfly9
Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:28 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Has anyone tested Retro-8 from MovieStuff yet?
Replies: 83
Views: 36568

Re: Has anyone tested Retro-8 from MovieStuff yet?

For me, the Retro-8 scan stands up in its own right as a more retro looking alternative rather than simply being not quite as good. Nice work!
by mudfly9
Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: Kiev Alpha 16
Replies: 10
Views: 5596

Re: Kiev Alpha 16

Looking forward to seeing the results from this. How are you going to be scanning it?
by mudfly9
Thu Nov 21, 2013 11:34 am
Forum: Small gauge film forum
Topic: A Good Starter 8mm Film (Suggestion Needed)
Replies: 6
Views: 2656

Re: A Good Starter 8mm Film (Suggestion Needed)

Bob, qs I was reading your post I was formulating a response in my head but then when I read Chris' post, he basically said everything I was about to! It's a great film, I really like it, and as it's a negative it means I can use it to make (small) prints in the darkroom too. Here's one of my early ...